On This Day

Sunday, August 12, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	68	42	.618	--
Red Sox	64	41	.610	1.5
Indians	60	52	.536	9.0
Tigers	57	52	.523	10.5
Yankees	53	52	.505	12.5
Senators	48	58	.453	18.0
Athletics	40	63	.388	24.5
Browns	40	70	.364	28.0

Games

White Sox 4, Indians 3

Tigers 8, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	65	32	.670	--
Phillies	52	44	.542	12.5
Reds	59	54	.522	14.0
Cardinals	56	52	.519	14.5
Cubs	55	53	.509	15.5
Robins	49	52	.485	18.0
Braves	43	55	.439	22.5
Pirates	33	70	.320	35.0

Games

Cubs 3, Pirates 2

Reds 7, Cardinals 0

Reds 7, Cardinals 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Edd Roush	5
2	Ty Cobb	4
2	Jack Smith	4
4	Ray Chapman	3
4	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Edd Roush	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ivey Wingo	4
2	Sherry Magee	3
3	Mike Gonzalez	2
3	Heinie Groh	2
3	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doug Baird	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	Charlie Jackson	1
1	Tom Long	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Willie Mitchell	1.17
2	Hippo Vaughn	1.12
3	Hal Carlson	0.45
4	Fred Toney	0.33
5	Milt Watson	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	Willie Mitchell	1
1	Mike Regan	1
1	Fred Toney	1
1	Hippo Vaughn	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	9
2	Willie Mitchell	7
3	Hal Carlson	5
4	Dave Danforth	3
4	Oscar Horstmann	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.389
2	George Sisler	.350
3	Edd Roush	.345
4	Tris Speaker	.343
5	Rogers Hornsby	.324

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	83
2	Happy Felsch	81
3	Ty Cobb	76
4	Harry Heilmann	70
5	Heinie Zimmerman	67

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	37
2	Ray Chapman	35
3	Braggo Roth	34
4	Max Carey	33
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	1.81
5	Jim Scott	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Toney	20
2	Pete Alexander	19
3	Eddie Cicotte	18
3	Babe Ruth	18
5	Jim Bagby	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	141
2	Pete Alexander	133
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	Benny Kauff	.431
2	Ty Cobb	.424
3	Ping Bodie	.420
4	Bobby Veach	.408
5	Max Carey	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	3
2	Ping Bodie	2
2	Ty Cobb	2
2	Jack Graney	2
2	Elmer Smith	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Harris	14
2	Ty Cobb	12
2	Bobby Veach	12
4	Ping Bodie	11
4	4 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	7
1	Eddie Collins	7
3	Max Carey	6
4	Dave Bancroft	4
4	12 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Cheney	0.52
2	Joe Oeschger	0.73
3	Dave Danforth	1.00
4	Pol Perritt	1.02
5	Dave Davenport	1.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	5
2	Joe Oeschger	4
3	Jim Bagby	3
3	Al Demaree	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	24
2	Phil Douglas	21
3	Joe Oeschger	19
4	Leon Cadore	16
4	Ray Caldwell	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Leon Cadore	2
1	Dave Danforth	2
1	George Dumont	2
4	Jim Bagby	1
4	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.402
2	Max Carey	.385
3	George Sisler	.368
4	Chick Gandil	.363
5	Benny Kauff	.363

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	27
3	Happy Felsch	24
3	Braggo Roth	24
5	Heinie Zimmerman	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	15
2	Eddie Collins	12
3	George Burns	11
3	Donie Bush	11
3	Ty Cobb	11

ERA

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

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Walter Johnson	6
3	Jim Bagby	5
3	Dave Davenport	5
3	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	36
2	Pete Alexander	33
2	Pete Schneider	33
4	Ray Caldwell	32
4	Phil Douglas	32

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	.395
2	Tris Speaker	.350
3	George Sisler	.340
4	Edd Roush	.335
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	116
2	Happy Felsch	111
3	Ty Cobb	100
4	Hal Chase	93
5	Gavvy Cravath	92

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	65
2	Max Carey	60
3	Eddie Collins	51
4	Braggo Roth	45
5	Ray Chapman	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.46
2	Babe Ruth	1.62
3	Ferdie Schupp	1.79
4	Slim Sallee	1.80
5	Pete Alexander	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Babe Ruth	26
3	Fred Toney	25
4	Eddie Cicotte	24
5	Jim Bagby	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	185
1	Walter Johnson	185
3	Hippo Vaughn	172
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