On This Day

Friday, June 29, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	43	22	.662	--
Red Sox	40	24	.625	2.5
Yankees	35	28	.556	7.0
Tigers	31	30	.508	10.0
Indians	33	34	.493	11.0
Senators	25	37	.403	16.5
Browns	24	39	.381	18.0
Athletics	21	38	.356	19.0

Games

Red Sox 2, Yankees 1

White Sox 3, Indians 1

Athletics 4, Senators 3

Tigers 19, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	37	22	.627	--
Phillies	36	23	.610	1.0
Cubs	38	32	.543	4.5
Cardinals	34	30	.531	5.5
Reds	34	36	.486	8.5
Robins	26	32	.448	10.5
Braves	24	34	.414	12.5
Pirates	20	40	.333	17.5

Games

Cardinals 9, Cubs 2

Giants 2, Braves 1

Reds 1, Pirates 0

Braves 13, Giants 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rabbit Maranville	6
2	Donie Bush	4
2	Ed Fitzpatrick	4
2	George Gibson	4
2	Joe Wilhoit	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Heilmann	1
1	Rogers Hornsby	1
1	Rabbit Maranville	1
1	Jack Smith	1
1	Bobby Veach	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Burns	4
1	Rabbit Maranville	4
3	Harry Heilmann	3
4	Ty Cobb	2
4	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Austin	1
1	Doug Baird	1
1	Donie Bush	1
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dick Rudolph	0.80
2	Red Faber	0.50
2	Lee Meadows	0.50
2	Lefty Tyler	0.50
5	George Mogridge	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Harry Coveleski	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Rube Foster	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	4
1	Lee Meadows	4
1	George Mogridge	4
1	Dick Rudolph	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jeff Tesreau	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.378
2	Walton Cruise	.353
3	Edd Roush	.341
4	Tris Speaker	.338
5	Stuffy McInnis	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	7
1	Rogers Hornsby	7
3	Wally Pipp	6
4	Bobby Veach	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	44
2	Hal Chase	41
3	Harry Heilmann	39
4	Gavvy Cravath	37
4	3 others tied	37

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	24
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	Red Faber	1.32
4	Fred Anderson	1.39
5	Jim Scott	1.46

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	.456
2	Clyde Milan	.431
3	Ivy Olson	.420
4	Rabbit Maranville	.400
5	Joe Harris	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Hendryx	3
1	Wally Pipp	3
1	Bobby Veach	3
4	Harry Heilmann	2
5	31 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Possum Whitted	16
2	Hal Chase	14
3	Wally Pipp	13
4	Larry Doyle	12
4	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	11
2	Fritz Maisel	8
3	Tris Speaker	6
4	Greasy Neale	5
4	Buck Weaver	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hippo Vaughn	0.33
2	George Mogridge	0.34
3	Harry Coveleski	0.47
4	Jim Bagby	0.69
5	Elmer Myers	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	4
1	Lefty Williams	4
3	Clarence Mitchell	3
3	Art Nehf	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	31
2	Stan Coveleski	16
2	Lefty Williams	16
4	Larry Cheney	15
4	6 others tied	15

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	.449
2	Walton Cruise	.385
3	Ivy Olson	.382
4	Bobby Veach	.380
5	Rogers Hornsby	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Veach	4
2	Art Fletcher	3
2	Harry Heilmann	3
2	Tim Hendryx	3
2	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	22
2	Art Fletcher	21
2	Possum Whitted	21
4	Happy Felsch	19
4	3 others tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	14
2	Fritz Maisel	12
3	Braggo Roth	9
3	Tris Speaker	9
5	3 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hippo Vaughn	0.89
2	Otis Lambeth	1.03
3	Eddie Cicotte	1.19
4	Eppa Rixey	1.21
5	Dave Danforth	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clarence Mitchell	6
2	Rube Marquard	5
2	Art Nehf	5
2	Fred Toney	5
2	Lefty Williams	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	51
2	Pete Alexander	40
3	Bill Doak	33
4	Eddie Cicotte	32
5	Ferdie Schupp	30

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	.317
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.306
5	Edd Roush	.303

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	97
2	Hal Chase	93
3	Happy Felsch	90
4	Gavvy Cravath	83
5	Possum Whitted	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	64
2	Max Carey	52
3	Braggo Roth	48
4	Eddie Collins	45
5	Armando Marsans	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.23
2	Ferdie Schupp	1.49
3	Eddie Plank	1.67
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.75
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	204
2	Pete Alexander	189
3	Dutch Leonard	163
4	Babe Ruth	157
5	Hippo Vaughn	156

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	7
2	Eddie Cicotte	6
2	Dutch Leonard	6
2	Bob Shawkey	6
5	4 tied	5