On This Day

Sunday, July 8, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 48 27 .640 --
Red Sox 46 27 .630 1.0
Indians 41 37 .526 8.5
Yankees 36 34 .514 9.5
Tigers 36 36 .500 10.5
Senators 30 40 .429 15.5
Browns 30 46 .395 18.5
Athletics 25 45 .357 20.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 44 23 .657 --
Phillies 38 30 .559 6.5
Cardinals 40 34 .541 7.5
Cubs 40 38 .513 9.5
Reds 41 39 .513 9.5
Robins 31 36 .463 13.0
Braves 28 38 .424 15.5
Pirates 23 47 .329 22.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 3
1 Joe Judge 3
1 Joe Leonard 3
5 21 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 3
1 Swede Risberg 3
3 Eddie Ainsmith 2
3 Ray Bates 2
3 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Menosky 2
2 Jimmy Austin 1
2 Donie Bush 1
2 Eddie Collins 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Cicotte 0.40
1 Dutch Leonard 0.40
3 Jim Bagby 0.25
3 Walter Johnson 0.25
5 George Mogridge 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Tom Rogers 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Cicotte 4
1 Dutch Leonard 4
3 Walter Johnson 3
4 Eddie Plank 2
5 5 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Plank 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .387
2 Edd Roush .345
3 Walton Cruise .338
4 George Sisler .338
5 Tris Speaker .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 8
2 Gavvy Cravath 7
3 Wally Pipp 6
3 Dave Robertson 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 52
2 Harry Heilmann 49
3 Ty Cobb 46
4 Heinie Zimmerman 45
5 Hal Chase 44

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 1.23
2 Fred Anderson 1.27
3 Red Faber 1.49
4 Jim Scott 1.58
5 Jim Bagby 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Toney 14
2 Pete Alexander 13
2 Eddie Cicotte 13
4 Babe Ruth 12
5 2 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 100
2 Hippo Vaughn 99
3 Walter Johnson 96
4 Eddie Cicotte 81
4 Ferdie Schupp 81

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 George Sisler .419
2 Honus Wagner .418
3 Rabbit Maranville .408
4 Ty Cobb .403
5 William Fischer .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 2
1 Ty Cobb 2
1 Harry Heilmann 2
1 Rogers Hornsby 2
1 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 16
2 Ty Cobb 15
2 Del Pratt 15
4 Braggo Roth 14
5 Lee King 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 8
2 Ray Chapman 7
2 Braggo Roth 7
4 Donie Bush 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pol Perritt 0.00
2 Guy Morton 0.47
3 Jim Bagby 0.52
4 Larry Cheney 0.54
5 Pete Alexander 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Toney 4
2 Jim Bagby 3
2 Eddie Cicotte 3
2 Fritz Coumbe 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 23
2 Eddie Cicotte 19
2 Ferdie Schupp 19
4 Stan Coveleski 18
5 3 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 .457
2 George Sisler .395
3 Rabbit Maranville .370
4 Ivy Olson .366
5 Clyde Milan .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 3
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 Tim Hendryx 3
1 Jim Hickman 3
1 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 22
2 Fred Merkle 21
2 Possum Whitted 21
4 Happy Felsch 20
4 Harry Heilmann 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 13
1 Fritz Maisel 13
3 Braggo Roth 11
4 Max Carey 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Bagby 0.96
2 Pol Perritt 1.10
3 Ray Fisher 1.33
4 Larry Cheney 1.48
5 Eddie Cicotte 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Toney 6
1 Lefty Williams 6
3 Jim Bagby 5
3 Rube Marquard 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 46
2 Ferdie Schupp 34
3 Pete Alexander 33
3 Eddie Cicotte 33
5 2 tied 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 .326
3 Zack Wheat .319
4 Eddie Collins .317
5 Edd Roush .312

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Chase 96
1 Bobby Veach 96
3 Happy Felsch 95
4 Ty Cobb 87
5 Gavvy Cravath 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 61
2 Max Carey 54
3 Braggo Roth 53
4 Eddie Collins 47
5 Armando Marsans 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.32
2 Ferdie Schupp 1.46
3 Slim Sallee 1.70
4 Pete Alexander 1.70
5 Eddie Plank 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 32
2 Eddie Cicotte 25
3 Eppa Rixey 24
3 Babe Ruth 24
5 Dick Rudolph 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 204
2 Pete Alexander 189
3 Hippo Vaughn 164
4 Ferdie Schupp 159
5 Dutch Leonard 158

Saves

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