On This Day

Tuesday, May 22, 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 17 .514 3.5
Browns 15 18 .455 5.5
Senators 13 17 .433 6.0
Tigers 11 18 .379 7.5
Athletics 9 20 .310 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 18 9 .667 --
Giants 16 9 .640 1.0
Cubs 22 13 .629 0.0
Cardinals 15 14 .517 4.0
Reds 14 19 .424 7.0
Robins 10 15 .400 7.0
Braves 9 15 .375 7.5
Pirates 11 21 .344 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Doyle 4
2 Tris Speaker 3
3 Max Carey 2
3 Gavvy Cravath 2
3 9 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Cutshaw 1
1 Dode Paskert 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Deal 3
2 Dave Bancroft 2
2 Gavvy Cravath 2
2 George Cutshaw 2
5 13 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 2
2 Carson Bigbee 1
2 Ping Bodie 1
2 George Burns 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Miller 0.88
2 Jack Coombs 0.67
3 Cy Falkenberg 0.60
4 Fred Anderson 0.50
5 Guy Morton 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Cy Falkenberg 1
1 Frank Miller 1
1 Joe Oeschger 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Miller 7
2 Cy Falkenberg 6
3 Jack Coombs 4
3 Guy Morton 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Burns .376
2 Gavvy Cravath .347
3 Tris Speaker .336
4 George Sisler .331
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 8 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Les Mann 22
1 Sam Rice 22
3 Gavvy Cravath 21
3 Heinie Zimmerman 21
5 Happy Felsch 20

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Erskine Mayer 0.60
2 Ferdie Schupp 0.73
3 Eddie Cicotte 0.89
4 Fred Anderson 1.02
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 Bill Killefer .405
2 Jimmy Austin .389
3 Braggo Roth .382
4 Bill Wambsganss .380
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bunny Brief 2
1 George Cutshaw 2
1 William Fischer 2
1 Lew McCarty 2
5 24 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 14
2 Home Run Baker 12
2 Casey Stengel 12
4 Sam Rice 11
5 Braggo Roth 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 10
2 Braggo Roth 6
3 Home Run Baker 5
4 Ping Bodie 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 0.00
2 Fred Anderson 0.38
3 Erskine Mayer 0.53
3 George Mogridge 0.53
3 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 3 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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ray Chapman .371
2 George Burns .364
3 George Sisler .341
4 Braggo Roth .340
5 Gavvy Cravath .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 3
2 Bunny Brief 2
2 George Cutshaw 2
2 William Fischer 2
2 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 17
1 Les Mann 17
3 Heinie Zimmerman 15
4 Charlie Deal 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 12
2 Braggo Roth 8
2 George Sisler 8
4 Home Run Baker 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Erskine Mayer 0.60
2 Eddie Cicotte 0.84
2 Fred Anderson 0.84
4 Ferdie Schupp 0.90
5 Reb Russell 0.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Vic Aldridge 4
2 Pete Alexander 4
2 Eddie Cicotte 4
2 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 45
2 Pete Alexander 31
3 Ferdie Schupp 27
4 Fred Toney 26
5 Bullet Joe Bush 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 2
1 Dave Danforth 2
3 Eddie Cicotte 1
3 Stan Coveleski 1
3 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .339
2 Hal Chase .330
3 Zack Wheat .320
4 Jake Daubert .306
5 Happy Felsch .302

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 15
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 57
3 Armando Marsans 42
4 George Burns 39
4 2 others tied 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 200
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