On This Day

Friday, June 7, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 28 18 .609 --
Yankees 26 18 .591 1.0
White Sox 22 17 .564 2.5
Indians 24 23 .511 4.5
Browns 20 21 .488 5.5
Senators 21 25 .457 7.0
Athletics 16 25 .390 9.5
Tigers 14 24 .368 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 28 12 .700 --
Giants 28 13 .683 0.5
Reds 23 21 .523 7.0
Pirates 18 21 .462 9.5
Phillies 18 23 .439 10.5
Braves 18 24 .429 11.0
Cardinals 16 24 .400 12.0
Robins 15 26 .366 13.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harry Heilmann 4
2 Clyde Milan 3
2 Smoky Joe Wood 3
4 George Burns 2
4 13 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doc Lavan 4
2 Harry Hooper 2
2 Braggo Roth 2
2 Dave Shean 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Braggo Roth 3
2 Ray Chapman 1
2 Happy Felsch 1
2 Jack Graney 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Shellenback 0.62
2 Urban Shocker 0.40
3 Elmer Myers 0.14
4 Allen Russell 0.10
5 Doc Ayers 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bernie Boland 1
1 Fritz Coumbe 1
1 Allen Russell 1
1 Frank Shellenback 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Shellenback 5
2 Urban Shocker 4
3 Bullet Joe Bush 2
3 Bob Groom 2
3 Elmer Myers 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Dauss 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Merkle .377
2 Red Smith .369
3 George Sisler .354
4 Tillie Walker .353
5 Home Run Baker .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Tillie Walker 6
3 George Burns 5
4 Walton Cruise 4
5 2 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Braggo Roth 31
2 Home Run Baker 30
3 Fred Merkle 28
4 Walton Cruise 27
4 Del Pratt 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dana Fillingim 0.51
2 Earl Hamilton 0.83
3 Walter Johnson 1.00
4 Frank Shellenback 1.13
5 Stan Coveleski 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 9
1 Carl Mays 9
1 Hippo Vaughn 9
4 Rube Bressler 7
4 6 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 66
2 Carl Mays 45
3 Stan Coveleski 44
3 Eric Erickson 44
5 Walter Johnson 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 4
2 Fred Anderson 2
2 Doc Ayers 2
2 Jim Bagby 2
2 5 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Merkle .462
2 Dode Paskert .421
3 Eddie Murphy .410
4 Larry Gardner .386
5 4 tied .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 4
2 Smoky Joe Wood 3
3 Walton Cruise 2
4 Doug Baird 1
4 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dode Paskert 14
2 Walton Cruise 12
3 Happy Felsch 10
3 Del Pratt 10
5 Doc Lavan 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 8
2 Doug Baird 7
2 Harry Hooper 7
4 Max Carey 6
4 Ray Chapman 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Doak 0.00
1 Dana Fillingim 0.00
3 Stan Coveleski 0.57
4 Hippo Vaughn 0.67
5 George Mogridge 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Shellenback 4
2 Jim Bagby 3
2 Eddie Cicotte 3
2 Claude Hendrix 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 26
2 Eric Erickson 22
3 Rube Marquard 20
4 Burleigh Grimes 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Ayers 2
1 Allen Russell 2
3 Hooks Dauss 1
3 George Mogridge 1
3 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Merkle .422
2 Al Wickland .393
3 Les Mann .376
4 Red Smith .369
5 Tillie Walker .367

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 22
2 Walton Cruise 20
3 Fred Merkle 18
3 Dode Paskert 18
5 Al Wickland 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 17
2 Doug Baird 13
2 Max Carey 13
4 Braggo Roth 12
5 Ray Chapman 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dana Fillingim 0.51
2 Walter Johnson 0.57
3 Stan Coveleski 1.01
4 Hank Thormahlen 1.05
5 Frank Shellenback 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 6
1 Carl Mays 6
3 Bunny Hearn 5
3 Claude Hendrix 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 43
2 Eric Erickson 34
3 Stan Coveleski 30
3 Guy Morton 30
5 Rube Marquard 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 3
2 Doc Ayers 2
2 Jim Bagby 2
2 Hod Eller 2
2 George Mogridge 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .378
2 George Sisler .370
3 Tris Speaker .335
4 Red Smith .331
5 Edd Roush .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Home Run Baker 8
2 Dave Robertson 8
4 Gavvy Cravath 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 107
2 Heinie Zimmerman 93
3 Ty Cobb 91
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 91
5 Braggo Roth 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 65
2 Ty Cobb 55
2 Braggo Roth 55
4 George Sisler 52
5 3 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 1.69
2 Pete Alexander 1.74
3 Walter Johnson 1.77
4 Pol Perritt 1.80
5 Hippo Vaughn 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 29
2 Carl Mays 26
3 Hippo Vaughn 25
4 Pete Alexander 23
4 Jim Bagby 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 193
2 Walter Johnson 185
3 Pete Alexander 148
4 Eddie Cicotte 145
5 Rube Marquard 143

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 6
1 Bernie Boland 6
1 Fritz Coumbe 6
1 Dave Danforth 6
5 2 tied 5