On This Day

Saturday, September 1, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 83 47 .638 --
Red Sox 76 47 .618 3.5
Indians 70 60 .538 13.0
Tigers 65 61 .516 16.0
Senators 57 63 .475 21.0
Yankees 56 65 .463 22.5
Browns 50 80 .385 33.0
Athletics 44 78 .361 35.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 77 42 .647 --
Phillies 67 51 .568 9.5
Cardinals 67 59 .532 13.5
Reds 68 62 .523 14.5
Cubs 62 64 .492 18.5
Robins 59 61 .492 18.5
Braves 50 66 .431 25.5
Pirates 39 84 .317 40.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Walter Holke 3
1 Harry Hooper 3
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 3
1 Duffy Lewis 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Veach 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duffy Lewis 3
2 Larry Gardner 2
2 Joe Harris 2
2 Doc Lavan 2
2 Del Pratt 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Deal 1
1 Swede Risberg 1
1 Amos Strunk 1
1 Bill Wagner 1
1 Whitey Witt 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hal Carlson 1.50
2 Milt Watson 1.00
3 Jim Bagby 0.50
3 Hod Eller 0.50
5 Wilbur Cooper 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Hod Eller 1
1 Oscar Horstmann 1
1 Tom Rogers 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Carlson 6
2 Hod Eller 4
3 Hooks Dauss 3
3 Oscar Horstmann 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Groom 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .390
2 George Sisler .357
3 Edd Roush .349
4 Tris Speaker .344
5 Rogers Hornsby .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 10
2 Dave Robertson 9
3 Rogers Hornsby 8
3 Bobby Veach 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 95
2 Happy Felsch 91
3 Ty Cobb 88
4 Hal Chase 85
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 23
2 Pete Alexander 21
2 Eddie Cicotte 21
4 Babe Ruth 20
5 Jim Bagby 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 162
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 George Sisler .413
2 Ty Cobb .409
3 Braggo Roth .400
4 Dode Paskert .390
5 Ivy Olson .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
2 Chief Bender 1
2 Ping Bodie 1
2 George Burns 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Chase 16
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 16
3 Eddie Collins 12
4 Joe Harris 11
4 Duffy Lewis 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 7
2 Sam Rice 6
3 Nemo Leibold 5
3 Fred McMullin 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Tyler 0.00
1 Milt Watson 0.00
3 Elmer Jacobs 0.35
4 Doc Ayers 0.42
5 Red Faber 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Mays 4
1 Reb Russell 4
3 Jim Bagby 3
3 Chief Bender 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stan Coveleski 20
1 Walter Johnson 20
3 Hippo Vaughn 18
4 Hod Eller 17
4 Bob Steele 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 2
1 Dave Danforth 2
1 Red Faber 2
1 Babe Ruth 2
5 6 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .404
2 Edd Roush .404
3 George Sisler .393
4 Ping Bodie .366
5 Duffy Lewis .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 27
2 Joe Harris 24
3 Hal Chase 23
3 Del Pratt 23
5 Ty Cobb 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 0.60
2 Bill James 0.93
3 Milt Watson 0.96
4 Lefty Tyler 1.00
5 Larry Cheney 1.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 7
2 Chief Bender 6
2 Dave Davenport 6
2 Rube Marquard 6
2 Carl Mays 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 43
2 Phil Douglas 36
2 Joe Oeschger 36
4 Stan Coveleski 32
4 Walter Johnson 32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .392
2 Tris Speaker .356
3 George Sisler .348
4 Edd Roush .348
5 Rogers Hornsby .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 16
2 Dave Robertson 12
3 Benny Kauff 10
3 Wally Pipp 10
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 118
2 Happy Felsch 112
3 Hal Chase 109
4 Ty Cobb 103
5 Heinie Zimmerman 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 58
2 Max Carey 55
3 Eddie Collins 51
4 Braggo Roth 46
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 Eddie Plank 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 29
2 Eddie Cicotte 26
2 Babe Ruth 26
4 Fred Toney 25
5 Ferdie Schupp 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 192
2 Pete Alexander 185
3 Hippo Vaughn 184
4 Ferdie Schupp 163
5 Eddie Cicotte 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