On This Day

Wednesday, May 30, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	26	10	.722	--
White Sox	27	13	.675	1.0
Yankees	20	15	.571	5.5
Indians	22	20	.524	7.0
Tigers	14	21	.400	11.5
Browns	15	23	.395	12.0
Athletics	13	23	.361	13.0
Senators	13	25	.342	14.0

Games

Tigers 4, Indians 1

Tigers 5, Indians 1

Yankees 6, Athletics 0

Yankees 2, Athletics 0

Red Sox 4, Senators 3

Red Sox 3, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	20	11	.645	--
Phillies	21	12	.636	0.0
Cubs	25	16	.610	0.0
Cardinals	19	16	.543	3.0
Robins	13	17	.433	6.5
Braves	12	17	.414	7.0
Reds	16	24	.400	8.5
Pirates	12	25	.324	11.0

Games

Braves 4, Robins 0

Braves 2, Robins 0

Reds 8, Cardinals 1

Cardinals 4, Reds 2

Giants 3, Phillies 2

Giants 5, Phillies 1

Cubs 6, Pirates 5

Pirates 2, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Heinie Groh	6
1	Harry Heilmann	6
3	Walton Cruise	5
4	Duffy Lewis	4
4	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	1
1	Gavvy Cravath	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Rawlings	4
1	Chick Shorten	4
1	Bobby Veach	4
4	Hal Chase	3
5	11 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Ainsmith	1
1	Carson Bigbee	1
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Walton Cruise	1
1	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dick Rudolph	1.00
1	Ferdie Schupp	1.00
3	Nick Cullop	0.83
4	Pete Alexander	0.62
5	Slim Love	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Anderson	1
1	King Bader	1
1	Bernie Boland	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ferdie Schupp	7
2	Slim Love	6
2	Lefty Tyler	6
4	Pete Alexander	5
4	4 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	King Bader	1
1	Al Demaree	1
1	Herb Pennock	1
1	Pol Perritt	1
1	Urban Shocker	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stuffy McInnis	.353
2	Edd Roush	.347
3	Walton Cruise	.344
4	George Burns	.341
5	Tris Speaker	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	6
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	27
2	Heinie Zimmerman	26
3	Happy Felsch	25
3	Harry Heilmann	25
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	13
2	Ty Cobb	11
3	Braggo Roth	10
3	Rollie Zeider	10
5	George Sisler	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	0.88
2	Fred Anderson	1.04
3	Jim Scott	1.05
4	Ferdie Schupp	1.07
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	6 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	61
2	Pete Alexander	56
3	Dutch Leonard	44
4	Babe Ruth	42
4	Ferdie Schupp	42

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	Walton Cruise	.417
2	George Cutshaw	.400
2	Benny Kauff	.400
4	Donie Bush	.385
4	Braggo Roth	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Bancroft	2
1	Hal Chase	2
1	Walton Cruise	2
1	George Cutshaw	2
1	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	12
1	Jim Thorpe	12
3	Les Mann	11
4	Bert Niehoff	10
4	Bobby Veach	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tris Speaker	6
2	Home Run Baker	5
2	Jimmy Johnston	5
4	Ping Bodie	4
4	7 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Coveleski	0.32
2	Slim Love	0.42
3	Lefty Tyler	0.47
4	Jeff Pfeffer	0.50
5	Joe Benz	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	3
1	Stan Coveleski	3
1	Eppa Rixey	3
1	Reb Russell	3
1	Ferdie Schupp	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ferdie Schupp	22
2	Pete Alexander	20
3	Bullet Joe Bush	16
4	Reb Russell	13
4	Babe Ruth	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Cicotte	2
2	King Bader	1
2	Jim Bagby	1
2	Dave Danforth	1
2	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Killefer	.342
2	Benny Kauff	.338
3	Harry Heilmann	.333
4	Les Mann	.330
4	Bill Wambsganss	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Dave Bancroft	2
2	Bunny Brief	2
2	Hal Chase	2
2	8 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	21
2	Les Mann	20
3	Heinie Zimmerman	17
4	Home Run Baker	16
4	Charlie Deal	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	11
2	Fritz Maisel	7
2	Braggo Roth	7
2	George Sisler	7
5	4 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	0.31
2	Stan Coveleski	0.53
3	Fred Anderson	0.56
4	Jeff Pfeffer	0.76
5	Nick Cullop	1.04

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	40
2	Ferdie Schupp	35
2	Hippo Vaughn	35
4	Howard Ehmke	26
4	Babe Ruth	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	3
2	Eddie Cicotte	2
2	Dave Danforth	2
4	King Bader	1
4	15 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.341
2	Hal Chase	.329
3	Zack Wheat	.313
4	Jake Daubert	.302
5	Eddie Collins	.300

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	16
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	97
2	Hal Chase	86
2	Bill Hinchman	86
4	Harry Heilmann	80
5	Wally Pipp	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	69
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	Eddie Plank	1.72

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	191
2	Pete Alexander	182
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