On This Day

Tuesday, July 10, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 48 29 .623 --
Red Sox 46 28 .622 0.5
Indians 42 37 .532 7.0
Yankees 38 34 .528 7.5
Tigers 38 37 .507 9.0
Senators 31 42 .425 15.0
Browns 30 48 .385 18.5
Athletics 27 45 .375 18.5

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 43 39 .524 9.0
Cubs 41 39 .513 10.0
Robins 32 37 .464 13.5
Braves 28 40 .412 17.0
Pirates 23 47 .329 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Home Run Baker 5
2 Elmer Miller 4
2 George Sisler 4
4 Tommy Griffith 3
4 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Elmer Miller 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Griffith 6
2 Elmer Miller 3
3 Jimmy Austin 2
3 Home Run Baker 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Ainsmith 1
1 Fred Bailey 1
1 Paddy Baumann 1
1 Heinie Groh 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Marquard 1.25
2 Hippo Vaughn 0.86
3 Leon Cadore 0.50
4 Eddie Plank 0.43
4 Fred Toney 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bernie Boland 1
1 Leon Cadore 1
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Win Noyes 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Toney 6
1 Hippo Vaughn 6
3 Rube Marquard 5
4 Bernie Boland 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .381
2 Edd Roush .348
3 George Sisler .344
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 51
3 Ty Cobb 47
4 Hal Chase 45
4 2 others tied 45

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 1.46
4 Jim Scott 1.58
5 Jim Bagby 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Toney 15
2 Pete Alexander 13
2 Eddie Cicotte 13
4 Babe Ruth 12
4 Hippo Vaughn 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 105
2 Pete Alexander 100
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 .456
2 Home Run Baker .441
3 Honus Wagner .412
4 William Fischer .394
5 Ty Cobb .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Happy Felsch 2
1 Harry Heilmann 2
1 Rogers Hornsby 2
1 Fred Merkle 2
1 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 18
2 Tommy Griffith 16
2 Del Pratt 16
4 Ty Cobb 14
4 Braggo Roth 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 8
2 Sam Rice 7
2 Braggo Roth 7
4 Donie Bush 6
5 8 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pol Perritt 0.00
2 Guy Morton 0.47
3 Claude Hendrix 0.51
4 Jim Bagby 0.52
5 Fred Anderson 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Toney 4
2 Jim Bagby 3
2 Eddie Cicotte 3
2 Fritz Coumbe 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 25
2 Eddie Cicotte 19
2 Ferdie Schupp 19
4 Bullet Joe Bush 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 16 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .433
2 George Sisler .402
3 Honus Wagner .359
4 Greasy Neale .356
5 Braggo Roth .347

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 Harry Heilmann 20
4 Del Pratt 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 12
1 Fritz Maisel 12
3 Braggo Roth 11
4 Ray Chapman 10
4 Sam Rice 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Bagby 0.42
2 Elmer Myers 0.88
3 Ray Caldwell 1.05
4 Pol Perritt 1.10
5 Allen Russell 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Toney 7
2 Lefty Williams 6
3 Jim Bagby 5
3 Rube Marquard 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 46
2 Hippo Vaughn 37
3 Pete Alexander 33
3 Eddie Cicotte 33
5 Dutch Leonard 30

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 .383
2 Hal Chase .324
3 Zack Wheat .322
4 Eddie Collins .318
5 Bobby Veach .316

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 99
2 Happy Felsch 97
3 Hal Chase 93
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 1.32
2 Ferdie Schupp 1.46
3 Pete Alexander 1.70
4 Slim Sallee 1.72
5 Babe Ruth 1.86

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 169
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