On This Day

Monday, August 6, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	66	38	.635	--
Red Sox	60	39	.606	3.5
Indians	56	49	.533	10.5
Tigers	54	48	.529	11.0
Yankees	51	48	.515	12.5
Senators	44	57	.436	20.5
Athletics	36	61	.371	26.5
Browns	38	65	.369	27.5

Games

Indians 2, Red Sox 0

Yankees 5, Tigers 3

Athletics 5, White Sox 4

Senators 1, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	61	31	.663	--
Phillies	50	42	.543	11.0
Cardinals	55	47	.539	11.0
Reds	55	51	.519	13.0
Cubs	51	52	.495	15.5
Robins	48	49	.495	15.5
Braves	41	53	.436	21.0
Pirates	31	67	.316	33.0

Games

Phillies 3, Cubs 2

Cardinals 1, Robins 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Burns	4
2	George Mogridge	3
3	Ping Bodie	2
3	Ty Cobb	2
3	15 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ping Bodie	1
1	Happy Felsch	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ping Bodie	3
1	Happy Felsch	3
1	George Mogridge	3
4	Dave Bancroft	2
4	Joe Harris	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Ainsmith	1
1	Ray Chapman	1
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Larry Gardner	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Larry Cheney	1.40
2	Rube Foster	1.33
3	Joe Oeschger	1.00
4	Walter Johnson	0.50
5	Eddie Plank	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Ed Klepfer	1
1	George Mogridge	1
1	Win Noyes	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Cheney	7
1	Joe Oeschger	7
3	Rube Foster	4
4	Walter Johnson	3
4	Eddie Plank	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.390
2	Tris Speaker	.347
3	George Sisler	.342
4	Edd Roush	.331
5	Rogers Hornsby	.328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	79
1	Bobby Veach	79
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	33
4	Max Carey	31
5	3 tied	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.36
2	Fred Anderson	1.45
3	Red Faber	1.56
4	Jim Bagby	1.64
5	Jim Scott	1.78

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	Walter Johnson	125
2	Hippo Vaughn	125
4	Dutch Leonard	105
5	Ferdie Schupp	104

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.473
2	Happy Felsch	.466
3	Joe Judge	.447
4	Benny Kauff	.444
4	Bobby Veach	.444

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	3
2	Ping Bodie	2
2	Ty Cobb	2
2	Bobby Veach	2
5	14 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	18
2	Ty Cobb	14
2	Happy Felsch	14
4	Braggo Roth	13
4	Heinie Zimmerman	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Kelly	7
2	Max Carey	6
2	Ty Cobb	6
2	Eddie Collins	6
2	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fritz Coumbe	0.00
2	Joe Oeschger	0.28
3	Ed Klepfer	0.50
3	Milt Watson	0.50
5	Bob Groom	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	5
2	Phil Douglas	3
2	Dutch Leonard	3
2	Art Nehf	3
2	Joe Oeschger	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Cheney	18
2	Phil Douglas	16
2	Walter Johnson	16
2	Dutch Leonard	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Cicotte	2
2	Fred Anderson	1
2	Doc Ayers	1
2	Jim Bagby	1
2	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.409
2	Max Carey	.381
3	George Sisler	.370
4	Heinie Groh	.362
5	2 tied	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Happy Felsch	3
1	Cy Williams	3
3	Ping Bodie	2
3	Ty Cobb	2
3	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	38
2	Ty Cobb	30
3	Happy Felsch	29
4	Braggo Roth	24
5	Ping Bodie	23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Klepfer	0.39
2	Bob Shawkey	1.18
3	Jim Bagby	1.27
4	Mike Regan	1.30
5	Babe Ruth	1.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	6
1	Eddie Cicotte	6
1	Walter Johnson	6
4	Pete Alexander	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Schneider	36
2	Ferdie Schupp	35
3	Walter Johnson	32
3	Dutch Leonard	32
5	2 tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bullet Joe Bush	2
1	Eddie Cicotte	2
1	Otis Lambeth	2
4	Red Ames	1
4	25 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.396
2	Tris Speaker	.354
3	George Sisler	.336
4	Bobby Veach	.327
5	Hal Chase	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	15
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	117
2	Happy Felsch	111
3	Ty Cobb	104
4	Hal Chase	94
5	Gavvy Cravath	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	64
2	Max Carey	58
3	Eddie Collins	49
3	Braggo Roth	49
5	Ray Chapman	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.44
2	Babe Ruth	1.61
3	Pete Alexander	1.73
4	Slim Sallee	1.74
5	Ferdie Schupp	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Babe Ruth	25
3	Eddie Cicotte	24
4	Fred Toney	23
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	191
2	Pete Alexander	184
3	Dutch Leonard	160
4	Hippo Vaughn	158
5	Babe Ruth	156

Saves

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