On This Day

Friday, August 24, 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	58	.513	13.0
Yankees	55	60	.478	17.0
Senators	54	61	.470	18.0
Browns	46	74	.383	28.5
Athletics	43	71	.377	28.5

Games

Athletics 8, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	72	40	.643	--
Phillies	62	48	.564	9.0
Cardinals	62	55	.530	12.5
Cubs	61	58	.513	14.5
Reds	63	60	.512	14.5
Robins	54	59	.478	18.5
Braves	48	61	.440	22.5
Pirates	37	78	.322	36.5

Games

Pirates 1, Braves 0

Giants 3, Cubs 1

Cubs 12, Giants 2

Phillies 6, Reds 5

Phillies 7, Reds 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Heinie Groh	6
2	Ping Bodie	4
2	George Burns	4
2	Gavvy Cravath	4
2	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Heinie Groh	4
2	Bert Adams	3
3	Dave Bancroft	2
3	Gavvy Cravath	2
3	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	1
1	George Burns	1
1	Buck Herzog	1
1	Benny Kauff	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hippo Vaughn	0.60
2	Jesse Barnes	0.40
3	Phil Douglas	0.38
4	Mike Regan	0.23
5	Joe Oeschger	0.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eppa Rixey	2
2	Frank Miller	1
2	Pol Perritt	1
2	Socks Seibold	1
2	Hippo Vaughn	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eppa Rixey	6
1	Hippo Vaughn	6
3	Chief Bender	3
3	Phil Douglas	3
3	Mike Regan	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.387
2	George Sisler	.358
3	Tris Speaker	.346
4	Edd Roush	.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	75
4	Heinie Zimmerman	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	39
2	Ty Cobb	38
3	Ray Chapman	37
4	Braggo Roth	35
5	George Burns	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.57
2	Red Faber	1.64
3	Fred Anderson	1.71
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	2 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	152
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	.453
2	George Sisler	.442
3	Ping Bodie	.436
4	Wally Schang	.406
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	22 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Harris	15
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	15
3	Del Pratt	13
4	Hal Chase	11
4	2 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	9
2	Max Carey	7
3	Burt Shotton	6
3	George Sisler	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fred Toney	0.33
2	Dutch Leonard	0.34
3	Rube Marquard	0.39
4	Willie Mitchell	0.45
5	Walter Johnson	0.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Davenport	4
1	Walter Johnson	4
1	Carl Mays	4
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eppa Rixey	27
2	Joe Oeschger	23
3	Hippo Vaughn	20
4	Phil Douglas	18
5	Walter Johnson	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Dumont	2
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Bernie Boland	1
2	Larry Cheney	1
2	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.417
2	Ping Bodie	.407
3	Duffy Lewis	.373
4	George Sisler	.373
5	Joe Harris	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	4
2	Ping Bodie	3
3	Ty Cobb	2
3	Larry Doyle	2
3	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	14
1	Max Carey	14
3	Eddie Collins	10
4	Ty Cobb	9
5	2 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Cheney	1.08
2	Bill James	1.21
3	Walter Johnson	1.24
3	Eddie Plank	1.24
5	Bob Shawkey	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	8
2	Pete Alexander	5
2	Dave Davenport	5
2	Phil Douglas	5
2	9 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Phil Douglas	40
1	Hippo Vaughn	40
3	Joe Oeschger	35
4	Dutch Leonard	32
4	Eppa Rixey	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	.353
3	George Sisler	.347
4	Edd Roush	.345
5	Rogers Hornsby	.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	102
4	Ty Cobb	97
5	Gavvy Cravath	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	59
2	Max Carey	58
3	Eddie Collins	50
4	Braggo Roth	46
5	2 tied	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.50
2	Ferdie Schupp	1.67
3	Babe Ruth	1.77
4	Pete Alexander	1.80
5	Eddie Plank	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	Pete Alexander	186
1	Walter Johnson	186
3	Hippo Vaughn	178
4	Ferdie Schupp	168
5	2 tied	159

Saves

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