On This Day

Monday, July 2, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	44	24	.647	--
Red Sox	41	24	.631	1.5
Yankees	35	29	.547	7.0
Tigers	34	32	.515	9.0
Indians	35	35	.500	10.0
Senators	26	39	.400	16.5
Browns	26	42	.382	18.0
Athletics	23	39	.371	18.0

Games

Yankees 4, Red Sox 4

White Sox 4, Indians 3

Senators 6, Athletics 0

Tigers 5, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	39	22	.639	--
Phillies	37	26	.587	3.0
Cardinals	36	31	.537	6.0
Cubs	39	34	.534	6.0
Reds	37	37	.500	8.5
Robins	29	33	.468	10.5
Braves	24	36	.400	14.5
Pirates	21	43	.328	19.5

Games

Robins 7, Phillies 3

Reds 8, Cubs 5

Giants 6, Braves 1

Cardinals 6, Pirates 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Home Run Baker	4
1	Lee King	4
3	Tommy Griffith	3
3	John Henry	3
3	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Griffith	1
1	Fred Merkle	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Griffith	4
2	Walton Cruise	3
2	Lee King	3
4	Paddy Driscoll	2
4	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doug Baird	2
1	Donie Bush	2
3	Home Run Baker	1
3	Max Carey	1
3	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bert Gallia	0.75
2	Frank Allen	0.54
3	Dave Danforth	0.42
4	Fred Anderson	0.25
5	3 tied	0.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Anderson	1
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Bert Gallia	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Allen	7
2	Dave Danforth	5
3	Bert Gallia	3
3	Sherry Smith	3
5	7 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Faber	1
1	Gene Packard	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.389
2	Tris Speaker	.348
3	Edd Roush	.346
4	Walton Cruise	.345
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	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	45
2	Ty Cobb	43
3	Harry Heilmann	42
4	Hal Chase	41
5	2 tied	39

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.08
2	Red Faber	1.30
3	Fred Anderson	1.36
4	Jim Scott	1.41
5	Hippo Vaughn	1.48

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	.460
2	Ty Cobb	.452
3	Greasy Neale	.412
4	Edd Roush	.391
5	Casey Stengel	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Hendryx	3
2	Ty Cobb	2
2	Harry Heilmann	2
2	Fred Merkle	2
2	Bobby Veach	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Zack Wheat	15
2	Ty Cobb	14
3	Possum Whitted	13
4	Ping Bodie	12
4	4 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	10
2	Fritz Maisel	8
3	Doug Baird	6
3	Stuffy McInnis	6
5	8 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hippo Vaughn	0.25
2	Harry Coveleski	0.47
3	Guy Morton	0.63
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	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.483
2	Ivy Olson	.375
3	Rogers Hornsby	.368
4	Walton Cruise	.368
5	Tris Speaker	.358

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	Art Fletcher	22
3	Possum Whitted	21
4	Happy Felsch	20
5	4 tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	14
2	Fritz Maisel	12
3	Eddie Collins	9
3	Braggo Roth	9
5	7 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hippo Vaughn	0.53
2	Jim Bagby	1.12
3	Eddie Cicotte	1.31
4	Eppa Rixey	1.38
5	Red Faber	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Toney	7
2	Pete Alexander	5
2	Hooks Dauss	5
2	Rube Marquard	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	46
2	Eddie Cicotte	37
3	Pete Alexander	36
4	Bill Doak	34
5	Hippo Vaughn	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bernie Boland	3
2	Red Ames	1
2	Jim Bagby	1
2	Jesse Barnes	1
2	27 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Chase	.329
2	Zack Wheat	.319
3	Eddie Collins	.314
4	Edd Roush	.308
5	Happy Felsch	.301

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	89
4	Ty Cobb	86
5	Gavvy Cravath	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	64
2	Max Carey	53
3	Braggo Roth	50
4	Eddie Collins	45
5	Armando Marsans	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.26
2	Ferdie Schupp	1.51
3	Eddie Plank	1.63
4	Pete Alexander	1.69
5	Hippo Vaughn	1.73

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	163
4	Dutch Leonard	158
5	Babe Ruth	150

Saves

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