On This Day

Wednesday, May 23, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 19 10 .655 --
White Sox 23 13 .639 -0.5
Yankees 17 10 .630 1.0
Indians 18 17 .514 4.0
Browns 15 19 .441 6.5
Senators 13 18 .419 7.0
Tigers 11 18 .379 8.0
Athletics 9 20 .310 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 19 9 .679 --
Giants 17 9 .654 1.0
Cubs 22 14 .611 1.0
Cardinals 15 14 .517 4.5
Reds 14 20 .412 8.0
Robins 10 15 .400 7.5
Braves 9 15 .375 8.0
Pirates 11 21 .344 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Bancroft 4
2 Pete Alexander 3
3 Sam Agnew 2
3 George Burns 2
3 8 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Art Wilson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Agnew 2
1 Everett Scott 2
1 Heinie Zimmerman 2
4 Pete Alexander 1
4 16 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Austin 1
1 Eddie Collins 1
1 Buck Herzog 1
1 Ray Morgan 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Alexander 2.67
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.00
3 Ferdie Schupp 0.60
4 Jim Shaw 0.17
4 Hippo Vaughn 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Ferdie Schupp 1
1 Ernie Shore 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 8
2 Ferdie Schupp 6
3 Eddie Cicotte 5
4 Claude Hendrix 4
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Burns .381
2 Gavvy Cravath .337
3 Tris Speaker .336
4 George Sisler .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 8 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Zimmerman 23
2 Les Mann 22
2 Sam Rice 22
4 Gavvy Cravath 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 Eddie Cicotte 0.90
3 Fred Anderson 1.02
4 Ferdie Schupp 1.09
5 Jim Scott 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Pete Alexander 7
2 Eddie Cicotte 7
4 Fred Toney 6
4 Hippo Vaughn 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 61
2 Pete Alexander 51
3 Fred Toney 40
4 Eddie Cicotte 35
4 Ferdie Schupp 35

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 .419
2 George Burns .395
3 Braggo Roth .392
4 Jimmy Austin .375
5 Max Carey .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bunny Brief 2
1 George Cutshaw 2
1 William Fischer 2
1 Lew McCarty 2
5 25 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Casey Stengel 12
2 Sam Rice 11
2 Heinie Zimmerman 11
4 Home Run Baker 10
4 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 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Benz 0.00
1 Fred Anderson 0.00
3 Eddie Cicotte 0.25
4 Stan Coveleski 0.50
5 George Mogridge 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Eddie Cicotte 4
3 Vic Aldridge 3
3 Carl Mays 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 30
2 Howard Ehmke 20
2 Ferdie Schupp 20
4 Eddie Cicotte 19
5 Hippo Vaughn 18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ray Chapman .372
2 George Burns .371
3 Braggo Roth .344
4 George Sisler .341
5 Bill Wambsganss .329

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 Heinie Zimmerman 17
2 Happy Felsch 16
2 Les Mann 16
4 Charlie Deal 14
4 2 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 Fred Anderson 0.84
3 Eddie Cicotte 0.87
4 Reb Russell 0.92
5 George Mogridge 1.03

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 46
2 Pete Alexander 39
3 Ferdie Schupp 33
4 Fred Toney 27
5 Eddie Cicotte 24

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 .327
3 Zack Wheat .320
4 Jake Daubert .306
5 Eddie Collins .300

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 81
5 Zack Wheat 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 69
2 Max Carey 57
3 Armando Marsans 41
4 George Burns 39
4 2 others tied 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ferdie Schupp 1.04
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.33
3 Slim Sallee 1.50
4 Pete Alexander 1.74
5 Rube Marquard 1.75

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 186
3 Hippo Vaughn 168
4 Fred Toney 167
5 Babe Ruth 163

Saves

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