On This Day

Thursday, August 30, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 82 46 .641 --
Red Sox 73 47 .608 5.0
Indians 68 60 .531 14.0
Tigers 65 59 .524 15.0
Yankees 56 63 .471 21.5
Senators 55 63 .466 22.0
Browns 49 79 .383 33.0
Athletics 44 75 .370 33.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 76 41 .650 --
Phillies 66 51 .564 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 50 65 .435 25.0
Pirates 38 81 .319 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ty Cobb 4
1 Ed Konetchy 4
1 Red Smith 4
4 Jack Barry 3
4 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Gavvy Cravath 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Red Smith 3
2 Eddie Collins 2
2 Del Pratt 2
4 Chief Bender 1
4 19 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 2
1 Doc Lavan 2
1 Ray Schalk 2
4 Dave Bancroft 1
4 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Cicotte 0.40
2 Ed Klepfer 0.33
3 Chief Bender 0.30
4 Tom Hughes 0.29
5 2 tied 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Bernie Boland 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Tom Hughes 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Cicotte 4
1 Ed Klepfer 4
3 Chief Bender 3
4 Bernie Boland 2
4 6 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Howard Ehmke 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .395
2 George Sisler .355
3 Edd Roush .347
4 Tris Speaker .344
5 Rogers Hornsby .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 10
2 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 88
3 Ty Cobb 87
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 2 tied 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 1.56
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.61
3 Fred Anderson 1.71
4 Larry Cheney 1.81
5 Dutch Leonard 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Toney 22
2 Pete Alexander 21
2 Eddie Cicotte 21
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 129
5 2 tied 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 .488
2 Hi Myers .418
3 Braggo Roth .410
4 Ping Bodie .410
5 Rogers Hornsby .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
2 Dave Bancroft 1
2 Chief Bender 1
2 Ping Bodie 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 18
2 Hal Chase 15
3 Eddie Collins 12
4 Casey Stengel 11
5 4 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 7
2 George Sisler 6
3 Max Carey 5
3 Fred McMullin 5
3 2 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 Chief Bender 4
1 Carl Mays 4
1 Reb Russell 4
4 Eddie Cicotte 3
4 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 20
2 Joe Oeschger 19
3 Hippo Vaughn 17
4 Eddie Cicotte 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 .411
2 Ping Bodie .398
3 George Sisler .380
4 Edd Roush .375
5 Wally Schang .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ping Bodie 3
1 Dave Robertson 3
3 Ty Cobb 2
3 Gavvy Cravath 2
3 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 28
2 Joe Harris 25
3 Hal Chase 23
4 Ty Cobb 21
4 Del Pratt 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 13
2 George Burns 12
2 Max Carey 12
4 George Sisler 11
5 4 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 0.58
2 Larry Cheney 0.91
3 Rube Marquard 0.96
4 Bill James 0.99
5 Lefty Tyler 1.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Douglas 40
2 Hippo Vaughn 39
3 Joe Oeschger 37
4 Walter Johnson 34
5 Eddie Cicotte 32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .398
2 Tris Speaker .355
3 Edd Roush .346
4 George Sisler .345
5 Rogers Hornsby .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 16
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 118
2 Happy Felsch 111
3 Hal Chase 108
4 Ty Cobb 103
5 Heinie Zimmerman 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 59
2 Max Carey 55
3 Eddie Collins 52
4 Braggo Roth 47
5 George Burns 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.48
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 26
3 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 180
4 Dutch Leonard 161
4 Ferdie Schupp 161

Saves

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