On This Day

Sunday, June 24, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 39 20 .661 --
Red Sox 36 21 .632 2.0
Yankees 32 24 .571 5.5
Tigers 28 27 .509 9.0
Indians 29 32 .475 11.0
Browns 23 34 .404 15.0
Senators 21 35 .375 16.5
Athletics 19 34 .358 17.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 33 19 .635 --
Phillies 33 20 .623 0.5
Cubs 36 28 .563 3.0
Cardinals 30 28 .517 6.0
Reds 31 35 .470 9.0
Robins 22 29 .431 10.5
Braves 21 29 .420 11.0
Pirates 19 37 .339 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hal Chase 5
2 Larry Kopf 4
2 Jim Thorpe 4
4 Walton Cruise 3
4 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Edd Roush 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Chase 3
1 Gene Paulette 3
1 Jim Thorpe 3
4 Ty Cobb 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Griffith 2
1 Harry Heilmann 2
1 Ray Schalk 2
4 Bruno Betzel 1
4 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Danforth 0.80
2 Bill Doak 0.60
3 Joe Boehling 0.57
4 Hippo Vaughn 0.50
5 Al Mamaux 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Coveleski 1
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 Bill Doak 1
1 Fred Toney 1
1 Hippo Vaughn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Boehling 4
1 Dave Danforth 4
1 Al Mamaux 4
1 Hippo Vaughn 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .379
2 Edd Roush .355
3 Walton Cruise .347
4 Tris Speaker .335
5 George Burns .317

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 42
2 Hal Chase 39
3 Les Mann 36
4 Gavvy Cravath 34
4 3 others tied 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 1.08
2 Dave Danforth 1.14
3 Fred Anderson 1.31
4 Bullet Joe Bush 1.45
5 Jim Scott 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Pete Alexander 11
2 Fred Toney 11
4 Eddie Cicotte 10
5 2 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 88
2 Hippo Vaughn 80
3 Walter Johnson 79
4 Babe Ruth 66
5 Dutch Leonard 64

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 .525
2 Fred Merkle .396
3 Ivy Olson .390
4 Heinie Groh .380
5 Edd Roush .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Hendryx 3
1 Wally Pipp 3
3 Jim Hickman 2
3 Greasy Neale 2
3 Possum Whitted 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Merkle 15
2 Hal Chase 13
2 Wally Pipp 13
2 Possum Whitted 13
5 Larry Doyle 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 7
2 George Burns 5
2 Max Carey 5
2 Hal Chase 5
2 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Danforth 0.00
2 Jim Bagby 0.29
3 Ray Caldwell 0.36
4 Hippo Vaughn 0.38
5 Bullet Joe Bush 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Williams 4
2 Ray Caldwell 3
2 Rube Marquard 3
2 Art Nehf 3
2 Fred Toney 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 29
2 Pete Alexander 21
3 Phil Douglas 18
4 Dutch Leonard 17
4 2 others tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bernie Boland 2
2 Jesse Barnes 1
2 Leon Cadore 1
2 Ed Klepfer 1
2 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .462
2 Walton Cruise .389
3 Bobby Veach .364
4 Edd Roush .350
5 Heinie Groh .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Pipp 4
2 Tim Hendryx 3
2 Jim Hickman 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 Wally Pipp 21
4 Bobby Veach 20
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 12
2 Fritz Maisel 9
3 Eddie Collins 8
3 Ernie Johnson 8
3 Tris Speaker 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Bagby 0.96
2 Eppa Rixey 0.99
3 Hippo Vaughn 1.09
4 Bullet Joe Bush 1.20
5 Slim Love 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clarence Mitchell 5
1 Fred Toney 5
3 Pete Alexander 4
3 Bernie Boland 4
3 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 45
2 Pete Alexander 37
3 Bill Doak 35
4 Babe Ruth 31
5 Dutch Leonard 30

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 .330
2 Zack Wheat .322
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .317
4 Eddie Collins .315
5 Edd Roush .310

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Chase 98
2 Bobby Veach 95
3 Happy Felsch 89
4 Bill Hinchman 84
5 Wally Pipp 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 71
2 Max Carey 55
3 Braggo Roth 46
4 Eddie Collins 45
5 Armando Marsans 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.26
2 Ferdie Schupp 1.50
3 Joe Benz 1.69
4 Slim Sallee 1.82
5 Eddie Plank 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 31
2 Eppa Rixey 25
2 Babe Ruth 25
4 Eddie Cicotte 22
4 Bob Shawkey 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 205
2 Pete Alexander 189
3 Babe Ruth 167
4 Dutch Leonard 163
5 Hippo Vaughn 156

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 9
2 Eddie Cicotte 7
3 Dutch Leonard 6
3 Bob Shawkey 6
5 2 tied 5