On This Day

Sunday, July 15, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 50 30 .625 --
White Sox 51 31 .622 0.0
Indians 45 40 .529 7.5
Yankees 41 37 .526 8.0
Tigers 41 39 .513 9.0
Senators 33 45 .423 16.0
Athletics 29 47 .382 19.0
Browns 31 52 .373 20.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 47 26 .644 --
Phillies 39 32 .549 7.0
Cardinals 43 37 .538 7.5
Reds 46 41 .529 8.0
Cubs 43 40 .518 9.0
Robins 36 38 .486 11.5
Braves 30 43 .411 17.0
Pirates 24 51 .320 24.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Home Run Baker 5
2 Larry Gardner 4
2 Braggo Roth 4
2 George Sisler 4
5 7 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tillie Walker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 3
1 Oscar Stanage 3
3 Eddie Foster 2
3 Larry Gardner 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Johnson 2
1 Fritz Maisel 2
3 Ty Cobb 1
3 Eddie Collins 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Fisher 1.00
2 Babe Ruth 0.71
3 Ray Caldwell 0.60
4 Hooks Dauss 0.55
5 Lefty Williams 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Ray Fisher 1
1 Herb Pennock 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Caldwell 6
1 Hooks Dauss 6
1 Lefty Williams 6
4 Ray Fisher 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Walter Johnson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .378
2 George Sisler .350
3 Edd Roush .337
4 Tris Speaker .336
5 Walton Cruise .334

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 60
2 Ty Cobb 51
2 Harry Heilmann 51
4 Heinie Zimmerman 49
5 Hal Chase 48

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 29
2 Ty Cobb 27
2 Braggo Roth 27
4 Fritz Maisel 25
5 3 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.21
2 Fred Anderson 1.34
3 Red Faber 1.57
4 Ray Fisher 1.57
5 Jim Bagby 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Toney 16
2 Pete Alexander 14
2 Eddie Cicotte 14
2 Babe Ruth 14
5 Hippo Vaughn 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 105
1 Hippo Vaughn 105
3 Walter Johnson 101
4 Babe Ruth 88
5 Ferdie Schupp 87

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Home Run Baker .508
2 George Sisler .474
3 Greasy Neale .429
4 Buck Weaver .390
5 Braggo Roth .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Happy Felsch 3
2 Dave Robertson 2
3 Home Run Baker 1
3 Bruno Betzel 1
3 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Griffith 18
2 Happy Felsch 16
3 Rogers Hornsby 13
4 Harry Heilmann 12
4 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 8
2 Braggo Roth 7
3 Donie Bush 6
3 Sam Rice 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Bagby 0.00
2 Larry Cheney 0.40
3 Leon Cadore 0.53
4 Claude Hendrix 0.54
5 Slim Sallee 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Toney 5
2 Jim Bagby 3
2 Eddie Cicotte 3
2 Fritz Coumbe 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Babe Ruth 22
1 Ferdie Schupp 22
3 Hooks Dauss 18
4 Stan Coveleski 17
4 4 others tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Walter Johnson 2
2 Bernie Boland 1
2 Hal Carlson 1
2 Fritz Coumbe 1
2 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .412
2 George Sisler .404
3 Greasy Neale .375
4 Home Run Baker .352
5 Clyde Milan .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Happy Felsch 3
1 Tim Hendryx 3
1 Wally Pipp 3
1 Bobby Veach 3
5 13 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 24
2 Tommy Griffith 22
3 Ray Bates 21
3 Ping Bodie 21
3 3 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Bagby 0.29
2 Dutch Leonard 1.05
3 Ray Fisher 1.05
4 Larry Cheney 1.09
5 Allen Russell 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Toney 7
2 Jim Bagby 6
3 Eddie Cicotte 5
3 Hooks Dauss 5
3 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 43
2 Stan Coveleski 33
2 Ferdie Schupp 33
2 Hippo Vaughn 33
5 Babe Ruth 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bernie Boland 3
1 Walter Johnson 3
3 Stan Coveleski 2
3 Guy Morton 2
3 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .383
2 Hal Chase .322
3 Eddie Collins .321
4 Amos Strunk .313
5 Zack Wheat .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 16
2 Wally Pipp 14
3 Dave Robertson 13
4 Benny Kauff 11
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 101
1 Bobby Veach 101
3 Ty Cobb 92
4 Hal Chase 90
5 Gavvy Cravath 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 61
2 Braggo Roth 54
3 Max Carey 53
4 Eddie Collins 48
5 Ray Chapman 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.31
2 Ferdie Schupp 1.52
3 Slim Sallee 1.64
4 Pete Alexander 1.68
5 Babe Ruth 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 32
2 Eddie Cicotte 25
2 Babe Ruth 25
4 Eppa Rixey 23
4 Dick Rudolph 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 199
2 Pete Alexander 191
3 Babe Ruth 165
4 Hippo Vaughn 163
5 Ferdie Schupp 155

Saves

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