On This Day

Sunday, August 26, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 77 46 .626 --
Red Sox 73 46 .613 2.0
Indians 68 57 .544 10.0
Tigers 62 59 .512 14.0
Yankees 56 61 .479 18.0
Senators 54 63 .462 20.0
Browns 48 75 .390 29.0
Athletics 43 74 .368 31.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 74 40 .649 --
Phillies 64 48 .571 9.0
Cardinals 62 57 .521 14.5
Cubs 61 60 .504 16.5
Reds 63 62 .504 16.5
Robins 56 59 .487 18.5
Braves 49 61 .445 23.0
Pirates 37 79 .319 38.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Amos Strunk 6
2 Charlie Jamieson 5
3 Ping Bodie 4
3 Shano Collins 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Bates 3
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 3
1 Hank Severeid 3
1 George Sisler 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ping Bodie 2
1 Charlie Jamieson 2
3 Ray Bates 1
3 Ty Cobb 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doc Ayers 0.78
2 Howard Ehmke 0.31
3 Bob Groom 0.24
4 George Mogridge 0.23
5 Elmer Myers 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Bob Groom 1
1 Carl Mays 1
1 Reb Russell 1
1 Allan Sothoron 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doc Ayers 7
2 Howard Ehmke 5
3 Dave Danforth 4
3 Bob Groom 4
5 George Mogridge 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Danforth 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .387
2 George Sisler .359
3 Tris Speaker .345
4 Edd Roush .344
5 Rogers Hornsby .325

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 92
2 Happy Felsch 87
3 Ty Cobb 81
4 Hal Chase 78
5 Heinie Zimmerman 77

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 1.56
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.57
3 Fred Anderson 1.71
4 Pete Alexander 1.79
5 Larry Cheney 1.81

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 152
2 Walter Johnson 147
3 Pete Alexander 146
4 Ferdie Schupp 124
5 Eddie Cicotte 123

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Danforth 8
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 Ping Bodie .441
2 George Sisler .434
3 Ty Cobb .413
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .404
5 Joe Harris .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Zimmerman 2
2 Dave Bancroft 1
2 Ping Bodie 1
2 George Burns 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 18
2 Hal Chase 13
3 Heinie Groh 12
3 Joe Harris 12
3 Del Pratt 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 8
2 Max Carey 7
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 6
3 George Sisler 6
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Tyler 0.00
1 Tom Rogers 0.00
3 Rube Marquard 0.29
4 Frank Miller 0.32
5 Bob Shawkey 0.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 4
1 Rube Marquard 4
1 Carl Mays 4
4 Dave Davenport 3
4 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eppa Rixey 23
2 Walter Johnson 21
3 Hippo Vaughn 20
4 Phil Douglas 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Danforth 2
1 Babe Ruth 2
3 Chief Bender 1
3 Bernie Boland 1
3 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ping Bodie .421
2 Ty Cobb .393
3 George Sisler .392
4 Duffy Lewis .374
5 Edd Roush .369

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 28
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 27
3 Joe Harris 25
4 Heinie Zimmerman 23
5 Ping Bodie 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 13
1 Max Carey 13
3 Ty Cobb 10
3 Eddie Collins 10
5 George Sisler 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill James 0.95
2 Larry Cheney 1.08
3 Walter Johnson 1.09
4 Eddie Plank 1.24
4 Pat Ragan 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 8
2 Rube Marquard 6
2 Carl Mays 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 10 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Douglas 40
2 Hippo Vaughn 35
3 Joe Oeschger 33
4 Walter Johnson 32
4 Eppa Rixey 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Danforth 4
2 George Dumont 3
3 Bernie Boland 2
3 Leon Cadore 2
3 Babe Ruth 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .393
2 Tris Speaker .351
3 Edd Roush .347
4 George Sisler .347
5 Bobby Veach .317

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 110
3 Hal Chase 105
4 Ty Cobb 97
5 Heinie Zimmerman 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 59
2 Max Carey 57
3 Eddie Collins 50
4 Braggo Roth 45
5 George Burns 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.50
2 Ferdie Schupp 1.59
3 Red Faber 1.75
4 Babe Ruth 1.81
5 Pete Alexander 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 30
2 Babe Ruth 25
2 Fred Toney 25
4 Eddie Cicotte 24
5 Ferdie Schupp 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 191
2 Pete Alexander 184
3 Hippo Vaughn 178
4 Ferdie Schupp 165
5 Dutch Leonard 159

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Danforth 9
2 Bernie Boland 6
2 Eddie Cicotte 6
4 Jim Bagby 5
5 4 tied 4