On This Day

Tuesday, June 26, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	40	21	.656	--
Red Sox	37	23	.617	2.5
Yankees	35	24	.593	4.0
Tigers	29	28	.509	9.0
Indians	32	32	.500	9.5
Senators	23	36	.390	16.0
Browns	23	37	.383	16.5
Athletics	19	37	.339	18.5

Games

Senators 3, Red Sox 2

Tigers 9, White Sox 2

White Sox 4, Tigers 3

Indians 5, Browns 2

Yankees 7, Athletics 6

Indians 6, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	35	21	.625	--
Giants	34	21	.618	0.5
Cubs	37	29	.561	3.0
Cardinals	31	29	.517	6.0
Reds	32	35	.478	8.5
Robins	24	31	.436	10.5
Braves	23	31	.426	11.0
Pirates	19	38	.333	16.5

Games

Braves 6, Robins 5

Braves 7, Robins 3

Giants 4, Phillies 3

Phillies 6, Giants 5

Reds 6, Pirates 5

Cardinals 6, Cubs 5

Cubs 8, Cardinals 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harry Heilmann	5
2	Doug Baird	4
2	Walton Cruise	4
2	Happy Felsch	4
2	8 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	1
1	Art Fletcher	1
1	Harry Heilmann	1
1	Joe Kelly	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Art Fletcher	4
1	Possum Whitted	4
3	Harry Heilmann	3
3	Dave Robertson	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tod Sloan	2
1	Tris Speaker	2
3	Doug Baird	1
3	Jack Barry	1
3	17 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Art Nehf	0.89
2	Erskine Mayer	0.71
3	Jesse Barnes	0.44
3	Willie Mitchell	0.44
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Ed Klepfer	1
1	Willie Mitchell	1
1	Guy Morton	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Art Nehf	8
2	Erskine Mayer	5
3	Jesse Barnes	4
3	Wilbur Cooper	4
3	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	Phil Douglas	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.377
2	Walton Cruise	.352
3	Edd Roush	.351
4	Tris Speaker	.341
5	Stuffy McInnis	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	7
2	Rogers Hornsby	6
2	Wally Pipp	6
4	Art Fletcher	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	44
2	Hal Chase	40
3	Les Mann	37
4	Gavvy Cravath	36
4	2 others tied	36

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	20
2	Ray Chapman	18
2	Fritz Maisel	18
4	Braggo Roth	17
5	2 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.08
2	Dave Danforth	1.13
3	Fred Anderson	1.39
4	Jim Scott	1.46
5	George Dumont	1.53

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	91
2	Walter Johnson	80
2	Hippo Vaughn	80
4	Babe Ruth	66
5	2 tied	64

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Danforth	4
1	Allan Sothoron	4
3	Red Ames	3
3	Jim Bagby	3
3	Bernie Boland	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.490
2	Ivy Olson	.394
3	Walton Cruise	.389
3	Fred Merkle	.389
3	Clyde Milan	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Hendryx	3
1	Wally Pipp	3
3	Home Run Baker	2
3	Jim Hickman	2
3	Ivy Olson	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Merkle	16
1	Possum Whitted	16
3	Hal Chase	14
3	Wally Pipp	14
5	Larry Doyle	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	7
1	Fritz Maisel	7
1	Tris Speaker	7
4	Max Carey	5
4	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Danforth	0.00
2	Ray Caldwell	0.36
3	Hippo Vaughn	0.50
4	Jim Bagby	0.57
5	Eppa Rixey	0.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	4
1	Lefty Williams	4
3	Ray Caldwell	3
3	Art Nehf	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	30
2	Bob Groom	17
2	Dutch Leonard	17
4	Harry Harper	16
4	Lefty Williams	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bernie Boland	2
2	Jesse Barnes	1
2	Leon Cadore	1
2	Stan Coveleski	1
2	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.448
2	Walton Cruise	.398
3	Bobby Veach	.384
4	Ivy Olson	.375
5	Tris Speaker	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	4
2	Art Fletcher	3
2	Tim Hendryx	3
2	Jim Hickman	3
5	15 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	22
2	Hal Chase	21
2	Wally Pipp	21
2	Possum Whitted	21
5	Art Fletcher	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	12
2	Ty Cobb	10
3	Tris Speaker	9
4	Eddie Collins	8
5	6 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	0.66
2	Hippo Vaughn	1.09
3	Hooks Dauss	1.10
4	Jim Bagby	1.16
5	Jeff Tesreau	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clarence Mitchell	5
1	Art Nehf	5
1	Fred Toney	5
1	Lefty Williams	5
5	9 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	46
2	Pete Alexander	40
3	Babe Ruth	31
4	Bill Doak	29
4	Ferdie Schupp	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bernie Boland	3
2	Allan Sothoron	2
3	Red Ames	1
3	King Bader	1
3	27 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Chase	.332
2	Zack Wheat	.318
3	Eddie Collins	.312
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.311
5	Edd Roush	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	16
2	Wally Pipp	14
3	Dave Robertson	13
4	Benny Kauff	10
5	Home Run Baker	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	95
2	Hal Chase	93
3	Happy Felsch	90
4	Gavvy Cravath	83
5	2 tied	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	67
2	Max Carey	53
3	Braggo Roth	46
4	Eddie Collins	44
5	Armando Marsans	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.27
2	Ferdie Schupp	1.47
3	Eddie Plank	1.70
4	Joe Benz	1.74
5	Hippo Vaughn	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Eppa Rixey	26
3	Babe Ruth	25
4	Eddie Cicotte	22
4	Bob Shawkey	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	206
2	Pete Alexander	192
3	Babe Ruth	167
4	Dutch Leonard	157
5	Hippo Vaughn	151

Saves

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