On This Day

Sunday, June 9, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 29 19 .604 --
Yankees 27 19 .587 1.0
White Sox 23 18 .561 2.5
Indians 25 24 .510 4.5
Browns 21 22 .488 5.5
Senators 23 25 .479 6.0
Athletics 17 26 .395 9.5
Tigers 14 26 .350 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 29 12 .707 --
Giants 29 14 .674 1.0
Reds 23 22 .511 8.0
Pirates 19 22 .463 10.0
Braves 19 24 .442 11.0
Phillies 18 24 .429 11.5
Cardinals 17 25 .405 12.5
Robins 16 27 .372 14.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Morgan 3
1 George Sisler 3
3 Jimmy Austin 2
3 Home Run Baker 2
3 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Pipp 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Demmitt 2
1 Harry Hooper 2
1 Wally Pipp 2
4 Ping Bodie 1
4 5 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Ainsmith 1
1 George Burns 1
1 Ray Chapman 1
1 Joe Judge 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 1.75
2 Eddie Cicotte 0.44
3 Bernie Boland 0.33
3 Bert Gallia 0.33
5 Dutch Leonard 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Urban Shocker 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 7
2 Eddie Cicotte 4
2 Bert Gallia 4
4 Bernie Boland 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Merkle .376
2 Red Smith .362
3 Home Run Baker .357
4 George Sisler .353
5 Tillie Walker .350

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 32
2 Braggo Roth 31
3 Fred Merkle 29
4 Walton Cruise 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 23
2 George Sisler 22
3 George Burns 21
4 Braggo Roth 18
5 Doug Baird 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dana Fillingim 0.51
2 Earl Hamilton 0.83
3 Walter Johnson 0.93
4 Frank Shellenback 1.13
5 Stan Coveleski 1.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 10
2 Carl Mays 9
2 Hippo Vaughn 9
4 Lefty Tyler 8
5 8 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 66
2 Carl Mays 50
3 Walter Johnson 49
4 Stan Coveleski 46
4 Guy Morton 46

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 .436
2 Ray Powell .429
3 Dode Paskert .410
4 Charlie Hollocher .405
5 Home Run Baker .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 4
2 Walton Cruise 3
3 Charlie Deal 2
4 Doug Baird 1
4 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 11
1 Dode Paskert 11
3 Del Pratt 10
4 Walton Cruise 9
4 Wally Pipp 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Hooper 7
2 Max Carey 6
2 Ray Chapman 6
2 Clyde Milan 6
2 George Sisler 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dana Fillingim 0.00
2 Bill Doak 0.27
3 Leon Cadore 0.53
4 Burleigh Grimes 0.62
5 Hippo Vaughn 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Frank Shellenback 4
4 Jim Bagby 3
4 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 26
2 Walter Johnson 17
3 Eddie Cicotte 15
3 Wilbur Cooper 15
3 3 others tied 15

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 .400
2 Les Mann .375
3 Red Smith .367
4 Al Wickland .361
5 George Burns .360

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walton Cruise 21
1 Sherry Magee 21
3 Dode Paskert 16
4 Home Run Baker 15
4 Joe Gedeon 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 15
2 Max Carey 13
3 Doug Baird 12
3 Braggo Roth 12
5 George Burns 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dana Fillingim 0.20
2 Walter Johnson 0.51
3 Frank Shellenback 0.82
4 Eddie Cicotte 1.02
5 Stan Coveleski 1.04

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 41
2 Stan Coveleski 32
3 Walter Johnson 31
4 Carl Mays 30
5 2 tied 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 3
2 Doc Ayers 2
2 George Mogridge 2
4 Fred Anderson 1
4 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .373
2 George Sisler .369
3 Tris Speaker .335
4 Red Smith .330
5 Edd Roush .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Home Run Baker 8
2 Walton Cruise 8
2 Dave Robertson 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 108
2 Heinie Zimmerman 93
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 90
4 Ty Cobb 89
4 Braggo Roth 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 64
2 Braggo Roth 55
3 Ty Cobb 54
4 George Burns 53
5 George Sisler 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 1.71
2 Pete Alexander 1.74
3 Pol Perritt 1.77
4 Walter Johnson 1.77
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 2 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 193
2 Walter Johnson 186
3 Eddie Cicotte 149
4 Pete Alexander 148
5 Stan Coveleski 138

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 6
1 Fritz Coumbe 6
1 Dave Danforth 6
4 Bernie Boland 5
4 2 others tied 5