On This Day

Tuesday, May 14, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 14 10 .583 --
Yankees 13 10 .565 0.5
Indians 13 10 .565 0.5
White Sox 11 9 .550 1.0
Senators 10 12 .455 3.0
Browns 9 11 .450 3.0
Athletics 9 13 .409 4.0
Tigers 7 11 .389 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 19 3 .864 --
Cubs 14 7 .667 4.5
Pirates 11 10 .524 7.5
Reds 12 12 .500 8.0
Phillies 9 11 .450 9.0
Cardinals 7 14 .333 11.5
Robins 7 14 .333 11.5
Braves 7 15 .318 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Johnston 4
2 Buck Herzog 3
2 Sherry Magee 3
4 Howdy Caton 2
4 19 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Milt Stock 3
2 Chick Gandil 2
2 Sherry Magee 2
2 Jose Rodriguez 2
2 Burt Shotton 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 1
1 Ray Chapman 1
1 Gavvy Cravath 1
1 Tommy Griffith 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Smith 0.62
2 Guy Morton 0.43
3 Red Faber 0.40
4 Dan Griner 0.36
5 Frank Miller 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 Dana Fillingim 1
1 Brad Hogg 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Guy Morton 6
2 Dan Griner 5
2 George Smith 5
4 Jesse Barnes 2
4 4 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .429
2 Red Smith .373
3 Benny Kauff .372
4 Fred Merkle .370
5 Jack Tobin .356

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 23
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 20
3 Home Run Baker 19
4 Larry Doyle 18
4 Fred Merkle 18

Stolen Bases

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

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 Walter Johnson 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Hamilton 6
2 Jesse Barnes 5
2 Stan Coveleski 5
2 Bert Gallia 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 27
2 Carl Mays 24
3 Walter Johnson 23
3 Guy Morton 23
5 Jeff Tesreau 22

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 .478
2 George Sisler .429
3 Jack Tobin .409
4 Tillie Walker .405
5 Ross Youngs .404

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 Braggo Roth 13
3 Lena Blackburne 11
3 George Burns 11
3 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 8
2 Max Carey 6
3 Merlin Kopp 5
3 Braggo Roth 5
3 Earl Smith 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pol Perritt 0.50
2 Jeff Tesreau 0.52
3 Johnny Enzmann 0.59
4 Walter Johnson 0.80
5 Rube Marquard 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Gallia 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Slim Love 4
4 Jesse Barnes 3
4 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Guy Morton 18
2 Eric Erickson 17
3 Allan Sothoron 16
4 Hod Eller 14
5 4 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hod Eller 2
1 Bob Geary 2
3 Jim Bagby 1
3 Red Causey 1
3 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .383
2 Tris Speaker .366
3 George Sisler .343
4 Bobby Veach .333
5 Edd Roush .333

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 100
3 Heinie Zimmerman 99
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 96
5 Happy Felsch 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 55
1 Ty Cobb 55
3 Braggo Roth 54
4 Ray Chapman 51
4 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 1.77
5 Eddie Cicotte 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 28
2 Walter Johnson 26
3 Carl Mays 25
4 Eddie Cicotte 23
4 Hippo Vaughn 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 187
2 Walter Johnson 179
3 Hippo Vaughn 173
4 Eddie Cicotte 144
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