On This Day

Wednesday, May 29, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	24	13	.649	--
Yankees	21	15	.583	2.5
Indians	20	17	.541	4.0
Browns	17	15	.531	4.5
White Sox	15	15	.500	5.5
Athletics	14	20	.412	8.5
Senators	15	22	.405	9.0
Tigers	10	19	.345	10.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Senators 2

Red Sox 3, Senators 0

Indians 7, Tigers 1

Yankees 7, Athletics 2

Yankees 12, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	23	11	.676	--
Cubs	22	11	.667	0.5
Reds	20	17	.541	4.5
Pirates	15	16	.484	6.5
Phillies	15	18	.455	7.5
Braves	16	20	.444	8.0
Robins	13	22	.371	10.5
Cardinals	12	21	.364	10.5

Games

Robins 5, Braves 2

Braves 3, Robins 0

Phillies 5, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ping Bodie	4
1	Wally Pipp	4
1	Del Pratt	4
1	Amos Strunk	4
5	9 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	1
1	Tillie Walker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Pratt	4
2	Truck Hannah	3
2	Ed Konetchy	3
2	Stuffy McInnis	3
5	7 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wickey McAvoy	2
1	Roger Peckinpaugh	2
3	Dave Bancroft	1
3	Ping Bodie	1
3	15 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Marquard	0.60
2	Larry Cheney	0.56
3	Dana Fillingim	0.50
4	Sad Sam Jones	0.38
5	Slim Love	0.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fritz Coumbe	1
1	Dana Fillingim	1
1	Happy Finneran	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	6
2	Larry Cheney	5
3	Slim Love	4
4	Sad Sam Jones	3
5	4 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Mogridge	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Smith	.388
2	Tillie Walker	.365
3	George Burns	.358
4	George Sisler	.354
5	2 tied	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tillie Walker	6
2	George Burns	5
3	Babe Ruth	3
3	Smoky Joe Wood	3
5	6 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	26
1	Braggo Roth	26
3	Fred Merkle	25
4	Del Pratt	24
5	George Burns	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	18
2	George Burns	17
2	Max Carey	17
4	Braggo Roth	14
5	3 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dana Fillingim	0.61
2	Earl Hamilton	0.83
3	Walter Johnson	1.08
4	Bill Sherdel	1.10
5	Fred Toney	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	8
2	Bullet Joe Bush	7
2	Bert Gallia	7
2	Walter Johnson	7
2	Hippo Vaughn	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	47
2	Carl Mays	42
3	Eric Erickson	41
4	Walter Johnson	37
5	Guy Morton	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Anderson	2
1	Jim Bagby	2
1	Red Causey	2
1	Hod Eller	2
1	4 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.444
2	Les Mann	.442
3	Red Smith	.413
4	George Burns	.408
5	Les Nunamaker	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tillie Walker	3
1	Smoky Joe Wood	3
3	George Burns	2
3	Harry Heilmann	2
5	7 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Gedeon	11
2	Walton Cruise	9
2	Sherry Magee	9
2	Del Pratt	9
2	2 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Danforth	0.00
2	Hank Thormahlen	0.28
3	Dana Fillingim	0.33
4	Gene Packard	0.41
5	Sad Sam Jones	0.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	4
2	Bullet Joe Bush	3
2	Fritz Coumbe	3
2	Dana Fillingim	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eric Erickson	21
2	Hippo Vaughn	20
3	Carl Mays	18
4	Stan Coveleski	15
4	Rube Marquard	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Anderson	1
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Johnny Enzmann	1
1	George Mogridge	1
1	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Merkle	.405
2	Tillie Walker	.396
3	George Sisler	.394
4	Al Wickland	.373
5	George Burns	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tillie Walker	6
2	George Burns	4
3	Babe Ruth	3
3	Smoky Joe Wood	3
5	3 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Merkle	22
2	Sherry Magee	19
3	Dode Paskert	18
4	Walton Cruise	17
4	2 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	18
2	Max Carey	12
2	Ty Cobb	12
4	Doug Baird	10
4	2 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Thormahlen	0.22
2	Dana Fillingim	0.61
3	Walter Johnson	0.79
4	Earl Hamilton	1.00
5	Grover Lowdermilk	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bert Gallia	6
1	Walter Johnson	6
1	Slim Love	6
4	Carl Mays	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eric Erickson	38
2	Hippo Vaughn	32
3	Guy Morton	31
4	Rube Marquard	26
5	2 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	2
1	Hod Eller	2
1	Bob Geary	2
1	George Mogridge	2
5	18 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.377
2	George Sisler	.365
3	Tris Speaker	.350
4	Red Smith	.335
5	Edd Roush	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Robertson	9
2	Bobby Veach	8
3	Home Run Baker	7
3	Gavvy Cravath	7
3	3 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	110
2	Heinie Zimmerman	97
3	Ty Cobb	96
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	92
5	2 tied	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	59
2	Ty Cobb	57
3	Braggo Roth	54
4	Eddie Collins	50
5	George Burns	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.71
2	Stan Coveleski	1.77
3	Walter Johnson	1.81
4	Fred Anderson	1.84
5	Pol Perritt	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	27
1	Carl Mays	27
3	Pete Alexander	25
4	Hippo Vaughn	24
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	186
2	Hippo Vaughn	181
3	Pete Alexander	164
4	Eddie Cicotte	148
5	Rube Marquard	139

Saves

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