On This Day

Wednesday, August 1, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	62	37	.626	--
Red Sox	59	36	.621	1.0
Indians	54	47	.535	9.0
Tigers	52	46	.531	9.5
Yankees	49	45	.521	10.5
Senators	41	56	.423	20.0
Athletics	34	58	.370	24.5
Browns	36	62	.367	25.5

Games

White Sox 4, Red Sox 0

Indians 6, Athletics 5

Senators 5, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	58	30	.659	--
Cardinals	52	44	.542	10.0
Phillies	47	40	.540	10.5
Reds	54	48	.529	11.0
Cubs	48	49	.495	14.5
Robins	45	46	.495	14.5
Braves	38	52	.422	21.0
Pirates	31	64	.326	30.5

Games

Robins 6, Reds 2

Giants 3, Pirates 1

Phillies 2, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Leonard	4
2	Jake Daubert	3
2	Clyde Milan	3
2	Dots Miller	3
2	Tris Speaker	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Harris	3
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	3
3	Ray Bates	2
3	Walter Holke	2
3	Otis Lambeth	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Joe Judge	2
3	Jake Daubert	1
3	Larry Kopf	1
3	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill James	0.44
2	Milt Watson	0.38
3	Otis Lambeth	0.33
3	Jeff Pfeffer	0.33
5	Mike Regan	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Otis Lambeth	1
1	Jimmy Lavender	1
1	Pol Perritt	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill James	4
1	Jeff Pfeffer	4
3	Otis Lambeth	3
3	Carl Mays	3
3	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Joe Oeschger	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.386
2	Tris Speaker	.356
3	George Sisler	.347
4	Edd Roush	.331
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	67
4	Harry Heilmann	65
5	Heinie Zimmerman	64

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	34
1	Braggo Roth	34
3	Ray Chapman	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	Walter Johnson	119
2	Hippo Vaughn	119
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	3 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.455
2	Larry Kopf	.426
3	Braggo Roth	.423
4	Ty Cobb	.412
5	Benny Kauff	.408

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	2
1	Bobby Veach	2
1	Cy Williams	2
4	Ray Chapman	1
4	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	25
2	Braggo Roth	20
3	Harry Heilmann	14
4	Hal Chase	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	10
2	Ty Cobb	7
2	Tris Speaker	7
4	Armando Marsans	6
4	Braggo Roth	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Nehf	0.00
2	Ernie Koob	0.42
3	Eddie Plank	0.44
4	Ed Klepfer	0.48
5	George Cunningham	0.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Oscar Horstmann	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Hal Carlson	3
2	Wilbur Cooper	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Schneider	21
2	Pete Alexander	18
3	Doc Ayers	15
3	Wilbur Cooper	15
3	3 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bullet Joe Bush	2
1	Eddie Cicotte	2
1	Otis Lambeth	2
4	Red Ames	1
4	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.409
2	Home Run Baker	.400
3	Tris Speaker	.391
4	Ty Cobb	.383
5	Braggo Roth	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Happy Felsch	3
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	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	Braggo Roth	29
3	Happy Felsch	27
3	Heinie Zimmerman	27
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	15
2	Braggo Roth	13
3	Donie Bush	12
4	Ray Chapman	11
5	3 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Klepfer	1.05
2	Jim Bagby	1.14
2	Pete Schneider	1.14
4	Pete Alexander	1.29
5	Ernie Koob	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Jim Bagby	6
1	Eddie Cicotte	6
1	Pete Schneider	6
1	Sherry Smith	6

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bernie Boland	2
1	Bullet Joe Bush	2
1	Eddie Cicotte	2
1	Stan Coveleski	2
1	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.386
2	Tris Speaker	.361
3	George Sisler	.339
4	Hal Chase	.327
5	Rogers Hornsby	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	15
2	Wally Pipp	14
3	Benny Kauff	11
3	Dave Robertson	11
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	118
2	Happy Felsch	108
3	Ty Cobb	99
4	Hal Chase	94
5	Gavvy Cravath	92

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	65
2	Max Carey	58
3	Braggo Roth	54
4	Eddie Collins	49
5	Ray Chapman	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.41
2	Pete Alexander	1.67
3	Ferdie Schupp	1.68
4	Babe Ruth	1.69
5	Slim Sallee	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	32
2	Babe Ruth	25
3	Eddie Cicotte	24
4	Fred Toney	23
5	Eppa Rixey	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	189
1	Walter Johnson	189
3	Babe Ruth	159
4	Dutch Leonard	158
4	Ferdie Schupp	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