On This Day

Sunday, May 27, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 22 10 .688 --
White Sox 26 13 .667 -0.5
Yankees 18 13 .581 3.5
Indians 21 18 .538 4.5
Browns 15 22 .405 9.5
Senators 13 21 .382 10.0
Tigers 12 20 .375 10.0
Athletics 11 21 .344 11.0

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Collins 2
1 Eddie Foster 2
1 Harry Hooper 2
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 2
1 8 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Pipp 1
1 Tris Speaker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 4
2 Ray Caldwell 1
2 Eddie Collins 1
2 Del Gainer 1
2 8 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 1
1 Hal Janvrin 1
1 Nemo Leibold 1
1 Fritz Maisel 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 0.67
2 Eddie Cicotte 0.29
3 Otis Lambeth 0.20
3 Eddie Plank 0.20
5 Carl Mays 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Otis Lambeth 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 4
2 Slim Love 3
3 Jim Bagby 2
3 Eddie Cicotte 2
3 Eddie Plank 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Burns .357
2 Benny Kauff .333
2 Bill Killefer .333
2 Stuffy McInnis .333
5 Bill Wambsganss .328

Home Runs

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

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 0.92
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 Eddie Cicotte 8
3 Pete Alexander 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 Walter Johnson 38
4 Dutch Leonard 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 3
1 Dave Danforth 3
3 Red Ames 2
3 Allan Sothoron 2
5 20 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Killefer .429
2 George Cutshaw .417
3 Jake Daubert .387
3 Nemo Leibold .387
5 Bill Wambsganss .383

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 7
2 Jimmy Johnston 6
3 Home Run Baker 5
3 Ping Bodie 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Anderson 0.00
2 Stan Coveleski 0.33
3 Joe Benz 0.36
4 Eddie Cicotte 0.49
5 Jeff Pfeffer 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 4
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Stan Coveleski 3
2 Eppa Rixey 3
2 Reb Russell 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 23
2 Eddie Cicotte 19
3 Howard Ehmke 15
3 Reb Russell 15
3 Ferdie Schupp 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 2
2 Eddie Cicotte 1
2 Dave Danforth 1
2 Howard Ehmke 1
2 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Killefer .370
2 Bill Wambsganss .360
3 Ray Chapman .356
4 Braggo Roth .326
5 Les Mann .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Bancroft 2
1 Bunny Brief 2
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
1 Walton Cruise 2
1 8 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 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 0.33
2 Reb Russell 0.74
3 Fred Anderson 0.84
4 Bert Gallia 0.95
5 Pete Alexander 1.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 35
1 Hippo Vaughn 35
3 Ferdie Schupp 28
4 Walter Johnson 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 3
2 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 .328
3 Zack Wheat .321
4 Jake Daubert .300
5 Happy Felsch .299

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 15
2 Wally Pipp 14
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 Bill Hinchman 85
3 Hal Chase 84
4 Harry Heilmann 81
5 2 tied 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 71
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 1.31
3 Slim Sallee 1.58
4 Rube Marquard 1.72
5 Pete Alexander 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 32
2 Babe Ruth 26
3 Eppa Rixey 25
4 Jeff Pfeffer 23
5 Bob Shawkey 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 198
2 Pete Alexander 177
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