On This Day

Friday, June 8, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 29 14 .674 --
White Sox 31 15 .674 -0.5
Yankees 24 19 .558 5.0
Indians 25 24 .510 7.0
Tigers 19 24 .442 10.0
Browns 18 26 .409 11.5
Senators 17 28 .378 13.0
Athletics 14 27 .341 14.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 25 14 .641 --
Giants 24 15 .615 1.0
Cubs 28 19 .596 1.0
Cardinals 24 20 .545 3.5
Reds 21 27 .438 8.5
Robins 15 21 .417 8.5
Braves 14 22 .389 9.5
Pirates 15 28 .349 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Cutshaw 3
1 Happy Felsch 3
1 Rogers Hornsby 3
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ping Bodie 1
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Jack Graney 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Graney 4
2 Jimmy Austin 3
2 Happy Felsch 3
4 Bunny Brief 2
4 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Austin 1
1 Max Carey 1
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Buck Herzog 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Marquard 1.17
2 Phil Douglas 1.00
3 Eppa Rixey 0.50
4 Clarence Mitchell 0.43
5 Ray Caldwell 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Benz 1
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Dave Davenport 1
1 Bill James 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 7
2 King Bader 5
3 Doc Ayers 3
3 Phil Douglas 3
3 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bernie Boland 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .358
2 Edd Roush .351
3 Walton Cruise .351
4 Ty Cobb .340
5 Stuffy McInnis .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 6
2 Rogers Hornsby 5
3 Dave Robertson 4
4 Ping Bodie 3
4 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 35
2 Harry Heilmann 31
3 Les Mann 30
3 Heinie Zimmerman 30
5 5 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 15
2 Ty Cobb 13
2 Braggo Roth 13
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 1.04
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 3 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 Bobby Veach .458
2 Walton Cruise .455
3 Tris Speaker .435
4 Johnny Rawlings .417
5 Ty Cobb .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Burns 2
1 Hal Chase 2
1 Happy Felsch 2
1 Tom Long 2
1 Dave Robertson 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 15
2 Bobby Veach 12
3 Ty Cobb 11
3 Larry Gardner 11
3 Harry Heilmann 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 5
1 Whitey Witt 5
3 Fritz Maisel 4
3 Mike Mowrey 4
3 Bill Wambsganss 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Slim Love 0.00
2 Nick Cullop 0.50
3 George Dumont 0.67
4 Hod Eller 0.75
5 Walter Johnson 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Benz 3
1 Otis Lambeth 3
1 Clarence Mitchell 3
4 Pete Alexander 2
4 21 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Doak 19
2 Pete Alexander 16
2 Walter Johnson 16
2 Babe Ruth 16
5 Dick Rudolph 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allan Sothoron 2
2 Red Ames 1
2 King Bader 1
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .363
2 Bill Killefer .359
3 Walton Cruise .349
4 Bobby Veach .346
5 Sam Rice .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Robertson 3
2 Dave Bancroft 2
2 Ping Bodie 2
2 Bunny Brief 2
2 15 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 24
2 Home Run Baker 18
2 Ty Cobb 18
2 Harry Heilmann 18
2 Heinie Zimmerman 18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Slim Love 0.35
2 Stan Coveleski 0.60
3 Fred Anderson 0.67
4 Eddie Cicotte 0.69
5 Nick Cullop 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 6
1 Eddie Cicotte 6
3 Carl Mays 5
3 Eppa Rixey 5
3 Reb Russell 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 Allan Sothoron 2
4 Red Ames 1
4 17 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Chase .328
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .325
3 Zack Wheat .319
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 Happy Felsch 86
3 Hal Chase 85
4 Bill Hinchman 84
5 Wally Pipp 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 69
2 Max Carey 55
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 1.73
5 Eddie Plank 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 33
2 Eppa Rixey 25
2 Babe Ruth 25
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 156

Saves

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