On This Day

Wednesday, May 22, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 19 11 .633 --
Yankees 16 13 .552 2.5
White Sox 14 12 .538 3.0
Indians 16 14 .533 3.0
Browns 14 13 .519 3.5
Senators 13 17 .433 6.0
Athletics 12 16 .429 6.0
Tigers 8 16 .333 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 22 7 .759 --
Cubs 18 11 .621 4.0
Reds 18 14 .563 5.5
Pirates 15 12 .556 6.0
Phillies 11 16 .407 10.0
Robins 11 17 .393 10.5
Braves 11 19 .367 11.5
Cardinals 9 19 .321 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carson Bigbee 3
1 George Cutshaw 3
1 Charlie Deal 3
1 Fred McMullin 3
1 Al Wickland 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tillie Walker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Blackwell 2
1 Fred Luderus 2
1 Bill McKechnie 2
1 Les Nunamaker 2
5 16 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 1
1 George Cutshaw 1
1 Mike Fitzgerald 1
1 Joe Gedeon 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bernie Boland 0.83
2 Eddie Cicotte 0.70
3 Earl Yingling 0.44
4 Larry Cheney 0.27
5 Hank Thormahlen 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bernie Boland 1
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Dana Fillingim 1
1 Claude Hendrix 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Cicotte 7
2 Bernie Boland 5
3 Earl Yingling 4
4 Larry Cheney 3
4 Hank Thormahlen 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Smith .406
2 Tillie Walker .368
3 Harry Hooper .364
4 Benny Kauff .362
5 George Sisler .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tillie Walker 5
2 George Burns 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 0.77
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 Eddie Cicotte 28
4 2 others tied 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 .463
2 Al Wickland .429
3 Tillie Walker .412
4 George Burns .400
4 Jimmy Johnston .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tillie Walker 4
2 George Burns 3
3 Al Wickland 2
4 Home Run Baker 1
4 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 16
2 Fred Merkle 12
3 Harry Hooper 10
3 Pete Kilduff 10
3 Al Wickland 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 9
2 Merlin Kopp 7
2 Braggo Roth 7
4 Max Carey 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hank Thormahlen 0.00
1 Walter Johnson 0.00
3 Eddie Cicotte 0.75
3 Claude Hendrix 0.75
5 Dana Fillingim 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Bressler 3
1 Wilbur Cooper 3
1 Hod Eller 3
1 Dana Fillingim 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Guy Morton 17
1 Hippo Vaughn 17
3 Carl Mays 16
4 Stan Coveleski 14
4 Walter Johnson 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 2
1 Hod Eller 2
3 Fred Anderson 1
3 Johnny Enzmann 1
3 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .381
2 Tris Speaker .359
3 George Sisler .357
4 Red Smith .333
5 Edd Roush .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 114
2 Ty Cobb 98
3 Heinie Zimmerman 97
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 1.90

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 152
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