On This Day

Sunday, June 2, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	25	16	.610	--
Yankees	23	16	.590	1.0
Browns	20	16	.556	2.5
Indians	22	20	.524	3.5
White Sox	18	17	.514	4.0
Senators	17	24	.415	8.0
Tigers	13	20	.394	8.0
Athletics	14	23	.378	9.0

Games

White Sox 6, Yankees 2

Indians 1, Senators 0

Tigers 4, Red Sox 3

Browns 4, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	26	11	.703	--
Cubs	24	12	.667	1.5
Reds	21	20	.512	7.0
Pirates	17	18	.486	8.0
Braves	18	21	.462	9.0
Phillies	17	20	.459	9.0
Cardinals	14	23	.378	12.0
Robins	13	25	.342	13.5

Games

Phillies 6, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Doc Lavan	3
1	Fred Luderus	3
1	Steve O'Neill	3
1	Cy Williams	3
5	19 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Happy Felsch	1
1	Babe Ruth	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Burns	2
1	Donie Bush	2
1	Irish Meusel	2
1	Edd Roush	2
1	Milt Stock	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Swede Risberg	2
2	Harry Hooper	1
2	Bill Wambsganss	1
2	George Whiteman	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Grover Lowdermilk	0.67
2	Slim Love	0.38
3	Eric Erickson	0.33
4	Walter Johnson	0.20
5	Mike Prendergast	0.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Eric Erickson	1
1	Mike Prendergast	1
1	Frank Shellenback	1
1	Urban Shocker	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Grover Lowdermilk	4
2	Eric Erickson	3
2	Slim Love	3
4	Walter Johnson	2
4	3 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Smith	.374
2	Fred Merkle	.374
3	Home Run Baker	.367
4	Tillie Walker	.365
5	George Sisler	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tillie Walker	6
2	George Burns	5
3	Babe Ruth	4
4	Home Run Baker	3
4	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	29
2	Fred Merkle	28
3	Braggo Roth	27
4	Del Pratt	25
5	George Burns	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	23
2	George Sisler	20
3	George Burns	18
4	Doug Baird	14
4	Braggo Roth	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dana Fillingim	0.61
2	Earl Hamilton	0.83
3	Walter Johnson	1.06
4	Red Ames	1.32
5	Stan Coveleski	1.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	8
1	Hippo Vaughn	8
3	Bullet Joe Bush	7
3	Stan Coveleski	7
3	3 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	59
2	Eric Erickson	44
2	Carl Mays	44
4	Walter Johnson	39
5	Guy Morton	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	3
2	Fred Anderson	2
2	Jim Bagby	2
2	Red Causey	2
2	4 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Merkle	.472
2	Larry Gardner	.462
3	Wally Gerber	.432
4	Les Mann	.419
5	Charlie Hollocher	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Smoky Joe Wood	3
2	Walton Cruise	2
2	Harry Heilmann	2
2	Tillie Walker	2
5	10 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walton Cruise	11
1	Joe Gedeon	11
3	Dode Paskert	9
3	Del Pratt	9
5	8 tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	8
2	Doug Baird	7
2	George Sisler	7
4	Ty Cobb	5
5	8 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Doak	0.00
2	Urban Shocker	0.47
3	Dana Fillingim	0.50
4	Sad Sam Jones	0.53
5	2 tied	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bunny Hearn	4
2	Doc Ayers	3
2	Claude Hendrix	3
2	Erskine Mayer	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	24
2	Eric Erickson	22
3	Carl Mays	16
4	Rube Marquard	15
5	Wilbur Cooper	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Anderson	1
1	George Mogridge	1
1	Elmer Myers	1
1	Mike Prendergast	1
1	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Merkle	.414
2	George Sisler	.388
3	Al Wickland	.384
4	Tillie Walker	.379
5	Home Run Baker	.352

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	21
2	Walton Cruise	20
2	Fred Merkle	20
4	George Burns	18
4	Al Wickland	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	18
2	George Sisler	17
3	Doug Baird	11
3	George Burns	11
5	2 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dana Fillingim	0.61
2	Hank Thormahlen	0.75
3	Walter Johnson	0.90
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.09
5	Eddie Cicotte	1.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bert Gallia	5
1	Bunny Hearn	5
1	Walter Johnson	5
1	Slim Love	5
1	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	41
2	Eric Erickson	40
3	Guy Morton	31
4	Stan Coveleski	25
5	2 tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	2
1	Hod Eller	2
1	George Mogridge	2
1	Allen Russell	2
5	18 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.382
2	George Sisler	.367
3	Tris Speaker	.340
4	Red Smith	.330
5	Edd Roush	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Robertson	9
2	Home Run Baker	8
2	Bobby Veach	8
4	Larry Doyle	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	107
2	Ty Cobb	96
2	Heinie Zimmerman	96
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	92
5	2 tied	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	65
2	Ty Cobb	56
3	Braggo Roth	52
4	George Burns	50
4	2 others tied	50

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.67
2	Stan Coveleski	1.78
3	Pol Perritt	1.80
4	Walter Johnson	1.82
5	Hippo Vaughn	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	27
2	Carl Mays	26
3	Pete Alexander	25
3	Hippo Vaughn	25
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	191
2	Walter Johnson	183
3	Pete Alexander	159
4	Eddie Cicotte	149
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