On This Day

Thursday, September 13, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	91	47	.659	--
Red Sox	81	53	.604	8.0
Indians	75	63	.543	16.0
Tigers	68	69	.496	22.5
Yankees	66	70	.485	24.0
Senators	63	69	.477	25.0
Browns	52	87	.374	39.5
Athletics	48	86	.358	41.0

Games

Yankees 13, Red Sox 7

Senators 2, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	87	49	.640	--
Phillies	76	59	.563	10.5
Cardinals	75	65	.536	14.0
Cubs	70	69	.504	18.5
Reds	69	70	.496	19.5
Robins	63	71	.470	23.0
Braves	59	73	.447	26.0
Pirates	46	89	.341	40.5

Games

Braves 7, Giants 0

Giants 2, Braves 1

Phillies 1, Robins 0

Robins 7, Phillies 3

Pirates 2, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Home Run Baker	4
1	George Burns	4
1	George Cutshaw	4
1	Ivy Olson	4
1	Possum Whitted	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	1
1	George Cutshaw	1
1	Joe Kelly	1
1	Wally Pipp	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	6
2	George Cutshaw	3
2	Joe Kelly	3
2	Wally Pipp	3
2	Possum Whitted	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Whitey Witt	2
2	Ed Burns	1
2	Max Carey	1
2	George Cutshaw	1
2	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Art Nehf	1.50
2	Pete Alexander	1.00
3	Jeff Pfeffer	0.90
4	Dick Rudolph	0.60
5	Bob Shawkey	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Al Demaree	1
1	Bert Gallia	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Art Nehf	9
1	Jeff Pfeffer	9
3	Pete Alexander	8
4	Lee Meadows	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Love	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.377
2	George Sisler	.351
3	Tris Speaker	.349
4	Edd Roush	.343
5	Rogers Hornsby	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	12
2	Dave Robertson	11
3	Rogers Hornsby	8
3	Wally Pipp	8
3	Bobby Veach	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	103
2	Happy Felsch	98
3	Hal Chase	91
4	Ty Cobb	89
5	Heinie Zimmerman	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	45
2	Ty Cobb	43
3	Max Carey	42
4	Ray Chapman	41
4	Eddie Collins	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.57
2	Fred Anderson	1.58
3	Pete Alexander	1.73
4	Larry Cheney	1.79
5	Slim Sallee	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	26
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	172
3	Walter Johnson	158
4	Ferdie Schupp	140
5	Eddie Cicotte	137

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	.526
2	Red Smith	.456
3	Happy Felsch	.455
4	Tris Speaker	.400
5	Ray Chapman	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Fred Luderus	2
2	Johnny Rawlings	2
2	Dave Robertson	2
5	27 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Red Smith	13
2	Duffy Lewis	12
3	Happy Felsch	11
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	11
5	2 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	10
2	Eddie Collins	9
3	Happy Felsch	8
4	Benny Kauff	7
4	Milt Stock	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Marv Goodwin	0.00
2	Doc Ayers	0.21
3	Wilbur Cooper	0.31
4	Pol Perritt	0.35
5	Ray Fisher	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	5
2	Eddie Cicotte	4
3	Doc Ayers	3
3	Jesse Barnes	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	24
2	Pete Alexander	23
3	Jeff Pfeffer	21
3	Urban Shocker	21
5	Phil Douglas	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Paul Carter	1
1	Fritz Coumbe	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Bob Groom	1
1	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.426
2	Tris Speaker	.388
3	Red Smith	.375
4	Duffy Lewis	.372
5	Happy Felsch	.364

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	33
2	Hal Chase	22
3	Possum Whitted	19
3	Heinie Zimmerman	19
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	15
2	Eddie Collins	13
3	George Burns	11
3	Happy Felsch	11
3	Braggo Roth	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc Ayers	0.46
2	Ernie Shore	0.53
3	Ray Fisher	0.96
4	Jeff Pfeffer	1.13
5	Wilbur Cooper	1.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	7
1	Rube Marquard	7
3	Eddie Cicotte	6
3	Dave Davenport	6
3	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Phil Douglas	41
1	Hippo Vaughn	41
3	Pete Alexander	39
4	Jeff Pfeffer	34
5	Rube Marquard	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	2
1	Fritz Coumbe	2
1	Dave Danforth	2
1	Red Faber	2
1	Babe Ruth	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.382
2	Tris Speaker	.358
3	George Sisler	.347
4	Edd Roush	.341
5	Happy Felsch	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	16
2	Dave Robertson	13
3	Wally Pipp	10
4	Happy Felsch	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	117
2	Bobby Veach	115
3	Hal Chase	106
4	Heinie Zimmerman	99
5	Ty Cobb	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	56
2	Max Carey	54
3	Eddie Collins	53
4	Braggo Roth	51
5	George Sisler	44

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.48
2	Ferdie Schupp	1.68
3	Pete Alexander	1.71
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	Ferdie Schupp	24
4	Fred Toney	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	196
2	Pete Alexander	189
3	Walter Johnson	172
4	Eddie Cicotte	166
5	Ferdie Schupp	165

Saves

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