On This Day

Thursday, September 27, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 99 52 .656 --
Red Sox 87 58 .600 9.0
Indians 86 64 .573 12.5
Tigers 77 73 .513 21.5
Senators 69 76 .476 27.0
Yankees 67 80 .456 30.0
Browns 56 95 .371 43.0
Athletics 52 95 .354 45.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 94 53 .639 --
Phillies 84 61 .579 9.0
Cardinals 81 68 .544 14.0
Reds 76 75 .503 20.0
Cubs 74 78 .487 22.5
Braves 67 78 .462 26.0
Robins 65 78 .455 27.0
Pirates 50 100 .333 45.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Boeckel 3
1 Howdy Caton 3
1 Ray Demmitt 3
1 Fritz Mollwitz 3
1 Eddie Murphy 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Boeckel 2
1 Max Carey 2
1 Ray Demmitt 2
1 Tommy Griffith 2
1 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Austin 1
1 Carson Bigbee 1
1 Max Carey 1
1 Eddie Collins 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hod Eller 0.71
1 Bob Groom 0.71
3 Bullet Joe Bush 0.53
4 Tom Hughes 0.33
5 Joe Benz 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Benz 1
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Hod Eller 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bullet Joe Bush 8
2 Hod Eller 5
2 Bert Gallia 5
2 Bob Groom 5
5 3 tied 3

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 Max Carey 50
2 Braggo Roth 50
4 Ray Chapman 49
4 Eddie Collins 49

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 Ty Cobb .422
2 Tris Speaker .378
3 Joe Harris .366
3 Fred Merkle .366
5 Chick Gandil .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Pipp 2
2 Home Run Baker 1
2 Dave Bancroft 1
2 Jack Barry 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Zimmerman 14
2 Ty Cobb 12
3 Joe Harris 9
3 Ray Morgan 9
3 2 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 11
2 Max Carey 9
3 Ray Chapman 8
3 Eddie Collins 8
3 Mike Menosky 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fritz Coumbe 0.00
1 Harry Weaver 0.00
3 Stan Coveleski 0.43
4 Art Nehf 0.45
5 Elmer Ponder 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
2 Eddie Cicotte 3
2 Stan Coveleski 3
2 Red Faber 3
2 Walter Johnson 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Art Nehf 28
2 Dave Davenport 26
3 Pete Alexander 24
4 Pete Schneider 23
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 .419
2 Tris Speaker .371
3 Ivey Wingo .360
4 Happy Felsch .359
5 Jack Smith .357

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 Red Smith 20
4 Ty Cobb 19
5 Bobby Veach 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 18
2 Ty Cobb 15
3 Ray Chapman 12
3 Benny Kauff 12
3 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fritz Coumbe 0.53
2 Doc Ayers 0.92
3 Ernie Shore 1.02
4 Stan Coveleski 1.13
5 Art Nehf 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 8
2 Eddie Cicotte 7
3 Hippo Vaughn 6
4 Stan Coveleski 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 43
2 Pete Alexander 42
3 Pete Schneider 39
4 Dave Davenport 36
5 Phil Douglas 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Coumbe 3
2 Jim Bagby 2
2 George Cunningham 2
4 Fred Anderson 1
4 11 others 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 .341
5 Rogers Hornsby .318

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 55
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