On This Day

Friday, May 25, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	21	10	.677	--
White Sox	25	13	.658	-0.5
Yankees	17	12	.586	3.0
Indians	20	17	.541	4.0
Browns	15	21	.417	8.5
Senators	13	20	.394	9.0
Tigers	11	20	.355	10.0
Athletics	11	20	.355	10.0

Games

White Sox 5, Senators 1

Indians 6, Yankees 5

Athletics 10, Tigers 6

Red Sox 3, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	20	10	.667	--
Cubs	24	14	.632	0.0
Giants	17	11	.607	2.0
Cardinals	16	15	.516	4.5
Robins	12	15	.444	6.5
Reds	15	21	.417	8.0
Braves	10	16	.385	8.0
Pirates	11	23	.324	11.0

Games

Robins 4, Pirates 3

Braves 4, Cardinals 2

Cubs 6, Giants 1

Phillies 5, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Leon Cadore	3
1	George Cutshaw	3
1	Tim Hendryx	3
1	Les Mann	3
1	Wally Pipp	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Bancroft	1
1	Fred Luderus	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	2
1	Ray Chapman	2
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	George Cutshaw	2
1	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Whitey Witt	3
2	Ty Cobb	2
2	Harry Hooper	2
2	Tris Speaker	2
5	17 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dutch Leonard	0.80
2	Harry Harper	0.75
3	Joe Benz	0.67
4	Pol Perritt	0.44
4	Dick Rudolph	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Benz	1
1	Leon Cadore	1
1	Al Demaree	1
1	Otis Lambeth	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Harper	6
2	Hooks Dauss	5
3	Joe Benz	4
3	Dutch Leonard	4
3	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Burns	.357
2	Benny Kauff	.333
3	Stuffy McInnis	.331
4	Gavvy Cravath	.330
5	Tris Speaker	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	5
2	Rogers Hornsby	4
3	Fred Luderus	3
4	Dave Bancroft	2
4	10 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Les Mann	25
2	Gavvy Cravath	23
2	Sam Rice	23
2	Heinie Zimmerman	23
5	2 tied	21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	0.90
2	Fred Anderson	1.02
3	Ferdie Schupp	1.09
4	Jim Scott	1.16
5	Reb Russell	1.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Pete Alexander	7
2	Eddie Cicotte	7
4	Stan Coveleski	6
4	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	61
2	Pete Alexander	51
3	Fred Toney	40
4	Dutch Leonard	38
5	Stan Coveleski	37

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	Lew McCarty	.455
2	Bill Killefer	.422
3	Les Mann	.391
4	Jimmy Austin	.380
5	George Cutshaw	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Bancroft	2
1	Bunny Brief	2
1	George Cutshaw	2
1	William Fischer	2
1	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	11
1	Les Mann	11
1	Casey Stengel	11
4	Sam Rice	10
4	Heinie Zimmerman	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	9
2	Braggo Roth	6
3	Home Run Baker	5
3	Ping Bodie	5
3	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fred Anderson	0.00
2	Eddie Cicotte	0.33
3	Stan Coveleski	0.33
4	Joe Benz	0.36
5	George Mogridge	0.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eppa Rixey	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Eddie Cicotte	3
2	Stan Coveleski	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	23
2	Ferdie Schupp	20
3	Eddie Cicotte	17
3	Jeff Pfeffer	17
5	Reb Russell	15

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Killefer	.380
2	Ray Chapman	.364
2	Les Mann	.364
4	George Burns	.338
5	Bill Wambsganss	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Dave Bancroft	2
2	Bunny Brief	2
2	George Cutshaw	2
2	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Les Mann	19
2	Happy Felsch	17
3	Charlie Deal	16
4	Home Run Baker	14
4	5 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	12
2	Ty Cobb	8
2	Braggo Roth	8
2	George Sisler	8
5	Rollie Zeider	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Reb Russell	0.70
2	Fred Anderson	0.84
3	Eddie Cicotte	0.87
4	Jeff Pfeffer	1.02
5	Stan Coveleski	1.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Pete Alexander	5
2	Eddie Cicotte	5
2	Eppa Rixey	5
5	3 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	46
2	Pete Alexander	39
3	Ferdie Schupp	28
4	Eddie Cicotte	24
4	Babe Ruth	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	2
1	Dave Danforth	2
3	Eddie Cicotte	1
3	Stan Coveleski	1
3	11 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.342
2	Hal Chase	.330
3	Zack Wheat	.318
4	Jake Daubert	.299
5	Fred Luderus	.298

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	15
2	Wally Pipp	13
3	Dave Robertson	11
4	Home Run Baker	9
4	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	95
2	Bill Hinchman	87
3	Hal Chase	86
4	Wally Pipp	81
5	Harry Heilmann	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	71
2	Max Carey	57
3	Armando Marsans	41
4	George Burns	39
4	Braggo Roth	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ferdie Schupp	1.04
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.33
3	Slim Sallee	1.58
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	25
4	Jeff Pfeffer	23
5	Bob Shawkey	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	200
2	Pete Alexander	186
3	Fred Toney	167
4	Babe Ruth	166
5	Hippo Vaughn	162

Saves

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