On This Day

Friday, July 6, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 46 25 .648 --
White Sox 47 26 .644 0.0
Yankees 36 32 .529 8.5
Indians 39 37 .513 9.5
Tigers 36 35 .507 10.0
Senators 29 40 .420 16.0
Browns 28 46 .378 19.5
Athletics 24 44 .353 20.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 42 23 .646 --
Phillies 38 29 .567 5.0
Cardinals 40 32 .556 5.5
Cubs 40 37 .519 8.0
Reds 40 38 .513 8.5
Robins 30 36 .455 12.5
Braves 27 37 .422 14.5
Pirates 22 47 .319 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Chapman 3
1 Ed Konetchy 3
1 Al Mamaux 3
1 Ivy Olson 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Hinchman 3
2 William Fischer 2
2 Joe Harris 2
2 Harry Heilmann 2
2 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rabbit Maranville 2
2 Frank Allen 1
2 Ray Chapman 1
2 Manuel Cueto 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Oeschger 0.58
2 Phil Douglas 0.50
3 Jeff Pfeffer 0.36
4 Mike Regan 0.25
5 Hooks Dauss 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Allen 1
1 Fritz Coumbe 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Phil Douglas 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Oeschger 7
2 Phil Douglas 4
2 Jeff Pfeffer 4
4 Hooks Dauss 3
4 Guy Morton 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Guy Morton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .381
2 Edd Roush .348
3 Walton Cruise .342
4 Tris Speaker .342
5 George Sisler .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 8
2 Gavvy Cravath 7
3 Wally Pipp 6
4 Jim Hickman 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 50
2 Harry Heilmann 48
3 Ty Cobb 44
3 Heinie Zimmerman 44
5 Hal Chase 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 25
1 Ty Cobb 25
3 Braggo Roth 24
4 Fritz Maisel 23
5 Max Carey 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.19
2 Fred Anderson 1.36
3 Jim Scott 1.39
4 Red Faber 1.49
5 Jim Bagby 1.80

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 93
4 Eddie Cicotte 77
5 Dutch Leonard 73

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 4
1 Bernie Boland 4
1 Dave Danforth 4
1 Allan Sothoron 4
5 2 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rabbit Maranville .434
2 Ty Cobb .408
3 Casey Stengel .407
4 Harry Heilmann .405
5 Clyde Milan .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 2
1 Ty Cobb 2
1 Harry Heilmann 2
1 Rogers Hornsby 2
1 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 16
2 Del Pratt 15
3 Ty Cobb 14
4 Ping Bodie 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 8
2 Ray Chapman 7
2 Braggo Roth 7
4 Doug Baird 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Guy Morton 0.36
2 Elmer Myers 0.42
3 Larry Cheney 0.51
4 Pete Alexander 0.67
5 Jim Bagby 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Toney 4
2 Fritz Coumbe 3
2 Dave Danforth 3
2 Hooks Dauss 3
2 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 23
2 Eddie Cicotte 19
2 Walter Johnson 19
4 Larry Cheney 17
4 3 others tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Coveleski 2
1 Walter Johnson 2
1 Guy Morton 2
1 Jimmy Ring 2
5 18 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .444
2 George Sisler .383
3 Rabbit Maranville .373
4 Ivy Olson .371
5 Rogers Hornsby .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 4
2 Home Run Baker 3
2 Ty Cobb 3
2 Tim Hendryx 3
2 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Possum Whitted 22
2 Ty Cobb 21
2 Fred Merkle 21
4 Art Fletcher 20
4 2 others tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 14
2 Fritz Maisel 13
3 Braggo Roth 12
4 Max Carey 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pol Perritt 1.10
2 Jim Bagby 1.12
3 Larry Cheney 1.48
4 Pete Alexander 1.58
5 Eppa Rixey 1.60

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 49
2 Pete Alexander 36
3 Eddie Cicotte 35
4 Bill Doak 32
5 Hippo Vaughn 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bernie Boland 4
2 Stan Coveleski 2
2 Walter Johnson 2
2 Guy Morton 2
2 Jimmy Ring 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .387
2 Hal Chase .329
3 Zack Wheat .318
4 Edd Roush .313
5 Eddie Collins .312

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 97
2 Hal Chase 95
3 Happy Felsch 94
4 Ty Cobb 87
5 Gavvy Cravath 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 64
2 Max Carey 54
3 Braggo Roth 53
4 Eddie Collins 46
5 Armando Marsans 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.29
2 Ferdie Schupp 1.47
3 Pete Alexander 1.67
4 Eddie Plank 1.68
5 Slim Sallee 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 33
2 Eddie Cicotte 24
2 Eppa Rixey 24
2 Babe Ruth 24
5 Dick Rudolph 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 204
2 Pete Alexander 187
3 Hippo Vaughn 164
4 Dutch Leonard 154
5 Babe Ruth 153

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 7
2 Bernie Boland 6
2 Eddie Cicotte 6
2 Dutch Leonard 6
2 Bob Shawkey 6