Baseball44 On This Day: Friday, July 27, 1917

On This Day

Friday, July 27, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	61	33	.649	--
Red Sox	55	35	.611	4.0
Indians	51	45	.531	11.0
Tigers	48	45	.516	12.5
Yankees	45	45	.500	14.0
Senators	38	54	.413	22.0
Athletics	34	53	.391	23.5
Browns	36	58	.383	25.0

Games

White Sox 9, Yankees 5

Tigers 11, Athletics 3

Indians 3, Senators 2

Senators 5, Indians 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	54	28	.659	--
Reds	54	43	.557	7.5
Cardinals	50	40	.556	8.0
Phillies	42	39	.519	11.5
Cubs	45	47	.489	14.0
Robins	40	46	.465	16.0
Braves	36	49	.424	19.5
Pirates	30	59	.337	27.5

Games

Giants 3, Cubs 1

Reds 6, Phillies 4

Pirates 5, Robins 1

Cardinals 4, Braves 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Judge	4
1	Clyde Milan	4
1	Elmer Miller	4
4	Tim Hendryx	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Veach	1
1	Buck Weaver	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	4
2	Elmer Miller	3
2	Ossie Vitt	3
2	Buck Weaver	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	2
1	Tris Speaker	2
3	Max Carey	1
3	William Fischer	1
3	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Wilbur Cooper	2.33
2	Slim Sallee	0.40
3	Ray Caldwell	0.29
4	Howard Ehmke	0.23
5	Fred Toney	0.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	1
1	Joe Boehling	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wilbur Cooper	7
2	Howard Ehmke	3
3	Chief Bender	2
3	Ray Caldwell	2
3	4 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Otis Lambeth	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.385
2	George Sisler	.350
3	Tris Speaker	.342
4	Edd Roush	.335
5	Walton Cruise	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	8
1	Rogers Hornsby	8
3	Bobby Veach	7
4	Wally Pipp	6
4	Dave Robertson	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	68
1	Bobby Veach	68
3	Ty Cobb	64
4	Hal Chase	60
4	Harry Heilmann	60

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	33
2	Ray Chapman	30
3	Ty Cobb	29
4	Max Carey	27
5	Fritz Maisel	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.16
2	Red Faber	1.30
3	Fred Anderson	1.31
4	Slim Sallee	1.56
5	Jim Scott	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Toney	18
2	Eddie Cicotte	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	Eddie Cicotte	4
1	2 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.417
2	Chick Gandil	.400
3	Ty Cobb	.394
4	George Sisler	.389
5	Larry Gardner	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Powell	2
1	Casey Stengel	2
1	Bobby Veach	2
4	Fred Bailey	1
4	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	22
2	Ty Cobb	15
3	Hal Chase	13
3	Stuffy McInnis	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donie Bush	9
1	Max Carey	9
3	George Burns	6
3	Braggo Roth	6
3	Tris Speaker	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Shawkey	0.00
2	Slim Sallee	0.32
3	Ed Klepfer	0.35
4	Ernie Koob	0.39
5	Chief Bender	0.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	3
1	Eddie Cicotte	3
1	Wilbur Cooper	3
1	Dave Davenport	3
1	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	21
2	Harry Harper	20
3	Lefty Williams	19
4	Dick Rudolph	18
4	Pete Schneider	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bullet Joe Bush	2
1	Eddie Cicotte	2
1	Otis Lambeth	2
4	Red Ames	1
4	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.415
2	Ty Cobb	.399
3	Home Run Baker	.391
4	Rogers Hornsby	.364
5	Tris Speaker	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Veach	4
2	Happy Felsch	3
2	Casey Stengel	3
4	Rogers Hornsby	2
4	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	34
2	Ty Cobb	30
3	Braggo Roth	26
4	Happy Felsch	24
4	Harry Heilmann	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	16
2	Donie Bush	15
3	Max Carey	13
4	Ray Chapman	12
5	3 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slim Sallee	0.66
2	Jim Bagby	0.99
3	Pete Alexander	1.05
4	Carl Mays	1.06
5	Claude Hendrix	1.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	7
1	Fred Toney	7
3	Jim Bagby	6
3	Elmer Myers	6
3	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Schneider	38
2	Hippo Vaughn	37
3	Eddie Cicotte	35
3	Walter Johnson	35
5	Bill Doak	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bullet Joe Bush	2
1	Eddie Cicotte	2
1	Walter Johnson	2
1	Otis Lambeth	2
1	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.387
2	Tris Speaker	.352
3	George Sisler	.340
4	Hal Chase	.330
5	Stuffy McInnis	.328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	116
2	Happy Felsch	107
3	Ty Cobb	100
4	Hal Chase	95
5	Gavvy Cravath	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	62
2	Max Carey	58
3	Braggo Roth	57
4	Eddie Collins	50
5	Ray Chapman	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.30
2	Slim Sallee	1.48
3	Ferdie Schupp	1.52
4	Babe Ruth	1.71
5	Pete Alexander	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	30
2	Eddie Cicotte	25
2	Babe Ruth	25
4	Fred Toney	23
5	Eppa Rixey	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	193
2	Pete Alexander	190
3	Babe Ruth	161
4	Hippo Vaughn	157
5	Dutch Leonard	155

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Cicotte	7
2	Red Ames	6
3	Jim Bagby	5
3	Bernie Boland	5
3	3 others tied	5