On This Day

Monday, April 29, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 10 2 .833 --
White Sox 4 2 .667 3.0
Indians 6 3 .667 2.5
Yankees 5 7 .417 5.0
Senators 4 6 .400 5.0
Tigers 2 4 .333 5.0
Browns 3 6 .333 5.5
Athletics 3 7 .300 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 10 1 .909 --
Phillies 8 3 .727 2.0
Cubs 6 3 .667 3.0
Pirates 4 4 .500 4.5
Reds 5 5 .500 4.5
Cardinals 3 6 .333 6.0
Braves 2 8 .200 7.5
Robins 1 9 .100 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Benny Kauff 4
2 Chick Gandil 3
3 Ray Demmitt 2
3 Joe Gedeon 2
3 10 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Smith 4
2 Benny Kauff 3
2 Lefty Williams 3
4 Eddie Cicotte 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 2
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 1
2 George Sisler 1
2 Earl Smith 1
2 Tris Speaker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jeff Tesreau 0.71
2 Dave Davenport 0.31
3 Willie Mitchell 0.25
4 Lefty Williams 0.22
5 Erskine Mayer 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Davenport 1
1 Jeff Tesreau 1
1 Lefty Williams 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Tesreau 5
2 Dave Davenport 4
3 Willie Mitchell 2
3 Lefty Williams 2
5 2 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Cicotte 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .469
2 Amos Strunk .457
3 Gene Paulette .448
4 Red Smith .436
5 George Burns .432

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
4 Braggo Roth 10

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 0.00
1 Red Faber 0.00
1 Alex Main 0.00
1 Joe Oeschger 0.00
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Mays 19
2 Pete Alexander 15
2 Hippo Vaughn 15
4 Burleigh Grimes 12
4 3 others tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Anderson 1
1 Red Causey 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Dave Davenport 1
1 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .383
2 Tris Speaker .354
3 George Sisler .347
4 Edd Roush .333
5 Rogers Hornsby .324

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 98
4 Heinie Zimmerman 97
5 Hal Chase 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 54
2 Ty Cobb 53
2 Eddie Collins 53
4 Braggo Roth 52
5 Max Carey 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Anderson 1.54
2 Pete Alexander 1.63
3 Eddie Cicotte 1.66
4 Carl Mays 1.71
5 Stan Coveleski 1.75

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 Hippo Vaughn 184
3 Walter Johnson 183
4 Eddie Cicotte 148
5 2 tied 140

Saves

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