On This Day

Saturday, June 9, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	32	15	.681	--
Red Sox	29	15	.659	1.5
Yankees	24	20	.545	6.5
Indians	26	24	.520	7.5
Tigers	20	24	.455	10.5
Browns	18	27	.400	13.0
Senators	17	29	.370	14.5
Athletics	15	27	.357	14.5

Games

Tigers 1, Red Sox 0

Indians 2, Yankees 0

Athletics 2, Browns 1

White Sox 5, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	25	14	.641	--
Giants	25	15	.625	0.5
Cubs	28	20	.583	1.5
Cardinals	24	20	.545	3.5
Reds	22	27	.449	8.0
Braves	15	22	.405	9.0
Robins	15	22	.405	9.0
Pirates	15	29	.341	12.5

Games

Giants 4, Cubs 0

Reds 2, Robins 1

Braves 6, Pirates 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Ainsmith	3
1	Alex McCarthy	3
1	Red Smith	3
4	Leon Cadore	2
4	23 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Benny Kauff	1
1	Swede Risberg	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	2
1	Joe Harris	2
1	Benny Kauff	2
1	Dave Robertson	2
1	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Hooper	2
1	Fred Merkle	2
1	George Twombly	2
4	Ray Chapman	1
4	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ferdie Schupp	1.00
2	Leon Cadore	0.60
3	Lefty Tyler	0.50
4	Urban Shocker	0.44
5	2 tied	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Jing Johnson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ferdie Schupp	7
1	Lefty Tyler	7
3	Howard Ehmke	6
4	Bert Gallia	4
4	Urban Shocker	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hod Eller	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.355
2	Walton Cruise	.351
3	Edd Roush	.351
4	Ty Cobb	.343
5	Stuffy McInnis	.335

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	37
2	Harry Heilmann	31
3	Les Mann	30
3	Heinie Zimmerman	30
5	Sam Rice	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	16
2	Ty Cobb	13
2	Braggo Roth	13
4	Fritz Maisel	11
4	Rollie Zeider	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.00
2	Fred Anderson	1.04
3	George Dumont	1.20
4	Ferdie Schupp	1.21
5	Jim Scott	1.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Pete Alexander	9
2	Eddie Cicotte	9
4	Stan Coveleski	8
4	Fred Toney	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	68
2	Pete Alexander	67
3	Ferdie Schupp	54
4	Babe Ruth	51
5	Walter Johnson	50

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	.489
2	Walton Cruise	.488
3	Johnny Rawlings	.432
4	Tris Speaker	.426
5	Ty Cobb	.400

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	16
2	Bobby Veach	12
3	Larry Gardner	11
4	Harry Heilmann	10
5	3 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	5
2	Eddie Collins	4
2	Benny Kauff	4
2	Mike Mowrey	4
5	11 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slim Love	0.00
1	Hooks Dauss	0.00
3	Nick Cullop	0.50
4	Eppa Rixey	0.53
5	2 tied	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clarence Mitchell	3
2	Pete Alexander	2
2	Fred Anderson	2
2	King Bader	2
2	21 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Doak	19
1	Ferdie Schupp	19
3	Pete Alexander	16
3	Walter Johnson	16
3	2 others tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allan Sothoron	2
2	Red Ames	1
2	King Bader	1
2	Jim Bagby	1
2	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.367
2	Bill Killefer	.359
3	Tris Speaker	.354
4	Bobby Veach	.350
5	Walton Cruise	.349

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	25
2	Home Run Baker	18
2	Heinie Zimmerman	18
4	Larry Gardner	17
5	4 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	13
2	Braggo Roth	9
3	Fritz Maisel	8
4	Ty Cobb	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slim Love	0.34
2	Stan Coveleski	0.50
3	Fred Anderson	0.67
4	Nick Cullop	0.69
5	Eddie Cicotte	0.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
2	Eddie Cicotte	5
2	Stan Coveleski	5
2	Carl Mays	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	46
2	Ferdie Schupp	39
3	Eddie Cicotte	30
3	Babe Ruth	30
5	Howard Ehmke	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	3
2	Eddie Cicotte	2
2	Allan Sothoron	2
4	Red Ames	1
4	18 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Chase	.326
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.326
3	Zack Wheat	.321
4	Eddie Collins	.309
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
4	Benny Kauff	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	95
2	Happy Felsch	88
3	Hal Chase	85
3	Bill Hinchman	85
5	Wally Pipp	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	69
2	Max Carey	55
3	Armando Marsans	43
4	Eddie Collins	42
4	Braggo Roth	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ferdie Schupp	1.09
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