On This Day

Tuesday, May 29, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 24 10 .706 --
White Sox 27 13 .675 0.0
Indians 22 18 .550 5.0
Yankees 18 15 .545 5.5
Browns 15 23 .395 11.0
Athletics 13 21 .382 11.0
Tigers 12 21 .364 11.5
Senators 13 23 .361 12.0

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 18 15 .545 4.0
Robins 13 15 .464 6.5
Reds 15 23 .395 9.5
Braves 10 17 .370 9.0
Pirates 11 24 .314 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stuffy McInnis 6
2 Hal Janvrin 4
3 Larry Gardner 3
3 Harry Hooper 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Happy Felsch 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stuffy McInnis 4
2 Happy Felsch 3
2 Larry Gardner 3
2 Mike Gonzalez 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Donie Bush 1
1 Harry Hooper 1
1 Bill Johnson 1
1 Joe Judge 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1.00
2 Dutch Leonard 0.86
3 Babe Ruth 0.78
4 Reb Russell 0.33
5 Bill James 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Win Noyes 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bullet Joe Bush 9
2 Babe Ruth 7
3 Dutch Leonard 6
4 Harry Harper 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Cicotte 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stuffy McInnis .362
2 George Burns .357
3 Edd Roush .355
4 Benny Kauff .333
4 Bill Killefer .333

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 Happy Felsch 25
3 Heinie Zimmerman 24
4 Gavvy Cravath 23
4 2 others tied 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 0.88
2 Fred Anderson 1.02
3 Jim Scott 1.05
4 Ferdie Schupp 1.09
5 Red Faber 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 Eddie Cicotte 8
3 Pete Alexander 7
3 Stan Coveleski 7
5 4 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 61
2 Pete Alexander 51
3 Dutch Leonard 44
4 Babe Ruth 42
5 Fred Toney 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 3
1 Dave Danforth 3
3 Red Ames 2
3 Eddie Cicotte 2
3 Allan Sothoron 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Cutshaw .469
2 Bill Killefer .395
2 Les Mann .395
4 Casey Stengel .387
5 Stuffy McInnis .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Bancroft 2
1 Walton Cruise 2
1 George Cutshaw 2
1 William Fischer 2
1 Fred Luderus 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 11
1 Les Mann 11
3 Bert Niehoff 10
3 Sam Rice 10
3 Jim Thorpe 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Home Run Baker 5
1 Ping Bodie 5
1 Jimmy Johnston 5
1 Tris Speaker 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 0.32
2 Joe Benz 0.36
3 Jeff Pfeffer 0.50
4 Eddie Cicotte 0.59
5 George Dumont 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 3
1 Stan Coveleski 3
1 Eppa Rixey 3
1 Reb Russell 3
1 Babe Ruth 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bullet Joe Bush 16
2 Pete Alexander 15
2 Babe Ruth 15
2 Ferdie Schupp 15
5 Dutch Leonard 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Cicotte 2
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Dave Danforth 1
2 Howard Ehmke 1
2 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Wambsganss .345
2 Benny Kauff .343
3 Braggo Roth .330
4 Ray Chapman .329
5 George Cutshaw .324

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 Happy Felsch 21
2 Les Mann 20
3 Charlie Deal 16
4 Home Run Baker 15
4 Heinie Zimmerman 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 11
2 Braggo Roth 8
2 George Sisler 8
4 Ty Cobb 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 0.31
2 Jeff Pfeffer 0.76
3 Stan Coveleski 0.87
4 Bert Gallia 0.95
5 Reb Russell 0.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 6
1 Babe Ruth 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Stan Coveleski 5
3 Reb Russell 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 35
1 Hippo Vaughn 35
3 Ferdie Schupp 28
4 Babe Ruth 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 3
2 Eddie Cicotte 2
2 Dave Danforth 2
4 Dave Davenport 1
4 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .341
2 Hal Chase .328
3 Zack Wheat .314
4 Jake Daubert .303
5 Eddie Collins .300

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 96
2 Bill Hinchman 85
3 Hal Chase 83
4 Harry Heilmann 80
5 Wally Pipp 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 70
2 Max Carey 55
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 1.30
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 27
3 Eppa Rixey 25
4 Jeff Pfeffer 22
4 Bob Shawkey 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 193
2 Pete Alexander 177
3 Babe Ruth 169
4 Fred Toney 167
5 Hippo Vaughn 159

Saves

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