On This Day

Sunday, June 10, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 33 15 .688 --
Red Sox 29 15 .659 2.0
Yankees 24 20 .545 7.0
Indians 26 25 .510 8.5
Tigers 20 24 .455 11.0
Browns 18 27 .400 13.5
Senators 17 29 .370 15.0
Athletics 15 27 .357 15.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 26 14 .650 --
Giants 25 16 .610 1.5
Cubs 29 20 .592 1.5
Cardinals 24 21 .533 4.5
Reds 22 28 .440 9.0
Robins 16 22 .421 9.0
Braves 15 22 .405 9.5
Pirates 15 29 .341 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Burns 3
1 Chick Gandil 3
1 Nemo Leibold 3
4 Dave Bancroft 2
4 13 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Smith 1
1 Possum Whitted 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nemo Leibold 4
2 Swede Risberg 2
2 Casey Stengel 2
2 Jim Thorpe 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 1
1 George Cutshaw 1
1 Paddy Livingston 1
1 Bert Niehoff 1
1 Possum Whitted 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Alexander 1.29
2 Sherry Smith 0.36
2 Hippo Vaughn 0.36
4 Pol Perritt 0.25
5 Fritz Coumbe 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Claude Hendrix 1
1 Sherry Smith 1
1 Lefty Williams 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 9
2 Sherry Smith 4
2 Hippo Vaughn 4
4 Oscar Horstmann 3
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edd Roush .355
2 Tris Speaker .355
3 Walton Cruise .351
4 Ty Cobb .343
5 George Burns .337

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 Pete Alexander 10
1 Babe Ruth 10
3 Eddie Cicotte 9
4 Stan Coveleski 8
4 Fred Toney 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 76
2 Hippo Vaughn 72
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 .488
2 Johnny Rawlings .471
3 Walton Cruise .462
4 Tris Speaker .457
5 Ty Cobb .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Burns 2
1 Happy Felsch 2
1 Tom Long 2
4 Ray Bates 1
4 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 15
2 Larry Gardner 10
3 Tim Hendryx 9
4 Ty Cobb 8
4 4 others tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 5
1 Fritz Maisel 5
3 Benny Kauff 4
4 Ray Chapman 3
4 9 others 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 Jing Johnson 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Clarence Mitchell 3
3 Fred Anderson 2
3 Joe Benz 2
3 18 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 25
2 Ferdie Schupp 19
3 Walter Johnson 16
3 Babe Ruth 16
3 Lefty Tyler 16

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 Ty Cobb .372
2 Bobby Veach .365
3 Tris Speaker .364
4 Bill Killefer .359
5 Walton Cruise .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Bancroft 2
1 Bunny Brief 2
1 George Burns 2
1 Hal Chase 2
1 14 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 25
2 Casey Stengel 18
3 Home Run Baker 17
3 Larry Gardner 17
3 Heinie Zimmerman 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 12
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 48
2 Ferdie Schupp 39
3 Eddie Cicotte 30
3 Babe Ruth 30
5 Howard Ehmke 28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .326
2 Hal Chase .324
3 Zack Wheat .319
4 Happy Felsch .307
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
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 Eddie Collins 43
3 Armando Marsans 43
5 Braggo Roth 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ferdie Schupp 1.09
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.32
3 Pete Alexander 1.72
4 Joe Benz 1.73
5 Eddie Plank 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 34
2 Eppa Rixey 25
2 Babe Ruth 25
4 Bob Shawkey 22
5 4 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 195
2 Walter Johnson 189
3 Babe Ruth 166
4 Fred Toney 162
5 Hippo Vaughn 158

Saves

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