On This Day

Wednesday, September 26, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	98	52	.653	--
Red Sox	87	58	.600	8.5
Indians	86	64	.573	12.0
Tigers	77	73	.513	21.0
Senators	69	75	.479	26.0
Yankees	67	80	.456	29.5
Browns	56	94	.373	42.0
Athletics	51	95	.349	45.0

Games

Indians 2, Red Sox 0

Tigers 5, Yankees 1

Athletics 4, Browns 0

Senators 5, White Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	94	53	.639	--
Phillies	84	61	.579	9.0
Cardinals	81	68	.544	14.0
Reds	75	75	.500	20.5
Cubs	74	78	.487	22.5
Braves	67	77	.465	25.5
Robins	65	77	.458	26.5
Pirates	49	100	.329	46.0

Games

Cubs 1, Robins 0

Braves 1, Reds 0

Braves 3, Reds 0

Phillies 5, Pirates 0

Cardinals 2, Giants 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Collins	3
1	Ed Fitzpatrick	3
1	Mike Menosky	3
1	Ray Powell	3
5	23 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	3
2	Ed Fitzpatrick	2
2	Patsy Gharrity	2
2	Bill Killefer	2
2	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Murphy	3
2	Ray Chapman	2
2	Eddie Collins	2
2	Clyde Milan	2
2	2 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Elmer Myers	1.67
2	Eppa Rixey	1.20
3	Rube Marquard	1.12
4	Bernie Boland	0.78
5	Jakie May	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Bernie Boland	1
1	Fritz Coumbe	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Schneider	11
2	Rube Marquard	9
3	Bernie Boland	7
3	Dave Davenport	7
5	Eppa Rixey	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

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	.322

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	110
2	Ty Cobb	101
3	Happy Felsch	100
4	Heinie Zimmerman	98
5	Hal Chase	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	54
2	Braggo Roth	50
3	Max Carey	49
3	Ray Chapman	49
5	Eddie Collins	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fred Anderson	1.54
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.58
3	Pete Alexander	1.70
4	Stan Coveleski	1.86
5	Ferdie Schupp	1.90

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	180
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	Gavvy Cravath	.406
2	Tris Speaker	.404
3	Mike McNally	.394
4	Joe Harris	.367
5	Chick Gandil	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	2
2	Home Run Baker	1
2	Dave Bancroft	1
2	Jack Barry	1
2	26 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Heinie Zimmerman	17
2	Ty Cobb	12
3	Joe Harris	10
3	Harry Heilmann	10
5	2 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	11
2	Max Carey	9
2	Ray Chapman	9
4	Mike Menosky	8
4	Ray Powell	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fritz Coumbe	0.00
1	Harry Weaver	0.00
3	Jack Scott	0.42
4	Stan Coveleski	0.43
5	2 tied	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
2	Jim Bagby	3
2	Eddie Cicotte	3
2	Stan Coveleski	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Schneider	29
2	Art Nehf	28
3	Dave Davenport	26
4	Pete Alexander	24
5	Walter Johnson	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	2
1	Fritz Coumbe	2
3	Fred Anderson	1
3	George Cunningham	1
3	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.400
2	Tris Speaker	.383
3	Happy Felsch	.360
4	Jack Smith	.353
5	Ty Cobb	.351

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	21
1	Heinie Zimmerman	21
3	Ty Cobb	20
3	Red Smith	20
5	Bobby Veach	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	17
2	Ty Cobb	15
2	Braggo Roth	15
4	Ray Chapman	12
4	3 others tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fritz Coumbe	0.50
2	Wilbur Cooper	0.90
3	Doc Ayers	0.92
4	Ernie Shore	1.02
5	Art Nehf	1.16

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	43
2	Pete Alexander	42
3	Phil Douglas	39
3	Pete Schneider	39
5	Dave Davenport	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Coumbe	3
2	Jim Bagby	2
2	George Cunningham	2
2	Red Faber	2
5	12 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.385
2	George Sisler	.353
3	Tris Speaker	.351
4	Edd Roush	.342
5	Rogers Hornsby	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Robertson	13
2	Gavvy Cravath	12
3	Wally Pipp	10
4	Rogers Hornsby	8
4	Bobby Veach	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	114
2	Happy Felsch	110
3	Ty Cobb	103
4	Heinie Zimmerman	101
5	Hal Chase	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	57
2	Eddie Collins	54
3	Max Carey	53
3	Braggo Roth	53
5	Ray Chapman	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.53
2	Pete Alexander	1.71
3	Ferdie Schupp	1.83
4	Fred Anderson	1.83
5	Stan Coveleski	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Eddie Cicotte	28
3	Fred Toney	25
4	Babe Ruth	24
5	Hippo Vaughn	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	197
2	Pete Alexander	194
3	Walter Johnson	180
4	Eddie Cicotte	154
5	Ferdie Schupp	153

Saves

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