On This Day

Sunday, June 17, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 35 17 .673 --
Red Sox 30 19 .612 3.5
Yankees 28 21 .571 5.5
Indians 28 28 .500 9.0
Tigers 23 25 .479 10.0
Browns 21 30 .412 13.5
Athletics 18 30 .375 15.0
Senators 18 31 .367 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 30 16 .652 --
Phillies 29 18 .617 1.5
Cardinals 28 23 .549 4.5
Cubs 30 25 .545 4.5
Reds 26 31 .456 9.5
Braves 19 24 .442 9.5
Robins 18 26 .409 11.0
Pirates 16 33 .327 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Larry Doyle 3
1 Sherry Magee 3
1 Ivey Wingo 3
5 32 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee Gooch 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee Gooch 4
2 Frank Allen 2
2 Hal Chase 2
2 Tom Long 2
5 27 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ping Bodie 1
1 Ray Chapman 1
1 Charlie Deal 1
1 Ed Fitzpatrick 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Allan Sothoron 0.75
2 Ray Caldwell 0.38
3 Frank Allen 0.29
4 Pete Alexander 0.25
5 Guy Morton 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Allen 1
1 Red Ames 1
1 Cy Falkenberg 1
1 Mike Regan 1
1 Allan Sothoron 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allan Sothoron 6
2 Pete Alexander 4
2 Frank Allen 4
4 Jesse Barnes 3
4 Ray Caldwell 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Barnes 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .363
2 Walton Cruise .353
3 Tris Speaker .340
4 Jack Smith .336
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 Hal Chase 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 18
2 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 83
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 .535
2 Walton Cruise .475
3 Bobby Veach .429
4 Red Smith .420
5 Larry Gardner .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Bates 2
1 George Burns 2
1 Jim Hickman 2
1 Rogers Hornsby 2
1 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 14
2 Wally Pipp 13
3 Ty Cobb 11
3 Tom Long 11
5 Dots Miller 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 5
1 Heinie Groh 5
1 Joe Judge 5
1 Sam Rice 5
1 Braggo Roth 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Otis Lambeth 0.43
2 Eppa Rixey 0.63
3 Hooks Dauss 0.86
4 Slim Love 0.93
5 Hod Eller 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Red Ames 3
1 Slim Love 3
1 Clarence Mitchell 3
1 Fred Toney 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 25
2 Pete Alexander 23
3 Bill Doak 17
4 Eddie Cicotte 14
4 Phil Douglas 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bernie Boland 3
2 Red Ames 1
2 Jesse Barnes 1
2 Leon Cadore 1
2 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Smith .410
2 Walton Cruise .405
3 Bobby Veach .400
4 Ty Cobb .398
5 Tris Speaker .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Hickman 3
1 Wally Pipp 3
3 Dave Bancroft 2
3 Ray Bates 2
3 13 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 24
2 Wally Pipp 18
3 Ray Bates 17
3 Hal Chase 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Braggo Roth 11
2 Tris Speaker 9
3 Ray Chapman 8
3 Ty Cobb 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Slim Love 0.66
2 Jim Bagby 0.98
3 George Dumont 1.12
4 Eppa Rixey 1.32
5 Fred Anderson 1.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 6
2 Eddie Cicotte 4
2 Slim Love 4
2 Lee Meadows 4
2 3 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 47
2 Walter Johnson 37
3 Bill Doak 33
4 Babe Ruth 31
5 Eddie Cicotte 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bernie Boland 3
2 Allan Sothoron 2
3 Red Ames 1
3 King Bader 1
3 21 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Chase .327
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .325
3 Zack Wheat .315
4 Eddie Collins .314
5 Happy Felsch .309

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 Hal Chase 90
2 Happy Felsch 90
4 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 Eddie Plank 1.79
5 Pete Alexander 1.83

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 192
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