On This Day

Saturday, August 11, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	67	42	.615	--
Red Sox	64	41	.610	1.0
Indians	60	51	.541	8.0
Tigers	56	52	.519	10.5
Yankees	53	52	.505	12.0
Senators	48	58	.453	17.5
Athletics	40	63	.388	24.0
Browns	40	69	.367	27.0

Games

Red Sox 7, Tigers 2

Tigers 5, Red Sox 0

Indians 4, Yankees 1

Athletics 8, Browns 2

Browns 4, Athletics 1

Senators 3, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	65	32	.670	--
Phillies	52	44	.542	12.5
Cardinals	56	50	.528	13.5
Reds	57	54	.514	15.0
Cubs	54	53	.505	16.0
Robins	49	52	.485	18.0
Braves	43	55	.439	22.5
Pirates	33	69	.324	34.5

Games

Cubs 4, Robins 3

Braves 5, Reds 4

Phillies 3, Pirates 2

Cardinals 3, Giants 1

Phillies 4, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harry Heilmann	4
2	Dave Bancroft	3
2	Jack Barry	3
2	Donie Bush	3
2	15 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	1
1	Hank Severeid	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Hoblitzell	3
1	Ralph Young	3
3	Ping Bodie	2
3	Gavvy Cravath	2
3	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Hooper	3
2	Gene Paulette	2
3	Dave Bancroft	1
3	Eddie Collins	1
3	16 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Shaw	1.00
2	Ray Caldwell	0.86
3	Joe Oeschger	0.69
4	Eddie Cicotte	0.57
5	3 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Doc Ayers	1
1	Dave Davenport	1
1	Phil Douglas	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Oeschger	9
2	Ray Caldwell	6
2	Jim Shaw	6
4	Pete Alexander	5
5	6 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Doak	1
1	George Dumont	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.384
2	George Sisler	.350
3	Tris Speaker	.342
4	Edd Roush	.339
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	82
2	Happy Felsch	80
3	Ty Cobb	75
4	Harry Heilmann	69
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	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.42
2	Fred Anderson	1.62
3	Red Faber	1.65
4	Jim Bagby	1.76
5	Jim Scott	1.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	19
1	Fred Toney	19
3	Eddie Cicotte	18
3	Babe Ruth	18
5	Jim Bagby	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	133
2	Hippo Vaughn	132
3	Walter Johnson	126
4	Eddie Cicotte	111
5	Ferdie Schupp	110

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	Bobby Veach	.444
2	Heinie Zimmerman	.413
3	Benny Kauff	.410
4	Happy Felsch	.400
5	Ping Bodie	.397

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	14
2	Cy Williams	13
2	Heinie Zimmerman	13
4	Happy Felsch	12
4	3 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	8
2	Eddie Collins	7
3	George Burns	5
3	Max Carey	5
3	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milt Watson	0.50
2	Dave Danforth	0.69
3	Joe Oeschger	0.73
4	Bullet Joe Bush	0.95
5	Dave Davenport	1.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	5
2	Phil Douglas	4
2	Joe Oeschger	4
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Phil Douglas	23
2	Joe Oeschger	19
3	Leon Cadore	16
3	Ray Caldwell	16
5	4 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Leon Cadore	2
1	Dave Danforth	2
1	George Dumont	2
4	Jim Bagby	1
4	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.397
2	Ping Bodie	.373
3	Max Carey	.372
4	Benny Kauff	.367
5	George Sisler	.364

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	37
2	Ty Cobb	28
3	Happy Felsch	26
4	Braggo Roth	24
5	2 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	14
2	Ty Cobb	12
2	Eddie Collins	12
4	George Burns	11
4	Donie Bush	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Davenport	1.06
2	Mike Regan	1.12
3	Eddie Plank	1.15
4	Al Demaree	1.31
5	Ernie Koob	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Jim Bagby	6
1	Walter Johnson	6
4	Eddie Cicotte	5
4	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Schneider	38
2	Pete Alexander	33
3	Ray Caldwell	32
3	Phil Douglas	32
5	2 tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rube Benton	2
1	Bullet Joe Bush	2
1	Leon Cadore	2
1	Eddie Cicotte	2
1	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.391
2	Tris Speaker	.348
3	George Sisler	.341
4	Edd Roush	.333
5	Bobby Veach	.323

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	115
2	Happy Felsch	110
3	Ty Cobb	100
4	Hal Chase	94
5	Gavvy Cravath	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	65
2	Max Carey	59
3	Eddie Collins	51
4	Braggo Roth	46
5	Ray Chapman	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.46
2	Babe Ruth	1.62
3	Slim Sallee	1.77
4	Ferdie Schupp	1.79
5	Pete Alexander	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Babe Ruth	26
3	Eddie Cicotte	24
3	Fred Toney	24
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

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