On This Day

Monday, July 23, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 58 32 .644 --
Red Sox 52 35 .598 4.5
Indians 49 42 .538 9.5
Tigers 46 43 .517 11.5
Yankees 44 42 .512 12.0
Senators 35 52 .402 21.5
Browns 36 55 .396 22.5
Athletics 32 51 .386 22.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 52 27 .658 --
Reds 51 43 .543 8.5
Cardinals 47 40 .540 9.0
Phillies 42 36 .538 9.5
Cubs 43 46 .483 14.0
Robins 38 43 .469 15.0
Braves 36 46 .439 17.5
Pirates 28 56 .333 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Happy Felsch 4
1 Edd Roush 4
3 Art Fletcher 3
3 Heinie Groh 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Kopf 1
1 Possum Whitted 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Deal 2
1 Larry Kopf 2
1 Ray Schalk 2
1 Everett Scott 2
5 17 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 1
1 Max Flack 1
1 Joe Kelly 1
1 Tom Long 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Rudolph 0.75
2 Ferdie Schupp 0.44
3 Wilbur Cooper 0.43
4 Erskine Mayer 0.38
4 Lefty Williams 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Art Nehf 1
1 Fred Toney 1
1 Lefty Williams 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick Rudolph 6
2 Paul Carter 5
2 Erskine Mayer 5
2 Lefty Williams 5
5 Ferdie Schupp 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Cicotte 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .377
2 George Sisler .354
3 Tris Speaker .343
4 Edd Roush .338
5 Walton Cruise .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 66
2 Bobby Veach 61
3 Ty Cobb 60
4 Harry Heilmann 57
5 Hal Chase 55

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 30
1 Braggo Roth 30
3 Ty Cobb 29
4 Max Carey 25
4 Fritz Maisel 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.18
2 Fred Anderson 1.34
3 Red Faber 1.40
4 Slim Sallee 1.61
5 Jim Scott 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Toney 17
2 Pete Alexander 16
2 Eddie Cicotte 16
4 Babe Ruth 15
5 2 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 112
1 Hippo Vaughn 112
3 Walter Johnson 109
4 Eddie Cicotte 95
4 Ferdie Schupp 95

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 4
1 Jim Bagby 4
1 Bernie Boland 4
1 Dave Danforth 4
1 Allan Sothoron 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .429
2 Fred Luderus .417
3 Wally Schang .412
4 Home Run Baker .400
5 Tris Speaker .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Happy Felsch 2
1 Ray Powell 2
3 Fred Bailey 1
3 Ray Chapman 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 20
2 Ty Cobb 14
2 Happy Felsch 14
4 Elmer Miller 12
5 Hal Chase 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Donie Bush 9
2 Max Carey 7
3 Braggo Roth 6
4 George Burns 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Cheney 0.00
2 Ed Klepfer 0.33
3 Slim Sallee 0.64
4 Hooks Dauss 0.67
5 Mike Regan 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Jim Bagby 3
1 Eddie Cicotte 3
1 Dave Davenport 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Harper 23
2 Lefty Williams 20
3 Dick Rudolph 19
4 Babe Ruth 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 1
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .423
2 Home Run Baker .388
3 Ty Cobb .371
4 Rogers Hornsby .358
5 Tris Speaker .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Happy Felsch 3
2 Home Run Baker 2
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 Gavvy Cravath 2
2 12 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 29
2 Bobby Veach 27
3 Happy Felsch 24
3 Harry Heilmann 24
3 Braggo Roth 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Donie Bush 15
2 Braggo Roth 13
3 Ray Chapman 12
4 Max Carey 11
5 Fritz Maisel 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Cheney 0.35
2 Slim Sallee 0.72
3 Pete Alexander 0.89
4 Jim Bagby 1.00
5 Carl Mays 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Toney 7
2 Jim Bagby 6
2 Eddie Cicotte 6
2 Pete Schneider 6
5 5 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Cicotte 37
2 Hippo Vaughn 36
3 Walter Johnson 35
4 Pete Schneider 34
4 Ferdie Schupp 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Walter Johnson 3
2 Stan Coveleski 2
2 Guy Morton 2
2 Jimmy Ring 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .383
2 Tris Speaker .356
3 Hal Chase .329
4 Amos Strunk .317
5 Eddie Collins .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 16
2 Wally Pipp 14
3 Dave Robertson 12
4 Benny Kauff 11
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 112
2 Happy Felsch 105
3 Ty Cobb 96
4 Hal Chase 91
5 Gavvy Cravath 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 62
2 Max Carey 57
3 Braggo Roth 54
4 Eddie Collins 49
5 Ray Chapman 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.31
2 Ferdie Schupp 1.51
3 Slim Sallee 1.57
4 Pete Alexander 1.75
5 Babe Ruth 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 32
2 Eddie Cicotte 26
3 Babe Ruth 24
4 Eppa Rixey 22
4 Fred Toney 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 190
1 Walter Johnson 190
3 Babe Ruth 158
3 Hippo Vaughn 158
5 Eddie Cicotte 157

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 6
1 Eddie Cicotte 6
3 Jim Bagby 5
3 Bernie Boland 5
3 3 others tied 5