On This Day

Saturday, April 27, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 10 2 .833 --
Indians 6 2 .750 2.0
White Sox 2 2 .500 4.0
Yankees 5 7 .417 5.0
Tigers 2 3 .400 4.5
Senators 4 6 .400 5.0
Athletics 3 7 .300 6.0
Browns 2 5 .286 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 9 1 .900 --
Phillies 8 2 .800 1.0
Cubs 6 3 .667 2.5
Reds 5 4 .556 3.5
Pirates 4 4 .500 4.0
Cardinals 2 6 .250 6.0
Braves 2 8 .200 7.0
Robins 1 9 .100 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Deal 3
1 Gene Paulette 3
1 Tris Speaker 3
4 Eddie Ainsmith 2
4 19 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Chapman 1
1 Howie Shanks 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Deal 3
1 Gene Paulette 3
3 Dave Bancroft 2
3 Lena Blackburne 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tris Speaker 2
2 George Burns 1
2 Donie Bush 1
2 Jake Daubert 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Tyler 0.89
2 Larry Cheney 0.78
3 Brad Hogg 0.71
4 Bill James 0.58
5 Jim Shaw 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Bressler 1
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Larry Cheney 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Tyler 8
2 Larry Cheney 7
2 Bill James 7
4 Brad Hogg 5
5 Jim Shaw 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gene Paulette .520
2 George Burns .469
3 Tris Speaker .464
4 Amos Strunk .457
5 Lee Magee .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 2
2 Doug Baird 1
2 Home Run Baker 1
2 George Burns 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 13
2 George Burns 12
2 Larry Doyle 12
4 Fred Luderus 10
5 Braggo Roth 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 7
2 Tris Speaker 6
3 Max Carey 5
3 Amos Strunk 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 0.00
1 Alex Main 0.00
1 Joe Oeschger 0.00
4 Bullet Joe Bush 0.67
4 Earl Hamilton 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 3
1 Stan Coveleski 3
1 Earl Hamilton 3
1 Erskine Mayer 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Mays 19
2 Pete Alexander 15
2 Hippo Vaughn 15
4 Burleigh Grimes 12
4 2 others tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Anderson 1
1 Red Causey 1
1 Dave Davenport 1
1 Al Demaree 1
1 4 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .382
2 Tris Speaker .350
3 George Sisler .348
4 Edd Roush .333
5 Rogers Hornsby .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Robertson 11
2 Gavvy Cravath 9
3 Wally Pipp 8
4 Home Run Baker 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 108
2 Ty Cobb 101
3 Happy Felsch 97
3 Heinie Zimmerman 97
5 Hal Chase 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 55
2 Ty Cobb 53
2 Eddie Collins 53
4 Braggo Roth 52
5 Max Carey 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Anderson 1.58
2 Pete Alexander 1.63
3 Eddie Cicotte 1.68
4 Carl Mays 1.71
5 Stan Coveleski 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 30
2 Eddie Cicotte 26
3 Carl Mays 25
4 Walter Johnson 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 199
2 Walter Johnson 186
3 Hippo Vaughn 184
4 Eddie Cicotte 147
5 Ferdie Schupp 140

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Danforth 8
2 Jim Bagby 7
3 Bernie Boland 6
4 Fritz Coumbe 5
5 3 tied 4