On This Day

Wednesday, June 12, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	31	20	.608	--
Yankees	27	21	.563	2.5
White Sox	24	20	.545	3.5
Indians	27	24	.529	4.0
Senators	25	26	.490	6.0
Browns	22	24	.478	6.5
Athletics	19	27	.413	9.5
Tigers	15	28	.349	12.0

Games

Red Sox 7, White Sox 0

Indians 7, Yankees 5

Athletics 4, Tigers 3

Senators 6, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	31	13	.705	--
Giants	30	15	.667	1.5
Reds	23	23	.500	9.0
Braves	21	25	.457	11.0
Pirates	20	24	.455	11.0
Phillies	18	25	.419	12.5
Cardinals	17	25	.405	13.0
Robins	17	27	.386	14.0

Games

Braves 1, Pirates 0

Giants 1, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harry Hooper	4
2	Joe Evans	3
2	Frank Gilhooley	3
2	Les Mann	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Hooper	3
1	Braggo Roth	3
3	Wickey McAvoy	2
3	Tris Speaker	2
3	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	2
2	Max Carey	1
2	George Cutshaw	1
2	Max Flack	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Tyler	1.00
2	Guy Morton	0.78
3	Dave Danforth	0.40
4	Rudy Kallio	0.36
5	Carl Mays	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dana Fillingim	1
1	Vean Gregg	1
1	Carl Mays	1
1	Guy Morton	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	7
2	Rudy Kallio	4
2	Lefty Tyler	4
4	Vean Gregg	3
5	4 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Walter Johnson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Merkle	.380
2	George Burns	.365
3	Red Smith	.364
4	George Sisler	.361
5	Home Run Baker	.346

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	Braggo Roth	34
2	Home Run Baker	32
3	Fred Merkle	31
4	Dode Paskert	29
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	25
2	Max Carey	24
3	George Burns	22
4	Braggo Roth	19
5	Doug Baird	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dana Fillingim	0.44
2	Earl Hamilton	0.83
3	Walter Johnson	0.92
4	Frank Shellenback	1.11
5	Stan Coveleski	1.28

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	71
2	Guy Morton	53
3	Carl Mays	52
4	Walter Johnson	51
5	Stan Coveleski	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	.462
2	Wickey McAvoy	.382
3	George Burns	.382
4	Eddie Collins	.381
5	Steve O'Neill	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	4
2	Walton Cruise	3
3	Charlie Deal	2
4	Doug Baird	1
4	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dode Paskert	10
2	Walton Cruise	9
2	Happy Felsch	9
2	Ed Konetchy	9
2	Braggo Roth	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Hooper	9
2	Max Carey	7
2	Ray Chapman	7
2	Clyde Milan	7
2	George Sisler	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dana Fillingim	0.00
2	Bill Doak	0.27
3	Pol Perritt	0.33
4	Frank Shellenback	0.49
5	Leon Cadore	0.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	4
2	Jim Bagby	3
2	Bill Doak	3
2	Vean Gregg	3
2	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	24
2	Guy Morton	17
3	Walter Johnson	16
3	Urban Shocker	16
5	Rudy Kallio	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Ayers	2
1	Allen Russell	2
3	Hooks Dauss	1
3	Walter Johnson	1
3	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Merkle	.429
2	Les Mann	.398
3	George Sisler	.383
4	George Burns	.375
5	Tillie Walker	.363

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	Harry Hooper	16
4	Fred Merkle	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	18
2	Max Carey	13
3	George Burns	12
4	Ray Chapman	11
4	Braggo Roth	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dana Fillingim	0.17
2	Walter Johnson	0.57
3	Frank Shellenback	0.80
4	Eddie Cicotte	1.02
5	Stan Coveleski	1.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Hendrix	6
1	Carl Mays	6
3	Bullet Joe Bush	5
3	Dana Fillingim	5
3	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	46
2	Guy Morton	36
3	Stan Coveleski	29
3	Eric Erickson	29
5	3 tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Ayers	2
1	George Mogridge	2
1	Allen Russell	2
4	Fred Anderson	1
4	15 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.371
2	George Sisler	.370
3	Tris Speaker	.338
4	Red Smith	.329
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
3	Braggo Roth	91
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	65
2	Braggo Roth	56
3	George Sisler	55
4	Ty Cobb	54
5	George Burns	52

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pol Perritt	1.61
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	27
3	Hippo Vaughn	26
4	Jim Bagby	24
5	Eddie Cicotte	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	194
2	Walter Johnson	188
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