On This Day

Tuesday, September 4, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 88 47 .652 --
Red Sox 77 50 .606 7.0
Indians 73 60 .549 14.0
Tigers 65 65 .500 20.5
Yankees 59 66 .472 24.0
Senators 57 66 .463 25.0
Athletics 47 78 .376 36.0
Browns 50 84 .373 37.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 78 44 .639 --
Phillies 69 51 .575 8.0
Cardinals 69 62 .527 13.5
Reds 68 66 .507 16.0
Cubs 65 66 .496 17.5
Robins 59 63 .484 19.0
Braves 52 67 .437 24.5
Pirates 43 84 .339 37.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Deal 4
1 Fred Merkle 4
3 Home Run Baker 3
3 Ray Caldwell 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Rehg 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Deal 4
2 Ray Caldwell 3
2 Duffy Lewis 3
2 Fred Merkle 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 2
1 Sam Rice 2
3 Home Run Baker 1
3 Tony Boeckel 1
3 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jeff Pfeffer 2.25
2 Joe Oeschger 0.56
3 Al Demaree 0.50
3 Hippo Vaughn 0.50
5 Bullet Joe Bush 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Pfeffer 9
2 Hippo Vaughn 8
3 Joe Oeschger 5
4 Jesse Barnes 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .388
2 George Sisler .359
3 Tris Speaker .346
4 Edd Roush .344
5 Rogers Hornsby .338

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 96
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
2 Eddie Collins 41
4 Max Carey 40
5 Ray Chapman 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 Jim Scott 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 23
1 Eddie Cicotte 23
1 Fred Toney 23
4 Babe Ruth 21
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 170
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 Happy Felsch .462
2 Ty Cobb .421
2 Braggo Roth .421
4 Jack Smith .419
5 Hi Myers .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
1 Dave Robertson 2
1 Milt Stock 2
4 Chief Bender 1
4 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 17
2 Hal Chase 16
3 Joe Harris 12
3 Ray Schalk 12
5 3 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 11
2 Happy Felsch 10
2 Sam Rice 10
2 George Sisler 10
5 Braggo Roth 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Fisher 0.00
1 Red Ames 0.00
3 Doc Ayers 0.42
4 Jeff Pfeffer 0.60
4 2 others tied 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 5
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Jim Bagby 3
2 Chief Bender 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 26
2 Jeff Pfeffer 20
2 Bob Steele 20
4 Stan Coveleski 17
4 Phil Douglas 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 2
1 Fritz Coumbe 2
1 Red Faber 2
4 George Cunningham 1
4 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .400
2 Ty Cobb .382
3 Edd Roush .381
4 Duffy Lewis .378
5 Happy Felsch .363

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 31
2 Joe Harris 27
3 Del Pratt 25
4 Hal Chase 24
5 Happy Felsch 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 17
2 George Sisler 16
3 Happy Felsch 15
4 Sam Rice 11
5 George Burns 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc Ayers 0.70
2 Fred Toney 1.06
3 Wilbur Cooper 1.19
4 Chief Bender 1.22
5 Jeff Pfeffer 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 6
1 Dave Davenport 6
1 Walter Johnson 6
1 Carl Mays 6
1 Hippo Vaughn 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 45
2 Phil Douglas 40
2 Joe Oeschger 40
4 Jeff Pfeffer 33
5 2 tied 31

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 .388
2 Tris Speaker .356
3 George Sisler .353
4 Edd Roush .348
5 Happy Felsch .327

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 117
3 Hal Chase 103
4 Ty Cobb 102
5 Heinie Zimmerman 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 58
1 Eddie Collins 58
3 Max Carey 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 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 30
2 Eddie Cicotte 28
3 Babe Ruth 27
4 Fred Toney 24
5 Ferdie Schupp 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 188
1 Hippo Vaughn 188
3 Walter Johnson 184
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