On This Day

Monday, June 3, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 26 16 .619 --
Yankees 23 17 .575 2.0
Browns 20 17 .541 3.5
White Sox 19 17 .528 4.0
Indians 22 21 .512 4.5
Senators 18 24 .429 8.0
Athletics 15 23 .395 9.0
Tigers 13 21 .382 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 26 12 .684 --
Cubs 25 12 .676 0.5
Reds 21 20 .512 6.5
Pirates 18 18 .500 7.0
Phillies 17 20 .459 8.5
Braves 18 22 .450 9.0
Cardinals 14 23 .378 11.5
Robins 13 25 .342 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ping Bodie 3
1 Happy Felsch 3
1 Tillie Walker 3
1 Rollie Zeider 3
5 9 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 3
2 Claude Hendrix 2
2 Eddie Murphy 2
2 Red Shannon 2
5 19 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 2
2 Home Run Baker 1
2 Frank Gilhooley 1
2 Charlie Hollocher 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dutch Leonard 4.00
2 Vean Gregg 1.25
3 Frank Miller 0.67
4 Hooks Dauss 0.50
4 Urban Shocker 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Vean Gregg 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hooks Dauss 5
1 Vean Gregg 5
1 Art Nehf 5
1 Urban Shocker 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Weaver 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tillie Walker .376
2 Red Smith .371
3 Fred Merkle .370
4 Home Run Baker .360
5 George Sisler .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tillie Walker 6
2 George Burns 5
2 Babe Ruth 5
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 22
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 1.04
4 Stan Coveleski 1.32
5 Red Ames 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 8
1 Carl Mays 8
1 Hippo Vaughn 8
4 Bullet Joe Bush 7
4 4 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 59
2 Eric Erickson 44
2 Carl Mays 44
4 Stan Coveleski 39
4 Walter Johnson 39

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 Larry Gardner .442
2 Fred Merkle .436
3 Ray Powell .433
4 Charlie Hollocher .429
5 3 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Smoky Joe Wood 3
2 Walton Cruise 2
2 Harry Heilmann 2
2 Babe Ruth 2
2 Tillie Walker 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walton Cruise 11
1 Joe Gedeon 11
3 Dode Paskert 10
4 Del Pratt 9
4 Everett Scott 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 9
2 Max Carey 8
3 Doug Baird 7
4 Ty Cobb 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Doak 0.00
2 Dana Fillingim 0.50
3 Sad Sam Jones 0.53
4 Erskine Mayer 0.67
4 Hippo Vaughn 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bunny Hearn 3
1 Claude Hendrix 3
1 Erskine Mayer 3
1 Carl Mays 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 24
2 Eric Erickson 22
3 Eddie Cicotte 16
3 Carl Mays 16
5 Rube Marquard 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Anderson 1
1 George Mogridge 1
1 Elmer Myers 1
1 Mike Prendergast 1
1 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Merkle .407
2 Al Wickland .393
3 Tillie Walker .385
4 George Sisler .365
5 Charlie Hollocher .354

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 20
2 Fred Merkle 19
2 Al Wickland 19
4 Walton Cruise 18
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 18
1 George Sisler 18
3 Doug Baird 11
4 George Burns 9
4 Braggo Roth 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dana Fillingim 0.61
2 Hank Thormahlen 0.75
3 Walter Johnson 0.87
4 Hippo Vaughn 1.09
5 Red Ames 1.33

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 41
2 Eric Erickson 40
3 Guy Morton 31
4 Stan Coveleski 28
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 2
1 Hod Eller 2
1 George Mogridge 2
1 Allen Russell 2
5 17 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .380
2 George Sisler .367
3 Tris Speaker .339
4 Red Smith .330
5 Edd Roush .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 8
1 Dave Robertson 8
1 Bobby Veach 8
4 Larry Doyle 7
4 3 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
3 George Sisler 52
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.69
2 Stan Coveleski 1.76
3 Pol Perritt 1.80
4 Walter Johnson 1.81
5 Hippo Vaughn 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 28
2 Carl Mays 26
3 Hippo Vaughn 25
4 Pete Alexander 24
5 Fred Toney 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 191
2 Walter Johnson 183
3 Pete Alexander 155
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