On This Day

Tuesday, September 25, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	98	51	.658	--
Red Sox	87	57	.604	8.5
Indians	85	64	.570	13.0
Tigers	76	73	.510	22.0
Senators	68	75	.476	27.0
Yankees	67	79	.459	29.5
Browns	56	93	.376	42.0
Athletics	50	95	.345	46.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Indians 3

Tigers 4, Yankees 2

Browns 4, Athletics 2

White Sox 7, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	94	52	.644	--
Phillies	83	61	.576	10.0
Cardinals	80	68	.541	15.0
Reds	75	73	.507	20.0
Cubs	73	78	.483	23.5
Robins	65	76	.461	26.5
Braves	65	77	.458	27.0
Pirates	49	99	.331	46.0

Games

Robins 3, Cubs 1

Braves 13, Reds 0

Braves 3, Reds 3

Pirates 3, Phillies 0

Cardinals 5, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rabbit Maranville	4
1	Johnny Rawlings	4
1	Wally Rehg	4
1	Red Smith	4
5	9 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Red Smith	4
2	Eddie Collins	2
2	Ray Demmitt	2
2	Heinie Groh	2
2	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	3
2	Eddie Collins	2
2	Nemo Leibold	2
2	Fred McMullin	2
2	Ray Powell	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Leon Cadore	1.00
2	Eddie Cicotte	0.80
3	Jack Scott	0.75
4	Willie Mitchell	0.73
5	Grover Lowdermilk	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Leon Cadore	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Marv Goodwin	1
1	Grover Lowdermilk	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Willie Mitchell	8
2	Grover Lowdermilk	7
2	Ernie Shore	7
4	Jack Scott	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Cunningham	1
1	Dave Danforth	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.380
2	Tris Speaker	.352
3	George Sisler	.351
4	Edd Roush	.341
5	Rogers Hornsby	.325

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	109
2	Happy Felsch	99
3	Ty Cobb	98
3	Heinie Zimmerman	98
5	Hal Chase	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	53
2	Max Carey	49
3	Braggo Roth	48
4	Ray Chapman	47
5	Eddie Collins	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fred Anderson	1.54
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.58
3	Pete Alexander	1.70
4	Red Faber	1.82
5	Stan Coveleski	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	29
2	Eddie Cicotte	27
3	Fred Toney	24
4	Babe Ruth	23
4	Hippo Vaughn	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	195
2	Pete Alexander	188
3	Walter Johnson	175
4	Phil Douglas	150
5	Eddie Cicotte	147

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Danforth	9
2	Jim Bagby	7
3	Bernie Boland	6
4	Fritz Coumbe	5
5	6 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Merkle	.417
2	Chick Gandil	.395
3	Joe Harris	.383
4	Tris Speaker	.382
5	Eddie Foster	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	2
2	Home Run Baker	1
2	Dave Bancroft	1
2	Jack Barry	1
2	27 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Heinie Zimmerman	17
2	Joe Harris	10
2	Harry Heilmann	10
2	Red Smith	10
5	3 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	10
2	Max Carey	9
3	Ray Chapman	8
4	Mike Menosky	7
4	Ray Powell	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fritz Coumbe	0.00
2	Stan Coveleski	0.30
3	Jack Scott	0.42
4	Ferdie Schupp	0.45
5	Grover Lowdermilk	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
1	Stan Coveleski	4
3	Jim Bagby	3
3	Eddie Cicotte	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	24
1	Art Nehf	24
3	Hippo Vaughn	22
4	Walter Johnson	20
5	Dave Davenport	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	2
1	Fritz Coumbe	2
3	Fred Anderson	1
3	Paul Carter	1
3	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.409
2	Tris Speaker	.371
3	Ty Cobb	.357
4	Happy Felsch	.356
5	Jack Smith	.347

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	24
2	Heinie Zimmerman	21
3	Red Smith	20
4	Bobby Veach	18
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	15
1	Eddie Collins	15
3	Braggo Roth	13
4	Benny Kauff	12
4	2 others tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fritz Coumbe	0.66
2	Wilbur Cooper	0.90
3	Doc Ayers	0.93
4	Ernie Shore	1.02
5	Stan Coveleski	1.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	8
1	Eddie Cicotte	8
3	Hippo Vaughn	6
4	Jim Bagby	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	43
2	Pete Alexander	42
3	Phil Douglas	39
4	Dave Davenport	29
4	3 others tied	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Coumbe	3
2	Jim Bagby	2
2	George Cunningham	2
2	Dave Danforth	2
2	Red Faber	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.387
2	George Sisler	.353
3	Tris Speaker	.351
4	Edd Roush	.340
5	Rogers Hornsby	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Robertson	13
2	Gavvy Cravath	12
3	Wally Pipp	10
4	Happy Felsch	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	114
2	Happy Felsch	112
3	Heinie Zimmerman	103
4	Ty Cobb	100
5	Hal Chase	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	59
2	Max Carey	53
3	Eddie Collins	52
4	Braggo Roth	51
5	Ray Chapman	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.52
2	Pete Alexander	1.71
3	Red Faber	1.76
4	Ferdie Schupp	1.77
5	Fred Anderson	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Eddie Cicotte	29
3	Babe Ruth	25
3	Fred Toney	25
5	Hippo Vaughn	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	197
2	Pete Alexander	194
3	Walter Johnson	175
4	Eddie Cicotte	158
5	Ferdie Schupp	156

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Danforth	9
2	Jim Bagby	7
3	Bernie Boland	6
4	Eddie Cicotte	5
4	Fritz Coumbe	5