On This Day

Saturday, September 8, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	90	47	.657	--
Red Sox	80	50	.615	6.5
Indians	73	61	.545	15.5
Tigers	66	66	.500	21.5
Yankees	61	69	.469	25.5
Senators	60	68	.469	25.5
Browns	51	86	.372	39.0
Athletics	47	81	.367	38.5

Games

White Sox 2, Indians 0

Tigers 1, Browns 0

Yankees 2, Senators 0

Senators 3, Yankees 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	82	46	.641	--
Phillies	72	56	.563	10.0
Cardinals	71	62	.534	13.5
Reds	68	66	.507	17.0
Cubs	67	68	.496	18.5
Robins	60	66	.476	21.0
Braves	56	69	.448	24.5
Pirates	43	86	.333	39.5

Games

Braves 4, Phillies 3

Phillies 5, Braves 3

Cubs 6, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Foster	4
1	Milt Stock	4
3	Jesse Barnes	3
3	Joe Gedeon	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bert Niehoff	3
2	Joe Kelly	2
2	Rabbit Maranville	2
2	Milt Stock	2
2	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rabbit Maranville	1
1	Red Smith	1
1	Chuck Ward	1
1	Possum Whitted	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jesse Barnes	0.83
1	Eddie Cicotte	0.83
3	Doc Ayers	0.57
3	Hooks Dauss	0.57
5	Claude Hendrix	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Ayers	1
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jesse Barnes	5
1	Eddie Cicotte	5
3	Doc Ayers	4
3	Hooks Dauss	4
3	Claude Hendrix	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.386
2	George Sisler	.353
3	Tris Speaker	.347
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	Bobby Veach	99
2	Happy Felsch	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	1.57
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
1	Eddie Cicotte	24
3	Fred Toney	23
4	Babe Ruth	21
5	Hippo Vaughn	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	173
2	Pete Alexander	159
3	Walter Johnson	155
4	Eddie Cicotte	137
5	Ferdie Schupp	133

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	.475
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.429
3	Jack Smith	.417
4	Braggo Roth	.394
5	Rogers Hornsby	.390

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	Happy Felsch	13
3	Hal Chase	12
3	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	Doc Ayers	0.25
4	Jeff Pfeffer	0.26
5	Ernie Shore	0.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	21
2	Bob Steele	19
3	Stan Coveleski	17
3	Phil Douglas	17
3	Jeff Pfeffer	17

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.387
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.384
3	George Sisler	.373
4	Jack Smith	.372
5	Rogers Hornsby	.372

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	30
2	Hal Chase	23
2	Joe Harris	23
4	Del Pratt	22
5	Duffy Lewis	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	16
2	Eddie Collins	14
3	Happy Felsch	12
4	Sam Rice	11
5	George Burns	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc Ayers	0.41
2	Tom Hughes	0.82
3	Wilbur Cooper	1.19
4	Pol Perritt	1.19
5	Fred Toney	1.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Davenport	7
2	Pete Alexander	6
2	Eddie Cicotte	6
2	Walter Johnson	6
2	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Phil Douglas	43
2	Hippo Vaughn	41
3	Joe Oeschger	35
3	Eppa Rixey	35
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	.390
2	Tris Speaker	.357
3	George Sisler	.350
4	Edd Roush	.346
5	Rogers Hornsby	.325

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	55
1	Eddie Collins	55
3	Max Carey	52
4	Braggo Roth	49
5	George Sisler	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.46
2	Pol Perritt	1.73
3	Ferdie Schupp	1.73
4	Pete Alexander	1.86
5	Slim Sallee	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	30
2	Eddie Cicotte	29
3	Babe Ruth	26
4	Fred Toney	24
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	191
2	Pete Alexander	184
3	Walter Johnson	180
4	Eddie Cicotte	167
5	Ferdie Schupp	158

Saves

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