Baseball44 On This Day: Friday, May 18, 1917

On This Day

Friday, May 18, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	17	9	.654	--
Yankees	17	9	.654	0.0
White Sox	21	12	.636	-0.5
Indians	16	15	.516	3.5
Browns	14	17	.452	5.5
Senators	12	16	.429	6.0
Tigers	10	18	.357	8.0
Athletics	7	18	.280	9.5

Games

White Sox 8, Red Sox 2

Yankees 7, Tigers 3

Senators 8, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	22	10	.688	--
Giants	15	7	.682	2.0
Phillies	15	9	.625	3.0
Cardinals	14	12	.538	5.0
Reds	13	18	.419	8.5
Braves	8	14	.364	9.0
Robins	8	14	.364	9.0
Pirates	9	20	.310	11.5

Games

Robins 4, Cardinals 1

Reds 4, Braves 1

Giants 8, Pirates 1

Phillies 3, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Home Run Baker	3
1	Chick Gandil	3
1	Tommy Griffith	3
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	1
1	Otto Miller	1
1	Bert Niehoff	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	3
1	Ray Morgan	3
1	Bert Niehoff	3
4	Donie Bush	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Howie Shanks	2
2	Jimmy Austin	1
2	Dave Bancroft	1
2	Jack Barry	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pete Alexander	1.40
2	Jeff Pfeffer	1.00
2	Reb Russell	1.00
4	Jimmy Ring	0.40
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	George Dumont	1
1	George Mogridge	1
1	Jeff Pfeffer	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	7
2	Jeff Pfeffer	5
2	Reb Russell	5
4	Jimmy Ring	4
5	Hooks Dauss	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Burns	.363
2	Gavvy Cravath	.349
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.337
4	Benny Kauff	.333
4	George Sisler	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	5
2	Rogers Hornsby	4
3	Ping Bodie	2
3	Bunny Brief	2
3	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Rice	21
2	Heinie Zimmerman	20
3	Gavvy Cravath	19
3	Happy Felsch	19
3	2 others tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	10
2	Rollie Zeider	9
3	George Sisler	8
4	Doug Baird	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Seaton	0.67
2	Erskine Mayer	0.69
3	Ferdie Schupp	0.73
4	Eddie Cicotte	0.89
5	Jim Scott	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Pete Alexander	6
2	Eddie Cicotte	6
2	Fred Toney	6
2	Hippo Vaughn	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	52
2	Pete Alexander	43
3	Fred Toney	37
4	Stan Coveleski	33
5	Dutch Leonard	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	2
1	Jim Bagby	2
1	Dave Danforth	2
1	Allan Sothoron	2
5	17 tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Zimmerman	.382
2	Elmer Smith	.353
3	Amos Strunk	.351
4	Jimmy Austin	.351
5	Braggo Roth	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bunny Brief	2
1	William Fischer	2
3	Bert Adams	1
3	Home Run Baker	1
3	19 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	14
2	Home Run Baker	10
2	Sam Rice	10
2	Casey Stengel	10
5	Heinie Zimmerman	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	7
2	Fritz Maisel	5
2	Rollie Zeider	5
4	Jimmy Austin	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	0.00
2	Vic Aldridge	0.34
3	Bert Gallia	0.41
4	Fred Anderson	0.50
5	Ferdie Schupp	0.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	4
2	Vic Aldridge	3
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Stan Coveleski	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	22
2	Howard Ehmke	20
3	Eddie Cicotte	17
4	Hippo Vaughn	16
5	Jim Shaw	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	2
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	Dave Danforth	1
2	Bob Groom	1
2	5 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.339
2	Hal Chase	.329
3	Zack Wheat	.319
4	Jake Daubert	.304
5	Happy Felsch	.303

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	16
2	Wally Pipp	13
3	Dave Robertson	12
4	Home Run Baker	9
4	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	94
2	Bill Hinchman	88
3	Hal Chase	85
4	Wally Pipp	81
5	Zack Wheat	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	69
2	Max Carey	55
3	Armando Marsans	43
4	Burt Shotton	40
5	3 tied	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ferdie Schupp	0.95
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.32
3	Slim Sallee	1.69
4	Rube Marquard	1.70
5	Pete Alexander	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	34
2	Babe Ruth	27
3	Jeff Pfeffer	23
3	Eppa Rixey	23
3	Bob Shawkey	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	211
2	Pete Alexander	187
3	Elmer Myers	170
4	Babe Ruth	167
4	Hippo Vaughn	167

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	9
2	Dutch Leonard	7
2	Allen Russell	7
2	Bob Shawkey	7
5	Eddie Cicotte	6