On This Day

Thursday, July 12, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	50	29	.633	--
Red Sox	47	29	.618	1.5
Indians	44	37	.543	7.0
Yankees	38	36	.514	9.5
Tigers	39	38	.506	10.0
Senators	31	44	.413	17.0
Athletics	29	45	.392	18.5
Browns	30	50	.375	20.5

Games

White Sox 2, Yankees 1

White Sox 5, Yankees 3

Indians 7, Senators 0

Tigers 5, Red Sox 0

Athletics 5, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	45	25	.643	--
Phillies	38	30	.559	6.0
Cardinals	42	35	.545	6.5
Reds	45	39	.536	7.0
Cubs	41	39	.513	9.0
Robins	32	38	.457	13.0
Braves	28	42	.400	17.0
Pirates	24	47	.338	21.5

Games

Pirates 2, Robins 1

Cardinals 7, Braves 5

Reds 2, Giants 1

Reds 5, Giants 1

Cardinals 6, Braves 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ping Bodie	4
1	Walton Cruise	4
1	Rabbit Maranville	4
1	Dots Miller	4
5	12 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Kelly	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walton Cruise	4
2	Happy Felsch	3
2	Jack Smith	3
2	Tris Speaker	3
2	Buck Weaver	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hal Chase	2
2	Ray Bates	1
2	Ty Cobb	1
2	William Fischer	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pete Schneider	0.83
2	Bill Doak	0.75
3	Howard Ehmke	0.71
3	Ferdie Schupp	0.71
5	Jeff Pfeffer	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Doak	9
2	Howard Ehmke	5
2	Pete Schneider	5
2	Ferdie Schupp	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rube Schauer	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.384
2	Edd Roush	.345
3	George Sisler	.344
4	Walton Cruise	.342
5	Tris Speaker	.339

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	57
2	Harry Heilmann	51
3	Ty Cobb	49
4	Hal Chase	47
5	2 tied	46

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	27
1	Braggo Roth	27
3	Ty Cobb	26
4	Fritz Maisel	23
5	Max Carey	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.21
2	Fred Anderson	1.27
3	Red Faber	1.46
4	Jim Bagby	1.61
5	Jim Scott	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Toney	15
2	Eddie Cicotte	14
3	Pete Alexander	13
3	Babe Ruth	13
5	Hippo Vaughn	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	105
2	Pete Alexander	100
2	Walter Johnson	100
4	Ferdie Schupp	86
5	2 tied	83

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	.423
2	Home Run Baker	.417
3	Ty Cobb	.414
4	Rabbit Maranville	.370
5	Ossie Vitt	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Happy Felsch	2
1	Rogers Hornsby	2
1	Dave Robertson	2
1	Bobby Veach	2
5	24 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Griffith	16
2	Ty Cobb	15
2	Harry Heilmann	15
4	Ray Bates	14
4	Del Pratt	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bagby	0.00
2	Guy Morton	0.52
3	Fred Anderson	0.56
4	Larry Cheney	0.74
5	Ferdie Schupp	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	4
1	Fred Toney	4
3	Eddie Cicotte	3
3	Fritz Coumbe	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ferdie Schupp	22
2	Walter Johnson	20
2	Pete Schneider	20
4	Bullet Joe Bush	18
4	Hippo Vaughn	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bernie Boland	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.437
2	George Sisler	.397
3	Greasy Neale	.365
4	Rabbit Maranville	.357
5	Honus Wagner	.350

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	23
2	Ping Bodie	22
3	Ray Bates	21
3	Hal Chase	21
3	Fred Merkle	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	14
2	Ty Cobb	13
3	Fritz Maisel	12
4	Ray Chapman	11
5	Sam Rice	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bagby	0.26
2	Ray Caldwell	1.05
3	Allen Russell	1.24
4	Larry Cheney	1.33
5	Ray Fisher	1.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Toney	7
2	Jim Bagby	6
3	Eddie Cicotte	5
3	Rube Marquard	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	50
2	Eddie Cicotte	35
3	Hippo Vaughn	33
4	Babe Ruth	32
4	Ferdie Schupp	32

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	.386
2	Hal Chase	.323
3	Eddie Collins	.321
4	Zack Wheat	.321
5	Edd Roush	.315

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	100
2	Happy Felsch	98
3	Hal Chase	94
4	Ty Cobb	90
5	Possum Whitted	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	62
2	Braggo Roth	54
3	Max Carey	53
4	Eddie Collins	47
5	Ray Chapman	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.31
2	Ferdie Schupp	1.37
3	Slim Sallee	1.72
4	Pete Alexander	1.72
5	Babe Ruth	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Eddie Cicotte	25
3	Babe Ruth	24
4	Eppa Rixey	23
5	Dick Rudolph	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	198
2	Pete Alexander	186
3	Hippo Vaughn	169
4	Ferdie Schupp	161
5	Babe Ruth	160

Saves

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