On This Day

Friday, September 7, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	89	47	.654	--
Red Sox	80	50	.615	6.0
Indians	73	60	.549	14.5
Tigers	65	66	.496	21.5
Yankees	60	68	.469	25.0
Senators	59	67	.468	25.0
Browns	51	85	.375	38.0
Athletics	47	81	.367	38.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Athletics 0

Senators 6, Yankees 0

Yankees 4, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	82	46	.641	--
Phillies	71	55	.563	10.0
Cardinals	71	62	.534	13.5
Reds	68	66	.507	17.0
Cubs	66	68	.493	19.0
Robins	60	66	.476	21.0
Braves	55	68	.447	24.5
Pirates	43	85	.336	39.0

Games

Braves 5, Robins 0

Braves 8, Robins 2

Phillies 4, Giants 1

Giants 2, Phillies 1

Cubs 2, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Rawlings	6
2	Eddie Ainsmith	4
2	Rabbit Maranville	4
4	George Burns	3
4	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Luderus	1
1	Johnny Rawlings	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Rawlings	4
2	Eddie Ainsmith	2
2	Tim Hendryx	2
2	Horace Milan	2
2	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rabbit Maranville	2
2	Pete Alexander	1
2	Dave Bancroft	1
2	George Burns	1
2	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	1.00
2	Ferdie Schupp	0.83
3	Eppa Rixey	0.67
3	Bob Steele	0.67
5	Bob Shawkey	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Paul Carter	1
1	Rube Foster	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Steele	6
2	Ferdie Schupp	5
2	Bob Shawkey	5
4	Tom Hughes	4
4	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

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	Pete Alexander	1.81
4	Larry Cheney	1.84
5	Jim Scott	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	24
2	Eddie Cicotte	23
2	Fred Toney	23
4	Babe Ruth	21
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	170
2	Pete Alexander	159
3	Walter Johnson	155
4	Ferdie Schupp	133
5	Eddie Cicotte	132

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	.500
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.442
3	Braggo Roth	.433
4	Jack Smith	.417
5	Ty Cobb	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Dave Robertson	2
3	Chief Bender	1
3	George Burns	1
3	20 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	15
2	Hal Chase	13
2	Happy Felsch	13
4	Duffy Lewis	12
5	2 tied	10

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	0.34
5	Ernie Shore	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	4
1	Pol Perritt	4
1	Lefty Williams	4
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	24
2	Phil Douglas	20
3	Bob Steele	19
4	Stan Coveleski	17
4	Jeff Pfeffer	17

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	.397
2	Ty Cobb	.385
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.375
4	Edd Roush	.373
5	Rogers Hornsby	.368

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	30
2	Hal Chase	24
2	Del Pratt	24
4	Joe Harris	23
5	Duffy Lewis	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	18
2	Eddie Collins	15
3	Happy Felsch	13
4	Sam Rice	11
5	George Burns	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc Ayers	0.52
2	Tom Hughes	0.82
3	Fred Toney	1.06
4	Wilbur Cooper	1.19
4	Pol Perritt	1.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Davenport	7
2	Pete Alexander	6
2	Walter Johnson	6
2	Carl Mays	6
2	Hippo Vaughn	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	45
2	Phil Douglas	43
3	Eppa Rixey	35
4	Joe Oeschger	33
5	Pete Alexander	32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.392
2	Tris Speaker	.357
3	George Sisler	.352
4	Edd Roush	.346
5	Happy Felsch	.326

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	118
2	Bobby Veach	117
3	Hal Chase	103
3	Ty Cobb	103
5	Heinie Zimmerman	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	55
1	Eddie Collins	55
3	Max Carey	53
4	Braggo Roth	49
5	George Sisler	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.49
2	Ferdie Schupp	1.71
3	Pol Perritt	1.73
4	Pete Alexander	1.86
5	Slim Sallee	1.88

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	188
2	Pete Alexander	184
3	Walter Johnson	180
4	Eddie Cicotte	162
4	Ferdie Schupp	162

Saves

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