On This Day

Wednesday, June 27, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	42	21	.667	--
Red Sox	37	24	.607	4.0
Yankees	35	25	.583	5.5
Indians	33	32	.508	10.0
Tigers	29	30	.492	11.0
Senators	24	36	.400	16.5
Browns	23	38	.377	18.0
Athletics	20	37	.351	19.0

Games

Senators 7, Red Sox 6

White Sox 5, Tigers 2

White Sox 3, Tigers 2

Indians 5, Browns 4

Athletics 3, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	35	21	.625	--
Phillies	35	22	.614	0.5
Cubs	38	30	.559	3.0
Cardinals	32	30	.516	6.0
Reds	33	35	.485	8.0
Robins	25	31	.446	10.0
Braves	23	32	.418	11.5
Pirates	19	39	.328	17.0

Games

Robins 7, Braves 3

Giants 4, Phillies 2

Reds 6, Pirates 5

Cubs 4, Cardinals 2

Cardinals 6, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Swede Risberg	5
1	Cy Williams	5
3	Rogers Hornsby	4
4	George Burns	3
4	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Merkle	1
1	Casey Stengel	1
1	Heinie Zimmerman	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Swede Risberg	3
2	Doug Baird	2
2	William Fischer	2
2	Joe Judge	2
2	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	2
2	Eddie Ainsmith	1
2	Ray Bates	1
2	Ray Chapman	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.14
2	Hippo Vaughn	1.00
3	Jimmy Lavender	0.83
4	Oscar Horstmann	0.75
5	Frank Allen	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Ayers	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	Oscar Horstmann	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Cicotte	8
2	Hippo Vaughn	7
3	Oscar Horstmann	6
4	Frank Allen	5
4	4 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Jimmy Ring	1
1	Reb Russell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.374
2	Walton Cruise	.355
3	Edd Roush	.354
4	Tris Speaker	.341
5	Stuffy McInnis	.330

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	41
3	Les Mann	37
3	Heinie Zimmerman	37
5	3 tied	36

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	21
2	Ray Chapman	19
2	Fritz Maisel	19
2	Braggo Roth	19
5	Buck Weaver	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.01
2	Dave Danforth	1.29
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	Eddie Cicotte	11
2	Fred Toney	11
5	2 tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	91
2	Hippo Vaughn	87
3	Walter Johnson	80
4	Eddie Cicotte	70
5	Babe Ruth	66

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.462
2	Ivy Olson	.446
3	Walton Cruise	.414
4	Fred Merkle	.383
5	2 tied	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Hendryx	3
1	Wally Pipp	3
3	Jim Hickman	2
3	Ivy Olson	2
5	30 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Possum Whitted	16
2	Hal Chase	15
2	Fred Merkle	15
4	Wally Pipp	14
5	3 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	8
1	Fritz Maisel	8
3	Tris Speaker	7
4	Ernie Johnson	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hippo Vaughn	0.33
2	Ray Caldwell	0.36
3	George Mogridge	0.53
4	Pol Perritt	0.61
5	Jim Bagby	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Williams	4
2	Ray Caldwell	3
2	Rube Marquard	3
2	Art Nehf	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	22
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	Jim Bagby	1
2	Jesse Barnes	1
2	Stan Coveleski	1
2	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.437
2	Walton Cruise	.400
3	Ivy Olson	.391
4	Bobby Veach	.383
5	Tris Speaker	.362

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	22
1	Happy Felsch	22
3	Possum Whitted	21
4	Wally Pipp	20
5	2 tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	12
2	Ty Cobb	11
3	Braggo Roth	9
3	Tris Speaker	9
5	Buck Weaver	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	0.66
2	Hippo Vaughn	0.89
3	Otis Lambeth	1.03
4	Eddie Cicotte	1.13
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	10 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	42
2	Pete Alexander	40
3	Eddie Cicotte	33
3	Bill Doak	33
5	Babe Ruth	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bernie Boland	3
2	Allan Sothoron	2
3	Red Ames	1
3	King Bader	1
3	29 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Chase	.332
2	Zack Wheat	.319
3	Eddie Collins	.314
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.310
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	6 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	95
2	Hal Chase	94
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	48
4	Eddie Collins	44
5	Armando Marsans	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.23
2	Ferdie Schupp	1.47
3	Eddie Plank	1.70
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.76
5	Slim Sallee	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Eppa Rixey	26
3	Babe Ruth	25
4	Eddie Cicotte	23
5	Bob Shawkey	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	201
2	Pete Alexander	192
3	Babe Ruth	167
4	Hippo Vaughn	158
5	Dutch Leonard	157

Saves

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