On This Day

Sunday, August 5, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 66 37 .641 --
Red Sox 60 38 .612 3.5
Tigers 54 47 .535 11.0
Indians 55 49 .529 11.5
Yankees 50 48 .510 13.5
Senators 43 57 .430 21.5
Browns 38 64 .373 27.5
Athletics 35 61 .365 27.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 61 31 .663 --
Phillies 49 42 .538 11.5
Cardinals 54 47 .535 11.5
Reds 55 51 .519 13.0
Robins 48 48 .500 15.0
Cubs 51 51 .500 15.0
Braves 41 53 .436 21.0
Pirates 31 67 .316 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dots Miller 4
2 George Cutshaw 3
2 Art Fletcher 3
2 Heinie Groh 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Robertson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Johnston 3
2 George Cutshaw 2
2 Art Fletcher 2
2 Jeff Pfeffer 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Gonzalez 2
1 Pete Kilduff 2
3 Doug Baird 1
3 George Burns 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jeff Pfeffer 0.56
2 Gene Packard 0.50
3 Leon Cadore 0.36
4 Jeff Tesreau 0.15
5 Oscar Horstmann 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Gene Packard 1
1 Jeff Pfeffer 1
1 Jeff Tesreau 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Pfeffer 5
2 Leon Cadore 4
3 Gene Packard 2
3 Jeff Tesreau 2
5 4 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .390
2 Tris Speaker .351
3 George Sisler .346
4 Rogers Hornsby .331
5 Edd Roush .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 8
1 Rogers Hornsby 8
3 Dave Robertson 7
3 Bobby Veach 7
5 Wally Pipp 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 79
2 Happy Felsch 76
3 Ty Cobb 74
4 Harry Heilmann 65
4 Heinie Zimmerman 65

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 35
2 Braggo Roth 34
3 Ray Chapman 32
4 Max Carey 31
5 2 tied 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.36
2 Fred Anderson 1.45
3 Red Faber 1.56
4 Jim Bagby 1.65
5 Jim Scott 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 18
1 Eddie Cicotte 18
1 Fred Toney 18
4 Babe Ruth 17
5 Jim Bagby 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 127
2 Hippo Vaughn 125
3 Walter Johnson 122
4 Dutch Leonard 105
5 Ferdie Schupp 104

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 Joe Judge .457
1 Bobby Veach .457
3 Happy Felsch .448
4 Ty Cobb .444
4 Benny Kauff .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 3
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 Bobby Veach 2
4 Ping Bodie 1
4 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 21
2 Braggo Roth 19
3 Ty Cobb 15
4 Heinie Zimmerman 13
5 Art Fletcher 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Kelly 7
2 Max Carey 6
2 Ty Cobb 6
2 Jimmy Johnston 6
2 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Oeschger 0.00
1 Fritz Coumbe 0.00
3 Bob Groom 0.56
4 Ernie Koob 0.61
5 George Cunningham 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 4
2 Jim Bagby 3
2 Phil Douglas 3
2 Dutch Leonard 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doc Ayers 16
1 Phil Douglas 16
1 Dutch Leonard 16
4 Pete Alexander 15
4 Leon Cadore 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Cicotte 2
1 Otis Lambeth 2
3 Fred Anderson 1
3 Doc Ayers 1
3 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .397
2 George Sisler .389
3 Tris Speaker .380
3 Bobby Veach .380
5 Max Carey .373

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 38
2 Ty Cobb 30
3 Happy Felsch 26
3 Braggo Roth 26
5 Heinie Zimmerman 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 13
2 George Burns 11
2 Donie Bush 11
4 Ty Cobb 10
4 Braggo Roth 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Klepfer 0.48
2 Hooks Dauss 1.07
3 Bob Shawkey 1.18
4 Ernie Koob 1.23
5 Jim Bagby 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 6
1 Eddie Cicotte 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Walter Johnson 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Schneider 36
2 Ferdie Schupp 35
3 Dutch Leonard 32
4 Pete Alexander 31
4 Babe Ruth 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bullet Joe Bush 2
1 Eddie Cicotte 2
1 Otis Lambeth 2
4 Red Ames 1
4 26 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .394
2 Tris Speaker .358
3 George Sisler .338
4 Bobby Veach .327
5 Hal Chase .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 15
2 Wally Pipp 14
3 Dave Robertson 12
4 Benny Kauff 11
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 118
2 Happy Felsch 108
3 Ty Cobb 105
4 Hal Chase 94
5 Gavvy Cravath 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 65
2 Max Carey 58
3 Braggo Roth 52
4 Eddie Collins 48
5 Ray Chapman 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.40
2 Babe Ruth 1.61
3 Pete Alexander 1.74
4 Slim Sallee 1.75
5 Ferdie Schupp 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 31
2 Eddie Cicotte 25
2 Babe Ruth 25
4 Fred Toney 23
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 188
2 Pete Alexander 185
3 Dutch Leonard 160
4 Hippo Vaughn 158
5 Babe Ruth 156

Saves

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