On This Day

Tuesday, June 12, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	33	16	.673	--
Red Sox	29	15	.659	1.5
Yankees	25	20	.556	6.0
Indians	26	25	.510	8.0
Tigers	21	24	.467	10.0
Browns	18	27	.400	13.0
Senators	17	29	.370	14.5
Athletics	15	28	.349	15.0

Games

Yankees 4, White Sox 3

Tigers 3, Athletics 2

Indians 2, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	27	15	.643	--
Giants	27	16	.628	0.5
Cubs	29	22	.569	2.5
Cardinals	25	22	.532	4.5
Reds	23	29	.442	9.0
Robins	17	23	.425	9.0
Braves	16	23	.410	9.5
Pirates	16	30	.348	13.0

Games

Giants 10, Cubs 6

Robins 2, Reds 0

Pirates 5, Braves 4

Phillies 4, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Braggo Roth	4
1	Heinie Zimmerman	4
3	Max Carey	3
3	Heinie Groh	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Merkle	3
2	Home Run Baker	2
2	Ray Chapman	2
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	2
2	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Judge	2
2	George Burns	1
2	Max Carey	1
2	Hal Chase	1
2	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Clarence Mitchell	0.67
2	Rube Schauer	0.62
3	Eddie Cicotte	0.58
4	Willie Mitchell	0.50
5	Wilbur Cooper	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elmer Jacobs	1
1	Slim Love	1
1	Rube Marquard	1
1	Willie Mitchell	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	8
2	Eddie Cicotte	7
3	Wilbur Cooper	5
3	Rube Schauer	5
5	5 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Leon Cadore	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.347
2	Edd Roush	.345
2	Tris Speaker	.345
4	George Burns	.343
5	2 tied	.333

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	32
3	Les Mann	31
3	Heinie Zimmerman	31
5	Home Run Baker	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	16
2	Braggo Roth	14
3	Ty Cobb	13
4	Rollie Zeider	12
5	3 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fred Anderson	1.04
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.06
3	Jim Scott	1.21
4	George Dumont	1.26
5	Reb Russell	1.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	10
1	Babe Ruth	10
3	Eddie Cicotte	9
4	Stan Coveleski	8
4	2 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	76
2	Hippo Vaughn	72
3	Walter Johnson	58
4	Eddie Cicotte	55
5	Ferdie Schupp	54

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	.478
2	Ty Cobb	.412
3	Tris Speaker	.404
4	Rogers Hornsby	.386
5	Walton Cruise	.383

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	Art Fletcher	9
4	4 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Judge	5
2	Eddie Collins	4
2	Benny Kauff	4
2	Fritz Maisel	4
2	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slim Love	0.00
1	Hooks Dauss	0.00
3	Eppa Rixey	0.35
4	Nick Cullop	0.50
5	Walter Johnson	0.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	3
1	Slim Love	3
1	Clarence Mitchell	3
4	Fred Anderson	2
4	23 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	25
2	Bill Doak	23
3	Walter Johnson	20
4	Ferdie Schupp	19
4	Lefty Tyler	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allan Sothoron	2
2	Red Ames	1
2	King Bader	1
2	Bernie Boland	1
2	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.387
2	Bobby Veach	.374
3	Tris Speaker	.354
4	Rogers Hornsby	.350
5	Home Run Baker	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	2
1	Dave Bancroft	2
1	Bunny Brief	2
1	George Burns	2
1	14 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	25
2	Home Run Baker	18
2	Casey Stengel	18
4	Harry Heilmann	17
4	Les Mann	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	10
2	Braggo Roth	9
3	George Burns	7
3	Ty Cobb	7
3	3 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slim Love	0.28
2	Stan Coveleski	0.50
3	Fred Anderson	0.67
4	Nick Cullop	0.69
5	Eddie Cicotte	0.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
2	Eddie Cicotte	5
2	Stan Coveleski	5
2	Eppa Rixey	5
2	Reb Russell	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	48
2	Eddie Cicotte	37
3	Ferdie Schupp	34
4	Bill Doak	33
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	20 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Chase	.323
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.322
3	Zack Wheat	.312
4	Eddie Collins	.310
5	Happy Felsch	.303

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	92
2	Happy Felsch	86
2	Bill Hinchman	86
4	Hal Chase	85
5	Wally Pipp	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	69
2	Max Carey	56
3	Eddie Collins	43
3	Armando Marsans	43
3	Braggo Roth	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ferdie Schupp	1.27
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.33
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	26
3	Babe Ruth	25
4	Bob Shawkey	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	197
2	Pete Alexander	195
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