On This Day

Saturday, September 22, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 97 50 .660 --
Red Sox 85 57 .599 9.5
Indians 84 63 .571 13.0
Tigers 74 72 .507 22.5
Senators 67 73 .479 26.5
Yankees 67 78 .462 29.0
Browns 55 93 .372 42.5
Athletics 50 93 .350 45.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 93 51 .646 --
Phillies 80 60 .571 11.0
Cardinals 78 66 .542 15.0
Reds 74 71 .510 19.5
Cubs 72 75 .490 22.5
Robins 63 74 .460 26.5
Braves 63 76 .453 27.5
Pirates 48 98 .329 46.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wally Gerber 5
2 Joe Harris 4
2 Milt Stock 4
4 George Burns 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Joe Evans 1
1 Edd Roush 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 Edd Roush 3
3 Bert Adams 2
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 2
3 Heinie Zimmerman 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 2
1 Burt Shotton 2
1 Earl Smith 2
1 Milt Stock 2
5 17 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Elmer Ponder 2.67
2 Bullet Joe Bush 1.40
3 Rube Marquard 1.00
3 Lee Meadows 1.00
5 Art Nehf 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Dave Davenport 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lee Meadows 10
2 Art Nehf 8
2 Elmer Ponder 8
4 Bullet Joe Bush 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .377
2 Tris Speaker .353
3 George Sisler .351
4 Edd Roush .339
5 Rogers Hornsby .327

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 97
4 Ty Cobb 95
5 Hal Chase 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 49
2 Ty Cobb 48
2 Braggo Roth 48
4 Eddie Collins 44
5 Ray Chapman 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Anderson 1.54
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.58
3 Pete Alexander 1.72
4 Red Faber 1.82
5 Stan Coveleski 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 28
2 Eddie Cicotte 26
3 Fred Toney 24
4 Jim Bagby 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 192
2 Pete Alexander 180
3 Walter Johnson 175
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 .415
2 Stuffy McInnis .400
3 Fred Merkle .381
4 Home Run Baker .375
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Pipp 2
2 Home Run Baker 1
2 Jack Barry 1
2 George Burns 1
2 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Zimmerman 16
2 Wally Pipp 12
3 Joe Kelly 10
4 Tony Boeckel 9
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 9
2 Ty Cobb 7
3 Jack Graney 6
3 Benny Kauff 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Marv Goodwin 0.00
1 Ferdie Schupp 0.00
3 Stan Coveleski 0.30
4 Art Nehf 0.52
5 2 tied 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Stan Coveleski 4
3 Jim Bagby 3
3 Eddie Cicotte 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Art Nehf 27
2 Dave Davenport 22
2 Hippo Vaughn 22
4 Pete Alexander 21
4 Pete Schneider 21

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 .406
2 Tris Speaker .383
3 Ty Cobb .351
4 Happy Felsch .350
5 Bobby Veach .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 3
1 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 26
2 Heinie Zimmerman 23
3 Hal Chase 18
4 Ray Schalk 17
4 Bobby Veach 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 14
2 Braggo Roth 13
3 Benny Kauff 12
3 George Sisler 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Marv Goodwin 0.57
2 Ernie Shore 0.68
3 Fritz Coumbe 0.68
4 Doc Ayers 0.70
5 Wilbur Cooper 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 8
2 Pete Alexander 7
3 Carl Mays 6
3 Pol Perritt 6
3 Hippo Vaughn 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 48
2 Phil Douglas 39
3 Pete Alexander 36
4 Bob Steele 35
5 Walter Johnson 33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .387
2 Tris Speaker .351
3 George Sisler .347
4 Edd Roush .341
5 Rogers Hornsby .319

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 104
4 Hal Chase 98
4 Ty Cobb 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 56
2 Max Carey 55
3 Braggo Roth 53
4 Eddie Collins 50
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 1.76
5 Fred Anderson 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 32
2 Eddie Cicotte 29
3 Fred Toney 25
4 Babe Ruth 24
5 3 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 200
2 Pete Alexander 193
3 Walter Johnson 177
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