On This Day

Saturday, May 25, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	21	12	.636	--
Yankees	17	14	.548	3.0
Indians	18	15	.545	3.0
Browns	16	14	.533	3.5
White Sox	14	14	.500	4.5
Athletics	13	17	.433	6.5
Senators	13	19	.406	7.5
Tigers	9	16	.360	8.0

Games

Red Sox 3, White Sox 2

Yankees 2, Indians 1

Athletics 4, Browns 2

Tigers 1, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	23	8	.742	--
Cubs	20	11	.645	3.0
Reds	20	15	.571	5.0
Pirates	15	14	.517	7.0
Braves	13	19	.406	10.5
Phillies	12	18	.400	10.5
Cardinals	11	20	.355	12.0
Robins	11	20	.355	12.0

Games

Cubs 7, Giants 4

Reds 3, Phillies 0

Cardinals 7, Robins 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jake Daubert	4
2	Jimmy Austin	3
2	Doug Baird	3
2	Walton Cruise	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walton Cruise	4
1	Dode Paskert	4
3	Larry Gardner	2
3	Marty Kavanagh	2
3	Stuffy McInnis	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doug Baird	3
2	Ray Chapman	1
2	Hal Chase	1
2	Jake Daubert	1
2	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Shaw	0.60
2	Lefty Williams	0.44
3	Lefty Tyler	0.42
4	Joe Oeschger	0.38
5	Burleigh Grimes	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Slim Love	1
1	Jakie May	1
1	Carl Mays	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Tyler	5
2	Carl Mays	4
2	Lefty Williams	4
4	Burleigh Grimes	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Smith	.402
2	Tillie Walker	.378
3	George Burns	.370
4	Al Wickland	.357
5	George Sisler	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tillie Walker	5
2	George Burns	4
3	Babe Ruth	3
4	Home Run Baker	2
4	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Braggo Roth	25
2	Home Run Baker	24
3	Fred Merkle	23
4	George Burns	20
4	3 others tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	17
1	Max Carey	17
3	George Sisler	16
4	Braggo Roth	13
5	2 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dana Fillingim	0.77
2	Earl Hamilton	0.83
3	Walter Johnson	0.98
4	Bill Sherdel	1.12
5	Fred Toney	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bert Gallia	7
1	Carl Mays	7
3	Jesse Barnes	6
3	Rube Bressler	6
3	7 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Mays	40
1	Hippo Vaughn	40
3	Eric Erickson	34
4	Stan Coveleski	32
4	2 others tied	32

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	.487
2	Tillie Walker	.455
3	Lee Magee	.420
4	Al Wickland	.413
5	George Burns	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tillie Walker	3
2	Walton Cruise	2
2	Smoky Joe Wood	2
4	Ping Bodie	1
4	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	14
2	Walton Cruise	12
3	Joe Gedeon	11
4	Harry Hooper	9
5	7 tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	9
2	George Burns	7
3	Doug Baird	6
3	Max Carey	6
3	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.00
1	Hank Thormahlen	0.00
3	Dana Fillingim	0.33
4	Gene Packard	0.41
5	Carl Mays	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Bressler	3
1	Bullet Joe Bush	3
1	Wilbur Cooper	3
1	Dana Fillingim	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eric Erickson	19
2	Carl Mays	16
3	Stan Coveleski	15
3	Guy Morton	15
3	Hippo Vaughn	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Anderson	1
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Hod Eller	1
1	Johnny Enzmann	1
1	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Smith	.415
2	George Sisler	.402
3	George Burns	.396
4	Jake Daubert	.394
5	2 tied	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tillie Walker	5
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	Sherry Magee	20
1	Fred Merkle	20
3	Walton Cruise	17
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	17
3	2 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	16
2	Max Carey	13
3	George Burns	12
3	Braggo Roth	12
5	Ty Cobb	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.74
2	Dana Fillingim	0.77
3	Earl Hamilton	1.00
4	Hank Thormahlen	1.10
5	Bill Sherdel	1.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bert Gallia	6
1	Walter Johnson	6
1	Lefty Tyler	6
4	Rube Bressler	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eric Erickson	31
2	Carl Mays	27
2	Guy Morton	27
4	Hippo Vaughn	25
5	2 tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Anderson	2
1	Jim Bagby	2
1	Red Causey	2
1	Hod Eller	2
1	Bob Geary	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.379
2	George Sisler	.360
3	Tris Speaker	.354
4	Red Smith	.333
5	Edd Roush	.328

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	99
3	Heinie Zimmerman	95
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	92
5	2 tied	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	59
2	Ty Cobb	58
3	Braggo Roth	53
4	Eddie Collins	51
5	George Burns	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.71
2	Stan Coveleski	1.77
3	Pol Perritt	1.80
4	Walter Johnson	1.81
5	Eddie Cicotte	1.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	26
1	Carl Mays	26
3	Pete Alexander	25
4	Hippo Vaughn	23
5	Fred Toney	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	185
2	Hippo Vaughn	174
3	Pete Alexander	164
4	Eddie Cicotte	147
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