On This Day

Friday, June 22, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	37	20	.649	--
Red Sox	34	21	.618	2.0
Yankees	30	24	.556	5.5
Tigers	27	27	.500	8.5
Indians	29	30	.492	9.0
Browns	23	33	.411	13.5
Senators	21	33	.389	14.5
Athletics	19	32	.373	15.0

Games

White Sox 4, Indians 1

Tigers 9, Browns 3

Tigers 3, Browns 2

Red Sox 2, Yankees 1

Senators 6, Athletics 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	33	18	.647	--
Phillies	32	20	.615	1.5
Cubs	33	28	.541	5.0
Cardinals	28	27	.509	7.0
Reds	30	33	.476	9.0
Braves	21	27	.438	10.5
Robins	20	29	.408	12.0
Pirates	19	34	.358	15.0

Games

Braves 5, Giants 3

Phillies 5, Robins 3

Pirates 4, Cubs 3

Reds 5, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ty Cobb	5
2	Rabbit Maranville	4
2	Edd Roush	4
2	Bobby Veach	4
5	9 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	5
2	Joe Kelly	3
2	Ray Morgan	3
2	Milt Stock	3
5	7 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doug Baird	2
2	Jimmy Austin	1
2	George Burns	1
2	Ty Cobb	1
2	16 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Carl Mays	0.80
2	Red Faber	0.50
3	Wilbur Cooper	0.38
4	Wheezer Dell	0.33
4	Socks Seibold	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bernie Boland	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Mays	4
1	Jim Shaw	4
3	Wilbur Cooper	3
3	Wheezer Dell	3
3	5 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.381
2	Edd Roush	.358
3	Tris Speaker	.343
4	Walton Cruise	.340
5	George Burns	.318

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	Bobby Veach	34
4	Heinie Zimmerman	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	20
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	Bullet Joe Bush	1.45
4	Jim Scott	1.46
5	George Dumont	1.56

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	.545
2	Ivy Olson	.390
2	Edd Roush	.390
4	Heinie Groh	.388
5	Les Mann	.386

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	14
2	Possum Whitted	12
3	Larry Doyle	11
4	Hal Chase	10
4	3 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	8
2	Max Carey	6
3	George Burns	5
3	Rogers Hornsby	5
3	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bullet Joe Bush	0.50
2	Jeff Tesreau	0.54
3	Hippo Vaughn	0.60
4	Red Faber	0.69
5	Eppa Rixey	0.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	3
1	Clarence Mitchell	3
1	Art Nehf	3
1	Eppa Rixey	3
1	Lefty Williams	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	24
2	Pete Alexander	21
3	Joe Oeschger	17
4	Phil Douglas	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bernie Boland	3
2	Jesse Barnes	1
2	Leon Cadore	1
2	Hod Eller	1
2	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.457
2	Walton Cruise	.375
2	Bobby Veach	.375
4	Greasy Neale	.358
5	Heinie Groh	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Hickman	4
2	Walton Cruise	3
2	Wally Pipp	3
4	Ray Bates	2
4	13 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	22
1	Happy Felsch	22
3	Bobby Veach	20
4	Wally Pipp	18
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	12
2	Fritz Maisel	9
3	Eddie Collins	8
3	Tris Speaker	8
5	6 tied	7

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	Bernie Boland	4
3	Eddie Cicotte	4
3	9 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	.328
2	Eddie Collins	.318
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.318
4	Zack Wheat	.316
5	Happy Felsch	.299

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
1	Bobby Veach	95
3	Happy Felsch	89
4	Bill Hinchman	86
5	Wally Pipp	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	71
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	1.29
3	Joe Benz	1.68
4	Eddie Plank	1.71
5	Slim Sallee	1.82

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	Dutch Leonard	156
5	Hippo Vaughn	152

Saves

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