On This Day

Thursday, August 9, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 67 40 .626 --
Red Sox 61 40 .604 3.0
Indians 58 51 .532 10.0
Tigers 55 49 .529 10.5
Yankees 53 50 .515 12.0
Senators 46 58 .442 19.5
Athletics 38 62 .380 25.5
Browns 39 67 .368 27.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 64 31 .674 --
Phillies 50 43 .538 13.0
Cardinals 55 49 .529 13.5
Reds 56 53 .514 15.0
Cubs 52 53 .495 17.0
Robins 49 50 .495 17.0
Braves 42 54 .438 22.5
Pirates 32 67 .323 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Collins 3
1 Charlie Deal 3
1 Benny Kauff 3
1 Pete Kilduff 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Hendryx 1
1 Cy Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Boeckel 2
1 Joe Evans 2
1 Joe Harris 2
1 Jimmy Johnston 2
1 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Cutshaw 2
2 Jimmy Austin 1
2 Max Carey 1
2 Ray Chapman 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Davenport 0.71
2 Ferdie Schupp 0.67
3 Phil Douglas 0.62
4 Otis Lambeth 0.57
5 Sherry Smith 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Joe Benz 1
1 Dave Davenport 1
1 Elmer Jacobs 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Douglas 8
2 Ferdie Schupp 6
3 Dave Davenport 5
4 Otis Lambeth 4
4 Sherry Smith 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Leon Cadore 1
1 Dave Danforth 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .386
2 George Sisler .347
3 Tris Speaker .347
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
4 Heinie Zimmerman 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 37
2 Ray Chapman 35
3 Braggo Roth 34
4 Max Carey 32
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 1.76
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 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 132
2 Pete Alexander 128
3 Walter Johnson 125
4 Ferdie Schupp 110
5 Eddie Cicotte 107

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Danforth 6
2 Jim Bagby 5
2 Bernie Boland 5
4 Red Ames 4
4 3 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Judge .471
2 Bobby Veach .469
3 Benny Kauff .441
4 Duffy Lewis .438
5 Heinie Zimmerman .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 4
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
2 Braggo Roth 14
4 Heinie Zimmerman 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 8
2 Max Carey 6
2 Eddie Collins 6
2 Joe Kelly 6
2 Tris Speaker 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 Bullet Joe Bush 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 4
2 Jim Bagby 3
2 Al Demaree 3
2 Phil Douglas 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Douglas 22
2 Hippo Vaughn 20
3 Leon Cadore 17
3 Pete Schneider 17
5 Jim Bagby 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Leon Cadore 2
1 Dave Danforth 2
3 Doc Ayers 1
3 Jim Bagby 1
3 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .388
2 Benny Kauff .386
3 Max Carey .384
4 Tris Speaker .375
5 Ping Bodie .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 4
2 Ping Bodie 2
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 Happy Felsch 2
2 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 36
2 Ty Cobb 27
3 Happy Felsch 25
4 Braggo Roth 24
5 Heinie Zimmerman 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 14
2 Ty Cobb 12
3 Eddie Collins 11
4 George Burns 10
4 3 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Klepfer 0.47
2 Dave Davenport 1.07
3 Mike Regan 1.12
4 Bob Shawkey 1.17
5 Babe Ruth 1.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 6
2 Pete Alexander 5
2 Eddie Cicotte 5
2 Walter Johnson 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Schneider 34
2 Hippo Vaughn 33
3 Phil Douglas 31
4 Ray Caldwell 29
4 5 others tied 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 2
1 Bullet Joe Bush 2
1 Leon Cadore 2
1 Eddie Cicotte 2
1 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .392
2 Tris Speaker .352
3 George Sisler .339
4 Edd Roush .330
5 Bobby Veach .326

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 115
2 Happy Felsch 110
3 Ty Cobb 102
4 Hal Chase 95
5 Gavvy Cravath 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 65
2 Max Carey 59
3 Eddie Collins 50
4 Braggo Roth 47
5 Ray Chapman 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.41
2 Babe Ruth 1.61
3 Pete Alexander 1.76
4 Slim Sallee 1.77
5 Ferdie Schupp 1.79

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 185
3 Hippo Vaughn 165
4 Dutch Leonard 157
4 Ferdie Schupp 157

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Danforth 7
2 Red Ames 6
2 Jim Bagby 6
2 Eddie Cicotte 6
5 Bernie Boland 5