On This Day

Saturday, September 15, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	93	48	.660	--
Red Sox	83	53	.610	7.5
Indians	77	63	.550	15.5
Tigers	69	71	.493	23.5
Senators	65	70	.481	25.0
Yankees	66	72	.478	25.5
Browns	52	89	.369	41.0
Athletics	49	88	.358	42.0

Games

Tigers 4, White Sox 3

White Sox 2, Tigers 1

Red Sox 8, Yankees 3

Indians 5, Browns 4

Senators 5, Athletics 0

Senators 4, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	89	49	.645	--
Phillies	76	59	.563	11.5
Cardinals	75	66	.532	15.5
Cubs	71	69	.507	19.0
Reds	70	70	.500	20.0
Robins	63	71	.470	24.0
Braves	59	75	.440	28.0
Pirates	46	90	.338	42.0

Games

Giants 5, Braves 1

Cubs 4, Cardinals 1

Reds 7, Pirates 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	4
1	Clyde Milan	4
1	Ray Morgan	4
1	Sam Rice	4
5	7 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Gainer	1
1	Babe Ruth	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Gainer	4
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	3
2	Ray Morgan	3
2	Ossie Vitt	3
5	7 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Smith	2
2	Max Carey	1
2	Pete Kilduff	1
2	Rabbit Maranville	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	1.00
2	George Cunningham	0.80
3	Babe Ruth	0.50
4	Harry Harper	0.33
4	Slim Sallee	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Hod Eller	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	7
2	George Cunningham	4
2	Guy Morton	4
2	Babe Ruth	4
5	5 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Smoky Joe Wood	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.372
2	Tris Speaker	.355
3	George Sisler	.351
4	Edd Roush	.343
5	Rogers Hornsby	.330

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	104
2	Happy Felsch	99
3	Hal Chase	91
4	Ty Cobb	90
5	Heinie Zimmerman	88

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	46
2	Ty Cobb	44
3	Max Carey	43
3	Eddie Collins	43
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	Slim Sallee	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	26
2	Eddie Cicotte	25
3	Fred Toney	23
4	Babe Ruth	22
5	Hippo Vaughn	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	182
2	Pete Alexander	172
3	Walter Johnson	165
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	.550
2	Tris Speaker	.465
3	Ray Chapman	.405
4	Red Smith	.400
5	Jack Graney	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	2
1	Fred Luderus	2
1	Johnny Rawlings	2
1	Dave Robertson	2
5	24 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	14
2	Wally Pipp	11
3	Home Run Baker	10
3	Joe Harris	10
3	5 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	9
2	George Sisler	8
3	Milt Stock	7
4	Happy Felsch	6
4	5 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Marv Goodwin	0.00
2	Pol Perritt	0.26
3	Doc Ayers	0.26
4	Wilbur Cooper	0.31
5	Ray Fisher	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	5
2	Eddie Cicotte	4
3	Jesse Barnes	3
3	Walter Johnson	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	23
1	Hippo Vaughn	23
3	Jeff Pfeffer	20
4	Phil Douglas	19
5	Urban Shocker	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Paul Carter	1
1	Fritz Coumbe	1
1	Bob Groom	1
1	Slim Love	1
1	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.418
2	Tris Speaker	.406
3	Happy Felsch	.358
4	Red Smith	.354
5	Ivey Wingo	.354

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	33
2	Hal Chase	22
3	Ray Schalk	20
4	Joe Harris	19
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	15
2	Eddie Collins	13
3	Braggo Roth	11
3	Jack Smith	11
5	5 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc Ayers	0.46
2	Ernie Shore	0.53
3	Fritz Coumbe	0.71
4	Pol Perritt	0.90
5	Ray Fisher	0.96

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	41
2	Pete Alexander	37
3	Phil Douglas	34
3	Walter Johnson	34
5	3 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	.360
3	George Sisler	.347
4	Edd Roush	.343
5	Happy Felsch	.319

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	118
2	Bobby Veach	115
3	Hal Chase	103
4	Heinie Zimmerman	100
5	Ty Cobb	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	57
2	Max Carey	54
3	Eddie Collins	53
4	Braggo Roth	52
5	George Sisler	43

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	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Eddie Cicotte	29
3	Babe Ruth	26
4	Fred Toney	24
5	3 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	194
2	Pete Alexander	189
3	Walter Johnson	179
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