On This Day

Friday, September 14, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 92 47 .662 --
Red Sox 82 53 .607 8.0
Indians 76 63 .547 16.0
Tigers 68 70 .493 23.5
Yankees 66 71 .482 25.0
Senators 63 70 .474 26.0
Browns 52 88 .371 40.5
Athletics 49 86 .363 41.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 88 49 .642 --
Phillies 76 59 .563 11.0
Cardinals 75 65 .536 14.5
Cubs 70 69 .504 19.0
Reds 69 70 .496 20.0
Robins 63 71 .470 23.5
Braves 59 74 .444 27.0
Pirates 46 89 .341 41.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carl Mays 4
2 Eddie Collins 3
2 Chick Gandil 3
2 Charlie Jamieson 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Gandil 4
2 Sam Agnew 3
2 Joe Harris 3
2 Carl Mays 3
5 2 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 2
1 Frank Gilhooley 2
1 Harry Hooper 2
4 Ty Cobb 1
4 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rollie Naylor 0.50
2 Jesse Barnes 0.44
3 Fritz Coumbe 0.40
4 Pol Perritt 0.38
5 Jim Shaw 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Fritz Coumbe 1
1 Carl Mays 1
1 Rollie Naylor 1
1 Pol Perritt 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rollie Naylor 5
1 Pol Perritt 5
3 Jesse Barnes 4
4 Willie Mitchell 3
4 Jim Shaw 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .375
2 Tris Speaker .352
3 George Sisler .351
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 90
5 Heinie Zimmerman 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Braggo Roth 46
2 Ty Cobb 44
3 Eddie Collins 43
4 Max Carey 42
5 Ray Chapman 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Anderson 1.58
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.61
3 Pete Alexander 1.73
4 Larry Cheney 1.79
5 Pol Perritt 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 26
2 Eddie Cicotte 25
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 139

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 .500
2 Happy Felsch .452
3 Tris Speaker .439
4 Red Smith .426
5 Ray Chapman .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
1 Fred Luderus 2
1 Johnny Rawlings 2
1 Dave Robertson 2
5 26 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 12
1 Duffy Lewis 12
3 Happy Felsch 10
3 Wally Pipp 10
3 3 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 9
1 George Sisler 9
3 Happy Felsch 7
3 Benny Kauff 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Marv Goodwin 0.00
2 Doc Ayers 0.21
3 Pol Perritt 0.26
4 Wilbur Cooper 0.31
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 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Carter 1
1 Fritz Coumbe 1
1 Bob Groom 1
1 Slim Love 1
1 2 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .406
2 Tris Speaker .391
3 Red Smith .370
4 Happy Felsch .369
5 Eddie Collins .356

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 31
2 Hal Chase 22
3 Joe Harris 19
3 Ray Schalk 19
5 Possum Whitted 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 15
2 Eddie Collins 14
3 Braggo Roth 12
4 George Burns 11
5 4 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc Ayers 0.46
2 Ernie Shore 0.53
3 Fritz Coumbe 0.71
4 Ray Fisher 0.96
5 Pol Perritt 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 7
1 Eddie Cicotte 7
1 Carl Mays 7
4 Rube Marquard 6
4 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 41
2 Pete Alexander 39
3 Phil Douglas 34
3 Jeff Pfeffer 34
5 2 tied 31

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 .383
2 Tris Speaker .357
3 George Sisler .349
4 Edd Roush .343
5 Happy Felsch .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 15
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 114
3 Hal Chase 104
4 Heinie Zimmerman 99
5 Ty Cobb 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 57
2 Eddie Collins 54
3 Max Carey 53
4 Braggo Roth 52
5 George Sisler 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.53
2 Pete Alexander 1.71
3 Ferdie Schupp 1.73
4 Pol Perritt 1.76
5 Slim Sallee 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 31
2 Eddie Cicotte 29
3 Babe Ruth 25
4 Fred Toney 24
5 3 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 194
2 Pete Alexander 189
3 Walter Johnson 172
4 Eddie Cicotte 165
5 Ferdie Schupp 161

Saves

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