On This Day

Monday, June 11, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 26 15 .634 --
Giants 26 16 .619 0.5
Cubs 29 21 .580 1.5
Cardinals 25 21 .543 3.5
Reds 23 28 .451 8.0
Braves 16 22 .421 8.5
Robins 16 23 .410 9.0
Pirates 15 30 .333 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rogers Hornsby 4
2 Tom Long 3
2 Ivy Olson 3
2 Harry Wolter 3
5 7 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Art Fletcher 1
1 Benny Kauff 1
1 Greasy Neale 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Art Fletcher 3
2 Rube Benton 2
2 Bill Killefer 2
2 Tom Long 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 2
1 Rowdy Elliott 2
1 Les Mann 2
4 Mike Gonzalez 1
4 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Doak 1.11
2 Phil Douglas 0.70
3 Hod Eller 0.62
4 Rube Benton 0.56
5 Joe Oeschger 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Bill Doak 1
1 Hod Eller 1
1 Art Nehf 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Doak 10
2 Joe Oeschger 8
3 Phil Douglas 7
4 Rube Benton 5
4 Hod Eller 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Tyler 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .355
2 Edd Roush .355
3 Ty Cobb .343
4 Walton Cruise .340
5 George Burns .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 6
2 Rogers Hornsby 5
3 Dave Robertson 4
4 Ping Bodie 3
4 3 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 Tris Speaker .452
3 Johnny Rawlings .421
4 Walton Cruise .409
5 Ty Cobb .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Burns 2
1 Happy Felsch 2
1 Art Fletcher 2
1 Benny Kauff 2
1 Tom Long 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 15
2 Larry Gardner 10
2 Tom Long 10
4 Tim Hendryx 9
4 Casey Stengel 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 4
1 Benny Kauff 4
1 Fritz Maisel 4
4 Ray Chapman 3
4 10 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 Rube Benton 2
3 19 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 25
2 Bill Doak 23
3 Ferdie Schupp 19
4 Lefty Tyler 18
5 Babe Ruth 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allan Sothoron 2
2 Red Ames 1
2 King Bader 1
2 Bernie Boland 1
2 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .374
2 Bobby Veach .370
3 Tris Speaker .368
4 Rogers Hornsby .354
5 Walton Cruise .354

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 Larry Gardner 17
4 Home Run Baker 16
4 3 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 48
2 Ferdie Schupp 34
3 Bill Doak 33
4 Eddie Cicotte 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 19 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .325
2 Hal Chase .322
3 Zack Wheat .314
4 Eddie Collins .307
5 Happy Felsch .305

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 15
2 Wally Pipp 14
3 Dave Robertson 13
4 Benny Kauff 10
5 Home Run Baker 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 3 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