On This Day

Friday, June 15, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	34	17	.667	--
Red Sox	30	18	.625	2.5
Yankees	27	20	.574	5.0
Indians	26	27	.491	9.0
Tigers	22	25	.468	10.0
Browns	20	29	.408	13.0
Athletics	17	28	.378	14.0
Senators	18	30	.375	14.5

Games

White Sox 8, Red Sox 0

Yankees 5, Browns 1

Athletics 3, Indians 2

Tigers 4, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	29	16	.644	--
Phillies	29	16	.644	0.0
Cubs	30	23	.566	3.0
Cardinals	27	22	.551	4.0
Reds	24	31	.436	10.0
Braves	17	24	.415	10.0
Robins	17	25	.405	10.5
Pirates	16	32	.333	14.5

Games

Braves 6, Cubs 3

Phillies 12, Reds 8

Cardinals 3, Robins 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Heinie Groh	4
1	Possum Whitted	4
3	Fred Merkle	3
3	Dode Paskert	3
3	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Possum Whitted	4
2	Greasy Neale	3
2	Wally Pipp	3
2	Sam Rice	3
5	7 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Heinie Groh	2
3	Ray Chapman	1
3	Hal Chase	1
3	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Williams	0.75
2	Walter Johnson	0.67
3	Stan Coveleski	0.43
4	Socks Seibold	0.30
5	Bob Shawkey	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	1
1	Bill James	1
1	Jimmy Lavender	1
1	Dick Rudolph	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	10
2	Lefty Williams	6
3	Jimmy Lavender	4
4	Stan Coveleski	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bernie Boland	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.360
2	Tris Speaker	.342
3	Walton Cruise	.341
4	George Burns	.337
5	Edd Roush	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	6
1	Rogers Hornsby	6
3	Wally Pipp	4
3	Dave Robertson	4
5	4 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	39
2	Les Mann	33
3	Harry Heilmann	32
3	Heinie Zimmerman	32
5	Sam Rice	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	17
2	Ty Cobb	15
2	Braggo Roth	15
4	Fritz Maisel	12
4	2 others tied	12

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	68
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	2 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.535
2	Bobby Veach	.444
3	Red Smith	.404
4	Sam Rice	.395
5	Possum Whitted	.391

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
2	Fred Luderus	10
4	Ty Cobb	9
4	4 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	5
1	Joe Judge	5
1	Braggo Roth	5
4	Ray Chapman	4
4	6 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	0.00
2	Otis Lambeth	0.45
3	Jing Johnson	0.60
4	George Dumont	0.64
5	Hooks Dauss	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
2	Fred Toney	3
3	Red Ames	2
3	Fred Anderson	2
3	16 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	28
2	Pete Alexander	23
3	Bill Doak	20
4	Eddie Cicotte	17
5	Babe Ruth	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bernie Boland	2
1	Allan Sothoron	2
3	Red Ames	1
3	Leon Cadore	1
3	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.405
2	Bobby Veach	.386
3	Red Smith	.380
4	Walton Cruise	.370
5	Sam Rice	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Hickman	3
2	Home Run Baker	2
2	Dave Bancroft	2
2	George Burns	2
2	13 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	23
2	Fred Luderus	19
3	Home Run Baker	18
4	Les Mann	17
5	4 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	9
2	Ty Cobb	8
2	Fritz Maisel	8
2	Tris Speaker	8
5	3 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slim Love	0.28
2	George Dumont	0.80
3	Eddie Cicotte	1.06
4	Pete Alexander	1.33
5	Fred Anderson	1.34

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	43
2	Walter Johnson	37
3	Ferdie Schupp	34
4	Bill Doak	31
5	Eddie Cicotte	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bernie Boland	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	Hal Chase	.330
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.326
3	Eddie Collins	.316
4	Zack Wheat	.316
5	Happy Felsch	.305

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	91
2	Hal Chase	88
2	Happy Felsch	88
4	Wally Pipp	84
5	Bill Hinchman	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	70
2	Max Carey	55
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	25
2	Babe Ruth	25
4	Bob Shawkey	23
5	Eddie Cicotte	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	204
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