On This Day

Sunday, September 9, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	91	47	.659	--
Red Sox	80	50	.615	7.0
Indians	73	62	.541	16.5
Tigers	67	67	.500	22.0
Yankees	61	69	.469	26.0
Senators	60	68	.469	26.0
Browns	52	87	.374	39.5
Athletics	47	81	.367	39.0

Games

Indians 3, White Sox 3

Tigers 7, Browns 0

Browns 6, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	82	46	.641	--
Phillies	72	56	.563	10.0
Cardinals	73	62	.541	12.5
Reds	68	68	.500	18.0
Cubs	68	68	.500	18.0
Robins	60	66	.476	21.0
Braves	56	69	.448	24.5
Pirates	43	87	.331	40.0

Games

Cubs 1, Pirates 0

Cardinals 6, Reds 3

Cardinals 2, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bobby Veach	4
2	Walton Cruise	3
2	Harry Heilmann	3
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	3
2	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Johnson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	3
1	Jack Smith	3
1	Bobby Veach	3
4	Doug Baird	2
4	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	George Sisler	2
1	Jack Smith	2
4	Donie Bush	1
4	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Willie Mitchell	1.00
2	Phil Douglas	0.80
3	Fred Toney	0.75
4	Dave Davenport	0.38
5	Pete Schneider	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	Dave Davenport	1
1	Phil Douglas	1
1	Lee Meadows	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Willie Mitchell	6
1	Fred Toney	6
3	Phil Douglas	4
4	Dave Davenport	3
4	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.384
2	George Sisler	.351
3	Tris Speaker	.348
4	Edd Roush	.343
5	Rogers Hornsby	.335

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	102
2	Happy Felsch	98
3	Ty Cobb	89
4	Hal Chase	87
5	Heinie Zimmerman	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	44
2	Ty Cobb	43
3	Eddie Collins	41
4	Max Carey	40
5	2 tied	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	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.456
2	Happy Felsch	.452
3	Jack Smith	.423
4	Rogers Hornsby	.400
5	Duffy Lewis	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Dave Robertson	2
3	Chief Bender	1
3	George Burns	1
3	19 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	18
2	Happy Felsch	13
3	Duffy Lewis	12
4	Bobby Veach	11
5	2 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	12
2	Eddie Collins	10
3	Happy Felsch	9
3	Braggo Roth	9
5	Sam Rice	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc Ayers	0.25
2	Wilbur Cooper	0.31
3	Jeff Pfeffer	0.36
4	Rube Foster	0.50
4	Ernie Shore	0.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Phil Douglas	21
1	Hippo Vaughn	21
3	Leon Cadore	16
4	Doc Ayers	15
4	Dave Danforth	15

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.402
2	Ty Cobb	.377
3	Jack Smith	.376
4	Sherry Magee	.364
5	George Sisler	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
2	Dave Robertson	3
3	Larry Doyle	2
3	Edd Roush	2
3	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	33
2	Hal Chase	23
3	Del Pratt	22
3	Bobby Veach	22
5	Joe Harris	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	18
2	Eddie Collins	14
3	Happy Felsch	12
4	Sam Rice	11
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc Ayers	0.41
2	Tom Hughes	0.82
3	Wilbur Cooper	1.18
4	Pol Perritt	1.19
5	Fred Toney	1.21

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	Hippo Vaughn	41
2	Phil Douglas	39
3	Joe Oeschger	35
3	Eppa Rixey	35
5	Pete Alexander	31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.390
2	Tris Speaker	.354
3	George Sisler	.350
4	Edd Roush	.345
5	Bobby Veach	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	16
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	118
2	Happy Felsch	117
3	Hal Chase	102
4	Ty Cobb	101
5	Heinie Zimmerman	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	57
2	Eddie Collins	55
3	Max Carey	52
4	Braggo Roth	50
5	George Sisler	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.48
2	Pol Perritt	1.73
3	Ferdie Schupp	1.73
4	Pete Alexander	1.78
5	Slim Sallee	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	30
2	Eddie Cicotte	28
3	Babe Ruth	26
4	Fred Toney	24
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	191
2	Pete Alexander	182
3	Walter Johnson	180
4	Eddie Cicotte	166
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