On This Day

Sunday, May 5, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 12 5 .706 --
Indians 9 6 .600 2.0
White Sox 6 6 .500 3.5
Yankees 8 8 .500 3.5
Tigers 5 6 .455 4.0
Athletics 6 8 .429 4.5
Browns 6 8 .429 4.5
Senators 5 10 .333 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 14 1 .933 --
Cubs 11 3 .786 2.5
Phillies 8 7 .533 6.0
Pirates 7 7 .500 6.5
Reds 7 10 .412 8.0
Cardinals 5 10 .333 9.0
Robins 5 10 .333 9.0
Braves 3 12 .200 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Heinie Groh 5
2 Lee King 4
3 Lena Blackburne 3
3 Howdy Caton 3
3 Bobby Veach 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lena Blackburne 2
2 Nick Allen 1
2 Fred Blackwell 1
2 George Cutshaw 1
2 9 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 2
2 Howdy Caton 1
2 Wally Gerber 1
2 Lee Magee 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hippo Vaughn 1.00
2 Allan Sothoron 0.86
3 Stan Coveleski 0.30
3 Fred Toney 0.30
5 Hooks Dauss 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Harmon 1
1 Deacon Jones 1
1 Allan Sothoron 1
1 Fred Toney 1
1 Hippo Vaughn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allan Sothoron 6
2 Hippo Vaughn 5
3 Stan Coveleski 3
3 Fred Toney 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Steele 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Doyle .426
2 Harry Hooper .414
3 Tris Speaker .412
4 Chick Gandil .404
5 Home Run Baker .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doyle 2
1 Fred Luderus 2
3 Doug Baird 1
3 Home Run Baker 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doyle 18
2 Braggo Roth 16
3 George Burns 15
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 15
5 Home Run Baker 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 9
2 Max Carey 8
3 Tris Speaker 7
4 Braggo Roth 6
4 Amos Strunk 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 0.36
2 Earl Hamilton 0.50
3 Bill Sherdel 0.92
4 Jeff Tesreau 0.93
4 Lefty Tyler 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 4
1 Earl Hamilton 4
1 Hippo Vaughn 4
1 Lefty Williams 4
5 11 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 23
2 Carl Mays 20
3 Burleigh Grimes 19
4 Jeff Tesreau 18
5 Larry Cheney 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Causey 2
1 Slim Sallee 2
3 Fred Anderson 1
3 Eddie Cicotte 1
3 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .383
2 Tris Speaker .350
3 George Sisler .346
4 Rogers Hornsby .328
5 Edd Roush .325

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 110
2 Ty Cobb 102
2 Heinie Zimmerman 102
4 Happy Felsch 100
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson 93

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Anderson 1.54
2 Pete Alexander 1.65
3 Stan Coveleski 1.69
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 Hippo Vaughn 24
5 Walter Johnson 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 194
2 Hippo Vaughn 182
3 Walter Johnson 181
4 Eddie Cicotte 156
5 Pete Schneider 139

Saves

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