On This Day

Monday, July 9, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 48 28 .632 --
Red Sox 46 28 .622 1.0
Indians 42 37 .532 7.5
Yankees 37 34 .521 8.5
Tigers 37 37 .500 10.0
Senators 31 41 .431 15.0
Browns 30 47 .390 18.5
Athletics 26 45 .366 19.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 45 23 .662 --
Phillies 38 30 .559 7.0
Cardinals 40 35 .533 8.5
Reds 42 39 .519 9.5
Cubs 40 38 .513 10.0
Robins 31 36 .463 13.5
Braves 28 39 .418 16.5
Pirates 23 47 .329 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Rice 6
2 Bobby Veach 5
3 Ty Cobb 3
3 Eddie Foster 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Happy Felsch 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Oscar Stanage 4
2 Sam Rice 3
2 Bobby Veach 3
4 Ray Bates 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 2
2 Walt Alexander 1
2 Jimmy Austin 1
2 Ray Bates 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Davenport 0.60
2 Slim Sallee 0.45
3 Lefty Williams 0.43
4 Bill James 0.38
5 Carl Mays 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Hod Eller 1
1 Al Gould 1
1 Harry Harper 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Davenport 6
2 Slim Sallee 5
3 Carl Mays 4
4 Harry Harper 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .385
2 Edd Roush .347
3 George Sisler .340
4 Tris Speaker .336
5 Walton Cruise .335

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 54
2 Harry Heilmann 49
3 Ty Cobb 47
4 Heinie Zimmerman 45
5 2 tied 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 26
2 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 .434
2 Honus Wagner .412
3 Ty Cobb .403
4 William Fischer .394
5 Home Run Baker .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 2
1 Happy Felsch 2
1 Harry Heilmann 2
1 Rogers Hornsby 2
1 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 8
1 Fritz Maisel 8
3 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 Jim Bagby 3
1 Eddie Cicotte 3
1 Fritz Coumbe 3
1 Harry Harper 3
1 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Cicotte 19
1 Ferdie Schupp 19
1 Hippo Vaughn 19
4 Bullet Joe Bush 18
4 Stan Coveleski 18

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 .446
2 George Sisler .398
3 Ivy Olson .354
4 Rabbit Maranville .353
5 Honus Wagner .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 3
1 Tim Hendryx 3
1 Jim Hickman 3
1 Rogers Hornsby 3
1 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 21
1 Fred Merkle 21
1 Possum Whitted 21
4 Ping Bodie 19
4 3 others tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 13
2 Ty Cobb 12
3 Ray Chapman 11
3 Braggo Roth 11
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Bagby 0.42
2 Elmer Myers 0.88
3 Pol Perritt 1.10
4 Allen Russell 1.27
5 Ray Fisher 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Toney 6
1 Lefty Williams 6
3 Jim Bagby 5
3 Rube Marquard 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 46
2 Ferdie Schupp 34
3 Pete Alexander 33
3 Eddie Cicotte 33
5 Hippo Vaughn 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bernie Boland 3
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 .385
2 Hal Chase .325
3 Zack Wheat .321
4 Eddie Collins .318
5 Bobby Veach .317

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 Bobby Veach 98
2 Happy Felsch 97
3 Hal Chase 96
4 Ty Cobb 88
5 2 tied 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 61
2 Max Carey 54
3 Braggo Roth 52
4 Eddie Collins 47
5 Armando Marsans 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.33
2 Ferdie Schupp 1.46
3 Pete Alexander 1.70
4 Slim Sallee 1.72
5 Eddie Plank 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 32
2 Eddie Cicotte 24
2 Eppa Rixey 24
2 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