On This Day

Sunday, May 12, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 13 10 .565 --
White Sox 10 8 .556 0.5
Yankees 12 10 .545 0.5
Indians 12 10 .545 0.5
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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Chapman 1
1 Shano Collins 1
1 Chick Gandil 1
1 Nemo Leibold 1
1 3 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
None

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Enzmann 0.33
2 Lefty Williams 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Williams 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Enzmann 2
2 Lefty Williams 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Doyle .426
2 Tris Speaker .425
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 2 others tied 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 .440
2 Max Flack .417
2 Ross Youngs .417
4 Jack Tobin .413
5 Fred Merkle .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 3
2 George Burns 2
2 Tillie Walker 2
2 Al Wickland 2
5 13 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Braggo Roth 13
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 12
2 Fred Merkle 12
2 Earl Smith 12
5 George Burns 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
2 Lefty Tyler 0.50
4 Walter Johnson 0.80
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Gallia 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Slim Love 4
4 Earl Hamilton 3
4 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allan Sothoron 19
2 Jeff Tesreau 17
3 Hod Eller 12
3 Eric Erickson 12
3 3 others tied 12

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 .384
2 Tris Speaker .364
3 George Sisler .343
4 Edd Roush .330
5 Rogers Hornsby .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Robertson 10
2 Home Run Baker 8
2 Wally Pipp 8
2 Bobby Veach 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 113
2 Ty Cobb 101
3 Heinie Zimmerman 99
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 179
3 Hippo Vaughn 171
4 Eddie Cicotte 153
5 Pete Schneider 135

Saves

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