On This Day

Sunday, June 3, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 27 12 .692 --
White Sox 28 13 .683 0.0
Yankees 21 17 .553 5.5
Indians 24 21 .533 6.0
Tigers 16 22 .421 10.5
Browns 16 24 .400 11.5
Athletics 13 24 .351 13.0
Senators 14 26 .350 13.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 22 12 .647 --
Phillies 23 13 .639 0.0
Cubs 27 17 .614 0.0
Cardinals 20 19 .513 4.5
Robins 14 19 .424 7.5
Braves 13 18 .419 7.5
Reds 18 25 .419 8.5
Pirates 13 27 .325 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Kopf 4
2 Donie Bush 3
2 Leon Cadore 3
2 Dave Robertson 3
2 Dick Rudolph 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Burns 1
1 Larry Doyle 1
1 Jim Hickman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Donie Bush 2
1 Walton Cruise 2
1 Larry Doyle 2
1 Tim Hendryx 2
1 Dave Shean 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Leon Cadore 1
1 Sherry Magee 1
1 Dave Robertson 1
1 Jim Thorpe 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Leon Cadore 0.57
2 Slim Sallee 0.50
3 Red Ames 0.23
4 Dick Rudolph 0.20
4 2 others tied 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Phil Douglas 1
1 Fred Toney 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Leon Cadore 4
2 Red Ames 3
2 Hooks Dauss 3
2 Dick Rudolph 3
2 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edd Roush .354
2 Tris Speaker .349
3 Stuffy McInnis .345
4 George Burns .341
5 Benny Kauff .328

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
1 Les Mann 28
3 Heinie Zimmerman 27
4 Harry Heilmann 26
5 3 tied 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 George Dumont 1.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 Eddie Cicotte 9
3 Pete Alexander 8
4 Stan Coveleski 7
4 Fred Toney 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 63
2 Pete Alexander 60
3 Babe Ruth 47
4 Dutch Leonard 46
5 2 tied 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 Bobby Veach .405
2 Tris Speaker .404
3 Stuffy McInnis .390
4 Wally Pipp .372
5 Harry Heilmann .359

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Chase 11
2 Happy Felsch 9
2 Bert Niehoff 9
2 Jim Thorpe 9
5 5 tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tris Speaker 6
2 Ray Chapman 5
3 Braggo Roth 4
3 Whitey Witt 4
5 15 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Slim Love 0.00
1 Stan Coveleski 0.00
3 Jim Bagby 0.26
4 Lefty Tyler 0.47
5 Joe Benz 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 3
1 Phil Douglas 3
3 Pete Alexander 2
3 King Bader 2
3 17 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 17
1 Babe Ruth 17
3 Bill Doak 14
4 Bullet Joe Bush 13
4 Ferdie Schupp 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 King Bader 1
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Killefer .351
2 Fred Luderus .333
3 Benny Kauff .324
4 Harry Heilmann .319
5 Hal Chase .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Robertson 3
2 Dave Bancroft 2
2 Bunny Brief 2
2 Hal Chase 2
2 9 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 23
2 Home Run Baker 19
3 Heinie Zimmerman 16
4 Hal Chase 15
4 4 others tied 15

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 Ferdie Schupp 27
4 Hippo Vaughn 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 3
2 Eddie Cicotte 2
2 Dave Danforth 2
4 King Bader 1
4 16 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Chase .333
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .329
3 Zack Wheat .314
4 Happy Felsch .304
5 Fred Luderus .303

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 Eddie Collins 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ferdie Schupp 1.04
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.24
3 Slim Sallee 1.70
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 160
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