On This Day

Monday, June 18, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	35	19	.648	--
Red Sox	32	19	.627	1.5
Yankees	28	22	.560	5.0
Indians	28	28	.500	8.0
Tigers	24	25	.490	8.5
Browns	22	30	.423	12.0
Athletics	18	30	.375	14.0
Senators	18	32	.360	15.0

Games

Red Sox 6, White Sox 4

Red Sox 8, White Sox 7

Browns 1, Yankees 0

Tigers 1, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	30	16	.652	--
Phillies	29	18	.617	1.5
Cubs	31	25	.554	4.0
Cardinals	28	24	.538	5.0
Reds	26	32	.448	10.0
Braves	19	24	.442	9.5
Robins	18	26	.409	11.0
Pirates	17	33	.340	15.0

Games

Cubs 4, Reds 2

Pirates 4, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harry Hooper	5
1	Duffy Lewis	5
3	Chick Gandil	4
4	Larry Gardner	3
4	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Gardner	3
1	Duffy Lewis	3
1	Ray Schalk	3
1	Tillie Walker	3
5	4 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	3
2	Bob Bescher	1
2	Max Carey	1
2	Eddie Collins	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Fisher	1.00
2	Bob Groom	0.88
3	Harry Harper	0.70
4	Hooks Dauss	0.40
5	2 tied	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Al Demaree	1
1	Bob Groom	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Groom	7
1	Harry Harper	7
3	Ray Fisher	6
4	Carl Mays	5
5	5 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.363
2	Walton Cruise	.347
3	Tris Speaker	.340
4	Jack Smith	.336
5	Edd Roush	.331

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	Hal Chase	33
4	Harry Heilmann	32
4	Heinie Zimmerman	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	18
1	Ty Cobb	18
3	Braggo Roth	17
4	Fritz Maisel	13
4	Buck Weaver	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.13
2	Fred Anderson	1.26
3	George Dumont	1.42
4	Jim Scott	1.46
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	.524
2	Walton Cruise	.425
3	Red Smith	.413
4	Heinie Groh	.403
5	Ivy Olson	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Bates	2
1	Rogers Hornsby	2
1	Benny Kauff	2
1	Tom Long	2
1	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	14
2	Wally Pipp	13
3	Tom Long	11
4	Ty Cobb	10
5	7 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	7
2	Eddie Collins	6
3	Heinie Groh	5
3	Joe Judge	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Otis Lambeth	0.43
2	Harry Harper	0.52
3	Eppa Rixey	0.63
4	Hooks Dauss	0.69
5	Slim Love	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	3
1	Bob Groom	3
1	Slim Love	3
1	Clarence Mitchell	3
5	18 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	25
2	Pete Alexander	23
3	Bill Doak	17
4	Bob Groom	15
5	Eddie Cicotte	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	.421
2	Ty Cobb	.415
3	Walton Cruise	.393
4	Bobby Veach	.388
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	12 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	23
2	Hal Chase	19
3	Wally Pipp	18
4	Ray Bates	17
4	Larry Gardner	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	11
1	Braggo Roth	11
3	Tris Speaker	9
4	Ray Chapman	8
4	Eddie Collins	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slim Love	0.66
2	Jim Bagby	0.98
3	George Dumont	1.28
4	Eppa Rixey	1.32
5	Fred Anderson	1.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	5
2	Eddie Cicotte	4
2	Bob Groom	4
2	Slim Love	4
2	4 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	40
2	Walter Johnson	37
3	Bill Doak	31
4	Babe Ruth	30
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	.329
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.320
3	Zack Wheat	.316
4	Eddie Collins	.311
5	Happy Felsch	.306

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	Hal Chase	92
2	Bobby Veach	91
3	Happy Felsch	90
4	Wally Pipp	87
5	Bill Hinchman	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	73
2	Max Carey	56
3	Braggo Roth	46
4	Eddie Collins	45
5	Armando Marsans	42

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	Eddie Cicotte	22
4	Bob Shawkey	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	204
2	Pete Alexander	192
3	Babe Ruth	163
4	Dutch Leonard	157
5	Fred Toney	155

Saves

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