On This Day

Wednesday, July 4, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	47	24	.662	--
Red Sox	44	25	.638	2.0
Yankees	35	31	.530	9.5
Indians	37	36	.507	11.0
Tigers	34	35	.493	12.0
Senators	28	39	.418	17.0
Browns	27	44	.380	20.0
Athletics	24	42	.364	20.5

Games

Red Sox 6, Athletics 3

Red Sox 6, Athletics 2

White Sox 4, Tigers 3

White Sox 4, Tigers 3

Senators 6, Yankees 4

Senators 5, Yankees 4

Indians 2, Browns 0

Indians 5, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	41	22	.651	--
Phillies	38	27	.585	4.0
Cardinals	39	31	.557	5.5
Reds	40	37	.519	8.0
Cubs	39	37	.513	8.5
Robins	29	35	.453	12.5
Braves	25	37	.403	15.5
Pirates	21	46	.313	22.0

Games

Giants 9, Robins 2

Giants 8, Robins 0

Reds 2, Cubs 0

Reds 13, Cubs 10

Phillies 5, Braves 3

Braves 4, Phillies 2

Cardinals 4, Pirates 3

Cardinals 4, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Home Run Baker	5
1	Ray Chapman	5
3	Fritz Maisel	4
3	Fred Merkle	4
3	Tod Sloan	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bruno Betzel	1
1	Dode Paskert	1
1	Dave Robertson	1
1	Jim Thorpe	1
1	Art Wilson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dave Robertson	6
2	Heinie Zimmerman	4
3	Eddie Foster	3
3	Tommy Griffith	3
3	7 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	2
1	Max Flack	2
3	Fred Bailey	1
3	Jack Barry	1
3	18 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Shawkey	1.00
2	Ferdie Schupp	0.67
3	Wilbur Cooper	0.64
4	Cy Falkenberg	0.50
5	2 tied	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Doc Ayers	1
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wilbur Cooper	7
2	Bob Shawkey	6
3	Vic Aldridge	5
3	Cy Falkenberg	5
5	6 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Lee Meadows	1
1	Jimmy Ring	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.387
2	Tris Speaker	.346
3	Edd Roush	.346
4	Walton Cruise	.344
5	Rogers Hornsby	.325

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	49
2	Ty Cobb	44
3	Harry Heilmann	43
3	Heinie Zimmerman	43
5	Hal Chase	42

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	25
2	Ray Chapman	23
3	Braggo Roth	22
4	Fritz Maisel	21
5	Max Carey	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.19
2	Red Faber	1.26
3	Fred Anderson	1.36
4	Jim Scott	1.41
5	Dave Danforth	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Toney	14
2	Pete Alexander	13
3	Eddie Cicotte	12
3	Babe Ruth	12
5	Hippo Vaughn	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	99
2	Pete Alexander	96
3	Walter Johnson	89
4	Eddie Cicotte	77
5	Dutch Leonard	73

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	.429
2	Ty Cobb	.427
3	Greasy Neale	.417
4	Gavvy Cravath	.403
5	Clyde Milan	.386

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	Ty Cobb	15
2	Ping Bodie	14
2	Possum Whitted	14
4	Gavvy Cravath	13
4	3 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rogers Hornsby	8
1	Fritz Maisel	8
3	Ty Cobb	7
4	Doug Baird	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Myers	0.42
2	Guy Morton	0.49
3	Jim Bagby	0.51
4	Pol Perritt	0.87
5	Pete Alexander	1.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Toney	5
2	Lefty Williams	4
3	Jim Bagby	3
3	Bernie Boland	3
3	11 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	23
2	Eddie Cicotte	21
3	Larry Cheney	18
3	Dutch Leonard	18
5	Wilbur Cooper	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Walter Johnson	2
1	Jimmy Ring	2
3	Jim Bagby	1
3	Larry Cheney	1
3	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.471
2	Walton Cruise	.369
3	Rogers Hornsby	.368
4	Greasy Neale	.360
5	Ivy Olson	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Veach	4
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Harry Heilmann	3
2	Tim Hendryx	3
2	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	25
2	Possum Whitted	22
3	Happy Felsch	21
3	Fred Merkle	21
5	Art Fletcher	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	14
2	Fritz Maisel	12
3	Max Carey	10
3	Eddie Collins	10
3	2 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bagby	1.12
2	Red Faber	1.29
3	Pol Perritt	1.41
4	Otis Lambeth	1.42
5	Pete Alexander	1.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Toney	7
2	Clarence Mitchell	6
2	Lefty Williams	6
4	Pete Alexander	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	46
2	Pete Alexander	36
2	Hippo Vaughn	36
4	Eddie Cicotte	35
5	Bill Doak	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bernie Boland	3
2	Walter Johnson	2
2	Jimmy Ring	2
4	Red Ames	1
4	28 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.390
2	Hal Chase	.328
3	Zack Wheat	.316
4	Eddie Collins	.315
5	Edd Roush	.309

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	15
2	Wally Pipp	14
3	Dave Robertson	13
4	Benny Kauff	10
5	Dode Paskert	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	96
2	Hal Chase	94
3	Happy Felsch	93
4	Ty Cobb	87
5	Gavvy Cravath	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	64
2	Max Carey	54
3	Braggo Roth	51
4	Eddie Collins	46
5	Armando Marsans	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.31
2	Ferdie Schupp	1.47
3	Pete Alexander	1.67
4	Eddie Plank	1.70
5	Slim Sallee	1.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	33
2	Eppa Rixey	25
3	Eddie Cicotte	24
3	Babe Ruth	24
5	3 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	200
2	Pete Alexander	187
3	Hippo Vaughn	167
4	Dutch Leonard	161
5	Babe Ruth	153

Saves

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