On This Day

Tuesday, September 18, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 95 48 .664 --
Red Sox 84 53 .613 8.0
Indians 79 63 .556 15.5
Tigers 69 72 .489 25.0
Senators 66 70 .485 25.5
Yankees 66 74 .471 27.5
Browns 52 91 .364 43.0
Athletics 49 89 .355 43.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 91 49 .650 --
Phillies 77 60 .562 12.5
Cardinals 78 66 .542 15.0
Reds 73 71 .507 20.0
Cubs 71 72 .497 21.5
Robins 63 73 .463 26.0
Braves 62 75 .453 27.5
Pirates 46 95 .326 45.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tom Long 4
2 Hal Chase 3
2 George Cutshaw 3
2 Happy Felsch 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Horace Milan 3
2 Doc Ayers 2
2 Doug Baird 2
2 Howdy Caton 2
2 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Long 2
1 Frank O'Rourke 2
1 Zack Wheat 2
4 Jimmy Austin 1
4 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Art Nehf 1.17
2 Dick Rudolph 0.62
3 Eppa Rixey 0.57
4 Rube Benton 0.56
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Doak 2
2 Doc Ayers 1
2 Rube Benton 1
2 Red Faber 1
2 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Art Nehf 7
2 Doc Ayers 5
2 Rube Benton 5
2 Bill Doak 5
2 Dick Rudolph 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .376
2 Tris Speaker .354
3 George Sisler .351
4 Edd Roush .340
5 Rogers Hornsby .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 12
2 Dave Robertson 11
3 Wally Pipp 9
4 Rogers Hornsby 8
4 Bobby Veach 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 104
2 Happy Felsch 99
3 Heinie Zimmerman 92
4 Hal Chase 91
5 Ty Cobb 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Braggo Roth 47
2 Ty Cobb 45
3 Max Carey 44
4 Eddie Collins 43
5 Ray Chapman 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Anderson 1.58
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.59
3 Pete Alexander 1.71
4 Slim Sallee 1.85
5 Pol Perritt 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 27
2 Eddie Cicotte 26
3 Fred Toney 24
4 Babe Ruth 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 186
2 Pete Alexander 175
3 Walter Johnson 165
4 Ferdie Schupp 144
5 2 tied 141

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Danforth 8
2 Jim Bagby 6
2 Bernie Boland 6
4 Red Ames 4
4 4 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .500
2 Tris Speaker .457
3 Fred Merkle .395
4 Chick Gandil .371
5 Lefty Tyler .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
1 Benny Kauff 2
1 Fred Luderus 2
1 Wally Pipp 2
1 Johnny Rawlings 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Zimmerman 13
2 Wally Pipp 11
3 Home Run Baker 10
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 10
5 2 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 6
1 Pete Kilduff 6
1 Rabbit Maranville 6
1 Milt Stock 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 0.00
1 Marv Goodwin 0.00
3 Pol Perritt 0.35
4 Pete Alexander 0.47
5 Ferdie Schupp 0.53

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Pfeffer 24
1 Hippo Vaughn 24
3 Pete Alexander 19
3 Art Nehf 19
3 Urban Shocker 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Paul Carter 1
1 Slim Love 1
1 Gene Packard 1
1 Smoky Joe Wood 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .414
2 Tris Speaker .395
3 Happy Felsch .368
4 Jack Smith .364
5 George Sisler .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
2 Dave Robertson 3
3 George Burns 2
3 Larry Doyle 2
3 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 28
2 Hal Chase 20
3 Joe Harris 19
4 Ray Schalk 18
4 Heinie Zimmerman 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 15
2 Eddie Collins 13
3 Braggo Roth 12
4 Sam Rice 11
5 4 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Marv Goodwin 0.48
2 Ernie Shore 0.53
3 Pol Perritt 0.67
4 Doc Ayers 0.70
5 Fritz Coumbe 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 8
2 Pete Alexander 7
3 Carl Mays 6
4 Jim Bagby 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 42
2 Phil Douglas 39
3 Bob Steele 37
4 Jeff Pfeffer 35
5 Pete Alexander 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 .382
2 Tris Speaker .356
3 George Sisler .351
4 Edd Roush .342
5 Happy Felsch .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 13
1 Dave Robertson 13
3 Wally Pipp 11
4 Benny Kauff 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 115
2 Bobby Veach 111
3 Hal Chase 102
4 Heinie Zimmerman 101
5 Ty Cobb 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 55
2 Max Carey 54
3 Braggo Roth 53
4 Eddie Collins 52
5 George Sisler 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.54
2 Pete Alexander 1.67
3 Ferdie Schupp 1.68
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 25
3 Fred Toney 25
5 Ferdie Schupp 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 197
2 Pete Alexander 191
3 Walter Johnson 171
4 Ferdie Schupp 165
5 Eddie Cicotte 161

Saves

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