On This Day

Thursday, July 26, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	60	33	.645	--
Red Sox	55	35	.611	3.5
Indians	50	44	.532	10.5
Tigers	47	45	.511	12.5
Yankees	45	44	.506	13.0
Senators	37	53	.411	21.5
Athletics	34	52	.395	22.5
Browns	36	58	.383	24.5

Games

Red Sox 11, Browns 2

Red Sox 8, Browns 3

Yankees 6, White Sox 5

Tigers 6, Athletics 2

Athletics 4, Tigers 2

Senators 2, Indians 1

Indians 5, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	53	28	.654	--
Reds	53	43	.552	7.5
Cardinals	49	40	.551	8.0
Phillies	42	38	.525	10.5
Cubs	45	46	.495	13.0
Robins	40	45	.471	15.0
Braves	36	48	.429	18.5
Pirates	29	59	.330	27.5

Games

Cubs 7, Giants 1

Reds 5, Phillies 2

Robins 5, Pirates 1

Cardinals 2, Braves 0

Pirates 4, Robins 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ty Cobb	5
1	Jake Daubert	5
3	Charlie Jamieson	4
3	Hal Janvrin	4
3	Del Pratt	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Veach	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Hoblitzell	3
1	Bobby Veach	3
3	Ray Chapman	2
3	Ty Cobb	2
3	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Evers	2
1	Del Pratt	2
3	Eddie Ainsmith	1
3	Dave Bancroft	1
3	17 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Doak	1.50
2	Willie Mitchell	0.86
3	Jesse Barnes	0.60
4	Leon Cadore	0.56
5	Pete Schneider	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Leon Cadore	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	George Dumont	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Doak	6
1	Willie Mitchell	6
1	Pete Schneider	6
4	Leon Cadore	5
4	Hippo Vaughn	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Ayers	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.385
2	George Sisler	.350
3	Tris Speaker	.340
4	Edd Roush	.335
5	Rogers Hornsby	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	8
1	Rogers Hornsby	8
3	Wally Pipp	6
3	Dave Robertson	6
3	Bobby Veach	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	68
2	Bobby Veach	64
3	Ty Cobb	62
4	Hal Chase	59
4	Harry Heilmann	59

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	32
2	Ray Chapman	30
3	Ty Cobb	29
4	Max Carey	26
5	Fritz Maisel	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.13
2	Red Faber	1.30
3	Fred Anderson	1.31
4	Slim Sallee	1.61
5	Jim Scott	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	17
1	Fred Toney	17
3	Pete Alexander	16
3	Babe Ruth	16
5	Pete Schneider	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	121
2	Hippo Vaughn	117
3	Walter Johnson	115
4	Eddie Cicotte	97
5	Babe Ruth	96

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	Ty Cobb	.415
2	Rogers Hornsby	.407
3	Chick Gandil	.382
4	Tris Speaker	.380
5	George Sisler	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Powell	2
1	Casey Stengel	2
3	Fred Bailey	1
3	Ray Chapman	1
3	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	19
2	Ty Cobb	15
3	Hal Chase	14
3	Happy Felsch	14
5	Stuffy McInnis	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donie Bush	9
2	Max Carey	8
3	George Burns	6
3	Braggo Roth	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slim Sallee	0.00
2	Ed Klepfer	0.35
3	Ernie Koob	0.39
4	Eddie Cicotte	0.70
5	Carl Mays	0.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	4
1	Pete Schneider	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Jim Bagby	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Schneider	23
2	Bill Doak	22
3	Pete Alexander	21
4	Harry Harper	20
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bullet Joe Bush	2
2	Red Ames	1
2	Fred Anderson	1
2	Doc Ayers	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.423
2	Ty Cobb	.395
3	Home Run Baker	.394
4	Rogers Hornsby	.371
5	William Fischer	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Happy Felsch	3
1	Casey Stengel	3
1	Bobby Veach	3
4	Gavvy Cravath	2
4	10 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	30
2	Ty Cobb	29
3	Happy Felsch	26
3	Harry Heilmann	26
5	Braggo Roth	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donie Bush	15
1	Braggo Roth	15
3	Max Carey	12
3	Ray Chapman	12
5	4 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slim Sallee	0.72
2	Pete Alexander	0.91
3	Claude Hendrix	1.11
4	Jim Bagby	1.15
5	Carl Mays	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	7
1	Pete Schneider	7
3	Jim Bagby	6
3	Elmer Myers	6
3	Fred Toney	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Schneider	40
2	Hippo Vaughn	37
3	Walter Johnson	36
4	Eddie Cicotte	35
5	Bill Doak	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Walter Johnson	3
2	Bullet Joe Bush	2
2	Stan Coveleski	2
2	Guy Morton	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.387
2	Tris Speaker	.350
3	George Sisler	.342
4	Hal Chase	.330
5	Rogers Hornsby	.327

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	113
2	Happy Felsch	107
3	Ty Cobb	98
4	Hal Chase	95
5	Gavvy Cravath	88

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	62
2	Max Carey	57
3	Braggo Roth	56
4	Eddie Collins	50
5	Ray Chapman	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.25
2	Ferdie Schupp	1.52
3	Slim Sallee	1.57
4	Babe Ruth	1.71
5	Pete Alexander	1.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Eddie Cicotte	26
3	Babe Ruth	25
4	Eppa Rixey	22
4	Fred Toney	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	196
2	Pete Alexander	191
3	Hippo Vaughn	163
4	Babe Ruth	161
5	Eddie Cicotte	159

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