On This Day

Sunday, July 29, 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 47 .520 11.0
Yankees 47 45 .511 12.0
Senators 40 54 .426 20.0
Athletics 34 55 .382 23.5
Browns 36 60 .375 25.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 55 29 .655 --
Cardinals 51 41 .554 8.0
Reds 54 45 .545 8.5
Phillies 44 39 .530 10.5
Cubs 46 48 .489 14.0
Robins 42 46 .477 15.0
Braves 37 50 .425 19.5
Pirates 30 61 .330 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Judge 4
2 Walter Johnson 3
2 Les Mann 3
2 Tris Speaker 3
2 Rollie Zeider 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Graney 1
1 Cy Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Art Fletcher 3
1 Joe Judge 3
1 Tris Speaker 3
4 Max Flack 2
4 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Graney 2
2 Ray Chapman 1
2 Joe Judge 1
2 Joe Kelly 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Schneider 0.83
2 Marv Goodwin 0.57
3 Hippo Vaughn 0.33
4 Walter Johnson 0.15
5 Art Nehf 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Art Nehf 1
1 Joe Oeschger 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Schneider 5
2 Marv Goodwin 4
3 Paul Carter 2
3 Phil Douglas 2
3 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Sallee 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .384
2 George Sisler .349
3 Tris Speaker .347
4 Edd Roush .334
5 Rogers Hornsby .333

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 32
3 Ty Cobb 30
4 Max Carey 27
5 Fritz Maisel 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.16
2 Fred Anderson 1.46
3 Slim Sallee 1.55
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 119
3 Walter Johnson 117
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 Ty Cobb .415
2 Chick Gandil .406
3 Larry Kopf .400
4 Wally Schang .394
5 Rogers Hornsby .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Casey Stengel 2
1 Bobby Veach 2
1 Cy Williams 2
4 Fred Bailey 1
4 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 25
2 Ty Cobb 14
3 Hal Chase 13
3 Braggo Roth 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 9
2 Donie Bush 8
3 Braggo Roth 7
3 Tris Speaker 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Klepfer 0.36
2 Ernie Koob 0.39
3 Slim Sallee 0.45
4 Oscar Horstmann 0.56
5 Clarence Mitchell 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Art Nehf 4
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Eddie Cicotte 3
2 Wilbur Cooper 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Schneider 23
2 Pete Alexander 18
2 Lefty Williams 18
4 Walter Johnson 17
5 Art Nehf 16

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 Ty Cobb .403
2 George Sisler .399
3 Home Run Baker .392
4 Tris Speaker .363
5 Rogers Hornsby .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Happy Felsch 3
1 Bobby Veach 3
3 Harry Heilmann 2
3 Rogers Hornsby 2
3 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 36
2 Ty Cobb 30
3 Harry Heilmann 27
4 Happy Felsch 26
4 Braggo Roth 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Slim Sallee 0.65
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 43
2 Bullet Joe Bush 36
3 Ferdie Schupp 35
4 Pete Alexander 32
4 Hippo Vaughn 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 .355
3 George Sisler .339
4 Rogers Hornsby .329
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 116
2 Happy Felsch 109
3 Ty Cobb 99
4 Hal Chase 95
5 Gavvy Cravath 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 63
2 Max Carey 57
3 Braggo Roth 56
4 Eddie Collins 49
5 Ray Chapman 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.28
2 Slim Sallee 1.47
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 195
2 Pete Alexander 192
3 Babe Ruth 161
4 Hippo Vaughn 159
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