On This Day

Tuesday, May 21, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 19 11 .633 --
White Sox 14 11 .560 2.5
Yankees 15 13 .536 3.0
Indians 16 14 .533 3.0
Browns 13 13 .500 4.0
Senators 13 16 .448 5.5
Athletics 12 15 .444 5.5
Tigers 7 16 .304 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 22 7 .759 --
Cubs 17 11 .607 4.5
Reds 18 13 .581 5.0
Pirates 14 12 .538 6.5
Phillies 11 15 .423 9.5
Robins 11 16 .407 10.0
Braves 10 19 .345 12.0
Cardinals 9 19 .321 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lee Magee 4
2 Harry Hooper 3
2 Bill Wambsganss 3
2 Smoky Joe Wood 3
5 18 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rube Bressler 2
1 Ray Chapman 2
1 Lee Magee 2
1 Amos Strunk 2
1 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Austin 1
1 Lee Magee 1
1 Les Mann 1
1 Les Nunamaker 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hippo Vaughn 0.83
2 Rube Bressler 0.60
3 Red Ames 0.38
3 Jack Coombs 0.38
5 Jesse Barnes 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Rube Bressler 1
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Fritz Coumbe 1
1 Bert Gallia 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Bressler 6
2 Hippo Vaughn 5
3 Red Ames 3
3 Jesse Barnes 3
3 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Smith .422
2 Tillie Walker .369
3 George Sisler .365
4 George Burns .364
4 Harry Hooper .364

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 George Sisler 14
4 Braggo Roth 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 Jesse Barnes 6
1 Rube Bressler 6
1 Bert Gallia 6
1 Earl Hamilton 6
1 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 40
2 Carl Mays 36
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 .512
2 Jimmy Johnston .425
3 Tillie Walker .420
4 Fred Merkle .419
5 Al Wickland .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Burns 3
1 Tillie Walker 3
3 Al Wickland 2
4 Home Run Baker 1
4 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 16
2 Al Wickland 13
3 Fred Merkle 12
4 Harry Hooper 10
5 3 tied 9

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hank Thormahlen 0.00
2 Walter Johnson 0.49
3 Dana Fillingim 0.69
4 Hod Eller 0.77
5 Bill Sherdel 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 4
2 Jesse Barnes 3
2 Rube Bressler 3
2 Hod Eller 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 17
1 Guy Morton 17
1 Hippo Vaughn 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 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .383
2 Tris Speaker .359
3 George Sisler .358
4 Red Smith .336
5 Edd Roush .329

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 2 tied 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 60
2 Ty Cobb 57
3 Braggo Roth 53
4 Eddie Collins 51
5 George Burns 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
3 Carl Mays 25
4 Hippo Vaughn 23
5 Eddie Cicotte 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 185
2 Hippo Vaughn 175
3 Pete Alexander 172
4 Eddie Cicotte 145
5 Dutch Leonard 136

Saves

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