On This Day

Wednesday, August 29, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	81	46	.638	--
Red Sox	73	47	.608	4.5
Indians	68	59	.535	13.0
Tigers	64	59	.520	15.0
Yankees	56	63	.471	21.0
Senators	55	63	.466	21.5
Browns	49	78	.386	32.0
Athletics	44	75	.370	33.0

Games

White Sox 6, Browns 0

White Sox 11, Browns 1

Tigers 15, Indians 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	76	41	.650	--
Phillies	65	50	.565	10.0
Cardinals	64	58	.525	14.5
Reds	66	62	.516	15.5
Cubs	62	62	.500	17.5
Robins	58	60	.492	18.5
Braves	49	64	.434	25.0
Pirates	38	81	.319	39.0

Games

Robins 2, Cubs 1

Reds 5, Braves 4

Giants 6, Pirates 5

Cardinals 5, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Happy Felsch	4
1	Swede Risberg	4
3	Donie Bush	3
3	Walter Holke	3
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rabbit Maranville	1
1	Dave Robertson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	4
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	3
2	Fred McMullin	3
2	Oscar Stanage	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Harris	2
1	Chuck Ward	2
3	Eddie Collins	1
3	Shano Collins	1
3	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Reb Russell	0.57
2	Lee Meadows	0.56
3	Hooks Dauss	0.50
4	Al Demaree	0.44
5	Jim Bagby	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Hod Eller	1
1	Reb Russell	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bagby	6
1	Dave Danforth	6
3	Lee Meadows	5
4	Al Demaree	4
4	Reb Russell	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Cunningham	1
1	Slim Sallee	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.391
2	George Sisler	.356
3	Edd Roush	.347
4	Tris Speaker	.345
5	Rogers Hornsby	.333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	94
2	Happy Felsch	87
3	Ty Cobb	86
4	Hal Chase	84
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	1.56
3	Fred Anderson	1.71
4	Larry Cheney	1.81
5	Carl Mays	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Toney	22
2	Pete Alexander	21
3	Eddie Cicotte	20
4	Babe Ruth	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	158
2	Walter Johnson	151
3	Pete Alexander	149
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	4 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.444
2	Rogers Hornsby	.404
3	Hi Myers	.400
3	Bert Niehoff	.400
5	George Burns	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Robertson	2
2	Dave Bancroft	1
2	Ping Bodie	1
2	George Burns	1
2	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	19
2	Hal Chase	15
3	Eddie Collins	12
4	Casey Stengel	11
5	6 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	8
2	Max Carey	6
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	5
3	Fred McMullin	5
3	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Tyler	0.00
1	Rube Marquard	0.00
1	Milt Watson	0.00
4	Ferdie Schupp	0.39
5	Bill James	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	4
1	Reb Russell	4
3	Chief Bender	3
3	Dave Davenport	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	20
2	Joe Oeschger	19
3	Hippo Vaughn	17
4	Pete Alexander	16
4	Stan Coveleski	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	2
1	Dave Danforth	2
1	Red Faber	2
1	Babe Ruth	2
5	5 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.417
2	Ping Bodie	.398
3	Edd Roush	.383
4	George Sisler	.380
5	Joe Harris	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ping Bodie	3
1	Dave Robertson	3
3	Ty Cobb	2
3	Larry Doyle	2
3	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	28
2	Joe Harris	25
3	Hal Chase	23
3	Bobby Veach	23
5	Ty Cobb	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	12
1	Max Carey	12
3	Eddie Collins	11
4	George Sisler	10
5	Ty Cobb	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.58
2	Larry Cheney	0.91
3	Pat Ragan	0.98
4	Bill James	0.99
5	Lefty Tyler	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	8
2	Dave Davenport	6
2	Rube Marquard	6
4	Jim Bagby	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Phil Douglas	40
2	Hippo Vaughn	39
3	Joe Oeschger	37
4	Walter Johnson	34
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	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.396
2	Tris Speaker	.353
3	Edd Roush	.347
4	George Sisler	.346
5	Bobby Veach	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	15
2	Dave Robertson	12
3	Benny Kauff	10
3	Wally Pipp	10
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	121
2	Happy Felsch	110
3	Hal Chase	109
4	Ty Cobb	102
5	Heinie Zimmerman	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	59
2	Max Carey	56
3	Eddie Collins	50
4	Braggo Roth	49
5	George Burns	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.47
2	Ferdie Schupp	1.63
3	Red Faber	1.75
4	Slim Sallee	1.84
5	Eddie Plank	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	29
2	Eddie Cicotte	25
2	Babe Ruth	25
4	Fred Toney	24
5	Ferdie Schupp	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	192
2	Pete Alexander	185
3	Hippo Vaughn	184
4	Ferdie Schupp	161
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	5 tied	4