On This Day

Tuesday, September 11, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	91	47	.659	--
Red Sox	81	52	.609	7.5
Indians	74	62	.544	16.0
Tigers	67	68	.496	22.5
Yankees	65	69	.485	24.0
Senators	62	69	.473	25.5
Browns	52	87	.374	39.5
Athletics	47	85	.356	41.0

Games

Indians 1, Tigers 0

Yankees 1, Athletics 0

Senators 4, Red Sox 3

Yankees 4, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	84	48	.636	--
Phillies	74	58	.561	10.0
Cardinals	75	63	.543	12.0
Cubs	70	68	.507	17.0
Reds	68	70	.493	19.0
Robins	62	68	.477	21.0
Braves	58	71	.450	24.5
Pirates	44	89	.331	40.5

Games

Braves 3, Phillies 1

Phillies 5, Braves 1

Cubs 6, Reds 5

Cubs 5, Reds 1

Giants 3, Robins 2

Giants 2, Robins 1

Pirates 3, Cardinals 0

Cardinals 5, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Fred Merkle	6
2	Hal Chase	4
2	Charlie Deal	4
2	Max Flack	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dave Bancroft	3
2	Tony Boeckel	2
2	George Burns	2
2	Hal Chase	2
2	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Gonzalez	2
1	Jack Graney	2
1	Pete Kilduff	2
1	Fritz Mollwitz	2
5	24 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Steele	1.25
2	Hippo Vaughn	1.12
3	Urban Shocker	1.00
4	Joe Oeschger	0.83
5	Walter Johnson	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	1
1	Fred Anderson	1
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	10
2	Hippo Vaughn	9
3	Bernie Boland	8
4	Bullet Joe Bush	7
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Paul Carter	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.383
2	George Sisler	.351
3	Tris Speaker	.346
4	Edd Roush	.339
5	Rogers Hornsby	.333

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	Hal Chase	89
3	Ty Cobb	89
5	Heinie Zimmerman	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	45
2	Ty Cobb	43
3	Eddie Collins	41
4	Max Carey	40
4	Ray Chapman	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.57
2	Fred Anderson	1.58
3	Pete Alexander	1.79
4	Larry Cheney	1.84
5	Slim Sallee	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	25
2	Eddie Cicotte	24
3	Fred Toney	23
4	Babe Ruth	21
4	Hippo Vaughn	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	182
2	Pete Alexander	164
3	Walter Johnson	158
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	.480
2	Happy Felsch	.446
3	Ivey Wingo	.400
4	Red Smith	.390
5	Duffy Lewis	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Fred Luderus	2
2	Rabbit Maranville	2
2	Dave Robertson	2
5	17 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	15
2	Happy Felsch	11
2	Duffy Lewis	11
2	Red Smith	11
5	9 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	11
2	Eddie Collins	10
3	Happy Felsch	9
4	Milt Stock	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc Ayers	0.00
2	Wilbur Cooper	0.44
3	Ray Fisher	0.45
4	Rube Foster	0.50
4	2 others tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
1	Eddie Cicotte	4
1	Hippo Vaughn	4
1	Milt Watson	4
1	Lefty Williams	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	30
2	Urban Shocker	21
3	Leon Cadore	20
4	Pete Alexander	18
4	Bob Steele	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Paul Carter	1
1	Fritz Coumbe	1
1	George Cunningham	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.425
2	Ty Cobb	.379
3	Duffy Lewis	.374
4	Tris Speaker	.369
5	Happy Felsch	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
2	Dave Robertson	3
3	George Burns	2
3	Larry Doyle	2
3	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	33
2	Hal Chase	24
3	Del Pratt	21
4	Bobby Veach	20
5	4 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	17
2	Eddie Collins	13
3	Milt Stock	12
4	Happy Felsch	11
4	Braggo Roth	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc Ayers	0.43
2	Tom Hughes	0.82
3	Bob Shawkey	1.02
4	Jeff Pfeffer	1.17
5	Pol Perritt	1.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hippo Vaughn	7
2	Pete Alexander	6
2	Eddie Cicotte	6
2	Dave Davenport	6
2	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	50
2	Phil Douglas	38
3	Bob Steele	34
4	Walter Johnson	32
4	Eppa Rixey	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	2
1	Fritz Coumbe	2
1	Dave Danforth	2
1	Red Faber	2
1	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.392
2	Tris Speaker	.354
3	George Sisler	.348
4	Edd Roush	.339
5	Happy Felsch	.320

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	Happy Felsch	117
1	Bobby Veach	117
3	Hal Chase	104
4	Ty Cobb	101
5	Heinie Zimmerman	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	57
2	Eddie Collins	54
3	Max Carey	52
4	Braggo Roth	51
5	George Sisler	44

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.48
2	Ferdie Schupp	1.73
3	Pete Alexander	1.77
4	Pol Perritt	1.81
5	Slim Sallee	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Eddie Cicotte	28
3	Babe Ruth	25
4	Fred Toney	24
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	196
2	Pete Alexander	187
3	Walter Johnson	177
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