On This Day

Wednesday, June 6, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	29	13	.690	--
White Sox	30	14	.682	0.0
Yankees	23	19	.548	6.0
Indians	25	23	.521	7.0
Tigers	18	24	.429	11.0
Browns	17	26	.395	12.5
Senators	16	27	.372	13.5
Athletics	14	26	.350	14.0

Games

Tigers 3, Red Sox 0

Indians 6, Yankees 1

Athletics 11, Browns 6

Senators 3, White Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	24	14	.632	--
Giants	23	14	.622	0.5
Cubs	28	18	.609	0.0
Cardinals	22	20	.524	4.0
Reds	20	26	.435	8.0
Braves	14	20	.412	8.0
Robins	14	20	.412	8.0
Pirates	14	27	.341	11.5

Games

Phillies 4, Cubs 0

Reds 6, Giants 3

Cardinals 8, Braves 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Amos Strunk	5
2	Ray Bates	4
3	Ping Bodie	3
3	Rogers Hornsby	3
3	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Bates	1
1	Rogers Hornsby	1
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	4
2	Ray Bates	3
2	Larry Kopf	3
4	Ping Bodie	2
4	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Ainsmith	1
1	Hal Chase	1
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Lee Magee	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pete Alexander	1.40
2	Otis Lambeth	1.00
3	Eddie Cicotte	0.55
4	Hooks Dauss	0.50
5	George Dumont	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	George Dumont	1
1	Otis Lambeth	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	7
2	Eddie Cicotte	6
3	Bill Doak	5
3	Rube Schauer	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.363
2	George Burns	.347
3	Edd Roush	.347
4	Walton Cruise	.338
5	Stuffy McInnis	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	6
2	Rogers Hornsby	5
3	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
2	Heinie Zimmerman	30
4	Harry Heilmann	29
5	3 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	15
2	Braggo Roth	13
3	Ty Cobb	12
4	Rollie Zeider	11
5	Fritz Maisel	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Scott	0.98
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.00
3	Fred Anderson	1.03
4	George Dumont	1.20
5	Ferdie Schupp	1.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Pete Alexander	9
2	Eddie Cicotte	9
4	Fred Toney	8
5	2 tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	68
2	Pete Alexander	67
3	Babe Ruth	51
4	Eddie Cicotte	48
5	Ferdie Schupp	47

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	.426
2	Bobby Veach	.417
3	Walton Cruise	.400
4	Milt Stock	.395
5	Stuffy McInnis	.386

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
4	Harry Heilmann	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donie Bush	4
1	Ty Cobb	4
1	Fritz Maisel	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	Stan Coveleski	0.67
5	George Dumont	0.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	3
1	Eddie Cicotte	3
1	Phil Douglas	3
1	Otis Lambeth	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	24
2	Babe Ruth	21
3	Bill Doak	19
4	Eddie Cicotte	18
4	Ferdie Schupp	18

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	Ty Cobb	.346
2	Bill Killefer	.346
3	Bobby Veach	.336
4	Milt Stock	.333
5	Tris Speaker	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Robertson	3
2	Dave Bancroft	2
2	Bunny Brief	2
2	George Burns	2
2	13 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	26
2	Home Run Baker	19
2	Heinie Zimmerman	19
4	Harry Heilmann	18
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	12
2	Braggo Roth	10
3	Fritz Maisel	9
4	Ty Cobb	7
5	4 tied	6

ERA

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

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	7
2	Pete Alexander	6
2	Reb Russell	6
4	Stan Coveleski	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	46
2	Babe Ruth	33
3	Eddie Cicotte	32
3	Ferdie Schupp	32
5	Howard Ehmke	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	3
2	Eddie Cicotte	2
2	Dave Danforth	2
2	Allan Sothoron	2
5	15 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Chase	.329
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.324
3	Zack Wheat	.316
4	Eddie Collins	.307
5	Happy Felsch	.306

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	85
3	Happy Felsch	83
3	Bill Hinchman	83
5	Wally Pipp	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	69
2	Max Carey	54
3	Armando Marsans	43
4	Braggo Roth	42
5	Eddie Collins	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ferdie Schupp	1.14
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.32
3	Slim Sallee	1.70
4	Joe Benz	1.72
5	Pete Alexander	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	33
2	Babe Ruth	25
3	Eppa Rixey	24
4	Bob Shawkey	22
5	4 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	187
2	Pete Alexander	186
3	Babe Ruth	168
4	Fred Toney	161
5	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