On This Day

Thursday, May 2, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 12 3 .800 --
Indians 8 4 .667 2.5
White Sox 5 4 .556 4.0
Yankees 6 8 .429 5.5
Senators 5 8 .385 6.0
Tigers 3 5 .375 5.5
Browns 4 7 .364 6.0
Athletics 4 8 .333 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 12 1 .923 --
Cubs 8 3 .727 3.0
Phillies 8 5 .615 4.0
Pirates 5 5 .500 5.5
Reds 6 7 .462 6.0
Cardinals 4 8 .333 7.5
Braves 3 10 .231 9.0
Robins 3 10 .231 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tillie Walker 4
2 Home Run Baker 3
2 Hal Chase 3
2 Harry Hooper 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doyle 1
1 Dode Paskert 1
1 Tillie Walker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doyle 3
1 Dode Paskert 3
1 Ralph Young 3
4 Paul Carter 2
4 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Flack 2
1 Fred McMullin 2
3 Ty Cobb 1
3 George Cutshaw 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Ames 1.00
2 Larry Cheney 0.83
3 Earl Hamilton 0.57
4 Allan Sothoron 0.40
5 Dutch Leonard 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Adams 1
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Paul Carter 1
1 Larry Cheney 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rudy Kallio 6
2 Larry Cheney 5
2 Brad Hogg 5
4 Earl Hamilton 4
4 Allan Sothoron 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Geary 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .513
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .457
3 Chick Gandil .424
4 Larry Doyle .413
5 Red Smith .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doyle 2
1 Fred Luderus 2
3 Doug Baird 1
3 Home Run Baker 1
3 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doyle 16
2 Home Run Baker 14
2 Braggo Roth 14
4 George Burns 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 0.00
2 Earl Hamilton 0.50
3 Bullet Joe Bush 0.67
4 Lee Meadows 0.84
5 Jeff Tesreau 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 4
1 Earl Hamilton 4
3 Jesse Barnes 3
3 Rube Bressler 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Mays 20
2 Hippo Vaughn 18
3 Larry Cheney 16
4 Pete Alexander 15
4 2 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Causey 2
2 Fred Anderson 1
2 Eddie Cicotte 1
2 Dave Davenport 1
2 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .383
2 Tris Speaker .356
3 George Sisler .347
4 Edd Roush .330
5 Rogers Hornsby .328

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 109
2 Heinie Zimmerman 103
3 Ty Cobb 101
4 Happy Felsch 98
5 Hal Chase 92

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Anderson 1.54
2 Stan Coveleski 1.64
3 Pete Alexander 1.65
4 Pol Perritt 1.71
5 Eddie Cicotte 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