On This Day

Tuesday, June 5, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	29	12	.707	--
White Sox	30	13	.698	0.0
Yankees	23	18	.561	6.0
Indians	24	23	.511	8.0
Tigers	17	24	.415	12.0
Browns	17	25	.405	12.5
Senators	15	27	.357	14.5
Athletics	13	26	.333	15.0

Games

Red Sox 11, Indians 4

Yankees 5, Tigers 1

Tigers 6, Yankees 4

White Sox 6, Athletics 3

Browns 6, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	23	13	.639	--
Cubs	28	17	.622	-0.5
Phillies	23	14	.622	0.5
Cardinals	21	20	.512	4.5
Braves	14	19	.424	7.5
Reds	19	26	.422	8.5
Robins	14	20	.412	8.0
Pirates	14	27	.341	11.5

Games

Reds 6, Giants 5

Cardinals 3, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ty Cobb	6
2	Home Run Baker	4
2	Lee Magee	4
2	Bobby Veach	4
5	5 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Veach	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	5
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Eddie Collins	3
2	Bobby Veach	3
2	Tillie Walker	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donie Bush	1
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Happy Felsch	1
1	Heinie Groh	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bert Gallia	1.00
2	Ferdie Schupp	0.50
3	Bob Groom	0.33
3	Pete Schneider	0.33
5	Bernie Boland	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Benz	1
1	Bernie Boland	1
1	Nick Cullop	1
1	Bob Groom	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ferdie Schupp	5
2	Pete Schneider	4
3	Bernie Boland	3
3	Bert Gallia	3
5	5 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Scott	1
1	Allan Sothoron	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.359
2	Edd Roush	.350
3	George Burns	.343
4	Stuffy McInnis	.340
5	2 tied	.333

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	32
2	Les Mann	30
3	Heinie Zimmerman	29
4	Harry Heilmann	28
5	3 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	15
2	Braggo Roth	12
3	Ty Cobb	11
3	Rollie Zeider	11
5	Fritz Maisel	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	0.79
2	Jim Scott	0.98
3	Fred Anderson	1.03
4	George Dumont	1.34
5	Ferdie Schupp	1.36

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
3	Ferdie Schupp	47
5	Dutch Leonard	46

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.457
2	Stuffy McInnis	.419
3	Walton Cruise	.386
4	Ty Cobb	.378
4	Bobby Veach	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	2
1	Hal Chase	2
1	Walton Cruise	2
1	Happy Felsch	2
1	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	12
1	Happy Felsch	12
1	Bobby Veach	12
4	Larry Gardner	10
5	4 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donie Bush	4
1	Fritz Maisel	4
1	Tris Speaker	4
1	Bill Wambsganss	4
1	Whitey Witt	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slim Love	0.00
2	Jim Bagby	0.36
3	Nick Cullop	0.50
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	19 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ferdie Schupp	18
2	Pete Alexander	17
2	Babe Ruth	17
4	Bill Doak	14
5	Reb Russell	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allan Sothoron	2
2	King Bader	1
2	Jim Bagby	1
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Killefer	.351
2	Ty Cobb	.343
3	Fred Luderus	.324
4	Tris Speaker	.324
5	Dode Paskert	.322

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	27
2	Home Run Baker	19
3	Heinie Zimmerman	18
4	Harry Heilmann	17
4	Bobby Veach	17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	0.31
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	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	39
2	Ferdie Schupp	32
2	Hippo Vaughn	32
4	Howard Ehmke	29
4	Babe Ruth	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	3
2	Eddie Cicotte	2
2	Dave Danforth	2
2	Allan Sothoron	2
5	16 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Chase	.330
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.328
3	Zack Wheat	.313
4	Happy Felsch	.308
5	Eddie Collins	.307

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	97
2	Hal Chase	87
3	Bill Hinchman	84
4	Happy Felsch	83
5	Wally Pipp	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	68
2	Max Carey	54
3	Armando Marsans	43
4	Braggo Roth	41
5	Eddie Collins	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ferdie Schupp	1.14
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.24
3	Slim Sallee	1.70
4	Eddie Plank	1.77
5	Pete Alexander	1.78

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	189
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