On This Day

Monday, July 16, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 51 31 .622 --
Red Sox 50 31 .617 0.5
Indians 46 40 .535 7.0
Yankees 41 38 .519 8.5
Tigers 41 39 .513 9.0
Senators 33 45 .423 16.0
Athletics 29 47 .382 19.0
Browns 32 52 .381 20.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 48 26 .649 --
Phillies 40 32 .556 7.0
Cardinals 44 37 .543 7.5
Reds 46 42 .523 9.0
Cubs 43 41 .512 10.0
Robins 36 39 .480 12.5
Braves 32 43 .427 16.5
Pirates 24 53 .312 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Kelly 4
1 Ed Konetchy 4
1 Ray Powell 4
1 Walter Schmidt 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Bailey 1
1 Ed Konetchy 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Konetchy 3
2 Joe Kelly 2
2 Rabbit Maranville 2
2 Jake Pitler 2
2 Bill Wagner 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 2
2 Carson Bigbee 1
2 Rowdy Elliott 1
2 Art Fletcher 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lee Meadows 0.86
2 Hippo Vaughn 0.67
3 Dave Davenport 0.50
4 Rube Foster 0.44
4 2 others tied 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Dave Davenport 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lee Meadows 6
1 Hippo Vaughn 6
3 Jesse Barnes 4
3 Rube Foster 4
3 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .378
2 George Sisler .349
3 Tris Speaker .338
4 Walton Cruise .333
5 Edd Roush .332

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 Braggo Roth 28
3 Ty Cobb 27
4 Fritz Maisel 25
5 Max Carey 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.21
2 Fred Anderson 1.34
3 Red Faber 1.57
4 Jim Bagby 1.58
5 Jim Scott 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Toney 16
2 Pete Alexander 15
3 Eddie Cicotte 14
3 Babe Ruth 14
5 2 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 111
2 Pete Alexander 106
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 .493
2 George Sisler .471
3 Tommy Griffith .386
4 Greasy Neale .382
5 Buck Weaver .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Happy Felsch 3
2 Dave Robertson 2
3 Fred Bailey 1
3 Home Run Baker 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Griffith 16
2 Happy Felsch 15
3 Heinie Zimmerman 12
4 Rogers Hornsby 11
4 Tris Speaker 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 8
2 Braggo Roth 7
3 Sam Rice 6
4 Max Carey 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Bagby 0.25
2 Larry Cheney 0.40
3 Leon Cadore 0.53
4 Claude Hendrix 0.54
5 Lefty Tyler 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 4
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Eddie Cicotte 3
2 Hooks Dauss 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 3 others tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Walter Johnson 2
2 Rube Benton 1
2 Bernie Boland 1
2 Hal Carlson 1
2 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .403
2 George Sisler .400
3 Greasy Neale .366
4 Home Run Baker .357
5 Rogers Hornsby .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Happy Felsch 3
1 Tim Hendryx 3
1 Bobby Veach 3
4 Home Run Baker 2
4 13 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 24
2 Tommy Griffith 22
3 Ping Bodie 21
3 Happy Felsch 21
5 3 tied 20

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Bagby 0.38
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 Jim Bagby 7
1 Fred Toney 7
3 Eddie Cicotte 5
3 Hooks Dauss 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 39
2 Walter Johnson 33
2 Ferdie Schupp 33
4 Babe Ruth 32
5 2 tied 30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .384
2 Hal Chase .320
3 Eddie Collins .319
4 Zack Wheat .311
5 Bobby Veach .310

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
2 Bobby Veach 100
3 Ty Cobb 92
4 Hal Chase 89
5 Gavvy Cravath 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 61
2 Braggo Roth 55
3 Max Carey 53
4 Eddie Collins 47
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 1.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 32
2 Eddie Cicotte 25
3 Babe Ruth 24
4 Eppa Rixey 23
5 Dick Rudolph 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 192
2 Pete Alexander 187
3 Hippo Vaughn 166
4 Babe Ruth 161
5 Ferdie Schupp 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 6
1 Eddie Cicotte 6
1 Dutch Leonard 6
1 Bob Shawkey 6
5 3 tied 5