On This Day

Sunday, July 1, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 43 24 .642 --
Red Sox 41 24 .631 1.0
Yankees 35 29 .547 6.5
Tigers 33 32 .508 9.0
Indians 35 34 .507 9.0
Senators 25 39 .391 16.5
Browns 26 41 .388 17.0
Athletics 23 38 .377 17.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 38 22 .633 --
Phillies 37 25 .597 2.0
Cubs 39 33 .542 5.0
Cardinals 35 31 .530 6.0
Reds 36 37 .493 8.5
Robins 28 33 .459 10.5
Braves 24 35 .407 13.5
Pirates 21 42 .333 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ty Cobb 5
1 Larry Kopf 5
3 Edd Roush 4
3 George Sisler 4
5 7 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Hale 3
1 Rogers Hornsby 3
1 Edd Roush 3
4 Ray Chapman 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Donie Bush 2
1 Harry Heilmann 2
3 Max Carey 1
3 Hal Chase 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Cicotte 0.62
2 Bill Doak 0.57
3 Fred Toney 0.50
4 Jimmy Lavender 0.44
5 Bernie Boland 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Toney 2
2 Bernie Boland 1
2 Fritz Coumbe 1
2 Bill Doak 1
2 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Aldridge 5
1 Eddie Cicotte 5
3 Bill Doak 4
3 Jimmy Lavender 4
3 Fred Toney 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Davenport 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .387
2 Edd Roush .349
3 Walton Cruise .342
4 Tris Speaker .340
5 Stuffy McInnis .338

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 45
2 Ty Cobb 43
3 Hal Chase 41
3 Harry Heilmann 41
5 Gavvy Cravath 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 25
2 Ray Chapman 21
2 Braggo Roth 21
4 Fritz Maisel 20
5 Buck Weaver 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.08
2 Dave Danforth 1.29
3 Red Faber 1.32
4 Fred Anderson 1.39
5 Jim Scott 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Toney 13
2 Pete Alexander 12
2 Babe Ruth 12
4 Eddie Cicotte 11
4 Hippo Vaughn 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 95
2 Pete Alexander 92
3 Walter Johnson 89
4 Eddie Cicotte 75
5 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 Rabbit Maranville .451
2 Ty Cobb .449
3 Edd Roush .400
4 Duffy Lewis .391
5 3 tied .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Hendryx 3
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 Harry Heilmann 2
2 Bobby Veach 2
5 32 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 14
1 Zack Wheat 14
1 Possum Whitted 14
4 Ping Bodie 12
4 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 10
2 Fritz Maisel 8
3 Stuffy McInnis 6
4 Harry Heilmann 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hippo Vaughn 0.25
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 Fred Toney 4
1 Hippo Vaughn 4
3 Bernie Boland 3
3 Leon Cadore 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 23
2 Walter Johnson 21
3 Eddie Cicotte 19
4 Carl Mays 18
5 Larry Cheney 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Larry Cheney 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .483
2 Ivy Olson .375
3 Rogers Hornsby .360
4 Walton Cruise .349
5 Honus Wagner .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Veach 4
2 Ty Cobb 3
2 Art Fletcher 3
2 Harry Heilmann 3
2 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 25
2 Possum Whitted 22
3 Art Fletcher 21
4 Happy Felsch 20
5 2 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 14
2 Fritz Maisel 12
3 Braggo Roth 11
4 Ray Chapman 8
4 6 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hippo Vaughn 0.76
2 Otis Lambeth 1.03
3 Jim Bagby 1.12
4 Dave Danforth 1.23
5 Eddie Cicotte 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Toney 7
2 Pete Alexander 5
2 Rube Marquard 5
2 Clarence Mitchell 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 49
2 Eddie Cicotte 37
3 Pete Alexander 36
4 Bill Doak 34
4 Hippo Vaughn 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bernie Boland 3
2 Allan Sothoron 2
3 Red Ames 1
3 Jim Bagby 1
3 26 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Chase .328
2 Zack Wheat .321
3 Eddie Collins .318
4 Edd Roush .309
5 Happy Felsch .302

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 15
2 Wally Pipp 14
3 Dave Robertson 12
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 Ty Cobb 86
5 Gavvy Cravath 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 64
2 Max Carey 52
3 Braggo Roth 50
4 Eddie Collins 44
5 Armando Marsans 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.26
2 Ferdie Schupp 1.50
3 Eddie Plank 1.64
4 Pete Alexander 1.69
5 Hippo Vaughn 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 32
2 Eppa Rixey 25
3 Babe Ruth 24
4 Eddie Cicotte 23
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 204
2 Pete Alexander 186
3 Hippo Vaughn 164
4 Dutch Leonard 158
5 Babe Ruth 157

Saves

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