On This Day

Wednesday, May 15, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 15 10 .600 --
Yankees 13 11 .542 1.5
Indians 13 11 .542 1.5
White Sox 11 10 .524 2.0
Senators 11 12 .478 3.0
Browns 10 11 .476 3.0
Athletics 10 13 .435 4.0
Tigers 7 12 .368 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 19 4 .826 --
Cubs 14 8 .636 4.5
Reds 13 12 .520 7.0
Pirates 11 11 .500 7.5
Phillies 10 11 .476 8.0
Cardinals 8 14 .364 10.5
Robins 8 14 .364 10.5
Braves 7 16 .304 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Burns 3
1 George Burns 3
1 George Burns 3
1 Donie Bush 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tillie Walker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 2
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
1 Jim Hickman 2
1 Harry Hooper 2
1 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 2
1 George Sisler 2
3 George Burns 1
3 Ray Chapman 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Stan Coveleski 0.83
2 Walter Johnson 0.82
3 Roy Walker 0.75
4 Bunny Hearn 0.62
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hod Eller 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Rube Marquard 1
1 Elmer Myers 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stan Coveleski 10
2 Walter Johnson 9
3 Roy Walker 6
4 Bunny Hearn 5
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .402
2 Red Smith .379
3 Fred Merkle .369
4 Benny Kauff .367
5 Harry Hooper .356

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Braggo Roth 23
2 Home Run Baker 21
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 20
4 Fred Merkle 19
5 3 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 13
2 George Burns 12
3 George Sisler 11
4 Braggo Roth 10
5 Tris Speaker 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Tesreau 0.71
2 Earl Hamilton 0.83
3 Walter Johnson 0.98
4 Bill Sherdel 1.08
5 Lefty Tyler 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Hamilton 6
1 Walter Johnson 6
3 Jesse Barnes 5
3 Stan Coveleski 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 32
2 Stan Coveleski 27
2 Hippo Vaughn 27
4 Carl Mays 24
5 Guy Morton 23

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 .469
2 George Sisler .426
3 Tillie Walker .413
4 Al Wickland .394
5 2 tied .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tillie Walker 4
2 Babe Ruth 3
3 George Burns 2
3 Al Wickland 2
5 15 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Merkle 16
2 George Burns 12
2 Braggo Roth 12
4 Sherry Magee 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 10
2 Max Carey 8
3 Braggo Roth 6
4 George Burns 5
4 Earl Smith 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Enzmann 0.00
2 Pol Perritt 0.50
3 Jeff Tesreau 0.52
4 Walter Johnson 0.52
5 Rube Marquard 0.96

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 20
2 Stan Coveleski 17
2 Eric Erickson 17
4 Guy Morton 16
4 Allan Sothoron 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hod Eller 2
1 Bob Geary 2
3 Jim Bagby 1
3 Fritz Coumbe 1
3 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .380
2 Tris Speaker .363
3 George Sisler .345
4 Edd Roush .333
5 Bobby Veach .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Robertson 10
2 Home Run Baker 8
2 Bobby Veach 8
4 Gavvy Cravath 7
4 3 others 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 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 57
2 Ty Cobb 54
2 Braggo Roth 54
4 Eddie Collins 51
5 Ray Chapman 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.68
2 Pol Perritt 1.71
3 Stan Coveleski 1.78
4 Eddie Cicotte 1.91
5 Walter Johnson 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 27
1 Walter Johnson 27
3 Carl Mays 25
4 Eddie Cicotte 23
4 Hippo Vaughn 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 188
2 Pete Alexander 179
3 Hippo Vaughn 173
4 Eddie Cicotte 144
5 Pete Schneider 135

Saves

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