On This Day

Tuesday, June 4, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 27 16 .628 --
Yankees 23 18 .561 3.0
White Sox 20 17 .541 4.0
Browns 20 18 .526 4.5
Indians 22 22 .500 5.5
Senators 19 24 .442 8.0
Athletics 16 23 .410 9.0
Tigers 13 22 .371 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 27 12 .692 --
Cubs 26 12 .684 0.5
Reds 22 21 .512 7.0
Pirates 18 19 .486 8.0
Phillies 18 21 .462 9.0
Braves 18 23 .439 10.0
Cardinals 15 23 .395 11.5
Robins 13 26 .333 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Bancroft 4
2 Ping Bodie 3
2 Truck Hannah 3
2 Ernie Krueger 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Gonzalez 1
1 Benny Kauff 1
1 Marty Kavanagh 1
1 Babe Ruth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Marty Kavanagh 4
2 Jim Shaw 3
2 Milt Stock 3
4 Ray Caldwell 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doug Baird 2
2 Ray Chapman 1
2 Walton Cruise 1
2 Larry Gardner 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hippo Vaughn 0.88
2 Burleigh Grimes 0.71
3 Brad Hogg 0.67
4 Dana Fillingim 0.50
5 Bill James 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Adams 1
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 Bill Doak 1
1 Brad Hogg 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 7
2 Willie Adams 5
2 Burleigh Grimes 5
4 Dave Davenport 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Ayers 1
1 Fred Toney 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tillie Walker .370
2 Fred Merkle .367
3 Home Run Baker .364
4 Red Smith .363
5 George Sisler .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
1 Tillie Walker 6
3 George Burns 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
2 Braggo Roth 28
4 Del Pratt 25
5 4 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 23
2 George Sisler 22
3 George Burns 18
4 Doug Baird 16
5 Braggo Roth 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dana Fillingim 0.51
2 Earl Hamilton 0.83
3 Walter Johnson 1.04
4 Hippo Vaughn 1.31
5 Stan Coveleski 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Mays 9
1 Hippo Vaughn 9
3 Walter Johnson 8
4 Bullet Joe Bush 7
4 4 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 66
2 Carl Mays 45
3 Eric Erickson 44
4 Guy Morton 41
5 2 tied 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 Eddie Murphy .469
2 Ray Powell .448
3 Larry Gardner .415
4 Dode Paskert .410
5 Al Wickland .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 3
1 Smoky Joe Wood 3
3 Walton Cruise 2
3 Tillie Walker 2
5 12 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walton Cruise 11
2 Dode Paskert 10
3 Fred Luderus 9
4 Ping Bodie 8
4 6 others tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 9
2 Doug Baird 8
3 Max Carey 7
4 Harry Hooper 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Doak 0.00
2 Dana Fillingim 0.33
3 Sad Sam Jones 0.53
4 Erskine Mayer 0.67
5 Stan Coveleski 0.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 31
2 Eric Erickson 22
3 Burleigh Grimes 17
4 Eddie Cicotte 16
5 Rube Marquard 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Ayers 1
1 George Mogridge 1
1 Elmer Myers 1
1 Mike Prendergast 1
1 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Merkle .419
2 Al Wickland .398
3 Tillie Walker .392
4 Eddie Collins .358
5 George Sisler .358

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 21
2 Fred Merkle 19
2 Al Wickland 19
4 Walton Cruise 18
5 5 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 18
2 Max Carey 17
3 Doug Baird 13
4 George Burns 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dana Fillingim 0.51
2 Hank Thormahlen 0.75
3 Walter Johnson 0.81
4 Hippo Vaughn 1.07
5 Eddie Cicotte 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 6
1 Carl Mays 6
1 Hippo Vaughn 6
4 Bunny Hearn 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 48
2 Eric Erickson 40
3 Guy Morton 30
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 18 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .380
2 George Sisler .367
3 Tris Speaker .337
4 Edd Roush .329
5 Red Smith .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 8
1 Dave Robertson 8
1 Babe Ruth 8
1 Bobby Veach 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 109
2 Heinie Zimmerman 96
3 Ty Cobb 95
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 92
5 Braggo Roth 88

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 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 28
2 Carl Mays 27
3 Hippo Vaughn 26
4 Pete Alexander 24
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 198
2 Walter Johnson 183
3 Pete Alexander 155
4 Eddie Cicotte 149
5 Rube Marquard 140

Saves

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