On This Day

Thursday, August 16, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 70 43 .619 --
Red Sox 66 42 .611 1.5
Indians 61 54 .530 10.0
Tigers 58 54 .518 11.5
Yankees 53 55 .491 14.5
Senators 51 58 .468 17.0
Athletics 41 65 .387 25.5
Browns 42 71 .372 28.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 69 35 .663 --
Phillies 55 46 .545 12.5
Cardinals 57 53 .518 15.0
Reds 60 56 .517 15.0
Cubs 57 54 .514 15.5
Robins 52 56 .481 19.0
Braves 45 57 .441 23.0
Pirates 35 73 .324 36.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carson Bigbee 4
2 Tony Boeckel 3
2 Les Mann 3
2 Heinie Zimmerman 3
5 14 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Bancroft 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Bancroft 3
2 Milt Stock 2
2 Heinie Zimmerman 2
4 Ed Fitzpatrick 1
4 17 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dode Paskert 3
2 Benny Kauff 1
2 Joe Kelly 1
2 Dots Miller 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Leon Cadore 0.50
2 Joe Oeschger 0.38
3 Hippo Vaughn 0.38
4 Fred Toney 0.27
5 Slim Sallee 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Erskine Mayer 1
1 Joe Oeschger 1
1 Slim Sallee 1
1 Fred Toney 1
1 Hippo Vaughn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Leon Cadore 5
1 Joe Oeschger 5
3 Fred Toney 3
3 Hippo Vaughn 3
5 Slim Sallee 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .387
2 George Sisler .353
3 Edd Roush .348
4 Tris Speaker .346
5 Rogers Hornsby .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 8
1 Rogers Hornsby 8
1 Dave Robertson 8
4 Wally Pipp 7
4 Bobby Veach 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 86
2 Happy Felsch 83
3 Ty Cobb 80
4 Heinie Zimmerman 73
5 Harry Heilmann 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 37
2 Ray Chapman 35
2 Braggo Roth 35
4 Max Carey 34
5 Eddie Collins 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.53
2 Fred Anderson 1.59
3 Red Faber 1.75
4 Jim Scott 1.77
5 Jim Bagby 1.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Toney 21
2 Pete Alexander 19
3 Eddie Cicotte 18
3 Babe Ruth 18
5 2 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 144
2 Pete Alexander 135
3 Walter Johnson 131
4 Dutch Leonard 115
5 2 tied 113

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 .453
2 George Sisler .400
3 Sherry Magee .395
4 Ty Cobb .393
5 Ray Chapman .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ping Bodie 2
1 Ty Cobb 2
1 Dave Robertson 2
1 Elmer Smith 2
1 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Pratt 14
2 Ty Cobb 13
2 Joe Harris 13
4 Happy Felsch 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 9
2 George Burns 5
2 Happy Felsch 5
2 George Sisler 5
2 Milt Stock 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 0.53
2 Bullet Joe Bush 0.56
2 Pat Ragan 0.56
4 Larry Cheney 0.66
5 Chief Bender 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Joe Oeschger 4
3 Dave Davenport 3
3 Claude Hendrix 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 25
2 Joe Oeschger 22
3 Phil Douglas 21
4 Dutch Leonard 18
5 Leon Cadore 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Dumont 3
2 Leon Cadore 2
2 Dave Danforth 2
4 Jim Bagby 1
4 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .406
2 Edd Roush .389
3 Benny Kauff .385
4 Bobby Veach .372
5 Tris Speaker .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 4
2 Casey Stengel 3
3 Ping Bodie 2
3 Ty Cobb 2
3 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 39
2 Ty Cobb 29
3 Braggo Roth 24
3 Heinie Zimmerman 24
5 Happy Felsch 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 14
2 Eddie Collins 13
3 Donie Bush 11
4 George Burns 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Plank 1.15
2 Doc Ayers 1.31
3 Dave Danforth 1.41
4 Pat Ragan 1.42
5 Bob Groom 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 7
2 Wilbur Cooper 5
2 Ed Klepfer 5
2 Art Nehf 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Schneider 36
2 Dutch Leonard 35
3 Phil Douglas 34
4 Hippo Vaughn 33
5 2 tied 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Dumont 3
2 Bernie Boland 2
2 Bullet Joe Bush 2
2 Leon Cadore 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .393
2 Tris Speaker .352
3 Edd Roush .339
4 George Sisler .337
5 Bobby Veach .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 14
2 Dave Robertson 13
3 Wally Pipp 12
4 Benny Kauff 10
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 119
2 Happy Felsch 112
3 Ty Cobb 103
4 Hal Chase 96
5 Heinie Zimmerman 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 64
2 Max Carey 55
3 Eddie Collins 51
4 Braggo Roth 46
5 Ray Chapman 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.54
2 Babe Ruth 1.74
3 Ferdie Schupp 1.75
4 Slim Sallee 1.81
5 Pete Alexander 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 30
2 Babe Ruth 25
2 Fred Toney 25
4 Eddie Cicotte 24
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 184
2 Pete Alexander 180
3 Hippo Vaughn 175
4 Dutch Leonard 163
5 Ferdie Schupp 159

Saves

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