On This Day

Thursday, June 14, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	33	17	.660	--
Red Sox	30	17	.638	1.5
Yankees	26	20	.565	5.0
Indians	26	26	.500	8.0
Tigers	21	25	.457	10.0
Browns	20	28	.417	12.0
Senators	18	29	.383	13.5
Athletics	16	28	.364	14.0

Games

Browns 3, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	29	16	.644	--
Phillies	28	16	.636	0.5
Cubs	30	22	.577	2.5
Cardinals	26	22	.542	4.5
Reds	24	30	.444	9.5
Robins	17	24	.415	10.0
Braves	16	24	.400	10.5
Pirates	16	32	.333	14.5

Games

Cubs 5, Braves 3

Reds 6, Phillies 5

Giants 2, Pirates 0

Cardinals 5, Robins 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Austin	3
1	Walton Cruise	3
1	Mike Gonzalez	3
1	Dode Paskert	3
5	19 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Herzog	1
1	Jim Hickman	1
1	Rogers Hornsby	1
1	Ivy Olson	1
1	Red Smith	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Merkle	3
2	Bob Groom	2
2	Jim Hickman	2
2	Rogers Hornsby	2
2	Fred Luderus	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bunny Brief	1
1	Ed Burns	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	Walton Cruise	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Groom	0.75
2	Dutch Leonard	0.73
3	Pol Perritt	0.67
4	Jeff Pfeffer	0.58
5	Elmer Jacobs	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	1
1	Bob Groom	1
1	Lee Meadows	1
1	Pol Perritt	1
1	Fred Toney	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	8
2	Jeff Pfeffer	7
3	Pol Perritt	6
4	Erskine Mayer	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.353
2	Tris Speaker	.344
3	Walton Cruise	.344
4	Edd Roush	.338
5	George Burns	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	6
1	Rogers Hornsby	6
3	Dave Robertson	4
4	Ping Bodie	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	39
2	Harry Heilmann	32
2	Les Mann	32
2	Heinie Zimmerman	32
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	5 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
3	Fred Toney	9
5	2 tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	79
2	Hippo Vaughn	72
3	Walter Johnson	58
4	Babe Ruth	56
5	2 tied	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	Ty Cobb	.489
2	Bobby Veach	.459
3	Home Run Baker	.395
4	Larry Gardner	.389
5	Rogers Hornsby	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	2
1	Art Fletcher	2
1	Jim Hickman	2
1	Rogers Hornsby	2
1	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	14
2	Benny Kauff	10
3	Ty Cobb	9
3	Art Fletcher	9
3	3 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	5
1	Joe Judge	5
1	Braggo Roth	5
4	Hal Chase	4
5	15 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	0.35
2	Otis Lambeth	0.45
3	Ernie Shore	0.50
4	Hod Eller	0.60
4	Jing Johnson	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
2	Fred Toney	3
3	Fred Anderson	2
3	Rube Benton	2
3	15 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	23
2	Bill Doak	20
3	Walter Johnson	18
4	Eddie Cicotte	17
5	Babe Ruth	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allan Sothoron	2
2	Red Ames	1
2	Bernie Boland	1
2	Leon Cadore	1
2	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.395
1	Bobby Veach	.395
3	Tris Speaker	.357
4	Walton Cruise	.354
5	Rogers Hornsby	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Hickman	3
1	Rogers Hornsby	3
3	Home Run Baker	2
3	Dave Bancroft	2
3	12 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	23
2	Home Run Baker	18
2	Fred Luderus	18
2	Casey Stengel	18
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	9
2	Tris Speaker	8
3	Eddie Collins	7
3	Harry Hooper	7
3	Fritz Maisel	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slim Love	0.28
2	George Dumont	0.80
3	Eddie Cicotte	1.06
4	Joe Benz	1.14
5	Pete Alexander	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
2	Eppa Rixey	5
3	Joe Benz	4
3	Eddie Cicotte	4
3	6 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	43
2	Ferdie Schupp	34
3	Bill Doak	31
4	Babe Ruth	29
5	Eddie Cicotte	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Cicotte	2
1	Allan Sothoron	2
3	Red Ames	1
3	King Bader	1
3	20 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Chase	.326
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.324
3	Eddie Collins	.315
4	Zack Wheat	.314
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
4	Bill Hinchman	84
5	Wally Pipp	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	69
2	Max Carey	57
3	Eddie Collins	44
3	Braggo Roth	44
5	Armando Marsans	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ferdie Schupp	1.28
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
3	Babe Ruth	25
4	Bob Shawkey	22
5	Eddie Cicotte	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	197
2	Pete Alexander	193
3	Babe Ruth	166
4	Dutch Leonard	162
5	Fred Toney	156

Saves

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