On This Day

Sunday, August 19, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 72 44 .621 --
Red Sox 68 44 .607 2.0
Indians 63 56 .529 10.5
Tigers 58 56 .509 13.0
Yankees 54 57 .486 15.5
Senators 53 58 .477 16.5
Athletics 42 67 .385 26.5
Browns 44 72 .379 28.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 70 38 .648 --
Phillies 58 46 .558 10.0
Cardinals 59 54 .522 13.5
Reds 62 57 .521 13.5
Cubs 58 55 .513 14.5
Robins 53 57 .482 18.0
Braves 46 58 .442 22.0
Pirates 35 76 .315 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ping Bodie 4
2 Chick Gandil 3
2 Hugh High 3
2 Elmer Smith 3
5 16 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Chapman 2
1 Happy Felsch 2
1 Heinie Groh 2
1 Harry Hooper 2
1 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 2
1 Duffy Lewis 2
1 Ray Schalk 2
4 Ray Chapman 1
4 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Allan Sothoron 0.50
2 Sad Sam Jones 0.43
3 Ed Klepfer 0.36
4 Al Demaree 0.20
5 Fred Toney 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Klepfer 1
1 Reb Russell 1
1 Allan Sothoron 1
1 Fred Toney 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allan Sothoron 5
2 Ed Klepfer 4
3 Sad Sam Jones 3
4 Dave Danforth 1
4 5 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Danforth 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .388
2 George Sisler .353
3 Tris Speaker .346
4 Edd Roush .345
5 Rogers Hornsby .330

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 87
2 Happy Felsch 85
3 Ty Cobb 81
4 Heinie Zimmerman 74
5 Harry Heilmann 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 37
1 Ty Cobb 37
3 Ray Chapman 36
4 Braggo Roth 35
5 George Burns 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.57
2 Fred Anderson 1.60
3 Red Faber 1.75
4 Pete Alexander 1.81
5 Jim Bagby 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Toney 22
2 Pete Alexander 20
3 Babe Ruth 19
4 Eddie Cicotte 18
5 3 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 144
2 Pete Alexander 141
3 Walter Johnson 137
4 Ferdie Schupp 118
5 Dutch Leonard 117

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Danforth 7
2 Bernie Boland 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 .434
2 Ping Bodie .408
3 George Sisler .404
4 Joe Harris .397
5 Wally Schang .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Robertson 2
1 Elmer Smith 2
1 Heinie Zimmerman 2
4 Home Run Baker 1
4 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Harris 15
1 Del Pratt 15
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 13
4 Charlie Jamieson 11
5 3 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 8
2 Max Carey 6
2 Eddie Collins 6
4 Happy Felsch 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Toney 0.25
2 Walter Johnson 0.47
3 Jesse Barnes 0.67
3 Chief Bender 0.67
3 Hippo Vaughn 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Davenport 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Fred Toney 4
4 Chief Bender 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Oeschger 21
2 Eppa Rixey 19
2 Hippo Vaughn 19
4 Phil Douglas 17
5 3 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Dumont 3
2 Dave Danforth 2
3 Jim Bagby 1
3 Rube Benton 1
3 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .426
2 Joe Judge .405
3 Edd Roush .384
4 Ping Bodie .382
5 George Sisler .376

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 34
2 Ty Cobb 26
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 26
4 Braggo Roth 23
5 Heinie Zimmerman 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 13
1 Max Carey 13
1 Eddie Collins 13
4 Ty Cobb 10
5 Joe Kelly 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Plank 0.95
2 Walter Johnson 1.29
2 Art Nehf 1.29
4 Chief Bender 1.35
5 Doc Ayers 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 8
2 Fred Toney 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Dave Davenport 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 35
1 Pete Schneider 35
3 Phil Douglas 33
3 Hippo Vaughn 33
5 Dutch Leonard 31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .391
2 Tris Speaker .350
3 George Sisler .341
4 Edd Roush .340
5 Rogers Hornsby .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 14
2 Dave Robertson 12
3 Wally Pipp 11
4 Benny Kauff 10
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 119
2 Happy Felsch 110
3 Hal Chase 98
3 Ty Cobb 98
5 Heinie Zimmerman 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 61
2 Max Carey 58
3 Eddie Collins 51
4 Braggo Roth 46
5 George Burns 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.58
2 Ferdie Schupp 1.70
3 Babe Ruth 1.72
4 Slim Sallee 1.84
5 Pete Alexander 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 30
2 Babe Ruth 26
2 Fred Toney 26
4 Eddie Cicotte 24
5 Ferdie Schupp 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 190
2 Pete Alexander 185
3 Hippo Vaughn 172
4 Ferdie Schupp 164
5 Dutch Leonard 160

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Danforth 8
2 Red Ames 6
2 Bernie Boland 6
2 Eddie Cicotte 6
5 Jim Bagby 5