On This Day

Monday, August 13, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	68	42	.618	--
Red Sox	65	41	.613	1.0
Indians	60	52	.536	9.0
Tigers	58	53	.523	10.5
Yankees	53	53	.500	13.0
Senators	49	58	.458	17.5
Athletics	40	64	.385	25.0
Browns	41	71	.366	28.0

Games

Browns 10, Tigers 5

Tigers 7, Browns 6

Red Sox 5, Athletics 1

Senators 9, Yankees 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	66	33	.667	--
Phillies	53	44	.546	12.0
Cardinals	57	52	.523	14.0
Reds	59	55	.518	14.5
Cubs	56	53	.514	15.0
Robins	50	53	.485	18.0
Braves	43	56	.434	23.0
Pirates	33	71	.317	35.5

Games

Phillies 3, Braves 0

Cubs 7, Pirates 3

Giants 4, Robins 3

Robins 2, Giants 1

Cardinals 6, Reds 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	5
2	George Burns	4
2	Donie Bush	4
2	Ty Cobb	4
2	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Pratt	6
2	Hal Chase	4
2	Ty Cobb	4
4	Larry Doyle	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fred Luderus	2
1	Milt Stock	2
1	Ossie Vitt	2
4	Donie Bush	1
4	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dutch Leonard	1.12
2	Chief Bender	0.60
3	Larry Cheney	0.57
4	Harry Harper	0.50
5	Jesse Barnes	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Harry Harper	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	9
2	Larry Cheney	4
2	Claude Hendrix	4
4	Jesse Barnes	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bernie Boland	1
1	George Dumont	1
1	Bob Groom	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.390
2	George Sisler	.353
3	Edd Roush	.351
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	86
2	Happy Felsch	81
3	Ty Cobb	80
4	Harry Heilmann	72
5	Hal Chase	69

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	1.61
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	Dutch Leonard	115
5	Eddie Cicotte	111

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Edd Roush	.448
2	Ty Cobb	.426
3	Ping Bodie	.426
4	Benny Kauff	.397
5	Bobby Veach	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ping Bodie	2
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Elmer Smith	2
1	Cy Williams	2
5	22 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	16
2	Bobby Veach	15
3	Joe Harris	14
4	Del Pratt	12
5	3 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	7
1	Eddie Collins	7
3	Max Carey	6
4	Benny Kauff	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.33
2	Larry Cheney	0.68
3	Red Ames	0.71
3	Walter Anderson	0.71
5	Joe Oeschger	0.96

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	22
1	Hippo Vaughn	22
3	Phil Douglas	19
4	Joe Oeschger	18
5	3 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Dumont	3
2	Bernie Boland	2
2	Leon Cadore	2
2	Dave Danforth	2
5	13 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.409
2	Max Carey	.378
3	George Sisler	.373
4	Edd Roush	.368
5	Ping Bodie	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	4
2	Ping Bodie	2
2	Ty Cobb	2
2	Jack Graney	2
2	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	40
2	Ty Cobb	31
3	Braggo Roth	24
4	Happy Felsch	22
5	2 tied	21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Davenport	1.07
2	Eddie Plank	1.15
3	Bob Shawkey	1.31
4	Ed Klepfer	1.32
5	Doc Ayers	1.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	6
2	Pete Alexander	5
2	Jim Bagby	5
2	Claude Hendrix	5
2	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	36
2	Dutch Leonard	35
3	Pete Schneider	33
4	Ray Caldwell	31
5	Harry Harper	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Dumont	3
2	Rube Benton	2
2	Bernie Boland	2
2	Bullet Joe Bush	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.398
2	Tris Speaker	.348
3	Edd Roush	.339
4	George Sisler	.338
5	Bobby Veach	.324

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	119
2	Happy Felsch	111
3	Ty Cobb	104
4	Hal Chase	97
5	Gavvy Cravath	92

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	65
2	Max Carey	59
3	Eddie Collins	50
4	Braggo Roth	45
5	Ray Chapman	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.46
2	Babe Ruth	1.63
3	Ferdie Schupp	1.73
4	Slim Sallee	1.81
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
2	Walter Johnson	184
3	Hippo Vaughn	172
4	Dutch Leonard	163
5	Babe Ruth	157

Saves

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