On This Day

Thursday, August 23, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	75	46	.620	--
Red Sox	71	46	.607	2.0
Indians	67	56	.545	9.0
Tigers	61	57	.517	12.5
Yankees	55	60	.478	17.0
Senators	54	61	.470	18.0
Browns	46	74	.383	28.5
Athletics	42	71	.372	29.0

Games

White Sox 6, Senators 0

Indians 4, Yankees 2

Tigers 7, Athletics 3

Red Sox 4, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	71	39	.645	--
Phillies	60	48	.556	10.0
Cardinals	62	55	.530	12.5
Reds	63	58	.521	13.5
Cubs	60	57	.513	14.5
Robins	54	59	.478	18.5
Braves	48	60	.444	22.0
Pirates	36	78	.316	37.0

Games

Cardinals 7, Robins 5

Braves 2, Pirates 1

Cubs 0, Giants 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Donie Bush	3
1	Ty Cobb	3
1	Joe Harris	3
1	Dick Hoblitzell	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ping Bodie	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Doug Baird	2
1	Joe Harris	2
1	Jim Hickman	2
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	2
1	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donie Bush	1
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Frank Gilhooley	1
1	Jim Hickman	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ferdie Schupp	4.00
2	Hippo Vaughn	1.00
3	Eddie Cicotte	0.40
3	Lefty Tyler	0.40
5	Hooks Dauss	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Ed Klepfer	1
1	Carl Mays	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Cicotte	4
1	Hooks Dauss	4
1	Ferdie Schupp	4
4	Ray Caldwell	3
4	Win Noyes	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.387
2	George Sisler	.358
3	Edd Roush	.348
4	Tris Speaker	.346
5	Rogers Hornsby	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	9
2	Rogers Hornsby	8
2	Dave Robertson	8
4	Ping Bodie	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	90
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	Ty Cobb	38
3	Ray Chapman	37
4	Braggo Roth	35
5	George Burns	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.57
2	Fred Anderson	1.60
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	Eddie Cicotte	19
3	Babe Ruth	19
5	Jim Bagby	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	146
2	Pete Alexander	144
3	Walter Johnson	142
4	Eddie Cicotte	123
5	Ferdie Schupp	122

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	Joe Harris	.448
2	George Sisler	.436
3	Ping Bodie	.415
4	Edd Roush	.413
5	Ty Cobb	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	2
2	Dave Bancroft	1
2	Ping Bodie	1
2	George Burns	1
2	24 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Harris	17
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	15
3	Del Pratt	14
4	Elmer Smith	11
5	2 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	8
1	Max Carey	8
3	Burt Shotton	6
3	George Sisler	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chief Bender	0.00
2	Fred Toney	0.33
3	Dutch Leonard	0.34
4	Rube Marquard	0.39
5	Willie Mitchell	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Davenport	5
2	Walter Johnson	4
2	Carl Mays	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	Ferdie Schupp	18
4	Jim Shaw	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	.418
2	Ping Bodie	.389
3	Edd Roush	.379
4	Duffy Lewis	.373
5	George Sisler	.373

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	29
2	Joe Harris	25
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	25
4	Heinie Zimmerman	22
5	Ty Cobb	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	14
2	George Burns	13
3	Eddie Collins	10
4	Ty Cobb	9
5	2 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	Pete Alexander	5
2	Dave Davenport	5
2	Phil Douglas	5
2	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Phil Douglas	37
2	Hippo Vaughn	34
3	Walter Johnson	33
3	Joe Oeschger	33
5	2 tied	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Danforth	3
1	George Dumont	3
3	Bernie Boland	2
3	Leon Cadore	2
5	24 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.392
2	Tris Speaker	.354
3	George Sisler	.347
4	Edd Roush	.346
5	Stuffy McInnis	.322

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	119
2	Happy Felsch	108
3	Hal Chase	101
4	Ty Cobb	97
5	2 tied	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	60
2	Max Carey	59
3	Eddie Collins	50
4	Braggo Roth	46
5	Ray Chapman	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.50
2	Ferdie Schupp	1.67
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	24
5	Ferdie Schupp	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	190
2	Pete Alexander	186
3	Hippo Vaughn	172
4	Ferdie Schupp	168
5	Dutch Leonard	164

Saves

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