Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, July 31, 1917

On This Day

Tuesday, July 31, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	59	35	.628	--
White Sox	61	37	.622	0.0
Tigers	52	45	.536	8.5
Indians	53	47	.530	9.0
Yankees	49	45	.521	10.0
Senators	40	56	.417	20.0
Athletics	34	57	.374	23.5
Browns	36	62	.367	25.0

Games

Red Sox 5, White Sox 2

Yankees 4, Browns 1

Indians 8, Athletics 5

Tigers 8, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	57	30	.655	--
Cardinals	52	43	.547	9.0
Phillies	46	40	.535	10.5
Reds	54	47	.535	10.0
Cubs	48	49	.495	14.0
Robins	44	46	.489	14.5
Braves	38	52	.422	20.5
Pirates	31	63	.330	29.5

Games

Cubs 9, Braves 6

Braves 8, Cubs 1

Robins 4, Reds 2

Giants 9, Pirates 3

Phillies 6, Cardinals 0

Cardinals 4, Phillies 2

Giants 11, Pirates 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Milt Stock	6
2	Carson Bigbee	5
2	George Burns	5
2	Max Carey	5
2	3 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doyle	1
1	Harry Hooper	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Konetchy	5
1	Joe Wilhoit	5
1	Heinie Zimmerman	5
4	Braggo Roth	4
5	5 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	3
2	Chief Meyers	2
2	Chuck Wortman	2
4	Ping Bodie	1
4	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Leon Cadore	0.67
1	Hooks Dauss	0.67
1	Ferdie Schupp	0.67
4	Lefty Tyler	0.62
5	Ray Caldwell	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Leon Cadore	1
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Phil Douglas	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Phil Douglas	5
1	Lefty Tyler	5
3	Leon Cadore	4
3	Ray Caldwell	4
3	6 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bernie Boland	1
1	Sherry Smith	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.388
2	Tris Speaker	.351
3	George Sisler	.347
4	Edd Roush	.333
5	Rogers Hornsby	.330

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	72
3	Ty Cobb	66
4	Harry Heilmann	64
5	Heinie Zimmerman	63

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	34
2	Ray Chapman	32
2	Ty Cobb	32
4	Max Carey	30
5	Fritz Maisel	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.33
2	Fred Anderson	1.46
3	Red Faber	1.57
4	Jim Bagby	1.68
5	Pete Alexander	1.78

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	124
2	Hippo Vaughn	119
3	Walter Johnson	117
4	Ferdie Schupp	104
5	2 tied	100

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bernie Boland	5
2	Red Ames	4
2	Jim Bagby	4
2	Eddie Cicotte	4
2	2 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.431
2	Tris Speaker	.426
3	Max Carey	.422
4	Larry Kopf	.417
5	2 tied	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Casey Stengel	2
1	Bobby Veach	2
1	Cy Williams	2
4	Ray Chapman	1
4	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	30
2	Braggo Roth	20
3	Ty Cobb	15
4	Hal Chase	14
4	Heinie Zimmerman	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	10
2	Donie Bush	8
2	Tris Speaker	8
4	Armando Marsans	6
4	Braggo Roth	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ernie Koob	0.42
2	Clarence Mitchell	0.57
3	Ed Klepfer	0.65
4	Oscar Horstmann	0.72
5	Eddie Plank	0.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Oscar Horstmann	4
1	Art Nehf	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Hal Carlson	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Schneider	23
2	Pete Alexander	18
3	Eddie Cicotte	17
3	Dutch Leonard	17
3	Ferdie Schupp	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bullet Joe Bush	2
1	Eddie Cicotte	2
1	Otis Lambeth	2
4	Red Ames	1
4	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.412
2	Ty Cobb	.401
3	Home Run Baker	.400
4	Braggo Roth	.377
5	Tris Speaker	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Happy Felsch	3
2	Ray Powell	2
2	Dave Robertson	2
2	Casey Stengel	2
2	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	40
2	Braggo Roth	30
3	Happy Felsch	28
4	Heinie Zimmerman	26
5	Harry Heilmann	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	16
2	Donie Bush	14
2	Braggo Roth	14
4	Ray Chapman	11
5	George Burns	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Mays	1.00
2	Ed Klepfer	1.05
3	Jim Bagby	1.14
3	Pete Schneider	1.14
5	Pete Alexander	1.29

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Schneider	40
2	Ferdie Schupp	39
3	Babe Ruth	34
4	Pete Alexander	32
5	2 tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bernie Boland	2
1	Bullet Joe Bush	2
1	Eddie Cicotte	2
1	Walter Johnson	2
1	Otis Lambeth	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.387
2	Tris Speaker	.358
3	George Sisler	.340
4	Hal Chase	.327
5	Stuffy McInnis	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	16
2	Wally Pipp	14
3	Dave Robertson	12
4	Benny Kauff	11
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	118
2	Happy Felsch	110
3	Ty Cobb	98
4	Hal Chase	94
4	Gavvy Cravath	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	64
2	Max Carey	60
3	Braggo Roth	55
4	Eddie Collins	49
5	Ray Chapman	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.41
2	Babe Ruth	1.64
3	Slim Sallee	1.67
4	Pete Alexander	1.67
5	Ferdie Schupp	1.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	32
2	Babe Ruth	26
3	Eddie Cicotte	24
4	Eppa Rixey	23
4	Fred Toney	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	189
2	Walter Johnson	187
3	Babe Ruth	165
4	Hippo Vaughn	159
5	2 tied	158

Saves

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