On This Day

Monday, May 21, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 18 10 .643 --
Yankees 17 10 .630 0.5
White Sox 22 13 .629 -0.5
Indians 18 16 .529 3.0
Browns 15 18 .455 5.5
Senators 13 17 .433 6.0
Tigers 11 18 .379 7.5
Athletics 8 20 .286 10.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 16 8 .667 --
Phillies 17 9 .654 0.0
Cubs 22 12 .647 -1.0
Cardinals 15 13 .536 3.0
Reds 14 19 .424 6.5
Braves 9 15 .375 7.0
Robins 9 15 .375 7.0
Pirates 10 21 .323 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lew McCarty 3
2 George Burns 2
2 George Cutshaw 2
2 Charlie Deal 2
2 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Cutshaw 1
1 Lew McCarty 1
1 Fred Smith 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Griffith 2
1 Lew McCarty 2
1 Bert Niehoff 2
1 Fred Smith 2
5 17 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 William Fischer 1
1 Mike Gonzalez 1
1 Benny Kauff 1
1 Ed Konetchy 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jeff Tesreau 0.71
2 Lee Meadows 0.60
3 Pete Schneider 0.50
3 Lefty Tyler 0.50
5 Eppa Rixey 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lee Meadows 1
1 Eppa Rixey 1
1 Pete Schneider 1
1 Jeff Tesreau 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lee Meadows 6
1 Lefty Tyler 6
3 Jeff Tesreau 5
4 Pete Schneider 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Burns .374
2 Gavvy Cravath .341
3 George Sisler .331
4 Ray Chapman .328
5 Bill Wambsganss .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 5
2 Rogers Hornsby 4
3 Ping Bodie 2
3 Bunny Brief 2
3 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Rice 22
2 Les Mann 21
2 Heinie Zimmerman 21
4 Happy Felsch 20
5 3 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 13
2 Braggo Roth 10
3 George Sisler 9
3 Rollie Zeider 9
5 Ty Cobb 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Erskine Mayer 0.60
2 Ferdie Schupp 0.73
3 Eddie Cicotte 0.89
4 Fred Anderson 1.15
5 Jim Scott 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Pete Alexander 6
2 Eddie Cicotte 6
2 Fred Toney 6
2 Hippo Vaughn 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 60
2 Pete Alexander 43
3 Fred Toney 39
4 Walter Johnson 34
4 Dutch Leonard 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Danforth 3
2 Red Ames 2
2 Jim Bagby 2
2 Allan Sothoron 2
5 18 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmy Austin .389
2 Braggo Roth .382
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .373
4 Happy Felsch .364
5 Bill Wambsganss .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bunny Brief 2
1 William Fischer 2
1 Lew McCarty 2
4 Bert Adams 1
4 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 14
2 Home Run Baker 12
3 Sam Rice 11
3 Casey Stengel 11
5 2 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 10
2 Braggo Roth 7
3 Home Run Baker 5
3 Fritz Maisel 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 0.00
2 Fred Anderson 0.47
3 Vic Aldridge 0.49
4 Erskine Mayer 0.53
4 Ferdie Schupp 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 4
2 Vic Aldridge 3
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Stan Coveleski 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 22
2 Howard Ehmke 20
3 Hippo Vaughn 17
4 Carl Mays 15
4 Jim Shaw 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 2
1 Dave Danforth 2
3 Eddie Cicotte 1
3 Jimmy Lavender 1
3 4 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .339
2 Hal Chase .329
3 Zack Wheat .320
4 Jake Daubert .306
5 Happy Felsch .302

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 16
2 Wally Pipp 13
3 Dave Robertson 11
4 Home Run Baker 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 95
2 Bill Hinchman 87
3 Hal Chase 83
4 Wally Pipp 82
5 Zack Wheat 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 70
2 Max Carey 55
3 Armando Marsans 42
4 Braggo Roth 39
4 Burt Shotton 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ferdie Schupp 0.95
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.34
3 Slim Sallee 1.50
4 Rube Marquard 1.75
5 Pete Alexander 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 33
2 Babe Ruth 26
3 Eppa Rixey 24
4 Jeff Pfeffer 23
4 Bob Shawkey 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 205
2 Pete Alexander 184
3 Hippo Vaughn 167
4 Elmer Myers 166
4 Fred Toney 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 9
2 Dutch Leonard 7
2 Allen Russell 7
2 Bob Shawkey 7
5 Eddie Cicotte 6