On This Day

Thursday, June 21, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	36	20	.643	--
Red Sox	33	21	.611	2.0
Yankees	30	23	.566	4.5
Indians	29	29	.500	8.0
Tigers	25	27	.481	9.0
Browns	23	31	.426	12.0
Athletics	19	31	.380	14.0
Senators	20	33	.377	14.5

Games

Indians 1, White Sox 0

Tigers 5, Browns 4

Yankees 5, Red Sox 4

Athletics 3, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	33	17	.660	--
Phillies	31	20	.608	2.5
Cubs	33	27	.550	5.0
Cardinals	28	26	.519	7.0
Reds	29	33	.468	10.0
Braves	20	27	.426	11.5
Robins	20	28	.417	12.0
Pirates	18	34	.346	16.0

Games

Giants 4, Braves 0

Robins 4, Phillies 2

Cubs 12, Pirates 4

Reds 7, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Deal	3
1	Larry Doyle	3
1	Les Mann	3
1	Rube Marquard	3
1	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walton Cruise	1
1	Greasy Neale	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Deal	3
1	Fred Merkle	3
3	Jack Barry	2
3	Hal Chase	2
3	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rogers Hornsby	2
1	Wally Pipp	2
3	George Burns	1
3	Ty Cobb	1
3	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jeff Tesreau	1.50
2	Jim Bagby	1.00
3	Pete Alexander	0.45
4	Slim Love	0.44
5	Fred Toney	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Bernie Boland	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Rube Marquard	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jeff Tesreau	6
2	Pete Alexander	5
2	Jim Bagby	5
4	Slim Love	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.371
2	Walton Cruise	.348
3	Edd Roush	.344
4	Tris Speaker	.343
5	George Burns	.320

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	42
2	Hal Chase	36
3	Les Mann	35
4	Heinie Zimmerman	33
5	2 tied	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	19
2	Ray Chapman	18
3	Braggo Roth	17
4	Fritz Maisel	15
5	2 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.12
2	Fred Anderson	1.31
3	Slim Love	1.42
4	Bullet Joe Bush	1.45
5	Jim Scott	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Ruth	12
2	Pete Alexander	11
3	Eddie Cicotte	10
3	Fred Toney	10
5	Eppa Rixey	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	88
2	Hippo Vaughn	76
3	Walter Johnson	74
4	Babe Ruth	66
5	Ferdie Schupp	61

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	.528
2	Heinie Groh	.403
3	Ivy Olson	.400
4	Les Mann	.396
5	George Sisler	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Hendryx	2
1	Jim Hickman	2
1	Benny Kauff	2
1	Greasy Neale	2
1	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Merkle	13
2	Possum Whitted	12
3	Hal Chase	10
3	Larry Doyle	10
3	5 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	7
2	Max Carey	6
3	George Burns	5
3	Eddie Collins	5
3	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bullet Joe Bush	0.50
2	Harry Harper	0.52
3	Jeff Tesreau	0.54
4	Hippo Vaughn	0.60
5	Bob Groom	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	3
1	Clarence Mitchell	3
1	Eppa Rixey	3
1	Lefty Williams	3
5	21 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	30
2	Pete Alexander	21
3	Phil Douglas	16
3	Joe Oeschger	16
3	Lefty Tyler	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bernie Boland	3
2	Red Ames	1
2	Jesse Barnes	1
2	Leon Cadore	1
2	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.442
2	Walton Cruise	.391
3	Tris Speaker	.371
4	Bobby Veach	.363
5	Heinie Groh	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Hickman	4
2	Walton Cruise	3
2	Wally Pipp	3
4	Ray Bates	2
4	14 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	22
1	Happy Felsch	22
3	Fred Luderus	17
3	Wally Pipp	17
3	Possum Whitted	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	11
2	Fritz Maisel	9
3	Max Carey	8
3	Eddie Collins	8
3	Tris Speaker	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bagby	0.98
2	Eppa Rixey	0.99
3	Walter Johnson	1.11
4	Bullet Joe Bush	1.20
5	Slim Love	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	5
1	Clarence Mitchell	5
3	Eddie Cicotte	4
3	Slim Love	4
3	5 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	45
2	Walter Johnson	40
3	Babe Ruth	36
4	Bill Doak	32
4	Ferdie Schupp	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bernie Boland	3
2	Allan Sothoron	2
3	Red Ames	1
3	King Bader	1
3	19 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Chase	.330
2	Eddie Collins	.316
3	Zack Wheat	.316
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.315
5	Happy Felsch	.302

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	15
1	Wally Pipp	15
3	Dave Robertson	13
4	Benny Kauff	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	95
2	Bobby Veach	90
3	Happy Felsch	89
4	Bill Hinchman	84
5	Wally Pipp	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	70
2	Max Carey	57
3	Braggo Roth	46
4	Eddie Collins	44
5	Armando Marsans	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ferdie Schupp	1.27
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.35
3	Eddie Plank	1.71
4	Slim Sallee	1.74
5	Pete Alexander	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	32
2	Babe Ruth	26
3	Eppa Rixey	25
4	Eddie Cicotte	22
4	Bob Shawkey	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	204
2	Pete Alexander	192
3	Babe Ruth	169
4	Fred Toney	158
5	Dutch Leonard	156

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	10
2	Eddie Cicotte	7
3	Dutch Leonard	6
3	Bob Shawkey	6
5	3 tied	5