On This Day

Monday, May 13, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 14 10 .583 --
Yankees 13 10 .565 0.5
Indians 12 10 .545 1.0
White Sox 10 9 .526 1.5
Senators 10 11 .476 2.5
Browns 9 11 .450 3.0
Athletics 9 12 .429 3.5
Tigers 7 11 .389 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 18 3 .857 --
Cubs 14 6 .700 3.5
Pirates 11 9 .550 6.5
Reds 11 12 .478 8.0
Phillies 8 11 .421 9.0
Cardinals 7 13 .350 10.5
Robins 7 13 .350 10.5
Braves 6 15 .286 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Kilduff 4
1 Fred Merkle 4
1 Tillie Walker 4
4 Ernie Krueger 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Shano Collins 1
1 Walton Cruise 1
1 Tillie Walker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Kilduff 5
2 Lena Blackburne 3
2 Walton Cruise 3
2 Sherry Magee 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Rawlings 2
1 George Sisler 2
3 Harry Heilmann 1
3 Les Mann 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Oeschger 0.56
2 Lefty Tyler 0.40
3 Eric Erickson 0.38
4 Allen Russell 0.29
5 Jakie May 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Adams 1
1 Rube Bressler 1
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Allen Russell 1
1 Lefty Tyler 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eric Erickson 5
1 Joe Oeschger 5
3 Lefty Tyler 4
4 Bullet Joe Bush 3
4 Larry Cheney 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hod Eller 1
1 Bob Geary 1
1 George Mogridge 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Doyle .426
2 Tris Speaker .425
3 Red Smith .367
4 Benny Kauff .366
5 Ross Youngs .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Burns 3
1 Babe Ruth 3
1 Tillie Walker 3
4 Home Run Baker 2
4 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
4 Fred Merkle 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 11
2 George Burns 10
3 George Sisler 9
4 Braggo Roth 8
4 Tris Speaker 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Tesreau 0.71
2 Earl Hamilton 0.83
3 Bill Sherdel 1.11
4 Lefty Tyler 1.15
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 5 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Causey 2
1 Hod Eller 2
1 Bob Geary 2
1 Allen Russell 2
1 Slim Sallee 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Merkle .465
2 Ross Youngs .417
3 Max Flack .415
4 Tillie Walker .410
5 Benny Kauff .409

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Merkle 15
2 Earl Smith 14
3 Braggo Roth 13
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 12
5 3 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 9
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 Rube Marquard 0.95
5 3 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Gallia 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Slim Love 4
4 Earl Hamilton 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eric Erickson 17
1 Jeff Tesreau 17
3 Allan Sothoron 16
4 Hod Eller 14
5 3 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hod Eller 2
1 Bob Geary 2
3 Jim Bagby 1
3 Red Causey 1
3 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .383
2 Tris Speaker .365
3 George Sisler .345
4 Edd Roush .331
5 Bobby Veach .330

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 114
2 Ty Cobb 101
3 Heinie Zimmerman 98
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 53
4 Eddie Collins 51
5 Ray Chapman 50

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
3 Carl Mays 25
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