On This Day

Monday, August 27, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	78	46	.629	--
Red Sox	73	47	.608	3.0
Indians	68	58	.540	11.0
Tigers	63	59	.516	14.0
Yankees	56	62	.475	19.0
Senators	55	63	.466	20.0
Browns	48	76	.387	30.0
Athletics	44	74	.373	31.0

Games

White Sox 3, Yankees 0

Senators 11, Indians 9

Tigers 5, Red Sox 1

Athletics 8, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	74	41	.643	--
Phillies	65	48	.575	8.0
Cardinals	62	58	.517	14.5
Reds	64	62	.508	15.5
Cubs	61	61	.500	16.5
Robins	57	59	.491	17.5
Braves	49	62	.441	23.0
Pirates	38	79	.325	37.0

Games

Robins 7, Cubs 1

Reds 4, Braves 2

Pirates 1, Giants 0

Phillies 6, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rogers Hornsby	4
2	Max Carey	3
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Patsy Gharrity	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	1
1	Tom Long	1
1	Casey Stengel	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Ainsmith	3
1	Casey Stengel	3
3	George Burns	2
3	Hal Chase	2
3	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	4
2	Sam Rice	3
3	Joe Harris	2
4	Tommy Griffith	1
4	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mike Regan	0.42
2	Eddie Cicotte	0.40
2	Phil Douglas	0.40
2	Allan Sothoron	0.40
5	Erskine Mayer	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Bill James	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mike Regan	5
2	Stan Coveleski	4
2	Phil Douglas	4
2	Walter Johnson	4
2	Allan Sothoron	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Red Faber	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.390
2	George Sisler	.358
3	Tris Speaker	.348
4	Edd Roush	.345
5	Rogers Hornsby	.332

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	93
2	Happy Felsch	87
3	Ty Cobb	82
4	Hal Chase	80
5	Heinie Zimmerman	77

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.53
2	Red Faber	1.54
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	20
4	Babe Ruth	19
5	Jim Bagby	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	152
2	Walter Johnson	151
3	Pete Alexander	146
4	Eddie Cicotte	125
5	Ferdie Schupp	124

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	George Sisler	.426
2	Bert Niehoff	.424
3	Ping Bodie	.406
4	Ty Cobb	.400
5	Rogers Hornsby	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Casey Stengel	2
1	Heinie Zimmerman	2
3	Dave Bancroft	1
3	Ping Bodie	1
3	19 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	18
2	Hal Chase	15
3	Eddie Ainsmith	12
3	Del Pratt	12
3	Casey Stengel	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	8
2	Max Carey	6
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	6
4	Sam Rice	5
4	2 others tied	5

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	Pat Ragan	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	4
1	Walter Johnson	4
1	Rube Marquard	4
1	Carl Mays	4
5	9 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	25
2	Eppa Rixey	23
3	Phil Douglas	21
4	Stan Coveleski	18
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	2
1	Dave Danforth	2
1	Babe Ruth	2
4	Bernie Boland	1
4	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.405
2	Ping Bodie	.402
3	George Sisler	.387
4	Duffy Lewis	.378
5	Edd Roush	.372

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	Shoeless Joe Jackson	26
2	Bobby Veach	25
3	Joe Harris	24
4	Heinie Zimmerman	23
5	Hal Chase	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	13
2	Max Carey	12
3	Ty Cobb	10
3	Eddie Collins	10
5	George Sisler	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill James	0.96
2	Pat Ragan	0.98
3	Larry Cheney	1.08
4	Walter Johnson	1.14
5	Lefty Tyler	1.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	9
2	Rube Marquard	6
2	Carl Mays	6
4	Pete Alexander	5
4	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Phil Douglas	44
2	Walter Johnson	36
3	Hippo Vaughn	35
4	Joe Oeschger	33
5	Eppa Rixey	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Danforth	4
2	George Dumont	3
3	Chief Bender	2
3	Bernie Boland	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.395
2	Tris Speaker	.355
3	George Sisler	.348
4	Edd Roush	.346
5	Bobby Veach	.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	120
2	Happy Felsch	110
3	Hal Chase	107
4	Ty Cobb	98
5	Heinie Zimmerman	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	59
2	Max Carey	56
3	Eddie Collins	49
3	Braggo Roth	49
5	George Burns	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.47
2	Ferdie Schupp	1.59
3	Red Faber	1.73
4	Pete Alexander	1.82
5	Slim Sallee	1.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	195
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