On This Day

Monday, June 4, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 28 12 .700 --
White Sox 29 13 .690 0.0
Yankees 22 17 .564 5.5
Indians 24 22 .522 7.0
Tigers 16 23 .410 11.5
Browns 16 25 .390 12.5
Senators 15 26 .366 13.5
Athletics 13 25 .342 14.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 23 12 .657 --
Cubs 28 17 .622 0.0
Phillies 23 14 .622 1.0
Cardinals 20 20 .500 5.5
Braves 14 18 .438 7.5
Robins 14 20 .412 8.5
Reds 18 26 .409 9.5
Pirates 14 27 .341 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Home Run Baker 3
1 Larry Gardner 3
1 Jim Hickman 3
1 Jim Shaw 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Burns 1
1 Happy Felsch 1
1 Harry Heilmann 1
1 Tom Long 1
1 Les Mann 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 3
1 Howie Shanks 3
3 Eddie Ainsmith 2
3 George Burns 2
3 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Judge 2
2 George Burns 1
2 Larry Doyle 1
2 Jack Graney 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Cheney 0.71
2 Fred Anderson 0.67
2 Ernie Shore 0.67
4 Hippo Vaughn 0.62
5 Reb Russell 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Anderson 1
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Elmer Jacobs 1
1 Slim Love 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Anderson 6
1 Jim Shaw 6
1 Ernie Shore 6
4 Larry Cheney 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .353
2 George Burns .343
3 Stuffy McInnis .342
4 Edd Roush .342
5 Walton Cruise .329

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 31
2 Les Mann 30
3 Harry Heilmann 28
4 Heinie Zimmerman 27
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 0.79
2 Fred Anderson 1.03
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 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 68
2 Pete Alexander 60
3 Babe Ruth 47
4 Dutch Leonard 46
5 3 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 Tris Speaker .442
2 Stuffy McInnis .436
3 Harry Heilmann .375
4 Walton Cruise .364
5 Bobby Veach .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Burns 2
1 Hal Chase 2
1 Walton Cruise 2
1 George Cutshaw 2
1 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Chase 11
1 Happy Felsch 11
3 Larry Gardner 9
3 Harry Heilmann 9
3 5 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tris Speaker 4
1 Whitey Witt 4
3 Dave Bancroft 3
3 Donie Bush 3
3 14 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Slim Love 0.00
2 Jim Bagby 0.36
3 Lefty Tyler 0.47
4 Eddie Cicotte 0.60
5 Stan Coveleski 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 3
1 Phil Douglas 3
1 Reb Russell 3
1 Ernie Shore 3
5 16 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 17
1 Babe Ruth 17
3 Bill Doak 14
4 Reb Russell 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 Hal Chase .333
3 Fred Luderus .324
4 Dode Paskert .322
5 Harry Heilmann .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Robertson 3
2 Dave Bancroft 2
2 Bunny Brief 2
2 George Burns 2
2 11 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 26
2 Home Run Baker 19
3 Harry Heilmann 17
4 Les Mann 16
4 Heinie Zimmerman 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 12
2 Braggo Roth 9
3 Fritz Maisel 8
4 Rollie Zeider 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 0.27
2 Slim Love 0.35
3 Fred Anderson 0.66
4 Stan Coveleski 0.67
5 Jeff Pfeffer 0.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 7
2 Reb Russell 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Stan Coveleski 5
3 Babe Ruth 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 39
2 Hippo Vaughn 32
3 Eddie Cicotte 29
3 Howard Ehmke 29
3 Babe Ruth 29

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 .331
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .330
3 Zack Wheat .313
4 Happy Felsch .307
5 Eddie Collins .305

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 15
2 Wally Pipp 14
3 Dave Robertson 13
4 Home Run Baker 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 95
2 Hal Chase 86
3 Bill Hinchman 84
4 Happy Felsch 82
5 Harry Heilmann 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 68
2 Max Carey 54
3 Armando Marsans 43
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 Eddie Plank 1.77
5 Lefty Tyler 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 32
2 Babe Ruth 26
3 Eppa Rixey 24
4 Bob Shawkey 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 188
2 Pete Alexander 179
3 Babe Ruth 168
4 Fred Toney 160
4 Hippo Vaughn 160

Saves

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