On This Day

Tuesday, August 21, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	74	45	.622	--
Red Sox	69	46	.600	3.0
Indians	65	56	.537	10.0
Tigers	59	57	.509	13.5
Yankees	55	58	.487	16.0
Senators	53	59	.473	17.5
Browns	45	72	.385	28.0
Athletics	42	69	.378	28.0

Games

White Sox 2, Red Sox 0

Indians 16, Athletics 3

Yankees 3, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	70	39	.642	--
Phillies	59	48	.551	10.0
Cardinals	61	54	.530	12.0
Reds	63	57	.525	12.5
Cubs	60	56	.517	13.5
Robins	53	58	.477	18.0
Braves	46	60	.434	22.5
Pirates	36	76	.321	35.5

Games

Pirates 3, Robins 3

Cardinals 1, Braves 0

Reds 7, Giants 5

Phillies 6, Cubs 0

Cubs 4, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hi Myers	5
2	Jim Bagby	4
3	Ping Bodie	3
3	Eddie Collins	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	1
1	William Fischer	1
1	Bert Niehoff	1
1	Dode Paskert	1
1	Ivey Wingo	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Elmer Smith	4
2	Hal Chase	3
2	Joe Harris	3
2	Dode Paskert	3
2	Terry Turner	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank O'Rourke	2
2	Ray Bates	1
2	Hal Chase	1
2	Ed Konetchy	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Marv Goodwin	3.50
2	Tom Hughes	2.00
3	Chief Bender	1.67
4	Paul Carter	0.60
5	Jeff Pfeffer	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Paul Carter	1
1	Hod Eller	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Hughes	10
2	Marv Goodwin	7
2	Bob Steele	7
4	Hod Eller	6
5	Chief Bender	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.384
2	George Sisler	.355
3	Edd Roush	.349
4	Tris Speaker	.346
5	Rogers Hornsby	.327

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	88
2	Happy Felsch	85
3	Ty Cobb	81
4	Hal Chase	74
4	Heinie Zimmerman	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	39
2	Ray Chapman	37
2	Ty Cobb	37
4	Braggo Roth	35
5	George Burns	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fred Anderson	1.60
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.62
3	Red Faber	1.65
4	Pete Alexander	1.81
5	Dutch Leonard	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Toney	22
2	Pete Alexander	20
3	Babe Ruth	19
4	Eddie Cicotte	18
5	Jim Bagby	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	144
2	Pete Alexander	141
3	Walter Johnson	137
4	Eddie Cicotte	119
5	Ferdie Schupp	118

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	.472
2	Wally Schang	.469
3	George Sisler	.460
4	Ping Bodie	.426
5	Joe Harris	.419

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Elmer Smith	2
1	Heinie Zimmerman	2
3	Home Run Baker	1
3	Dave Bancroft	1
3	28 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Harris	16
1	Del Pratt	16
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	14
4	Hal Chase	11
4	2 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	8
2	George Burns	7
3	George Sisler	6
4	Eddie Collins	5
4	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chief Bender	0.00
2	Fred Toney	0.25
3	Willie Mitchell	0.45
4	Tom Hughes	0.60
5	Walter Johnson	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Davenport	4
1	Fred Toney	4
3	Chief Bender	3
3	Stan Coveleski	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Phil Douglas	23
2	Joe Oeschger	21
2	Eppa Rixey	21
4	Hippo Vaughn	19
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Dumont	3
2	Dave Danforth	2
3	Rube Benton	1
3	Bernie Boland	1
3	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Judge	.437
2	Edd Roush	.404
3	Ty Cobb	.393
4	Ping Bodie	.387
5	Tris Speaker	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	4
2	Ping Bodie	2
2	Ty Cobb	2
2	Larry Doyle	2
2	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	30
2	Braggo Roth	25
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	23
4	Ty Cobb	22
4	2 others tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	14
2	George Burns	12
3	Eddie Collins	11
4	Ty Cobb	8
4	Joe Kelly	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Plank	0.95
2	Chief Bender	1.22
3	Walter Johnson	1.29
4	Bob Shawkey	1.33
5	Joe Oeschger	1.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	8
2	Fred Toney	6
3	Jim Bagby	5
3	Phil Douglas	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Phil Douglas	39
2	Joe Oeschger	33
3	Hippo Vaughn	32
4	Pete Alexander	29
5	2 tied	28

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	.389
2	Tris Speaker	.351
3	Edd Roush	.348
4	George Sisler	.345
5	Rogers Hornsby	.320

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	119
2	Happy Felsch	109
3	Hal Chase	101
4	Ty Cobb	98
5	2 tied	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	60
1	Ty Cobb	60
3	Eddie Collins	51
4	Braggo Roth	46
5	Ray Chapman	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.64
2	Ferdie Schupp	1.70
3	Babe Ruth	1.76
4	Pete Alexander	1.87
5	Slim Sallee	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	30
2	Babe Ruth	26
2	Fred Toney	26
4	Eddie Cicotte	23
5	Ferdie Schupp	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	185
1	Walter Johnson	185
3	Hippo Vaughn	172
4	Ferdie Schupp	164
5	Babe Ruth	161

Saves

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