On This Day

Friday, August 31, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 83 46 .643 --
Red Sox 75 47 .615 4.5
Indians 69 60 .535 14.0
Tigers 65 60 .520 16.0
Senators 57 63 .475 21.5
Yankees 56 65 .463 23.0
Browns 49 80 .380 34.0
Athletics 44 77 .364 35.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 76 42 .644 --
Phillies 67 51 .568 9.0
Cardinals 65 59 .524 14.0
Reds 66 62 .516 15.0
Cubs 62 62 .500 17.0
Robins 59 60 .496 17.5
Braves 50 66 .431 25.0
Pirates 39 82 .322 38.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Morgan 5
2 Jimmy Johnston 4
2 Duffy Lewis 4
2 Whitey Witt 4
5 8 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Hendryx 1
1 Jim Hickman 1
1 Ray Morgan 1
1 Edd Roush 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Hickman 3
1 Duffy Lewis 3
1 Billy Meyer 3
1 Bill Rariden 3
1 Milt Stock 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Barry 1
1 Adam DeBus 1
1 Happy Felsch 1
1 Benny Kauff 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Babe Ruth 0.83
2 Bob Steele 0.80
3 Urban Shocker 0.55
4 Larry Cheney 0.50
4 Jim Shaw 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 Doc Ayers 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 George Dumont 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 6
2 Babe Ruth 5
3 Larry Cheney 4
3 Stan Coveleski 4
3 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .393
2 George Sisler .355
3 Edd Roush .347
4 Tris Speaker .344
5 Rogers Hornsby .336

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 90
3 Ty Cobb 87
4 Hal Chase 84
5 Heinie Zimmerman 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Braggo Roth 40
2 Max Carey 39
2 Ty Cobb 39
4 Ray Chapman 37
5 2 tied 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 1.57
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.61
3 Fred Anderson 1.71
4 Larry Cheney 1.84
5 Dutch Leonard 1.84

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 159
2 Walter Johnson 151
3 Pete Alexander 149
4 Eddie Cicotte 129
5 Ferdie Schupp 126

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 .455
2 Rogers Hornsby .408
3 Braggo Roth .405
4 Hi Myers .400
4 Whitey Witt .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
2 Chief Bender 1
2 Ping Bodie 1
2 George Burns 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 7
1 George Sisler 7
3 Sam Rice 6
4 Max Carey 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Tyler 0.00
1 Milt Watson 0.00
3 Tom Hughes 0.60
4 Walter Johnson 0.69
5 Doc Ayers 0.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Mays 5
2 Chief Bender 4
2 Reb Russell 4
4 Eddie Cicotte 3
4 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stan Coveleski 20
1 Walter Johnson 20
3 Bob Steele 17
4 Eddie Cicotte 16
5 3 tied 15

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 .410
2 Edd Roush .389
3 George Sisler .383
4 Wally Schang .375
5 Joe Harris .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ping Bodie 3
1 Dave Robertson 3
3 Ty Cobb 2
3 Gavvy Cravath 2
3 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 29
2 Joe Harris 25
3 Hal Chase 22
4 Ty Cobb 21
4 Del Pratt 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 13
2 George Burns 12
2 George Sisler 12
4 Max Carey 9
4 Happy Felsch 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 0.58
2 Lefty Tyler 1.00
3 Bill James 1.06
4 Larry Cheney 1.12
5 Doc Ayers 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 8
2 Chief Bender 6
2 Dave Davenport 6
2 Rube Marquard 6
2 Carl Mays 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 40
2 Joe Oeschger 37
3 Phil Douglas 36
4 Walter Johnson 34
5 Stan Coveleski 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Danforth 4
2 George Dumont 3
3 Chief Bender 2
3 Leon Cadore 2
3 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .393
2 Tris Speaker .357
3 George Sisler .347
4 Edd Roush .346
5 Rogers Hornsby .322

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 113
3 Hal Chase 108
4 Ty Cobb 102
5 Heinie Zimmerman 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 59
2 Max Carey 55
3 Eddie Collins 51
4 Braggo Roth 47
5 George Burns 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.48
2 Ferdie Schupp 1.70
3 Red Faber 1.73
4 Slim Sallee 1.84
5 Babe Ruth 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 29
2 Eddie Cicotte 26
2 Babe Ruth 26
4 Fred Toney 24
5 Ferdie Schupp 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 192
2 Pete Alexander 185
3 Hippo Vaughn 181
4 Ferdie Schupp 163
5 Babe Ruth 162

Saves

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