On This Day

Monday, May 20, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 19 10 .655 --
White Sox 14 11 .560 3.0
Yankees 15 13 .536 3.5
Indians 15 14 .517 4.0
Browns 12 13 .480 5.0
Senators 13 15 .464 5.5
Athletics 12 15 .444 6.0
Tigers 7 16 .304 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 21 7 .750 --
Cubs 17 10 .630 3.5
Reds 17 13 .567 5.0
Pirates 14 12 .538 6.0
Phillies 11 15 .423 9.0
Robins 10 16 .385 10.0
Braves 10 18 .357 11.0
Cardinals 9 18 .333 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Burns 4
2 Max Carey 3
2 Ty Cobb 3
2 Joe Gedeon 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Heilmann 1
1 Hi Myers 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Gedeon 3
1 Buck Weaver 3
1 George Whiteman 3
4 George Cutshaw 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 3
2 Merlin Kopp 2
2 Fred McMullin 2
4 Eddie Ainsmith 1
4 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carl Mays 1.14
2 Pol Perritt 0.56
3 Fred Toney 0.43
4 Lefty Williams 0.27
5 2 tied 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Rube Marquard 1
1 Carl Mays 1
1 Elmer Myers 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Mays 8
2 Pol Perritt 5
3 Elmer Myers 4
4 Hooks Dauss 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Anderson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Smith .434
2 Tillie Walker .369
3 George Burns .364
4 Fred Merkle .360
4 George Sisler .360

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 Fred Merkle 22
4 George Burns 20
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 16
2 George Burns 15
3 Braggo Roth 13
3 George Sisler 13
5 Tris Speaker 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dana Fillingim 0.69
2 Earl Hamilton 0.83
3 Bill Sherdel 0.85
4 Walter Johnson 0.98
5 Jeff Tesreau 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Hamilton 6
1 Walter Johnson 6
1 Carl Mays 6
1 Hippo Vaughn 6
1 Lefty Williams 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Mays 36
2 Hippo Vaughn 35
3 Walter Johnson 32
4 Stan Coveleski 28
4 Guy Morton 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Anderson 2
1 Jim Bagby 2
1 Red Causey 2
1 Hod Eller 2
1 3 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Smith .500
2 Fred Merkle .455
3 Jimmy Johnston .425
4 Tillie Walker .407
5 Al Wickland .400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 15
2 Fred Merkle 12
3 Al Wickland 11
4 Tillie Walker 10
5 5 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 9
2 Max Carey 8
3 Merlin Kopp 7
3 Braggo Roth 7
5 George Burns 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hank Thormahlen 0.00
1 Johnny Enzmann 0.00
3 Walter Johnson 0.49
4 Dana Fillingim 0.69
5 Hod Eller 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 4
2 Hod Eller 3
2 Rube Marquard 3
2 Carl Mays 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eric Erickson 18
2 Walter Johnson 17
2 Guy Morton 17
4 Carl Mays 16
5 Stan Coveleski 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 2
1 Hod Eller 2
3 Fred Anderson 1
3 Johnny Enzmann 1
3 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .381
2 George Sisler .359
3 Tris Speaker .359
4 Red Smith .338
5 Edd Roush .330

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 114
2 Ty Cobb 98
2 Heinie Zimmerman 98
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 92
5 Happy Felsch 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 60
2 Ty Cobb 57
3 Braggo Roth 55
4 Eddie Collins 51
5 2 tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.70
2 Stan Coveleski 1.77
3 Pol Perritt 1.80
4 Walter Johnson 1.81
5 Eddie Cicotte 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 26
1 Walter Johnson 26
1 Carl Mays 26
4 Hippo Vaughn 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 185
2 Pete Alexander 172
3 Hippo Vaughn 170
4 Eddie Cicotte 145
5 Pete Schneider 135

Saves

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