St Louis (63-79) at Washington (87-52)
3 game series
Senators lead 13-6.
Tuesday 9/18
Babe Adams (3-1, 2.44) vs Jim St Vrain (25-16, 2.92)
Washington 11 St Louis 5:
Bobby Veach 3-05, 3 RBIs. Ham Hyatt 2-3, 3 RBIs.
Wednesday 9/19
Erv Kantlehner (4-9, 2.71) vs Christy Mathewson (26-13, 2.33)
St Louis 10 Washington 8:
Horace Milan 4-5. Kantlehner 3 RBIs.
Thursday 9/20
Fred Anderson (14-13, 2.96) vs Walter Johnson (26-15, 2.16)
St Louis 6 Washington 3 (10):
Fred Kommers hits three run HR in the 10th.
Detroit (77-69) at Washington (88-54)
3 game series
Tigers lead 11-8.
Friday 9/21
Joe Harris (21-11, 2.99) vs Jim St Vrain (26-16, 2.97)
Washington 6 Detroit 5:
Art Fletcher 2-4, 2 RBIs.
Saturday 9/22
Allen Sothoron (14-15, 3.15) vs Christy Mathewson (26-14, 2.46)
Washington 6 Detroit 5 (17):
Art Fletcher 3-7, HR, 4 RBIs. Bobby Veach 4-7, RBI.
Monday 9/24
Hippo Vaughn (16-18, 3.09) vs Walter Johnson (26-16, 2.18)
Washington 1 Detroit 0:
Barney picks up career shut out #28.
Chicago (61-87) at Washington (91-54)
3 game series
Senators lead 11-8.
Tuesday 9/25
Dave Danforth (8-17, 2.41) vs Jim St Vrain (27-16, 3.00)
Washington 4 Chicago 3 (11):
Tris Speaker scores on a 11th inning Ed Hemingway single. Senators clinch AL title.
Wednesday 9/26
George Kahler (13-17, 2.69) vs Christy Mathewson (26-14, 2.51)
Washington 2 Chicago 1:
Ed Hemingway 3-4, RBI.
Thursday 9/27
Al Schulz (5-4, 2.21) vs Walter Johnson (27-16, 2.13)
Washington 9 Chicago 4:
Tris Speaker 3-4, 2 RBIs. Ed Hemingway 3-4, 3 RBIs.
Cleveland (87-64) at Washington (94-54)
3 game series
Senators lead 12-7.
Friday 9/28
Bert Gallia (23-9, 3.08) vs Jim St Vrain (27-16, 2.99)
Washington 6 Cleveland 0:
St Vrain shuts down Indians on five hits.
Saturday 9/29
Watty Lee (20-10, 2.16) vs Christy Mathewson (27-14, 2.48)
Cleveland 11 Washington 7:
Jim Viox 4-5, 4 RBIs. Benny Kauff 2-4, 2 RBIs.
Monday 10/1
Hugh Bedient (15-15, 2.72) vs Ray Caldwell (5-3, 3.81)
Cleveland 9 Washington 0:
Jim Viox2-4, 2 RBIs. Bedient pitches a three hit shut out.
Washington (95-56) at Boston (66-85)
3 game series
Senators lead 16-3.
Tuesday 10/2
Walter Johnson (28-16, 2.09) vs Pete Schneider (11-18, 3.79)
Washington 4 Boston 2:
Jimmy Walsh HR (3), 2 RBIs.
Wednesday 10/3
Jim St Vrain (28-16, 2.93) vs Pete Alexander (17-19, 2.75)
Boston 4 Washington 3:
Johnny Johnston 2-4, 2 RBIs.
Thursday 10/4
Christy Mathewson (27-15, 2.61) vs Rollie Naylor (11-9, 1.74)
Washington 8 Boston 6:
Bobby Veach 3-3, 2 HR (7), 2 RBIs. Art Fletcher 2-5, 2 RBIs.
Final Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS
| W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|
| Washington Senators | 97 | 57 | .630 | - |
| Cleveland Indians | 89 | 65 | .578 | 8.0 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 80 | 74 | .519 | 17.0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 78 | 76 | .506 | 19.0 |
| New York Yankees | 76 | 78 | .494 | 21.0 |
| St. Louis Browns | 68 | 86 | .442 | 29.0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 67 | 87 | .435 | 30.0 |
| Chicago White Sox | 61 | 93 | .396 | 36.0 |
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS
| W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 90 | 64 | .584 | - |
| New York Giants | 82 | 72 | .532 | 8.0 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 81 | 73 | .526 | 9.0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 78 | 76 | .506 | 12.0 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 78 | 76 | .506 | 12.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 74 | 80 | .481 | 16.0 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 69 | 85 | .448 | 21.0 |
| Boston Braves | 64 | 90 | .416 | 26.0 |
LEAGUE LEADERS AVG
| 2 | Rogers Hornsby | SLA | .347 | | 3 | Tris Speaker | WS1 | .335 | | 4 | Joe Jackson | CHN | .323 | | 5 | George Burns | CHN | .321 | | LEAGUE LEADERS HR
| 2 | Frank Baker | DET | 12 | | 3 | Casey Stengel | DET | 11 | | 4 | Dave Robertson | PHA | 8 | | 4 | Dutch Zwilling | CIN | 8 | | LEAGUE LEADERS RBI
| 2 | Benny Kauff | CLE | 90 | | 3 | Dutch Sterrett | CHN | 89 | | 4 | Ty Cobb | WS1 | 86 | | 5 | George Burns | CHN | 84 | |
LEAGUE LEADERS W
| 2 | Christy Mathewson | WS1 | 28 | | 2 | Jim St.Vrain | WS1 | 28 | | 4 | Buck O'Brien | CHN | 25 | | 5 | 4 tied with | | 23 | | LEAGUE LEADERS ERA
| 2 | Reb Russell | CIN | 2.04 | | 3 | Walter Johnson | WS1 | 2.08 | | 4 | Rube Marquard | CIN | 2.09 | | 5 | 2 tied with | | 2.12 | | LEAGUE LEADERS K
| 2 | Walter Johnson | WS1 | 254 | | 3 | Willie Mitchell | CHN | 181 | | 4 | Ferdie Schupp | BSN | 170 | | 5 | Rube Marquard | CIN | 153 | |
Jackson Crowned NL Bat King
Friday, October 5th, 1917
The National League's top batter in 1917 was Joe Jackson of the Chicago Cubs, who snagged the title with a .323 average. The 28-year-old right fielder recorded 195 hits in 604 at-bats, 3 home runs and 70 RBIs in his league-leading season.
Washington's Cobb Takes Home AL Batting Honors
Friday, October 5th, 1917
Nobody in the American League outhit Ty Cobb this season. It became official today with the close of the regular season that the talented Washington center fielder was the best in the league. His .363 average put him at the top of the leaderboard and got him the AL batting title. Cobb's stats also included 218 hits, 36 doubles, 15 triples, 5 home runs, 86 RBIs and 117 runs.
NABL News: Playoffs begin
Friday, October 5th, 1917
Some clubs have coasted to make the playoffs -- others have scrapped tooth and nail to get here. After a long, sometimes seemingly endless regular season, it gets down to who can win a short series -- by hook or crook, talent or luck. That's what it takes to capture the North American BaseBall League championship. The top teams will vie in the North American Series starting today:
Chicago Cubs versus Washington Senators.