On This Day

Thursday, August 2, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	63	37	.630	--
Red Sox	59	37	.615	2.0
Indians	54	48	.529	10.0
Tigers	52	47	.525	10.5
Yankees	50	46	.521	11.0
Senators	42	56	.429	20.0
Athletics	35	58	.376	24.5
Browns	37	63	.370	26.0

Games

White Sox 7, Red Sox 1

Browns 3, Yankees 0

Yankees 3, Browns 1

Athletics 5, Indians 4

Senators 4, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	59	30	.663	--
Phillies	48	40	.545	10.5
Cardinals	52	45	.536	11.0
Reds	54	49	.524	12.0
Robins	46	46	.500	14.5
Cubs	49	50	.495	15.0
Braves	39	53	.424	21.5
Pirates	31	65	.323	31.5

Games

Cubs 6, Braves 4

Braves 4, Cubs 3

Robins 6, Reds 2

Giants 7, Pirates 3

Phillies 6, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wally Rehg	5
2	Charlie Deal	3
2	Chick Gandil	3
2	Joe Kelly	3
2	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dave Danforth	3
1	Fred Luderus	3
3	Ty Cobb	2
3	George Cutshaw	2
3	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ping Bodie	1
1	George Burns	1
1	Donie Bush	1
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Schauer	0.56
2	Hippo Vaughn	0.50
3	Larry Cheney	0.44
4	Howard Ehmke	0.43
5	3 tied	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Al Demaree	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Bob Groom	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	6
2	Rube Schauer	5
3	Larry Cheney	4
3	Dave Danforth	4
5	9 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	Elmer Myers	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.387
2	Tris Speaker	.354
3	George Sisler	.346
4	Edd Roush	.330
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	73
3	Ty Cobb	69
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	1.56
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	Hippo Vaughn	125
2	Pete Alexander	124
3	Walter Johnson	122
4	Ferdie Schupp	104
5	2 tied	100

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bernie Boland	5
1	Dave Danforth	5
3	Red Ames	4
3	Jim Bagby	4
3	3 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.444
2	Tris Speaker	.442
3	Larry Kopf	.417
4	Bobby Veach	.407
5	Braggo Roth	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	3
2	Bobby Veach	2
3	Ray Chapman	1
3	George Cutshaw	1
3	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	24
2	Braggo Roth	19
3	Ty Cobb	14
4	Harry Heilmann	13
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	8
2	Ty Cobb	7
3	Braggo Roth	6
3	Tris Speaker	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Nehf	0.00
2	Ed Klepfer	0.48
3	George Cunningham	0.55
4	Bob Groom	0.56
5	Fritz Coumbe	0.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Oscar Horstmann	4
1	Walter Johnson	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Wilbur Cooper	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Schneider	23
2	Pete Alexander	18
3	Wilbur Cooper	15
3	Walter Johnson	15
5	Hippo Vaughn	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Cicotte	2
1	Otis Lambeth	2
3	Red Ames	1
3	Fred Anderson	1
3	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.413
2	Ty Cobb	.383
3	Braggo Roth	.377
4	Tris Speaker	.368
5	Home Run Baker	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Happy Felsch	3
1	Cy Williams	3
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	2
3	Ray Powell	2
3	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	14
2	Braggo Roth	13
3	Donie Bush	11
3	Ray Chapman	11
5	George Burns	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Klepfer	1.10
2	Jim Bagby	1.14
3	Larry Cheney	1.17
4	Hooks Dauss	1.17
5	Pete Alexander	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Jim Bagby	6
1	Eddie Cicotte	6
1	Pete Schneider	6
5	10 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Schneider	42
2	Ferdie Schupp	39
3	Babe Ruth	34
4	Walter Johnson	33
5	Pete Alexander	32

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	.390
2	Tris Speaker	.360
3	George Sisler	.338
4	Hal Chase	.326
5	Rogers Hornsby	.326

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	106
3	Ty Cobb	101
4	Hal Chase	93
4	Gavvy Cravath	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	65
2	Max Carey	58
3	Braggo Roth	53
4	Eddie Collins	49
5	Ray Chapman	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.41
2	Pete Alexander	1.67
3	Babe Ruth	1.69
4	Ferdie Schupp	1.72
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	Walter Johnson	192
2	Pete Alexander	189
3	Hippo Vaughn	161
4	Babe Ruth	159
5	Dutch Leonard	157

Saves

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