On This Day

Thursday, June 7, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 29 13 .690 --
White Sox 30 15 .667 0.5
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 17 27 .386 13.0
Athletics 14 26 .350 14.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 24 14 .632 --
Phillies 24 14 .632 0.0
Cubs 28 18 .609 0.0
Cardinals 23 20 .535 3.5
Robins 15 20 .429 7.5
Reds 20 27 .426 8.5
Braves 14 21 .400 8.5
Pirates 14 28 .333 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Heinie Groh 3
1 Walter Holke 3
1 Tom Long 3
1 Zack Wheat 3
5 10 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Long 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Long 4
2 Dots Miller 3
3 Art Fletcher 2
3 Bill Hinchman 2
3 Sherry Magee 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fred Bailey 1
1 Eddie Collins 1
1 Manuel Cueto 1
1 Art Fletcher 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 1.50
2 Slim Sallee 0.42
3 Reb Russell 0.22
4 Jeff Pfeffer 0.18
5 Milt Watson 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Jeff Pfeffer 1
1 Slim Sallee 1
1 Milt Watson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 6
2 Slim Sallee 5
3 Red Ames 4
4 Lefty Tyler 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .363
2 Walton Cruise .347
3 George Burns .344
4 Edd Roush .344
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 Walter Johnson 50
5 Eddie Cicotte 48

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Walton Cruise .426
1 Tris Speaker .426
3 Johnny Rawlings .424
4 Milt Stock .421
5 Bobby Veach .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Burns 2
1 Hal Chase 2
1 Walton Cruise 2
1 Happy Felsch 2
1 3 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 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Donie Bush 4
1 Ty Cobb 4
1 Fritz Maisel 4
1 Casey Stengel 4
1 2 others tied 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 Phil Douglas 3
1 Otis Lambeth 3
1 Reb Russell 3
4 Pete Alexander 2
4 24 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Babe Ruth 21
2 Bill Doak 19
3 Pete Alexander 16
3 Walter Johnson 16
5 Reb Russell 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allan Sothoron 2
2 Red Ames 1
2 King Bader 1
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Killefer .359
2 Ty Cobb .356
3 Walton Cruise .341
4 Tris Speaker .340
5 Milt Stock .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Robertson 3
2 Dave Bancroft 2
2 Bunny Brief 2
2 George Burns 2
2 14 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 26
2 Home Run Baker 19
3 Heinie Zimmerman 18
4 Bobby Veach 17
5 6 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 12
2 Braggo Roth 9
3 Ty Cobb 7
3 Fritz Maisel 7
5 5 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 George Dumont 1.03

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 46
2 Eddie Cicotte 32
2 Ferdie Schupp 32
4 Babe Ruth 30
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 16 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Chase .328
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .323
3 Zack Wheat .318
4 Eddie Collins .307
5 Happy Felsch .304

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 Bill Hinchman 84
4 Happy Felsch 83
5 Wally Pipp 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 68
2 Max Carey 54
3 Armando Marsans 43
4 Braggo Roth 42
5 Eddie Collins 41

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 193
2 Pete Alexander 186
3 Babe Ruth 168
4 Fred Toney 161
5 Dutch Leonard 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 10
2 Eddie Cicotte 7
2 Dutch Leonard 7
2 Bob Shawkey 7
5 Allen Russell 6