On This Day

Friday, May 17, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 17 10 .630 --
Yankees 15 11 .577 1.5
Indians 14 12 .538 2.5
White Sox 12 11 .522 3.0
Senators 12 13 .480 4.0
Athletics 11 14 .440 5.0
Browns 10 13 .435 5.0
Tigers 7 14 .333 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 19 6 .760 --
Cubs 15 9 .625 3.5
Reds 15 12 .556 5.0
Pirates 12 12 .500 6.5
Phillies 11 12 .478 7.0
Cardinals 9 15 .375 9.5
Robins 9 15 .375 9.5
Braves 8 17 .320 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Max Carey 3
1 Dutch Leonard 3
1 Lee Magee 3
1 Ollie O'Mara 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Burns 1
1 Ollie O'Mara 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Donie Bush 3
1 Dutch Leonard 3
3 George Burns 2
3 Fritz Coumbe 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bruno Betzel 2
2 Doug Baird 1
2 George Burns 1
2 Max Carey 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hippo Vaughn 1.60
2 Alex Main 1.00
3 Eddie Cicotte 0.57
4 Art Nehf 0.50
5 Jim Shaw 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Bressler 1
1 Larry Cheney 1
1 Fritz Coumbe 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 8
2 Dutch Leonard 5
3 Eddie Cicotte 4
4 Alex Main 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Enzmann 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Smith .396
2 Tris Speaker .389
3 Tillie Walker .380
4 Benny Kauff .357
5 Home Run Baker .356

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Braggo Roth 24
2 Home Run Baker 23
3 George Burns 20
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 20
5 Fred Merkle 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 14
2 George Burns 13
3 Braggo Roth 11
3 George Sisler 11
5 Tris Speaker 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Hamilton 0.83
2 Walter Johnson 0.98
3 Bill Sherdel 1.08
4 Jeff Tesreau 1.23
5 Red Ames 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Hamilton 6
1 Walter Johnson 6
1 Hippo Vaughn 6
4 Jesse Barnes 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 35
2 Walter Johnson 32
3 Carl Mays 28
4 Stan Coveleski 27
5 Jeff Tesreau 25

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 Jimmy Johnston .421
1 Babe Ruth .421
3 Tillie Walker .420
4 Fred Merkle .404
5 Al Wickland .395

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Burns 14
1 Sherry Magee 14
3 Fred Merkle 11
4 Shano Collins 10
4 4 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 9
2 George Sisler 8
3 George Burns 6
3 Merlin Kopp 6
3 Braggo Roth 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hank Thormahlen 0.00
1 Johnny Enzmann 0.00
3 Walter Johnson 0.63
4 Hod Eller 0.81
5 Rube Marquard 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 4
2 Bert Gallia 3
2 Slim Love 3
2 Scott Perry 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 17
1 Hippo Vaughn 17
3 Stan Coveleski 16
3 Eric Erickson 16
3 Guy Morton 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hod Eller 2
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Fritz Coumbe 1
2 Johnny Enzmann 1
2 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .381
2 Tris Speaker .362
3 George Sisler .350
4 Edd Roush .336
5 Red Smith .331

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 115
2 Ty Cobb 99
2 Heinie Zimmerman 99
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 94
5 Happy Felsch 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 58
2 Braggo Roth 55
3 Ty Cobb 54
4 Eddie Collins 51
5 Ray Chapman 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.68
2 Stan Coveleski 1.78
3 Pol Perritt 1.84
4 Walter Johnson 1.86
5 Eddie Cicotte 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 27
2 Walter Johnson 26
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 178
4 Eddie Cicotte 148
5 2 tied 135

Saves

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