On This Day

Friday, June 1, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 27 11 .711 --
White Sox 27 13 .675 1.0
Yankees 20 16 .556 6.0
Indians 23 21 .523 7.0
Tigers 15 21 .417 11.0
Browns 16 23 .410 11.5
Athletics 13 23 .361 13.0
Senators 13 26 .333 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 21 11 .656 --
Phillies 22 13 .629 0.5
Cubs 25 17 .595 1.0
Cardinals 19 18 .514 4.5
Robins 14 17 .452 6.5
Reds 17 24 .415 8.5
Braves 12 17 .414 7.5
Pirates 13 26 .333 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Burns 2
1 William Fischer 2
1 Eddie Foster 2
1 Jimmy Johnston 2
1 9 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bert Niehoff 3
1 Casey Stengel 3
1 Art Wilson 3
4 Elmer Smith 2
5 11 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 2
1 Braggo Roth 2
3 Gavvy Cravath 1
3 Fred Luderus 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Guy Morton 1.00
2 Babe Ruth 0.62
3 Jeff Tesreau 0.50
4 Eddie Plank 0.43
5 Walter Johnson 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Cheney 1
1 Erskine Mayer 1
1 Guy Morton 1
1 Jim Park 1
1 Jeff Tesreau 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilbur Cooper 5
1 Guy Morton 5
1 Babe Ruth 5
4 Walter Johnson 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Allan Sothoron 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edd Roush .365
2 Stuffy McInnis .353
3 George Burns .346
4 Tris Speaker .340
5 Bill Killefer .328

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 Gavvy Cravath 25
3 Happy Felsch 25
3 Harry Heilmann 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 15
2 Braggo Roth 12
3 Ty Cobb 11
4 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 63
2 Pete Alexander 56
3 Babe Ruth 47
4 Dutch Leonard 44
5 Walter Johnson 43

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Killefer .429
2 Stuffy McInnis .405
3 Casey Stengel .400
4 Harry Heilmann .390
5 George Cutshaw .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Bancroft 2
1 Hal Chase 2
1 Walton Cruise 2
1 George Cutshaw 2
5 21 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bert Niehoff 12
2 Larry Gardner 10
2 Jim Thorpe 10
4 Home Run Baker 9
4 3 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Braggo Roth 6
1 Tris Speaker 6
3 Ray Chapman 5
4 Ping Bodie 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 0.00
2 Jim Bagby 0.36
3 Slim Love 0.42
4 Lefty Tyler 0.47
5 Jeff Pfeffer 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Reb Russell 3
2 Pete Alexander 2
2 King Bader 2
2 Bernie Boland 2
2 20 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 20
2 Babe Ruth 18
3 Bullet Joe Bush 13
3 Reb Russell 13
3 Ferdie Schupp 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 King Bader 1
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Killefer .372
2 Harry Heilmann .345
3 Benny Kauff .325
4 Jack Smith .319
5 Casey Stengel .319

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 18
3 Heinie Zimmerman 17
4 Home Run Baker 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 12
2 Braggo Roth 9
3 Fritz Maisel 7
4 Hal Chase 6
4 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 0.31
2 Stan Coveleski 0.39
3 Fred Anderson 0.56
4 Jeff Pfeffer 0.76
5 Nick Cullop 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 6
2 Stan Coveleski 5
2 Reb Russell 5
2 Babe Ruth 5
5 7 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 37
2 Pete Alexander 35
2 Ferdie Schupp 35
4 Babe Ruth 29
5 Walter Johnson 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 3
2 Eddie Cicotte 2
2 Dave Danforth 2
4 King Bader 1
4 17 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .333
2 Hal Chase .332
3 Zack Wheat .311
4 Happy Felsch .302
5 Eddie Collins .302

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 15
2 Wally Pipp 14
3 Dave Robertson 12
4 Home Run Baker 9
4 Benny Kauff 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 94
2 Hal Chase 87
3 Bill Hinchman 85
4 Gavvy Cravath 77
4 2 others tied 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 68
2 Max Carey 55
3 Armando Marsans 41
3 Braggo Roth 41
5 2 tied 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ferdie Schupp 1.04
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.30
3 Slim Sallee 1.67
4 Pete Alexander 1.76
5 Eddie Plank 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 32
2 Babe Ruth 27
3 Eppa Rixey 25
4 Bob Shawkey 22
5 Jeff Pfeffer 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 194
2 Pete Alexander 180
3 Babe Ruth 174
4 Fred Toney 157
5 Hippo Vaughn 156

Saves

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