On This Day

Sunday, September 16, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	94	48	.662	--
Red Sox	83	53	.610	8.0
Indians	78	63	.553	15.5
Tigers	69	72	.489	24.5
Senators	65	70	.481	25.5
Yankees	66	72	.478	26.0
Browns	52	90	.366	42.0
Athletics	49	88	.358	42.5

Games

White Sox 4, Browns 3

Indians 8, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	89	49	.645	--
Phillies	76	59	.563	11.5
Cardinals	76	66	.535	15.0
Reds	72	70	.507	19.0
Cubs	71	70	.504	19.5
Robins	63	71	.470	24.0
Braves	59	75	.440	28.0
Pirates	46	92	.333	43.0

Games

Cardinals 6, Cubs 0

Reds 4, Pirates 2

Reds 3, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill McKechnie	4
1	Fritz Mollwitz	4
3	Max Carey	3
3	Ty Cobb	3
3	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Max Carey	1
1	Harry Heilmann	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Max Carey	2
1	Joe Evans	2
1	Harry Heilmann	2
1	Sherry Magee	2
1	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gene Paulette	2
1	Edd Roush	2
1	Ray Schalk	2
4	Carson Bigbee	1
4	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Marv Goodwin	2.25
2	Bob Steele	0.75
3	Pete Schneider	0.67
4	Bernie Boland	0.50
5	Lefty Williams	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Marv Goodwin	1
1	Mike Regan	1
1	Pete Schneider	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Marv Goodwin	9
2	Pete Schneider	8
3	Bob Steele	6
4	Dave Davenport	4
4	Hippo Vaughn	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.376
2	Tris Speaker	.356
3	George Sisler	.351
4	Edd Roush	.343
5	Rogers Hornsby	.333

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	47
2	Ty Cobb	45
3	Max Carey	43
3	Eddie Collins	43
5	Ray Chapman	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fred Anderson	1.58
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.59
3	Pete Alexander	1.73
4	Larry Cheney	1.79
5	Slim Sallee	1.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	186
2	Pete Alexander	172
3	Walter Johnson	165
4	Eddie Cicotte	141
5	Ferdie Schupp	140

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	.512
2	Tris Speaker	.477
3	Red Smith	.400
4	Ivey Wingo	.375
5	Larry Doyle	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	2
1	Fred Luderus	2
1	Johnny Rawlings	2
1	Dave Robertson	2
5	25 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	13
2	Wally Pipp	11
3	Home Run Baker	10
3	Ray Schalk	10
3	4 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	9
2	George Sisler	8
3	Braggo Roth	7
3	Milt Stock	7
5	6 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Marv Goodwin	0.00
2	Pol Perritt	0.26
3	Doc Ayers	0.26
4	Wilbur Cooper	0.44
5	Ray Fisher	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	5
1	Eddie Cicotte	5
3	Jesse Barnes	3
3	Marv Goodwin	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	24
2	Pete Alexander	23
3	Jeff Pfeffer	20
3	Bob Steele	20
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Paul Carter	1
1	Fritz Coumbe	1
1	Slim Love	1
1	Gene Packard	1
1	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.422
2	Tris Speaker	.411
3	Ivey Wingo	.366
4	Red Smith	.358
5	Rogers Hornsby	.353

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	21
4	Joe Harris	19
5	Bobby Veach	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	15
2	Eddie Collins	13
3	Braggo Roth	12
4	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	Eddie Cicotte	8
2	Pete Alexander	7
2	Carl Mays	7
4	Walter Johnson	6
5	8 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	42
2	Pete Alexander	37
2	Bob Steele	37
4	Phil Douglas	34
4	Walter Johnson	34

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	.363
3	George Sisler	.347
4	Edd Roush	.342
5	Rogers Hornsby	.320

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	114
3	Hal Chase	103
4	Heinie Zimmerman	100
5	Ty Cobb	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	56
2	Max Carey	54
3	Braggo Roth	53
4	Eddie Collins	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	198
2	Pete Alexander	189
3	Walter Johnson	179
4	Eddie Cicotte	162
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