On This Day

Saturday, July 28, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 61 35 .635 --
Red Sox 57 35 .620 2.0
Tigers 50 45 .526 10.5
Indians 51 46 .526 10.5
Yankees 47 45 .511 12.0
Senators 39 54 .419 20.5
Athletics 34 55 .382 23.5
Browns 36 60 .375 25.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 54 29 .651 --
Cardinals 51 40 .560 7.0
Reds 54 44 .551 7.5
Phillies 43 39 .524 10.5
Cubs 46 47 .495 13.0
Robins 42 46 .477 14.5
Braves 36 50 .419 19.5
Pirates 30 61 .330 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roger Peckinpaugh 6
2 Duffy Lewis 5
2 Bobby Veach 5
4 Donie Bush 4
4 6 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Heilmann 1
1 Cy Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Milt Stock 4
2 Jake Daubert 3
2 Joe Dugan 3
2 Harry Heilmann 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rogers Hornsby 2
1 Jimmy Walsh 2
3 Doug Baird 1
3 Paddy Baumann 1
3 26 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Miller 0.50
2 Bob Steele 0.38
3 Rube Schauer 0.38
4 Bernie Boland 0.36
5 3 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Bernie Boland 1
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Larry Cheney 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bullet Joe Bush 5
1 Ferdie Schupp 5
1 Bob Steele 5
4 Bernie Boland 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill James 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .384
2 George Sisler .349
3 Tris Speaker .343
4 Edd Roush .337
5 Rogers Hornsby .332

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 Bobby Veach 71
2 Happy Felsch 70
3 Ty Cobb 64
4 Harry Heilmann 63
5 Hal Chase 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Braggo Roth 34
2 Ray Chapman 31
3 Ty Cobb 30
4 Max Carey 27
5 Fritz Maisel 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.16
2 Fred Anderson 1.31
3 Slim Sallee 1.56
4 Red Faber 1.57
5 Jim Bagby 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Toney 18
2 Pete Alexander 17
2 Eddie Cicotte 17
4 Babe Ruth 16
5 Pete Schneider 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 123
2 Hippo Vaughn 117
3 Walter Johnson 115
4 Ferdie Schupp 100
5 Eddie Cicotte 97

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 .426
2 Chick Gandil .403
3 Wally Schang .394
4 Larry Kopf .392
5 Ty Cobb .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Powell 2
1 Casey Stengel 2
1 Bobby Veach 2
4 Fred Bailey 1
4 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 25
2 Ty Cobb 15
3 Hal Chase 13
3 Braggo Roth 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Slim Sallee 0.32
2 Ed Klepfer 0.33
3 Ernie Koob 0.39
4 Oscar Horstmann 0.60
5 Clarence Mitchell 0.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Eddie Cicotte 3
1 Wilbur Cooper 3
1 Oscar Horstmann 3
1 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Harper 20
2 Pete Alexander 18
2 Dick Rudolph 18
2 Pete Schneider 18
2 Lefty Williams 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 .401
2 Ty Cobb .399
3 Home Run Baker .386
4 Rogers Hornsby .355
5 Braggo Roth .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Veach 4
2 Happy Felsch 3
3 Harry Heilmann 2
3 Rogers Hornsby 2
3 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 37
2 Ty Cobb 30
3 Harry Heilmann 27
4 Happy Felsch 26
5 Braggo Roth 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Donie Bush 15
1 Braggo Roth 15
3 Max Carey 13
4 Ray Chapman 12
5 Armando Marsans 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Slim Sallee 0.66
2 Ed Klepfer 0.90
3 Jim Bagby 1.00
4 Carl Mays 1.14
5 Hooks Dauss 1.15

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Schneider 38
2 Bullet Joe Bush 36
2 Ferdie Schupp 36
4 Walter Johnson 35
5 Pete Alexander 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bullet Joe Bush 2
1 Eddie Cicotte 2
1 Walter Johnson 2
1 Otis Lambeth 2
1 Jeff Tesreau 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .387
2 Tris Speaker .352
3 George Sisler .339
4 Rogers Hornsby .331
5 Hal Chase .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 117
2 Happy Felsch 109
3 Ty Cobb 100
4 Hal Chase 95
5 Gavvy Cravath 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 63
2 Max Carey 58
3 Braggo Roth 57
4 Eddie Collins 50
5 Ray Chapman 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.30
2 Slim Sallee 1.48
3 Ferdie Schupp 1.63
4 Babe Ruth 1.71
5 Eddie Plank 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 31
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 192
3 Babe Ruth 161
4 Hippo Vaughn 157
5 2 tied 154

Saves

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