On This Day

Wednesday, June 13, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 33 17 .660 --
Red Sox 30 16 .652 1.0
Yankees 26 20 .565 5.0
Indians 26 26 .500 8.0
Tigers 21 25 .457 10.0
Browns 19 28 .404 12.5
Senators 18 29 .383 13.5
Athletics 16 28 .364 14.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 28 15 .651 --
Giants 28 16 .636 0.5
Cubs 29 22 .569 3.0
Cardinals 25 22 .532 5.0
Reds 23 30 .434 10.0
Robins 17 23 .425 9.5
Braves 16 23 .410 10.0
Pirates 16 31 .340 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Wambsganss 5
2 Larry Gardner 4
2 Joe Judge 4
2 George Sisler 4
2 Honus Wagner 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Les Nunamaker 4
2 Joe Judge 3
3 Ping Bodie 2
3 Nick Cullop 2
3 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 2
1 Honus Wagner 2
3 Hal Chase 1
3 Eddie Collins 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Babe Ruth 0.71
2 Otis Lambeth 0.50
3 Win Noyes 0.45
4 Harry Harper 0.40
5 Pete Alexander 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Fred Anderson 1
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Bert Gallia 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Win Noyes 5
1 Babe Ruth 5
3 Fred Anderson 4
3 Bert Gallia 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Shaw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .353
2 Tris Speaker .344
3 George Burns .343
4 Edd Roush .342
5 Walton Cruise .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 39
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 15
3 Ty Cobb 13
4 Rollie Zeider 12
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.06
2 Jim Scott 1.21
3 Fred Anderson 1.26
4 George Dumont 1.26
5 Willie Mitchell 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 11
1 Babe Ruth 11
3 Eddie Cicotte 9
4 Stan Coveleski 8
4 2 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 79
2 Hippo Vaughn 72
3 Walter Johnson 58
4 Babe Ruth 56
5 Eddie Cicotte 55

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 .467
2 Ty Cobb .440
3 Larry Gardner .415
4 Heinie Groh .393
5 Tris Speaker .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Burns 2
1 Art Fletcher 2
1 Benny Kauff 2
1 Tom Long 2
5 21 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 14
2 Benny Kauff 11
3 Art Fletcher 10
3 Tom Long 10
5 5 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 5
1 Joe Judge 5
1 Braggo Roth 5
4 Hal Chase 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Slim Love 0.00
2 Eppa Rixey 0.35
3 Otis Lambeth 0.45
4 Hod Eller 0.47
5 Walter Johnson 0.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
2 Fred Anderson 3
2 Slim Love 3
2 Clarence Mitchell 3
5 21 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 28
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 .396
2 Bobby Veach .389
3 Tris Speaker .353
4 Rogers Hornsby .350
5 Buck Weaver .341

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 26
2 Home Run Baker 18
2 Casey Stengel 18
4 Hal Chase 17
4 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 10
1 Braggo Roth 10
3 Tris Speaker 8
4 George Burns 7
4 5 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Slim Love 0.28
2 George Dumont 1.01
3 Eddie Cicotte 1.06
4 Fred Anderson 1.09
5 Joe Benz 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 7
2 Eppa Rixey 5
2 Reb Russell 5
4 Joe Benz 4
4 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 51
2 Ferdie Schupp 34
3 Bill Doak 33
4 Babe Ruth 29
5 Eddie Cicotte 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 2
1 Eddie Cicotte 2
1 Allan Sothoron 2
4 Red Ames 1
4 21 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Chase .326
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .322
3 Eddie Collins .313
4 Zack Wheat .312
5 Happy Felsch .304

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 93
2 Happy Felsch 88
3 Hal Chase 86
3 Bill Hinchman 86
5 Wally Pipp 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 69
2 Max Carey 56
3 Eddie Collins 44
3 Braggo Roth 44
5 Armando Marsans 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ferdie Schupp 1.27
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.33
3 Slim Sallee 1.70
4 Pete Alexander 1.74
5 Eddie Plank 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 34
2 Eppa Rixey 26
2 Babe Ruth 26
4 Bob Shawkey 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 197
2 Pete Alexander 193
3 Babe Ruth 171
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