On This Day

Tuesday, June 11, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 30 20 .600 --
Yankees 27 20 .574 1.5
White Sox 24 19 .558 2.5
Indians 26 24 .520 4.0
Browns 22 23 .489 5.5
Senators 24 26 .480 6.0
Athletics 18 27 .400 9.5
Tigers 15 27 .357 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 31 12 .721 --
Giants 29 15 .659 2.5
Reds 23 23 .500 9.5
Pirates 20 23 .465 11.0
Braves 20 25 .444 12.0
Phillies 18 25 .419 13.0
Cardinals 17 25 .405 13.5
Robins 17 27 .386 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Burns 5
2 Ed Konetchy 3
2 Fritz Mollwitz 3
2 Johnny Rawlings 3
5 23 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Gardner 3
1 Nemo Leibold 3
3 Ray Demmitt 2
3 Ed Konetchy 2
3 Ed Miller 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Nemo Leibold 2
1 Fritz Maisel 2
1 Bobby Veach 2
4 George Burns 1
4 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Davenport 0.56
2 Red Faber 0.38
3 Claude Hendrix 0.33
4 George Cunningham 0.29
5 Roy Sanders 0.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Adams 1
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Dave Davenport 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Davenport 5
1 Roy Sanders 5
3 Ray Caldwell 3
3 Red Faber 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Merkle .385
2 George Burns .365
3 Red Smith .363
4 George Sisler .354
5 Home Run Baker .353

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 32
2 Fred Merkle 31
2 Braggo Roth 31
4 Dode Paskert 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 23
1 George Sisler 23
3 George Burns 22
4 Braggo Roth 19
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 1.11
5 Stan Coveleski 1.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 10
1 Hippo Vaughn 10
3 Carl Mays 9
4 Bullet Joe Bush 8
4 Lefty Tyler 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 71
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 .486
2 Eddie Collins .381
3 Steve O'Neill .375
4 George Burns .364
5 2 tied .359

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 Dode Paskert 10
1 Del Pratt 10
3 Walton Cruise 9
3 Happy Felsch 9
3 Ed Konetchy 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Hooper 8
2 Ray Chapman 7
2 Clyde Milan 7
4 Max Carey 6
4 Braggo Roth 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dana Fillingim 0.00
2 Bill Doak 0.27
3 Frank Shellenback 0.49
4 Pol Perritt 0.50
5 Leon Cadore 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 4
1 Eddie Cicotte 4
3 Bill Doak 3
3 Claude Hendrix 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 24
2 Bullet Joe Bush 18
3 Eddie Cicotte 15
3 Urban Shocker 15
5 4 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Ayers 2
1 Allen Russell 2
3 Hooks Dauss 1
3 George Mogridge 1
3 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Merkle .439
2 Les Mann .382
3 George Burns .376
4 Tillie Walker .374
5 George Sisler .373

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walton Cruise 21
2 Sherry Magee 19
3 Dode Paskert 18
4 Fred Merkle 16
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 16
2 George Burns 12
2 Max Carey 12
4 Ray Chapman 11
4 Braggo Roth 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dana Fillingim 0.20
2 Walter Johnson 0.58
3 Frank Shellenback 0.80
4 Eddie Cicotte 1.02
5 Stan Coveleski 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Hendrix 6
2 Bullet Joe Bush 5
2 Walter Johnson 5
2 Carl Mays 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 46
2 Stan Coveleski 29
2 Eric Erickson 29
2 Guy Morton 29
5 Bullet Joe Bush 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Ayers 2
1 George Mogridge 2
1 Allen Russell 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 .368
3 Tris Speaker .335
4 Red Smith .328
5 Edd Roush .324

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 108
2 Heinie Zimmerman 93
3 Ty Cobb 91
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 90
5 Braggo Roth 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 64
2 Braggo Roth 56
3 George Burns 54
3 Ty Cobb 54
5 George Sisler 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pol Perritt 1.68
2 Stan Coveleski 1.76
3 Pete Alexander 1.76
4 Walter Johnson 1.77
5 Hippo Vaughn 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 29
2 Carl Mays 26
2 Hippo Vaughn 26
4 Jim Bagby 24
5 Eddie Cicotte 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 194
2 Walter Johnson 186
3 Eddie Cicotte 149
4 Pete Alexander 139
5 2 tied 136

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