On This Day

Friday, August 10, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	67	41	.620	--
Red Sox	63	40	.612	1.5
Indians	59	51	.536	9.0
Tigers	55	51	.519	11.0
Yankees	53	51	.510	12.0
Senators	47	58	.448	18.5
Athletics	39	62	.386	24.5
Browns	39	68	.364	27.5

Games

Red Sox 5, Tigers 4

Red Sox 5, Tigers 1

Indians 8, Yankees 7

Athletics 7, Browns 0

Senators 4, White Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	65	31	.677	--
Phillies	50	44	.532	14.0
Cardinals	55	50	.524	14.5
Reds	57	53	.518	15.0
Cubs	53	53	.500	17.0
Robins	49	51	.490	18.0
Braves	42	55	.433	23.5
Pirates	33	67	.330	34.0

Games

Cubs 5, Robins 4

Reds 7, Braves 0

Pirates 1, Phillies 0

Giants 7, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dave Bancroft	3
1	Walton Cruise	3
1	Jack Graney	3
1	Claude Hendrix	3
1	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	1
1	Dave Shean	1
1	Elmer Smith	1
1	Tris Speaker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Hoblitzell	4
2	Ray Bates	3
2	Wally Pipp	3
4	Joe Dugan	2
4	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Bancroft	2
1	Wally Rehg	2
3	John Brock	1
3	George Burns	1
3	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eppa Rixey	1.00
2	Win Noyes	0.80
3	Babe Ruth	0.56
4	Rube Foster	0.50
5	Claude Hendrix	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Rube Foster	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Stan Coveleski	5
1	Rube Foster	5
1	Jeff Pfeffer	5
1	Babe Ruth	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.383
2	George Sisler	.349
3	Tris Speaker	.346
4	Edd Roush	.340
5	Rogers Hornsby	.326

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	81
2	Happy Felsch	79
3	Ty Cobb	74
4	Harry Heilmann	68
5	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	1.65
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
2	Babe Ruth	18
5	Jim Bagby	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	132
2	Pete Alexander	128
3	Walter Johnson	126
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	.517
2	Bobby Veach	.500
3	Max Carey	.422
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.422
5	Ping Bodie	.418

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	4
2	Ping Bodie	2
2	Ty Cobb	2
2	Jack Graney	2
2	Elmer Smith	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	17
2	Braggo Roth	13
2	Cy Williams	13
2	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	Tris Speaker	6
5	6 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Oeschger	0.32
2	Milt Watson	0.50
3	Fritz Coumbe	0.61
4	Dave Danforth	0.71
5	Bullet Joe Bush	0.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	5
2	Jim Bagby	3
2	Al Demaree	3
2	Phil Douglas	3
2	Joe Oeschger	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Phil Douglas	22
2	Elmer Myers	15
2	Ferdie Schupp	15
2	Hippo Vaughn	15
5	3 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Leon Cadore	2
1	Dave Danforth	2
3	Jim Bagby	1
3	Rube Benton	1
3	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.389
2	Ping Bodie	.380
3	Max Carey	.374
4	Tris Speaker	.370
5	Benny Kauff	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	4
2	Ping Bodie	2
2	Ty Cobb	2
2	Happy Felsch	2
2	6 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	George Burns	11
3	Donie Bush	11
3	Eddie Collins	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Davenport	1.07
2	Mike Regan	1.12
3	Eddie Plank	1.15
4	Hooks Dauss	1.25
5	Babe Ruth	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	6
1	Walter Johnson	6
1	Babe Ruth	6
4	Pete Alexander	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Schneider	34
2	Phil Douglas	31
3	Walter Johnson	30
3	Babe Ruth	30
5	2 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	.390
2	Tris Speaker	.352
3	George Sisler	.339
4	Edd Roush	.334
5	Bobby Veach	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	15
2	Wally Pipp	13
3	Dave Robertson	12
4	Benny Kauff	11
5	4 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	116
2	Happy Felsch	109
3	Ty Cobb	102
4	Hal Chase	94
5	Gavvy Cravath	91

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	1.62
3	Slim Sallee	1.77
4	Ferdie Schupp	1.79
5	Pete Alexander	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	30
2	Babe Ruth	26
3	Eddie Cicotte	24
3	Fred Toney	24
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	185
2	Pete Alexander	180
3	Hippo Vaughn	165
4	Babe Ruth	161
5	2 tied	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