On This Day

Thursday, June 28, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	42	22	.656	--
Red Sox	39	24	.619	2.5
Yankees	35	27	.565	6.0
Tigers	30	30	.500	10.0
Indians	33	33	.500	10.0
Senators	25	36	.410	15.5
Browns	24	38	.387	17.0
Athletics	20	38	.345	19.0

Games

Red Sox 3, Yankees 2

Red Sox 5, Yankees 0

Tigers 6, White Sox 5

Browns 5, Indians 1

Senators 4, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	36	21	.632	--
Phillies	36	23	.610	1.0
Cubs	38	31	.551	4.0
Cardinals	33	30	.524	6.0
Reds	33	36	.478	9.0
Robins	26	32	.448	10.5
Braves	23	33	.411	12.5
Pirates	20	39	.339	17.0

Games

Robins 5, Phillies 3

Phillies 1, Robins 0

Giants 3, Braves 2

Pirates 6, Reds 2

Cardinals 4, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lee Magee	5
2	Zack Wheat	4
3	Dave Bancroft	3
3	George Burns	3
3	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Milt Stock	1
1	Bobby Veach	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	2
1	Jack Barry	2
1	Jing Johnson	2
1	Jimmy Johnston	2
1	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Benny Kauff	2
3	Sam Agnew	1
3	Eddie Ainsmith	1
3	16 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Marquard	0.86
2	Walter Johnson	0.69
3	Larry Cheney	0.56
3	Gene Packard	0.56
5	Dutch Leonard	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill James	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Dutch Leonard	1
1	Rube Marquard	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	9
2	Dutch Leonard	6
2	Rube Marquard	6
4	Larry Cheney	5
4	Gene Packard	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.372
2	Walton Cruise	.355
3	Edd Roush	.347
4	Tris Speaker	.339
5	Stuffy McInnis	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	7
2	Rogers Hornsby	6
2	Wally Pipp	6
4	Art Fletcher	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	44
2	Hal Chase	41
3	Gavvy Cravath	37
3	Les Mann	37
3	Heinie Zimmerman	37

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	23
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	Walter Johnson	89
3	Hippo Vaughn	87
4	Eddie Cicotte	70
4	Dutch Leonard	70

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	.434
2	Ivy Olson	.425
3	Clyde Milan	.417
4	Walton Cruise	.410
5	Fred Merkle	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Hendryx	3
1	Wally Pipp	3
3	Jim Hickman	2
3	Ivy Olson	2
3	Bobby Veach	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Possum Whitted	16
2	Fred Merkle	15
3	Hal Chase	14
4	Wally Pipp	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	10
2	Fritz Maisel	8
3	Tris Speaker	6
4	Ernie Johnson	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hippo Vaughn	0.33
2	George Mogridge	0.53
3	Pol Perritt	0.61
4	Jim Bagby	0.69
5	Elmer Myers	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	4
1	Lefty Williams	4
3	Art Nehf	3
3	Joe Oeschger	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	31
2	Dutch Leonard	23
3	Bob Groom	17
4	Lefty Williams	16
5	7 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bernie Boland	2
2	Jim Bagby	1
2	Jesse Barnes	1
2	Stan Coveleski	1
2	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.430
2	Walton Cruise	.398
3	Ivy Olson	.382
4	Bobby Veach	.380
5	Rogers Hornsby	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Art Fletcher	3
1	Tim Hendryx	3
1	Jim Hickman	3
1	Wally Pipp	3
1	Bobby Veach	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	22
1	Happy Felsch	22
3	Possum Whitted	21
4	Art Fletcher	20
4	Wally Pipp	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	13
2	Fritz Maisel	12
3	Braggo Roth	9
3	Tris Speaker	9
5	2 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hippo Vaughn	0.89
2	Otis Lambeth	1.03
3	Eddie Cicotte	1.13
4	Jeff Tesreau	1.17
5	Eppa Rixey	1.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	5
1	Clarence Mitchell	5
1	Art Nehf	5
1	Fred Toney	5
1	Lefty Williams	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	51
2	Pete Alexander	40
3	Eddie Cicotte	33
3	Bill Doak	33
5	Dutch Leonard	32

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	.336
2	Zack Wheat	.318
3	Eddie Collins	.314
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.308
5	Edd Roush	.305

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	16
2	Wally Pipp	14
3	Dave Robertson	13
4	Benny Kauff	10
5	5 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	96
2	Hal Chase	93
3	Happy Felsch	90
4	Gavvy Cravath	84
5	2 tied	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	65
2	Max Carey	53
3	Braggo Roth	48
4	Eddie Collins	45
5	Armando Marsans	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.23
2	Ferdie Schupp	1.49
3	Eddie Plank	1.68
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.76
5	Pete Alexander	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Eppa Rixey	26
3	Babe Ruth	24
4	Eddie Cicotte	23
5	Bob Shawkey	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	210
2	Pete Alexander	189
3	Dutch Leonard	163
4	Hippo Vaughn	158
5	Babe Ruth	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