On This Day

Sunday, September 30, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 100 53 .654 --
Red Sox 89 59 .601 8.5
Indians 88 66 .571 12.5
Tigers 78 75 .510 22.0
Senators 71 78 .477 27.0
Yankees 68 81 .456 30.0
Browns 57 97 .370 43.5
Athletics 54 96 .360 44.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 95 55 .633 --
Phillies 86 62 .581 8.0
Cardinals 82 70 .539 14.0
Reds 78 76 .506 19.0
Cubs 74 80 .481 23.0
Braves 69 78 .469 24.5
Robins 68 78 .466 25.0
Pirates 50 103 .327 46.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Griffith 5
1 Possum Whitted 5
3 Doug Baird 4
3 Fred Luderus 4
3 Milt Stock 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Evers 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Evers 4
2 Red Murray 3
2 Dode Paskert 3
4 Bert Adams 2
4 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Kelly 2
1 Greasy Neale 2
1 Jimmy Smith 2
4 Ray Chapman 1
4 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lee Meadows 1.00
2 George Dumont 0.50
3 Joe Oeschger 0.42
3 Harry Weaver 0.42
5 Al Demaree 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Joe Oeschger 1
1 Dutch Ruether 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Dumont 5
1 Joe Oeschger 5
1 Harry Weaver 5
4 Lee Meadows 3
4 Eppa Rixey 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eppa Rixey 1
1 Fred Toney 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .383
2 Tris Speaker .352
3 George Sisler .351
4 Edd Roush .341
5 Rogers Hornsby .328

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 114
2 Ty Cobb 106
3 Happy Felsch 100
4 Heinie Zimmerman 98
5 Hal Chase 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 55
2 Ray Chapman 53
3 Max Carey 50
3 Eddie Collins 50
3 Braggo Roth 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Anderson 1.49
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.56
3 Pete Alexander 1.83
4 Stan Coveleski 1.86
5 Carl Mays 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 29
2 Eddie Cicotte 28
3 Babe Ruth 24
3 Fred Toney 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 195
2 Pete Alexander 193
3 Walter Johnson 180
4 Eddie Cicotte 154
5 Phil Douglas 152

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 .500
2 Bobby Veach .417
3 Buck Weaver .412
4 Stuffy McInnis .409
5 Max Flack .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Bancroft 1
1 Jack Barry 1
1 Max Carey 1
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 16
2 Red Smith 11
3 Bobby Veach 10
3 Heinie Zimmerman 10
5 2 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 12
2 Ty Cobb 11
3 Max Carey 7
3 Eddie Collins 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Nehf 0.00
1 Lee Meadows 0.00
1 Stan Coveleski 0.00
4 Carl Mays 0.33
4 Babe Ruth 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Jim Bagby 3
1 Rube Benton 3
1 Eddie Cicotte 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Davenport 28
2 Pete Schneider 24
3 Pete Alexander 21
4 Rube Marquard 19
4 Art Nehf 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 2
1 Fritz Coumbe 2
3 Fred Anderson 1
3 George Cunningham 1
3 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .450
2 Tris Speaker .393
3 Bobby Veach .369
4 Stuffy McInnis .362
5 Ivey Wingo .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 2
1 Benny Kauff 2
1 Fred Luderus 2
1 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Red Smith 21
1 Heinie Zimmerman 21
3 Bobby Veach 20
4 Ty Cobb 19
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 16
1 Ty Cobb 16
1 Eddie Collins 16
4 Max Carey 11
4 5 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Anderson 0.35
2 Art Nehf 0.69
3 Babe Ruth 1.02
4 Ernie Shore 1.02
5 Doc Ayers 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 8
2 Eddie Cicotte 7
3 Jim Bagby 5
3 Stan Coveleski 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 44
2 Dave Davenport 39
3 Phil Douglas 37
3 Rube Marquard 37
3 Hippo Vaughn 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Coumbe 3
2 Jim Bagby 2
3 Fred Anderson 1
3 Paul Carter 1
3 12 others tied 1