On This Day

Saturday, May 26, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	22	10	.688	--
White Sox	25	13	.658	0.0
Yankees	18	12	.600	3.0
Indians	20	18	.526	5.0
Browns	15	22	.405	9.5
Senators	13	20	.394	9.5
Tigers	12	20	.375	10.0
Athletics	11	21	.344	11.0

Games

Senators 1, White Sox 1

Yankees 4, Indians 3

Tigers 11, Athletics 8

Red Sox 11, Browns 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	21	10	.677	--
Giants	18	11	.621	2.0
Cubs	24	15	.615	1.0
Cardinals	17	15	.531	4.5
Robins	13	15	.464	6.5
Reds	15	22	.405	9.0
Braves	10	17	.370	9.0
Pirates	11	24	.314	12.0

Games

Robins 4, Pirates 1

Cardinals 6, Braves 1

Giants 4, Cubs 1

Phillies 7, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Raymond Haley	3
1	Harry Hooper	3
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	3
1	Elmer Miller	3
1	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	1
1	Walton Cruise	1
1	Dave Robertson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	4
2	Ping Bodie	2
2	Hal Chase	2
2	Raymond Haley	2
2	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ernie Johnson	2
1	Jimmy Johnston	2
1	Mike Mowrey	2
4	Dave Bancroft	1
4	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Slim Sallee	1.25
2	Bill Doak	1.00
3	Bert Gallia	0.80
4	Jim Scott	0.43
5	Pat Ragan	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	King Bader	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	Deacon Jones	1
1	Rube Marquard	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Doak	6
2	Joe Oeschger	5
2	Slim Sallee	5
4	Bert Gallia	4
4	Pat Ragan	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Ernie Shore	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Edd Roush	.360
2	George Burns	.357
3	Benny Kauff	.333
3	Bill Killefer	.333
3	Stuffy McInnis	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	5
2	Rogers Hornsby	4
3	Fred Luderus	3
3	Dave Robertson	3
5	11 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Les Mann	26
2	Heinie Zimmerman	24
3	Gavvy Cravath	23
3	Harry Heilmann	23
3	Sam Rice	23

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	Jim Scott	1.05
4	Ferdie Schupp	1.09
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	20 tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Killefer	.422
2	Lew McCarty	.394
3	Jimmy Austin	.392
4	Bill Wambsganss	.391
5	George Cutshaw	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Bancroft	2
1	Bunny Brief	2
1	Walton Cruise	2
1	George Cutshaw	2
1	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Les Mann	12
2	Home Run Baker	11
3	Happy Felsch	10
3	Bert Niehoff	10
3	Sam Rice	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	9
2	Jimmy Johnston	6
2	Braggo Roth	6
4	Home Run Baker	5
4	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	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	23
2	Eddie Cicotte	17
2	Jeff Pfeffer	17
4	Howard Ehmke	15
4	2 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Killefer	.370
2	Bill Wambsganss	.360
3	Ray Chapman	.352
4	Les Mann	.333
5	Benny Kauff	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Bancroft	2
1	Bunny Brief	2
1	Gavvy Cravath	2
1	Walton Cruise	2
1	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Les Mann	20
2	Happy Felsch	18
3	Charlie Deal	16
3	Harry Heilmann	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	12
2	Ty Cobb	8
2	Braggo Roth	8
2	George Sisler	8
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	0.20
2	Reb Russell	0.73
3	Fred Anderson	0.84
4	Bert Gallia	0.95
5	Pete Alexander	1.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	35
1	Hippo Vaughn	35
3	Ferdie Schupp	28
4	Ray Caldwell	23
4	2 others tied	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	.342
2	Hal Chase	.331
3	Zack Wheat	.320
4	Happy Felsch	.301
5	Jake Daubert	.299

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	15
2	Wally Pipp	13
3	Dave Robertson	12
4	Home Run Baker	9
4	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	98
2	Hal Chase	88
3	Bill Hinchman	86
4	Harry Heilmann	81
5	Wally Pipp	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	1.55
4	Rube Marquard	1.72
5	Pete Alexander	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	33
2	Babe Ruth	26
3	Eppa Rixey	25
4	Jeff Pfeffer	23
4	Bob Shawkey	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	194
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