On This Day

Saturday, June 2, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	27	12	.692	--
White Sox	28	13	.683	0.0
Yankees	21	16	.568	5.0
Indians	24	21	.533	6.0
Tigers	15	22	.405	11.0
Browns	16	24	.400	11.5
Athletics	13	24	.351	13.0
Senators	14	26	.350	13.5

Games

Indians 5, Red Sox 0

Yankees 8, Tigers 4

White Sox 4, Athletics 0

Senators 2, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	22	11	.667	--
Phillies	23	13	.639	0.5
Cubs	26	17	.605	1.0
Cardinals	19	19	.500	5.5
Robins	14	18	.438	7.5
Braves	13	17	.433	7.5
Reds	17	25	.405	9.5
Pirates	13	27	.325	12.5

Games

Cubs 4, Robins 3

Braves 4, Reds 3

Phillies 9, Pirates 1

Giants 5, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Fred Luderus	4
2	Benny Kauff	3
2	Tris Speaker	3
2	Possum Whitted	3
5	18 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Art Fletcher	1
1	Dave Robertson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tim Hendryx	4
2	Happy Felsch	3
3	Home Run Baker	2
3	Tommy Clarke	2
3	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Bancroft	2
2	Doug Baird	1
2	Home Run Baker	1
2	Benny Kauff	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Benton	1.25
2	George Dumont	1.00
3	Eddie Cicotte	0.80
4	Art Nehf	0.62
5	Allan Sothoron	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Benton	5
1	Bill Doak	5
1	George Dumont	5
1	Art Nehf	5
1	Urban Shocker	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Edd Roush	.370
2	Tris Speaker	.349
3	Stuffy McInnis	.345
4	George Burns	.338
5	Benny Kauff	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	6
2	Rogers Hornsby	4
2	Dave Robertson	4
4	Fred Luderus	3
4	Wally Pipp	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	28
2	Les Mann	27
2	Heinie Zimmerman	27
4	Harry Heilmann	26
5	Gavvy Cravath	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	15
2	Braggo Roth	12
3	Ty Cobb	11
4	Rollie Zeider	10
5	3 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	0.79
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	9
3	Pete Alexander	8
4	Stan Coveleski	7
5	6 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	63
2	Pete Alexander	60
3	Babe Ruth	47
4	Dutch Leonard	46
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	George Cutshaw	.412
2	Tris Speaker	.404
3	Bobby Veach	.390
4	Stuffy McInnis	.378
4	Wally Pipp	.378

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	10
2	Happy Felsch	9
2	Larry Gardner	9
2	Bert Niehoff	9
2	2 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	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Coveleski	0.00
2	Jim Bagby	0.26
3	Slim Love	0.42
4	Lefty Tyler	0.47
5	Dick Rudolph	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	3
2	Pete Alexander	2
2	King Bader	2
2	Jim Bagby	2
2	18 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	17
1	Babe Ruth	17
3	Bill Doak	14
3	Dutch Leonard	14
5	2 tied	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	.350
2	Fred Luderus	.347
3	Benny Kauff	.347
4	Harry Heilmann	.333
5	Hal Chase	.317

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	24
2	Home Run Baker	18
2	Les Mann	18
4	Heinie Zimmerman	17
5	Fred Luderus	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	12
2	Braggo Roth	9
3	Fritz Maisel	8
4	Home Run Baker	6
4	5 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	0.27
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	7
2	Pete Alexander	5
2	Stan Coveleski	5
2	Reb Russell	5
2	Babe Ruth	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	39
2	Eddie Cicotte	29
2	Babe Ruth	29
4	Dutch Leonard	27
4	2 others tied	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	Hal Chase	.334
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.329
3	Zack Wheat	.312
4	Happy Felsch	.304
5	Eddie Collins	.302

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	15
2	Wally Pipp	14
3	Dave Robertson	13
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	84
4	Happy Felsch	79
5	3 tied	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	68
2	Max Carey	54
3	Armando Marsans	42
4	Braggo Roth	41
5	2 tied	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ferdie Schupp	1.04
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.24
3	Slim Sallee	1.67
4	Pete Alexander	1.74
5	Eddie Plank	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	33
2	Babe Ruth	26
3	Eppa Rixey	24
4	Bob Shawkey	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	188
2	Pete Alexander	184
3	Babe Ruth	168
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