On This Day

Sunday, September 2, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	85	47	.644	--
Red Sox	76	47	.618	4.5
Indians	71	60	.542	13.5
Tigers	65	63	.508	18.0
Senators	57	63	.475	22.0
Yankees	56	65	.463	23.5
Browns	50	81	.382	34.5
Athletics	44	78	.361	36.0

Games

White Sox 7, Tigers 2

White Sox 6, Tigers 5

Indians 7, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	77	42	.647	--
Phillies	67	51	.568	9.5
Cardinals	68	60	.531	13.5
Reds	68	63	.519	15.0
Cubs	63	65	.492	18.5
Robins	59	61	.492	18.5
Braves	50	66	.431	25.5
Pirates	40	84	.323	39.5

Games

Pirates 8, Reds 7

Cubs 5, Cardinals 1

Cardinals 4, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Happy Felsch	5
1	Rogers Hornsby	5
3	George Burns	3
3	Max Carey	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doyle	1
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	3
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	3
1	Edd Roush	3
4	George Burns	2
4	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	3
2	Edd Roush	2
3	Bruno Betzel	1
3	Ty Cobb	1
3	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lee Meadows	0.62
2	Paul Carter	0.45
3	Red Torkelson	0.36
4	Burleigh Grimes	0.30
5	2 tied	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Carter	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Lee Meadows	1
1	Bob Steele	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Carter	5
1	Lee Meadows	5
3	Red Torkelson	4
4	George Cunningham	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Coumbe	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.389
2	George Sisler	.356
3	Edd Roush	.349
4	Tris Speaker	.346
5	Rogers Hornsby	.337

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	96
2	Happy Felsch	94
3	Ty Cobb	88
4	Hal Chase	87
5	Heinie Zimmerman	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	40
1	Braggo Roth	40
3	Max Carey	39
4	Ray Chapman	37
4	Eddie Collins	37

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	1.57
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.62
3	Fred Anderson	1.71
4	Larry Cheney	1.84
5	Dutch Leonard	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Toney	23
2	Eddie Cicotte	22
3	Pete Alexander	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	131
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	Bill Killefer	.412
2	Braggo Roth	.405
3	Dode Paskert	.400
4	Ty Cobb	.396
5	Edd Roush	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	2
1	Larry Doyle	2
3	Chief Bender	1
3	Ping Bodie	1
3	21 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	17
2	Hal Chase	16
3	Eddie Collins	12
4	Happy Felsch	11
4	Joe Harris	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	7
1	George Sisler	7
3	Fred McMullin	6
3	Sam Rice	6
3	Edd Roush	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milt Watson	0.00
1	Lefty Tyler	0.00
3	Elmer Jacobs	0.35
4	Doc Ayers	0.42
5	Walter Johnson	0.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	4
1	Carl Mays	4
1	Reb Russell	4
4	Jim Bagby	3
4	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	18
2	Eddie Cicotte	17
2	Bob Steele	17
4	Stan Coveleski	16
5	Hod Eller	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	2
1	Fritz Coumbe	2
1	Dave Danforth	2
1	Red Faber	2
1	Babe Ruth	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Edd Roush	.407
2	Ty Cobb	.394
3	George Sisler	.393
4	Duffy Lewis	.379
5	Rogers Hornsby	.358

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	26
3	Hal Chase	25
4	Del Pratt	23
5	Happy Felsch	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	15
2	George Sisler	12
3	George Burns	11
4	Happy Felsch	10
5	Max Carey	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.49
2	Bill James	0.93
3	Milt Watson	0.96
4	Lefty Tyler	1.00
5	Chief Bender	1.20

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	37
2	Phil Douglas	36
3	Joe Oeschger	35
4	Stan Coveleski	32
5	Eddie Cicotte	31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.391
2	Tris Speaker	.358
3	Edd Roush	.348
4	George Sisler	.347
5	Rogers Hornsby	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	15
2	Dave Robertson	12
3	Benny Kauff	9
3	Wally Pipp	9
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	119
2	Happy Felsch	115
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	54
4	Braggo Roth	46
5	George Burns	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.49
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	28
2	Eddie Cicotte	27
3	Babe Ruth	26
4	Fred Toney	24
5	Ferdie Schupp	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	184
1	Hippo Vaughn	184
3	Pete Alexander	181
4	Ferdie Schupp	163
5	Eddie Cicotte	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