On This Day

Friday, September 21, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 97 49 .664 --
Red Sox 84 57 .596 10.5
Indians 82 63 .566 14.5
Tigers 73 72 .503 23.5
Senators 67 72 .482 26.5
Yankees 67 76 .469 28.5
Browns 53 93 .363 44.0
Athletics 50 91 .355 44.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 92 50 .648 --
Phillies 78 60 .565 12.0
Cardinals 78 66 .542 15.0
Reds 73 71 .507 20.0
Cubs 72 73 .497 21.5
Robins 63 73 .463 26.0
Braves 63 76 .453 27.5
Pirates 47 97 .326 46.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Howie Camp 4
2 Benny Kauff 3
2 Bill Lamar 3
2 Stuffy McInnis 3
5 25 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 William Rumler 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 3
1 Babe Ellison 3
1 Bill Lamar 3
4 Benny Kauff 2
4 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 2
2 Roy Grover 1
2 Bill Lamar 1
2 Mike Menosky 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Douglas 0.67
2 Pete Alexander 0.50
3 Bernie Boland 0.43
3 Rube Schauer 0.43
5 Rube Benton 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Bernie Boland 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Douglas 6
2 Pete Alexander 5
3 Rube Benton 4
3 Dutch Leonard 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Anderson 1
1 Fritz Coumbe 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .376
2 Tris Speaker .353
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 105
2 Happy Felsch 99
3 Heinie Zimmerman 95
4 Ty Cobb 92
5 Hal Chase 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 48
2 Braggo Roth 47
3 Ty Cobb 46
4 Eddie Collins 44
5 Ray Chapman 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Anderson 1.57
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.58
3 Pete Alexander 1.72
4 Red Faber 1.82
5 Ferdie Schupp 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 28
2 Eddie Cicotte 26
3 Fred Toney 24
4 Babe Ruth 22
4 Hippo Vaughn 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 192
2 Pete Alexander 180
3 Walter Johnson 170
4 Phil Douglas 147
5 Ferdie Schupp 144

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Danforth 8
2 Jim Bagby 7
3 Bernie Boland 6
4 Red Ames 4
4 5 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .426
2 Stuffy McInnis .391
3 Fred Merkle .375
4 Fred Luderus .364
5 Bobby Veach .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 2
1 Wally Pipp 2
1 Johnny Rawlings 2
4 Home Run Baker 1
4 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Zimmerman 14
2 Wally Pipp 12
3 Joe Kelly 10
4 Benny Kauff 9
5 7 tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 8
1 Rabbit Maranville 8
3 Benny Kauff 6
4 George Burns 5
4 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Marv Goodwin 0.00
2 Ferdie Schupp 0.33
3 Stan Coveleski 0.47
4 Fred Anderson 0.64
5 Pete Alexander 0.77

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 24
2 Bob Steele 22
2 Hippo Vaughn 22
4 Phil Douglas 19
4 2 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 2
2 Fred Anderson 1
2 Paul Carter 1
2 Fritz Coumbe 1
2 2 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .392
2 Tris Speaker .386
3 Jack Smith .361
4 Happy Felsch .356
5 Sam Rice .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
2 Dave Robertson 3
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 2
3 Benny Kauff 2
3 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 25
2 Heinie Zimmerman 21
3 Ray Schalk 18
4 Hal Chase 17
4 3 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 14
1 George Sisler 14
3 Braggo Roth 12
4 Benny Kauff 11
4 Sam Rice 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Marv Goodwin 0.57
2 Fritz Coumbe 0.66
3 Ernie Shore 0.68
4 Doc Ayers 0.70
5 Jeff Pfeffer 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 8
1 Eddie Cicotte 8
3 Walter Johnson 6
3 Hippo Vaughn 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 48
2 Pete Alexander 39
2 Phil Douglas 39
4 Bob Steele 35
5 Walter Johnson 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Coumbe 3
2 Jim Bagby 2
2 Chief Bender 2
2 Red Faber 2
5 12 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .384
2 Tris Speaker .355
3 George Sisler .351
4 Edd Roush .343
5 Rogers Hornsby .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 13
1 Dave Robertson 13
3 Wally Pipp 11
4 Happy Felsch 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 115
2 Bobby Veach 112
3 Heinie Zimmerman 103
4 Hal Chase 99
5 Ty Cobb 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 57
2 Ty Cobb 54
3 Braggo Roth 53
4 Eddie Collins 51
5 George Sisler 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.53
2 Pete Alexander 1.69
3 Ferdie Schupp 1.75
4 Red Faber 1.84
5 Fred Anderson 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 32
2 Eddie Cicotte 29
3 Babe Ruth 25
3 Fred Toney 25
5 Hippo Vaughn 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 200
2 Pete Alexander 193
3 Walter Johnson 176
4 Eddie Cicotte 162
5 Ferdie Schupp 156

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Danforth 8
2 Jim Bagby 7
3 Bernie Boland 6
4 Eddie Cicotte 5
5 5 tied 4