On This Day

Thursday, September 6, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 89 47 .654 --
Red Sox 79 50 .612 6.5
Indians 73 60 .549 14.5
Tigers 65 66 .496 21.5
Yankees 59 67 .468 25.0
Senators 58 66 .468 25.0
Browns 51 85 .375 38.0
Athletics 47 80 .370 37.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 81 45 .643 --
Phillies 70 54 .565 10.0
Cardinals 71 62 .534 13.5
Reds 68 66 .507 17.0
Cubs 65 68 .489 19.5
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 Bert Niehoff 4
2 Dave Bancroft 3
2 Donie Bush 3
2 Heinie Zimmerman 3
5 14 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Robertson 2
2 Doug Baird 1
2 Dave Bancroft 1
2 Ping Bodie 1
2 22 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Donie Bush 3
2 Art Fletcher 2
2 George Sisler 2
4 Charlie Deal 1
4 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Doak 0.57
2 Pol Perritt 0.44
3 Bernie Boland 0.38
4 Dave Davenport 0.33
4 Ernie Shore 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Davenport 1
1 Bill Doak 1
1 Jimmy Lavender 1
1 Pol Perritt 1
1 Ernie Shore 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Elmer Myers 5
2 Dave Davenport 4
2 Bill Doak 4
2 Pol Perritt 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Packard 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .388
2 George Sisler .357
3 Tris Speaker .346
4 Edd Roush .344
5 Rogers Hornsby .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 12
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 89
4 Hal Chase 87
5 Heinie Zimmerman 81

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 1.66
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 2 tied 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 .468
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .429
3 Ty Cobb .421
4 Braggo Roth .419
5 Jack Smith .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 3
2 Dave Robertson 2
3 Chief Bender 1
3 Ping Bodie 1
3 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 17
2 Hal Chase 13
2 Happy Felsch 13
2 Duffy Lewis 13
5 Ray Schalk 11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilbur Cooper 0.00
1 Ray Fisher 0.00
3 Jeff Pfeffer 0.26
4 Doc Ayers 0.29
5 Ernie Shore 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 5
2 Pol Perritt 4
2 Lefty Williams 4
4 Erskine Mayer 3
4 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 26
2 Phil Douglas 20
3 Stan Coveleski 17
3 Jeff Pfeffer 17
5 Leon Cadore 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 2
1 Red Faber 2
3 Fritz Coumbe 1
3 George Cunningham 1
3 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .403
2 Edd Roush .386
3 Ty Cobb .380
4 Duffy Lewis .377
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
2 Dave Robertson 3
3 Larry Doyle 2
3 Tim Hendryx 2
3 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 31
2 Joe Harris 25
2 Del Pratt 25
4 Hal Chase 24
5 Duffy Lewis 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 18
2 Eddie Collins 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
3 Pol Perritt 1.19
5 Jeff Pfeffer 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Davenport 7
2 Carl Mays 6
2 Hippo Vaughn 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 45
2 Phil Douglas 43
3 Joe Oeschger 33
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 .351
4 Edd Roush .346
5 Happy Felsch .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 17
2 Dave Robertson 13
3 Benny Kauff 9
3 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
3 Ty Cobb 103
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 George Sisler 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.49
2 Pol Perritt 1.73
3 Ferdie Schupp 1.73
4 Slim Sallee 1.88
5 Eddie Plank 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 29
2 Eddie Cicotte 28
3 Babe Ruth 26
4 Fred Toney 24
5 Ferdie Schupp 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 188
2 Pete Alexander 181
3 Walter Johnson 176
4 Eddie Cicotte 162
5 Ferdie Schupp 157

Saves

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