On This Day

Friday, June 14, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	32	21	.604	--
Yankees	29	21	.580	1.5
White Sox	25	21	.543	3.5
Indians	28	25	.528	4.0
Browns	24	24	.500	5.5
Senators	25	28	.472	7.0
Athletics	19	29	.396	10.5
Tigers	16	29	.356	12.0

Games

White Sox 7, Senators 4

Indians 4, Athletics 2

Yankees 11, Tigers 6

Browns 5, Red Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	32	14	.696	--
Giants	31	16	.660	1.5
Reds	23	25	.479	10.0
Braves	23	25	.479	10.0
Pirates	20	26	.435	12.0
Phillies	19	26	.422	12.5
Robins	19	27	.413	13.0
Cardinals	18	26	.409	13.0

Games

Robins 2, Reds 1

Braves 7, Pirates 6

Giants 7, Cubs 0

Phillies 2, Cardinals 1

Cardinals 6, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Cliff Heathcote	4
1	Rogers Hornsby	4
1	Nemo Leibold	4
1	Irish Meusel	4
1	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	1
1	Wally Rehg	1
1	Al Wickland	1
1	Ross Youngs	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	4
2	Rogers Hornsby	3
2	Wally Rehg	3
2	Babe Ruth	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Irish Meusel	2
1	Red Smyth	2
1	Ralph Young	2
4	Bert Adams	1
4	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Burleigh Grimes	1.00
2	Al Demaree	0.75
3	Frank Shellenback	0.55
4	Jakie May	0.53
5	Bill Doak	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Demaree	1
1	Johnny Enzmann	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Jakie May	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jakie May	9
2	Burleigh Grimes	7
3	Frank Shellenback	6
4	Dixie Davis	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	George Mogridge	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Merkle	.382
2	George Burns	.370
3	George Sisler	.366
4	Red Smith	.363
5	Home Run Baker	.345

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Braggo Roth	35
2	Home Run Baker	34
3	Fred Merkle	33
4	Fred Luderus	31
5	Dode Paskert	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	26
2	Max Carey	24
3	George Burns	22
4	Doug Baird	19
4	Braggo Roth	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dana Fillingim	0.44
2	Earl Hamilton	0.83
3	Walter Johnson	0.86
4	Frank Shellenback	1.13
5	Stan Coveleski	1.32

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	73
2	Guy Morton	53
3	Walter Johnson	52
3	Carl Mays	52
5	Stan Coveleski	48

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	4
2	George Mogridge	3
3	Fred Anderson	2
3	Doc Ayers	2
3	6 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Merkle	.447
2	George Burns	.431
3	George Sisler	.400
4	Nemo Leibold	.395
5	Clyde Milan	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	4
2	Walton Cruise	3
3	Gavvy Cravath	2
3	Charlie Deal	2
3	Harry Heilmann	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	13
2	Babe Ruth	12
3	Fred Luderus	11
3	Wally Pipp	11
5	2 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	8
2	Harry Hooper	7
2	Clyde Milan	7
4	Doug Baird	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dana Fillingim	0.00
2	Walter Johnson	0.25
3	Pol Perritt	0.33
4	Phil Douglas	0.50
5	Leon Cadore	0.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	4
2	Jim Bagby	3
2	Vean Gregg	3
2	Claude Hendrix	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	17
2	Hooks Dauss	16
2	Urban Shocker	16
4	Bullet Joe Bush	15
4	3 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Ayers	2
1	Allen Russell	2
3	Eddie Cicotte	1
3	Hooks Dauss	1
3	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Burns	.404
2	Fred Merkle	.393
3	George Sisler	.387
4	Les Mann	.380
5	Charlie Hollocher	.360

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walton Cruise	19
1	Fred Luderus	19
3	Harry Hooper	18
3	Dode Paskert	18
5	Ed Konetchy	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	17
2	Doug Baird	13
2	Max Carey	13
4	George Burns	11
5	4 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dana Fillingim	0.20
2	Walter Johnson	0.51
3	Frank Shellenback	0.87
4	Stan Coveleski	1.12
5	Rube Marquard	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Hendrix	6
1	Carl Mays	6
1	Hank Thormahlen	6
4	Vean Gregg	5
4	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	46
2	Stan Coveleski	31
3	Guy Morton	30
4	Walter Johnson	29
5	4 tied	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	.371
2	George Sisler	.371
3	Tris Speaker	.342
4	Edd Roush	.327
5	Red Smith	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Gavvy Cravath	8
2	Walton Cruise	8
2	Harry Heilmann	8
2	Dave Robertson	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	114
2	Ty Cobb	93
2	Heinie Zimmerman	93
4	Braggo Roth	92
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	88

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	64
2	Ty Cobb	55
2	George Sisler	55
4	Braggo Roth	54
5	2 tied	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pol Perritt	1.61
2	Stan Coveleski	1.64
3	Pete Alexander	1.75
4	Walter Johnson	1.76
5	Carl Mays	1.90

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	196
2	Walter Johnson	181
3	Eddie Cicotte	144
4	Rube Marquard	141
5	Dutch Leonard	137

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