On This Day

Wednesday, August 8, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	66	40	.623	--
Red Sox	61	40	.604	2.5
Tigers	55	49	.529	10.0
Indians	57	51	.528	10.0
Yankees	53	49	.520	11.0
Senators	46	57	.447	18.5
Athletics	38	61	.384	24.5
Browns	38	67	.362	27.5

Games

Tigers 6, Red Sox 2

Yankees 8, Indians 2

Indians 2, Yankees 1

Athletics 6, Browns 5

Senators 2, White Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	63	31	.670	--
Phillies	50	42	.543	12.0
Cardinals	55	48	.534	12.5
Reds	56	53	.514	14.5
Cubs	52	52	.500	16.0
Robins	48	50	.490	17.0
Braves	42	54	.438	22.0
Pirates	31	67	.316	34.0

Games

Cubs 2, Robins 0

Braves 2, Reds 0

Reds 3, Braves 0

Giants 4, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Edd Roush	4
2	Ray Chapman	3
2	Jack Graney	3
2	Tim Hendryx	3
2	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Walton Cruise	1
1	Ray Fisher	1
1	Jack Graney	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Les Nunamaker	3
1	Wally Schang	3
3	Harry Heilmann	2
3	Del Pratt	2
5	29 tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	George Sisler	2
1	Ossie Vitt	2
4	Eddie Ainsmith	1
4	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hippo Vaughn	2.33
2	Fred Toney	1.75
3	Eddie Cicotte	0.86
4	Ray Fisher	0.73
5	Ray Caldwell	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Ray Fisher	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Fisher	8
2	Fred Toney	7
2	Hippo Vaughn	7
4	Eddie Cicotte	6
4	Elmer Myers	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.386
2	George Sisler	.347
3	Tris Speaker	.346
4	Edd Roush	.340
5	Rogers Hornsby	.327

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	80
2	Happy Felsch	79
3	Ty Cobb	74
4	Harry Heilmann	67
5	Heinie Zimmerman	66

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	37
2	Ray Chapman	34
2	Braggo Roth	34
4	Max Carey	31
5	Eddie Collins	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.35
2	Fred Anderson	1.45
3	Red Faber	1.61
4	Jim Bagby	1.78
5	Jim Scott	1.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Toney	19
2	Pete Alexander	18
2	Eddie Cicotte	18
4	Babe Ruth	17
5	Jim Bagby	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	132
2	Pete Alexander	127
3	Walter Johnson	125
4	Eddie Cicotte	107
5	Dutch Leonard	106

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	Joe Judge	.471
2	Ty Cobb	.435
3	Bobby Veach	.434
4	Duffy Lewis	.431
5	Benny Kauff	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	3
2	Ping Bodie	2
2	Ty Cobb	2
2	Jack Graney	2
2	Bobby Veach	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	19
2	Ty Cobb	14
3	Happy Felsch	13
3	Braggo Roth	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	8
2	Eddie Collins	7
3	Max Carey	6
3	Jimmy Johnston	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Oeschger	0.29
2	Ed Klepfer	0.50
2	Milt Watson	0.50
4	Fritz Coumbe	0.61
5	Pol Perritt	1.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	4
2	Al Demaree	3
2	Phil Douglas	3
2	Dutch Leonard	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	20
2	Elmer Myers	19
3	Dutch Leonard	17
3	Pete Schneider	17
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Ayers	1
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Bernie Boland	1
1	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.385
2	Max Carey	.380
3	George Sisler	.373
4	Tris Speaker	.369
5	Benny Kauff	.364

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	39
2	Ty Cobb	28
3	Happy Felsch	27
4	Braggo Roth	23
5	3 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	13
2	Ty Cobb	12
3	Eddie Collins	11
4	George Burns	10
4	3 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Klepfer	0.39
2	Mike Regan	1.12
3	Bob Shawkey	1.17
4	Babe Ruth	1.18
5	Hooks Dauss	1.25

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Schneider	34
2	Hippo Vaughn	33
3	Harry Harper	31
4	Ray Caldwell	29
4	4 others tied	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rube Benton	2
1	Bullet Joe Bush	2
1	Eddie Cicotte	2
1	Otis Lambeth	2
5	25 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.396
2	Tris Speaker	.353
3	George Sisler	.341
4	Bobby Veach	.329
5	Edd Roush	.328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	117
2	Happy Felsch	110
3	Ty Cobb	104
4	Hal Chase	95
5	Gavvy Cravath	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	66
2	Max Carey	58
3	Eddie Collins	50
4	Braggo Roth	49
5	Ray Chapman	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.43
2	Babe Ruth	1.61
3	Pete Alexander	1.73
4	Slim Sallee	1.77
5	Ferdie Schupp	1.82

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	187
2	Pete Alexander	184
3	Hippo Vaughn	165
4	Dutch Leonard	157
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