Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, May 7, 1918

On This Day

Tuesday, May 7, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	12	7	.632	--
Indians	10	7	.588	1.0
Yankees	10	8	.556	1.5
White Sox	7	7	.500	2.5
Tigers	6	7	.462	3.0
Browns	7	9	.438	3.5
Senators	7	10	.412	4.0
Athletics	6	10	.375	4.5

Games

Indians 7, White Sox 1

Browns 5, Tigers 3

Yankees 9, Athletics 1

Senators 7, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	16	1	.941	--
Cubs	11	5	.688	4.5
Pirates	9	7	.563	6.5
Phillies	8	9	.471	8.0
Cardinals	7	10	.412	9.0
Reds	7	12	.368	10.0
Robins	6	11	.353	10.0
Braves	4	13	.235	12.0

Games

Braves 16, Robins 0

Giants 7, Phillies 3

Pirates 2, Cubs 1

Cardinals 5, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Rawlings	5
2	Buck Herzog	3
2	Walter Johnson	3
2	Bill McKechnie	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Truck Hannah	1
1	Babe Ruth	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Kelly	3
1	Al Wickland	3
3	Home Run Baker	2
3	Jesse Barnes	2
3	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Rawlings	2
2	George Burns	1
2	Donie Bush	1
2	Max Carey	1
2	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pat Ragan	0.70
2	Bert Gallia	0.57
3	Slim Love	0.50
4	Rube Bressler	0.40
4	Brad Hogg	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	Bert Gallia	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Ragan	7
2	Slim Love	5
3	Bert Gallia	4
3	Brad Hogg	4
5	Walter Johnson	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Oscar Horstmann	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doyle	.426
2	Home Run Baker	.406
3	Tris Speaker	.404
4	Benny Kauff	.388
5	Ross Youngs	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	3
2	Larry Doyle	2
2	Fred Luderus	2
4	Doug Baird	1
4	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Braggo Roth	19
2	Larry Doyle	18
3	Home Run Baker	16
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	16
5	George Burns	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	10
1	Max Carey	10
3	Tris Speaker	7
4	Braggo Roth	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Oeschger	0.53
2	Red Ames	0.55
3	Earl Hamilton	0.80
4	Bill Sherdel	0.92
5	2 tied	0.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Earl Hamilton	5
2	Jesse Barnes	4
2	Stan Coveleski	4
2	Bert Gallia	4
2	3 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	23
2	Carl Mays	20
3	Burleigh Grimes	19
4	Walter Johnson	18
4	2 others tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Causey	2
1	Slim Sallee	2
3	Fred Anderson	1
3	Eddie Cicotte	1
3	11 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.383
2	Tris Speaker	.350
3	George Sisler	.344
4	Edd Roush	.327
5	Bobby Veach	.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	113
2	Ty Cobb	103
2	Heinie Zimmerman	103
4	Happy Felsch	99
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	55
1	Ty Cobb	55
3	Ray Chapman	53
3	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	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	29
2	Eddie Cicotte	26
3	Carl Mays	25
4	Walter Johnson	24
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	194
2	Walter Johnson	184
3	Hippo Vaughn	175
4	Eddie Cicotte	153
5	Pete Schneider	136

Saves

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