On This Day

Wednesday, May 1, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 11 3 .786 --
Indians 7 4 .636 2.5
White Sox 5 3 .625 3.0
Yankees 6 7 .462 4.5
Senators 5 7 .417 5.0
Browns 4 6 .400 5.0
Tigers 2 5 .286 5.5
Athletics 3 8 .273 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 11 1 .917 --
Cubs 7 3 .700 3.0
Phillies 8 4 .667 3.0
Reds 6 6 .500 5.0
Pirates 4 5 .444 5.5
Cardinals 4 7 .364 6.5
Braves 3 9 .250 8.0
Robins 2 10 .167 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Sisler 4
2 Harry Hooper 3
2 Rogers Hornsby 3
2 Red Smith 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Merkle 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Merkle 4
2 Braggo Roth 3
3 Eddie Ainsmith 2
3 Doc Lavan 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lee Dressen 2
2 Howdy Caton 1
2 Lee Magee 1
2 Fred Merkle 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hod Eller 0.62
2 Rube Marquard 0.60
3 Pat Ragan 0.50
4 Walter Johnson 0.43
5 2 tied 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Bert Gallia 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Jakie May 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 6
2 Eddie Cicotte 5
2 Hod Eller 5
2 Jakie May 5
5 Pat Ragan 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .526
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .438
3 Red Smith .426
4 Gene Paulette .405
5 Larry Doyle .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 2
2 Doug Baird 1
2 Home Run Baker 1
2 George Burns 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 14
1 Braggo Roth 14
3 George Burns 13
3 Larry Doyle 13
5 2 tied 11

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
2 Bullet Joe Bush 0.67
2 Earl Hamilton 0.67
4 Scott Perry 0.68
5 Lee Meadows 0.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 4
2 Jesse Barnes 3
2 Rube Bressler 3
2 Bullet Joe Bush 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Mays 20
2 Hippo Vaughn 18
3 Pete Alexander 15
3 Walter Johnson 15
3 Jakie May 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Causey 2
2 Fred Anderson 1
2 Eddie Cicotte 1
2 Dave Davenport 1
2 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .382
2 Tris Speaker .357
3 George Sisler .347
4 Edd Roush .333
5 Rogers Hornsby .327

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 Heinie Zimmerman 102
3 Ty Cobb 101
4 Happy Felsch 98
5 Hal Chase 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 53
2 Ty Cobb 52
2 Eddie Collins 52
4 Braggo Roth 51
5 Max Carey 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Anderson 1.54
2 Stan Coveleski 1.64
3 Pete Alexander 1.65
4 Eddie Cicotte 1.78
5 Pol Perritt 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 29
2 Eddie Cicotte 26
3 Carl Mays 25
4 Walter Johnson 23
4 Hippo Vaughn 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 194
2 Hippo Vaughn 187
3 Walter Johnson 186
4 Eddie Cicotte 153
5 Ferdie Schupp 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