On This Day

Saturday, May 11, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 12 9 .571 --
Red Sox 13 10 .565 0.0
Yankees 12 10 .545 0.5
White Sox 9 8 .529 1.0
Senators 10 11 .476 2.0
Browns 9 10 .474 2.0
Tigers 7 10 .412 3.0
Athletics 8 12 .400 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 18 3 .857 --
Cubs 13 6 .684 4.0
Pirates 11 9 .550 6.5
Reds 10 12 .455 8.5
Phillies 8 11 .421 9.0
Robins 7 12 .368 10.0
Cardinals 7 13 .350 10.5
Braves 6 14 .300 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Babe Ruth 3
2 Jimmy Austin 2
2 Jim Bagby 2
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 15 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Wickland 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roger Peckinpaugh 2
1 Ossie Vitt 2
3 Home Run Baker 1
3 George Burns 1
3 20 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Merlin Kopp 2
2 Howdy Caton 1
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 Lee King 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott Perry 1.00
2 Harry Weaver 0.57
3 Walter Johnson 0.56
4 Dutch Leonard 0.30
5 Jim Bagby 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Bert Gallia 1
1 Bunny Hearn 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 5
2 Harry Weaver 4
3 Bill James 3
3 Dutch Leonard 3
3 Scott Perry 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Doyle .426
2 Tris Speaker .423
3 Jack Tobin .382
4 Gene Paulette .373
5 Red Smith .368

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Braggo Roth 22
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 20
3 Home Run Baker 19
4 Larry Doyle 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 11
2 George Burns 10
3 Braggo Roth 8
3 Tris Speaker 8
5 3 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 Scott Perry 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Hamilton 6
2 Stan Coveleski 5
2 Bert Gallia 5
2 Walter Johnson 5
2 Hippo Vaughn 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 25
2 Carl Mays 24
3 Walter Johnson 23
4 Jeff Tesreau 22
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Causey 2
1 Allen Russell 2
1 Slim Sallee 2
4 Fred Anderson 1
4 15 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Groh .444
2 Tris Speaker .426
3 Jack Tobin .413
4 Fred Merkle .409
5 Max Flack .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 3
2 George Burns 2
2 Tillie Walker 2
2 Al Wickland 2
5 15 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Braggo Roth 14
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 12
2 Fred Merkle 12
2 Earl Smith 12
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 7
2 Max Carey 6
2 Ty Cobb 6
2 Earl Smith 6
5 Merlin Kopp 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Tesreau 0.34
2 Pol Perritt 0.50
3 Walter Johnson 0.80
4 Lefty Tyler 0.90
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Gallia 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Slim Love 4
4 Stan Coveleski 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allan Sothoron 19
2 Jeff Tesreau 17
3 Pat Ragan 15
4 Brad Hogg 14
5 Larry Cheney 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Red Causey 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Fritz Coumbe 1
1 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .383
2 Tris Speaker .363
3 George Sisler .340
4 Edd Roush .329
5 Rogers Hornsby .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Robertson 10
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 102
3 Ty Cobb 101
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 96
5 Happy Felsch 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 55
1 Ty Cobb 55
3 Braggo Roth 54
4 Ray Chapman 52
5 Eddie Collins 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Anderson 1.56
2 Pete Alexander 1.69
3 Pol Perritt 1.71
4 Stan Coveleski 1.72
5 Eddie Cicotte 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 28
2 Walter Johnson 26
2 Carl Mays 26
4 Eddie Cicotte 24
5 Hippo Vaughn 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 187
2 Walter Johnson 182
3 Hippo Vaughn 171
4 Eddie Cicotte 153
5 Pete Schneider 139

Saves

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