On This Day

Wednesday, August 22, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	74	46	.617	--
Red Sox	70	46	.603	2.0
Indians	66	56	.541	9.0
Tigers	60	57	.513	12.5
Yankees	55	59	.482	16.0
Senators	54	60	.474	17.0
Browns	46	73	.387	27.5
Athletics	42	70	.375	28.0

Games

Red Sox 5, White Sox 1

Indians 6, Athletics 5

Tigers 2, Yankees 0

Senators 2, Browns 1

Browns 9, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	71	39	.645	--
Phillies	60	48	.556	10.0
Cardinals	61	55	.526	13.0
Reds	63	58	.521	13.5
Cubs	60	57	.513	14.5
Robins	54	58	.482	18.0
Braves	47	60	.439	22.5
Pirates	36	77	.319	36.5

Games

Robins 6, Pirates 5

Braves 6, Cardinals 1

Giants 3, Reds 0

Phillies 5, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Carson Bigbee	6
2	Jim Hickman	5
2	Hi Myers	5
4	Clyde Milan	4
4	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	1
1	Ray Powell	1
1	Milt Stock	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Powell	3
2	Carson Bigbee	2
2	Larry Gardner	2
2	Jim Hickman	2
2	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	2
1	George Sisler	2
3	Home Run Baker	1
3	George Burns	1
3	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dutch Leonard	0.57
2	Harry Harper	0.50
3	Dave Davenport	0.45
4	George Dumont	0.40
5	Pete Alexander	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Dave Davenport	1
1	Bill James	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Cheney	7
2	Dave Davenport	5
2	Walter Johnson	5
4	George Dumont	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Coumbe	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.384
2	George Sisler	.357
3	Edd Roush	.348
4	Tris Speaker	.346
5	Rogers Hornsby	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	9
2	Rogers Hornsby	8
2	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	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fred Anderson	1.60
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.62
3	Red Faber	1.64
4	Pete Alexander	1.75
5	Dutch Leonard	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Toney	22
2	Pete Alexander	21
3	Babe Ruth	19
4	Eddie Cicotte	18
5	Jim Bagby	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	144
1	Hippo Vaughn	144
3	Walter Johnson	142
4	Dutch Leonard	121
5	Eddie Cicotte	119

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	Wally Schang	.455
2	George Sisler	.446
3	Edd Roush	.434
4	Ping Bodie	.415
5	Joe Harris	.403

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Elmer Smith	2
1	Heinie Zimmerman	2
3	Dave Bancroft	1
3	George Burns	1
3	29 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Pratt	16
2	Joe Harris	15
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	13
4	Hal Chase	11
4	Elmer Smith	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	8
1	Max Carey	8
1	George Sisler	8
4	Harry Hooper	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chief Bender	0.00
2	Fred Toney	0.25
3	Willie Mitchell	0.45
4	Walter Johnson	0.58
5	Tom Hughes	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Davenport	5
2	Walter Johnson	4
2	Fred Toney	4
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	7 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	Dave Danforth	2
1	George Dumont	2
3	Bernie Boland	1
3	Leon Cadore	1
3	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.406
2	Edd Roush	.398
3	Ping Bodie	.385
4	Duffy Lewis	.373
5	George Sisler	.367

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	27
2	Joe Harris	23
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	23
4	Heinie Zimmerman	22
5	Ty Cobb	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	14
2	George Burns	13
3	Eddie Collins	11
4	Ty Cobb	8
4	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill James	1.21
2	Walter Johnson	1.21
3	Chief Bender	1.22
4	Eddie Plank	1.24
5	Bob Shawkey	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	9
2	Fred Toney	6
3	Pete Alexander	5
3	Dave Davenport	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Phil Douglas	39
2	Walter Johnson	33
2	Joe Oeschger	33
4	Pete Alexander	32
4	2 others tied	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Danforth	3
1	George Dumont	3
3	Bernie Boland	2
3	Leon Cadore	2
3	Eddie Cicotte	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.390
2	Tris Speaker	.354
3	George Sisler	.346
4	Edd Roush	.345
5	Stuffy McInnis	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	15
2	Dave Robertson	11
3	Benny Kauff	10
3	Wally Pipp	10
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	117
2	Happy Felsch	108
3	Hal Chase	101
4	Ty Cobb	97
5	Heinie Zimmerman	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	60
1	Ty Cobb	60
3	Eddie Collins	50
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	1.80
5	Dutch Leonard	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Babe Ruth	26
2	Fred Toney	26
4	Eddie Cicotte	23
5	Ferdie Schupp	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	190
2	Pete Alexander	186
3	Hippo Vaughn	170
4	Dutch Leonard	164
4	Ferdie Schupp	164

Saves

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