On This Day

Wednesday, September 5, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 89 47 .654 --
Red Sox 78 50 .609 7.0
Indians 73 60 .549 14.5
Tigers 65 65 .500 21.0
Yankees 59 67 .468 25.0
Senators 58 66 .468 25.0
Athletics 47 79 .373 37.0
Browns 50 85 .370 38.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 80 44 .645 --
Phillies 69 53 .566 10.0
Cardinals 70 62 .530 14.0
Reds 68 66 .507 17.0
Cubs 65 67 .492 19.0
Robins 60 64 .484 20.0
Braves 53 68 .438 25.5
Pirates 43 84 .339 38.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wally Rehg 5
2 Red Ames 4
2 George Burns 4
2 Tom Long 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 1
1 Benny Kauff 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Red Ames 3
1 Benny Kauff 3
1 Frank O'Rourke 3
4 Larry Doyle 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Home Run Baker 1
1 Benny Kauff 1
1 Del Pratt 1
1 Everett Scott 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Allen 2.33
2 Leon Cadore 0.86
3 Socks Seibold 0.71
4 Chief Bender 0.60
5 3 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Allen 1
1 Red Ames 1
1 Fred Anderson 1
1 Doc Ayers 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Allen 7
1 Johnny Miljus 7
3 Chief Bender 6
3 Leon Cadore 6
5 Socks Seibold 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .388
2 George Sisler .356
3 Tris Speaker .346
4 Edd Roush .344
5 Rogers Hornsby .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 11
2 Dave Robertson 10
3 Rogers Hornsby 8
3 Bobby Veach 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 98
1 Bobby Veach 98
3 Ty Cobb 88
4 Hal Chase 87
5 Heinie Zimmerman 80

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 1.69
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 128

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 .470
2 Jack Smith .422
3 Ty Cobb .421
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .417
5 Duffy Lewis .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 3
2 Dave Robertson 2
2 Milt Stock 2
4 Chief Bender 1
4 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 17
2 Hal Chase 13
2 Happy Felsch 13
4 Duffy Lewis 12
4 Ray Schalk 12

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
2 Jeff Pfeffer 0.26
3 Doc Ayers 0.29
4 Milt Watson 0.70
5 Red Ames 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 5
2 Lefty Williams 4
3 Pete Alexander 3
3 Rube Marquard 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 26
2 Leon Cadore 17
2 Stan Coveleski 17
2 Phil Douglas 17
2 Jeff Pfeffer 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 Edd Roush .386
2 George Sisler .385
3 Ty Cobb .382
4 Duffy Lewis .377
5 Happy Felsch .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 3
1 Dave Robertson 3
3 Ping Bodie 2
3 Larry Doyle 2
3 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 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 17
2 George Sisler 16
3 Happy Felsch 15
4 Sam Rice 11
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc Ayers 0.52
2 Fred Toney 1.06
3 Wilbur Cooper 1.19
4 Jeff Pfeffer 1.29
5 Milt Watson 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Davenport 6
1 Walter Johnson 6
1 Carl Mays 6
1 Hippo Vaughn 6
5 8 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 45
2 Phil Douglas 40
2 Joe Oeschger 40
4 Eddie Cicotte 31
4 2 others 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 .390
2 Tris Speaker .356
3 George Sisler .350
4 Edd Roush .345
5 Happy Felsch .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 16
2 Dave Robertson 13
3 Benny Kauff 10
4 Wally Pipp 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 119
2 Bobby Veach 118
3 Hal Chase 103
4 Ty Cobb 102
5 Heinie Zimmerman 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 56
1 Ty Cobb 56
3 Eddie Collins 55
4 Braggo Roth 49
5 2 tied 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.49
2 Ferdie Schupp 1.72
3 Pol Perritt 1.80
4 Slim Sallee 1.88
5 Eddie Plank 1.90

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
1 Hippo Vaughn 188
3 Walter Johnson 184
4 Eddie Cicotte 162
5 Ferdie Schupp 159

Saves

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