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 |