On This Day

Friday, May 10, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 12 8 .600 --
Red Sox 13 9 .591 0.0
White Sox 9 7 .563 1.0
Yankees 11 10 .524 1.5
Senators 9 11 .450 3.0
Browns 8 10 .444 3.0
Tigers 7 9 .438 3.0
Athletics 7 12 .368 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 18 2 .900 --
Cubs 13 5 .722 4.0
Pirates 10 9 .526 7.5
Reds 10 12 .455 9.0
Phillies 8 11 .421 9.5
Robins 7 12 .368 10.5
Cardinals 7 13 .350 11.0
Braves 5 14 .263 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Burns 3
1 Shano Collins 3
1 Sherry Magee 3
1 Gene Paulette 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Burns 2
2 Home Run Baker 1
2 Bobby Veach 1
2 Tillie Walker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 3
2 George Burns 2
2 Shano Collins 2
2 Rogers Hornsby 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doug Baird 2
2 Jimmy Austin 1
2 Max Carey 1
2 Shano Collins 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Earl Hamilton 0.80
1 Carl Mays 0.80
3 Rube Benton 0.67
4 Vean Gregg 0.53
5 Fred Toney 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Snipe Conley 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vean Gregg 8
2 Rube Benton 4
2 Earl Hamilton 4
2 Carl Mays 4
2 Fred Toney 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .441
2 Larry Doyle .426
3 Fred McMullin .386
4 Ross Youngs .379
5 Jack Tobin .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Burns 3
1 Babe Ruth 3
3 Home Run Baker 2
3 Larry Doyle 2
3 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Braggo Roth 22
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 20
3 Home Run Baker 18
3 Larry Doyle 18
5 George Burns 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 11
2 George Burns 10
3 Tris Speaker 8
4 Braggo Roth 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Tesreau 0.71
2 Earl Hamilton 0.83
3 Lefty Tyler 0.95
4 Bill Sherdel 1.11
5 Hippo Vaughn 1.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Hamilton 6
2 Stan Coveleski 5
2 Hippo Vaughn 5
4 Jesse Barnes 4
4 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 25
2 Carl Mays 24
3 Jeff Tesreau 22
4 Earl Hamilton 20
4 Allan Sothoron 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Causey 2
1 Slim Sallee 2
3 Fred Anderson 1
3 Jim Bagby 1
3 15 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .455
2 Fred Merkle .452
3 Ross Youngs .434
4 Max Flack .424
5 George Sisler .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 3
2 George Burns 2
2 Tillie Walker 2
4 Home Run Baker 1
4 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 17
2 Braggo Roth 14
3 Benny Kauff 12
3 Fred Merkle 12
3 Earl Smith 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 7
1 George Sisler 7
3 Earl Smith 6
4 George Burns 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Tesreau 0.34
2 Pol Perritt 0.50
3 Slim Love 0.60
4 Lefty Tyler 0.90
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Hamilton 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
3 Stan Coveleski 3
3 Bert Gallia 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allan Sothoron 19
2 Jeff Tesreau 17
3 Jakie May 15
3 Pat Ragan 15
5 3 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Causey 2
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Eddie Cicotte 1
2 Fritz Coumbe 1
2 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .381
2 Tris Speaker .363
3 George Sisler .342
4 Edd Roush .329
5 Rogers Hornsby .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Robertson 11
2 Home Run Baker 8
2 Gavvy Cravath 8
2 Wally Pipp 8
2 Bobby Veach 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 114
2 Heinie Zimmerman 103
3 Ty Cobb 101
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 96
5 Happy Felsch 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 56
2 Ty Cobb 54
3 Ray Chapman 53
3 Braggo Roth 53
5 Eddie Collins 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Anderson 1.56
2 Pete Alexander 1.65
3 Pol Perritt 1.68
4 Stan Coveleski 1.72
5 Eddie Cicotte 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 29
2 Carl Mays 26
3 Walter Johnson 25
4 Eddie Cicotte 24
4 Hippo Vaughn 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 194
2 Walter Johnson 177
2 Hippo Vaughn 177
4 Eddie Cicotte 153
5 Pete Schneider 139

Saves

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