On This Day

Saturday, June 16, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	35	17	.673	--
Red Sox	30	19	.612	3.5
Yankees	28	20	.583	5.0
Indians	28	27	.509	8.5
Tigers	23	25	.479	10.0
Browns	20	30	.400	14.0
Senators	18	31	.367	15.5
Athletics	17	30	.362	15.5

Games

White Sox 7, Red Sox 2

Yankees 8, Browns 4

Indians 4, Athletics 0

Indians 7, Athletics 4

Tigers 3, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	30	16	.652	--
Phillies	29	17	.630	1.0
Cubs	30	24	.556	4.0
Cardinals	27	23	.540	5.0
Reds	25	31	.446	10.0
Braves	18	24	.429	10.0
Robins	18	25	.419	10.5
Pirates	16	33	.327	15.5

Games

Braves 7, Cubs 4

Reds 2, Phillies 1

Giants 4, Pirates 1

Robins 7, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ray Chapman	4
2	Ray Bates	3
2	Manuel Cueto	3
2	Roy Grover	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Bates	1
1	Sherry Magee	1
1	Wally Pipp	1
1	Braggo Roth	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	4
2	Happy Felsch	3
2	Tris Speaker	3
4	Ray Bates	2
4	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	2
2	Tommy Clarke	1
2	Max Flack	1
2	Jack Graney	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Frank Miller	0.82
2	Rube Benton	0.67
3	George Dumont	0.62
4	Clarence Mitchell	0.60
5	Jack Coombs	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Miller	9
2	Jack Coombs	5
2	George Dumont	5
4	Rube Benton	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bernie Boland	1
1	Ed Klepfer	1
1	Pat Ragan	1
1	Sherry Smith	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.363
2	Walton Cruise	.347
3	Tris Speaker	.338
4	Jack Smith	.331
5	George Burns	.330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	42
2	Les Mann	34
3	Harry Heilmann	32
3	Heinie Zimmerman	32
5	Sam Rice	30

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.13
2	Jim Scott	1.21
3	Fred Anderson	1.26
4	George Dumont	1.42
5	Bullet Joe Bush	1.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	11
1	Babe Ruth	11
3	Eddie Cicotte	10
4	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	60
5	Eddie Cicotte	56

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allan Sothoron	4
2	Red Ames	3
2	Jim Bagby	3
2	Bernie Boland	3
2	Dave Danforth	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.532
2	Bobby Veach	.436
3	Walton Cruise	.415
4	Possum Whitted	.400
5	Red Smith	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Bates	2
1	George Burns	2
1	Art Fletcher	2
1	Jim Hickman	2
1	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	17
2	Wally Pipp	13
3	Ty Cobb	11
3	Art Fletcher	11
5	Sherry Magee	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	5
1	Joe Judge	5
1	Sam Rice	5
1	Braggo Roth	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Otis Lambeth	0.45
2	Eppa Rixey	0.63
3	Hooks Dauss	0.78
4	Slim Love	0.93
5	Hod Eller	0.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
2	Rube Benton	3
2	Slim Love	3
2	Clarence Mitchell	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	25
2	Pete Alexander	23
3	Bill Doak	22
4	Eddie Cicotte	18
5	George Dumont	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bernie Boland	3
2	Red Ames	1
2	Leon Cadore	1
2	Hod Eller	1
2	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.407
2	Bobby Veach	.398
3	Walton Cruise	.381
4	Red Smith	.380
5	Les Mann	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Hickman	3
1	Wally Pipp	3
3	Dave Bancroft	2
3	Ray Bates	2
3	14 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	26
2	Fred Luderus	19
3	Wally Pipp	18
4	Home Run Baker	17
4	Bobby Veach	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	11
2	Tris Speaker	9
3	Ty Cobb	8
4	Ray Chapman	7
4	4 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slim Love	0.66
2	Jim Bagby	0.98
3	George Dumont	1.12
4	Eddie Cicotte	1.20
5	Pete Alexander	1.33

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	43
2	Walter Johnson	37
3	Ferdie Schupp	34
4	Bill Doak	33
5	Babe Ruth	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bernie Boland	3
2	Allan Sothoron	2
3	Red Ames	1
3	King Bader	1
3	22 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.328
2	Hal Chase	.327
3	Zack Wheat	.317
4	Eddie Collins	.317
5	Happy Felsch	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	16
2	Gavvy Cravath	15
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	91
3	Hal Chase	88
3	Wally Pipp	88
5	Bill Hinchman	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	70
2	Max Carey	55
3	Braggo Roth	46
4	Eddie Collins	44
5	Armando Marsans	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ferdie Schupp	1.28
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.35
3	Slim Sallee	1.70
4	Pete Alexander	1.76
5	Eddie Plank	1.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	33
2	Eppa Rixey	25
2	Babe Ruth	25
4	Bob Shawkey	23
5	Eddie Cicotte	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	204
2	Pete Alexander	188
3	Babe Ruth	170
4	Dutch Leonard	157
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