On This Day

Monday, July 30, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 61 36 .629 --
Red Sox 58 35 .624 1.0
Tigers 51 45 .531 9.5
Indians 52 47 .525 10.0
Yankees 48 45 .516 11.0
Senators 40 55 .421 20.0
Athletics 34 56 .378 23.5
Browns 36 61 .371 25.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 55 30 .647 --
Cardinals 51 42 .548 8.0
Reds 54 46 .540 8.5
Phillies 45 39 .536 9.5
Cubs 47 48 .495 13.0
Robins 43 46 .483 14.0
Braves 37 51 .420 19.5
Pirates 31 61 .337 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ty Cobb 5
1 Bobby Veach 5
1 Ossie Vitt 5
4 Charlie Jamieson 4
4 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Burt Shotton 1
1 George Sisler 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 6
2 George Harper 4
3 Braggo Roth 3
4 Ty Cobb 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Bancroft 1
1 Ray Bates 1
1 Carson Bigbee 1
1 Hal Chase 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Babe Ruth 0.57
2 Eppa Rixey 0.38
3 Rube Marquard 0.36
4 Al Demaree 0.33
4 Jeff Tesreau 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Harry Coveleski 1
1 Al Demaree 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Cunningham 5
1 Eppa Rixey 5
3 Jim Bagby 4
3 Rube Marquard 4
3 Babe Ruth 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 George Cunningham 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .391
2 Tris Speaker .350
3 George Sisler .348
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 77
2 Happy Felsch 71
3 Ty Cobb 66
4 Harry Heilmann 64
5 Hal Chase 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Braggo Roth 34
2 Ray Chapman 32
3 Ty Cobb 31
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 1.68

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 123
2 Hippo Vaughn 119
3 Walter Johnson 117
4 Babe Ruth 100
4 Ferdie Schupp 100

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 .448
2 Tris Speaker .434
3 Bobby Veach .414
4 George Burns .404
5 Larry Kopf .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Casey Stengel 2
1 Bobby Veach 2
1 Cy Williams 2
4 Fred Bailey 1
4 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 30
2 Braggo Roth 16
3 Ty Cobb 15
4 Hal Chase 13
4 Harry Heilmann 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Klepfer 0.36
2 Ernie Koob 0.42
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 Jim Bagby 3
2 Hal Carlson 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Schneider 23
2 Pete Alexander 18
3 Wilbur Cooper 16
3 Walter Johnson 16
3 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 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .411
2 George Sisler .406
3 Home Run Baker .400
4 Tris Speaker .377
5 Braggo Roth .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Happy Felsch 3
2 Joe Judge 2
2 Ray Powell 2
2 Dave Robertson 2
2 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 40
2 Ty Cobb 30
3 Braggo Roth 29
4 Happy Felsch 27
5 Harry Heilmann 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Braggo Roth 15
2 Donie Bush 14
3 Max Carey 13
3 Ray Chapman 13
5 2 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 Jim Bagby 7
1 Fred Toney 7
3 Pete Alexander 6
3 Eddie Cicotte 6
3 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Schneider 43
2 Bullet Joe Bush 36
3 Ferdie Schupp 35
4 Babe Ruth 34
5 2 tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bullet Joe Bush 2
1 Eddie Cicotte 2
1 Walter Johnson 2
1 Otis Lambeth 2
5 26 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .392
2 Tris Speaker .358
3 George Sisler .342
4 Hal Chase .327
5 Stuffy McInnis .326

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 118
2 Happy Felsch 109
3 Ty Cobb 100
4 Hal Chase 93
5 Gavvy Cravath 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 63
2 Max Carey 57
3 Braggo Roth 55
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 1.64
5 Pete Alexander 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 31
2 Babe Ruth 26
3 Eddie Cicotte 25
4 Eppa Rixey 23
4 Fred Toney 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 195
2 Pete Alexander 188
3 Babe Ruth 165
4 Hippo Vaughn 159
5 2 tied 154

Saves

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