On This Day

Monday, September 3, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	87	47	.649	--
Red Sox	76	49	.608	6.5
Indians	73	60	.549	13.5
Tigers	65	65	.500	20.0
Yankees	58	65	.472	23.5
Senators	57	65	.467	24.0
Browns	50	83	.376	36.5
Athletics	46	78	.371	36.0

Games

Yankees 1, Red Sox 0

Yankees 4, Red Sox 1

White Sox 7, Tigers 5

White Sox 14, Tigers 8

Indians 9, Browns 3

Indians 7, Browns 6

Athletics 7, Senators 4

Athletics 9, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	78	43	.645	--
Phillies	69	51	.575	8.5
Cardinals	69	61	.531	13.5
Reds	68	65	.511	16.0
Cubs	64	66	.492	18.5
Robins	59	63	.484	19.5
Braves	51	67	.432	25.5
Pirates	42	84	.333	38.5

Games

Phillies 5, Robins 0

Phillies 9, Robins 3

Giants 7, Braves 0

Braves 6, Giants 2

Pirates 8, Reds 0

Pirates 5, Reds 3

Cubs 6, Cardinals 5

Cardinals 2, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ray Chapman	5
1	Happy Felsch	5
1	Art Fletcher	5
1	Heinie Groh	5
1	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Chapman	1
1	Dave Robertson	1
1	Ray Schalk	1
1	Jack Smith	1
1	Milt Stock	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Schalk	5
2	Billy Meyer	4
2	Eddie Murphy	4
2	Ossie Vitt	4
2	Possum Whitted	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Happy Felsch	4
2	Doug Baird	3
2	Braggo Roth	3
2	George Sisler	3
5	6 tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jing Johnson	0.62
2	Pol Perritt	0.60
3	Phil Douglas	0.53
4	Pete Alexander	0.50
5	Marv Goodwin	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	2
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	Dave Danforth	1
2	Ray Fisher	1
2	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Phil Douglas	9
2	Pete Alexander	7
3	Jing Johnson	5
3	Rube Schauer	5
3	Jeff Tesreau	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Williams	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.388
2	George Sisler	.357
3	Tris Speaker	.346
4	Edd Roush	.345
5	Rogers Hornsby	.339

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	98
2	Happy Felsch	95
3	Ty Cobb	88
4	Hal Chase	87
5	Heinie Zimmerman	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	43
2	Ty Cobb	41
3	Max Carey	40
4	Ray Chapman	39
4	Eddie Collins	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.62
2	Fred Anderson	1.71
3	Larry Cheney	1.84
4	Pete Alexander	1.86
5	Carl Mays	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	23
1	Eddie Cicotte	23
1	Fred Toney	23
4	Babe Ruth	20
5	Jim Bagby	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	162
2	Pete Alexander	156
3	Walter Johnson	151
4	Eddie Cicotte	132
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	Braggo Roth	.429
2	Happy Felsch	.403
3	Jack Smith	.400
4	Hi Myers	.394
5	2 tied	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	2
1	Larry Doyle	2
1	Dave Robertson	2
1	Milt Stock	2
5	24 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	16
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	16
3	Eddie Collins	13
4	Joe Harris	12
4	Ray Schalk	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	10
2	Eddie Collins	9
2	Happy Felsch	9
4	Sam Rice	8
4	Braggo Roth	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Ames	0.00
2	Elmer Jacobs	0.35
3	Milt Watson	0.38
4	Doc Ayers	0.42
5	2 tied	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	5
2	Carl Mays	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Jim Bagby	3
3	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Phil Douglas	23
2	Bob Steele	20
3	Eddie Cicotte	18
3	Hippo Vaughn	18
5	Stan Coveleski	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	2
1	Fritz Coumbe	2
1	Red Faber	2
1	Babe Ruth	2
5	6 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Edd Roush	.393
2	George Sisler	.392
3	Duffy Lewis	.387
4	Ty Cobb	.384
5	Happy Felsch	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Robertson	4
2	Ping Bodie	3
3	Gavvy Cravath	2
3	Larry Doyle	2
3	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	30
2	Joe Harris	27
3	Hal Chase	25
3	Del Pratt	25
5	Happy Felsch	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	16
2	George Sisler	15
3	Happy Felsch	14
4	George Burns	10
4	Max Carey	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fred Toney	0.93
2	Milt Watson	1.16
3	Chief Bender	1.22
4	Wilbur Cooper	1.26
5	Doc Ayers	1.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	6
1	Eddie Cicotte	6
1	Dave Davenport	6
1	Walter Johnson	6
1	Carl Mays	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Phil Douglas	40
2	Hippo Vaughn	37
3	Joe Oeschger	35
4	Stan Coveleski	33
5	Eddie Cicotte	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Danforth	3
1	George Dumont	3
3	Chief Bender	2
3	Fritz Coumbe	2
3	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.392
2	Tris Speaker	.357
3	Edd Roush	.351
4	George Sisler	.350
5	Rogers Hornsby	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	15
2	Dave Robertson	13
3	Benny Kauff	9
3	Wally Pipp	9
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	121
2	Happy Felsch	116
3	Hal Chase	104
4	Ty Cobb	103
5	Heinie Zimmerman	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	60
2	Max Carey	56
2	Eddie Collins	56
4	Braggo Roth	49
5	Ray Chapman	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.49
2	Ferdie Schupp	1.73
3	Pol Perritt	1.82
4	Eddie Plank	1.85
5	Babe Ruth	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	30
2	Eddie Cicotte	28
3	Babe Ruth	26
4	Fred Toney	24
5	Ferdie Schupp	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	188
2	Walter Johnson	184
3	Hippo Vaughn	183
4	Eddie Cicotte	162
5	2 tied	157

Saves

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