On This Day

Saturday, June 15, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	33	21	.611	--
Yankees	29	22	.569	2.5
Indians	29	25	.537	4.0
White Sox	25	22	.532	4.5
Browns	24	25	.490	6.5
Senators	26	28	.481	7.0
Athletics	19	30	.388	11.5
Tigers	17	29	.370	12.0

Games

Senators 3, White Sox 1

Indians 5, Athletics 2

Tigers 4, Yankees 0

Red Sox 8, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	33	14	.702	--
Giants	32	16	.667	1.5
Reds	23	26	.469	11.0
Braves	23	26	.469	11.0
Phillies	20	26	.435	12.5
Pirates	20	27	.426	13.0
Cardinals	19	26	.422	13.0
Robins	19	28	.404	14.0

Games

Cubs 6, Robins 1

Cardinals 4, Braves 3

Giants 8, Reds 7

Phillies 6, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ray Demmitt	4
1	Irish Meusel	4
3	Mike Gonzalez	3
3	Heinie Groh	3
3	Dave Shean	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Max Flack	1
1	Rogers Hornsby	1
1	Benny Kauff	1
1	Babe Ruth	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	Benny Kauff	3
3	Gavvy Cravath	2
3	Charlie Deal	2
3	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	2
1	Ray Chapman	2
3	Ty Cobb	1
3	George Cutshaw	1
3	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rudy Kallio	1.60
2	Red Faber	0.71
3	Claude Hendrix	0.50
4	Joe Oeschger	0.43
5	Lee Meadows	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Harry Harper	1
1	Claude Hendrix	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rudy Kallio	8
2	Red Faber	5
2	Allen Russell	5
4	Claude Hendrix	3
4	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Merkle	.379
2	George Sisler	.367
3	George Burns	.363
4	Red Smith	.355
5	Tillie Walker	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
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
4	Dode Paskert	31

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dana Fillingim	0.43
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	6 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	.429
2	George Sisler	.426
3	Nemo Leibold	.412
4	George Burns	.400
5	Ty Cobb	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	Walton Cruise	3
3	Gavvy Cravath	2
3	Charlie Deal	2
3	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	17
2	Bobby Veach	14
3	Fred Luderus	11
3	Dode Paskert	11
3	Wally Pipp	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	8
2	Harry Hooper	7
2	Clyde Milan	7
4	Ray Chapman	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dana Fillingim	0.00
1	Lee Meadows	0.00
3	Walter Johnson	0.25
4	Pol Perritt	0.31
5	Phil Douglas	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	4
1	Claude Hendrix	4
1	Pol Perritt	4
4	Eddie Cicotte	3
4	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rudy Kallio	23
2	Hooks Dauss	16
3	Bullet Joe Bush	15
3	Walter Johnson	15
3	2 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Ayers	2
1	Allen Russell	2
3	Eddie Cicotte	1
3	Hooks Dauss	1
3	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Merkle	.388
2	George Sisler	.387
3	George Burns	.382
4	Les Mann	.376
5	Charlie Hollocher	.370

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dode Paskert	19
1	Babe Ruth	19
3	Walton Cruise	18
4	Fred Luderus	17
5	3 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	15
2	Doug Baird	13
2	Max Carey	13
4	Ray Chapman	11
5	3 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dana Fillingim	0.20
2	Walter Johnson	0.68
3	Frank Shellenback	0.87
4	Stan Coveleski	0.95
5	Burleigh Grimes	1.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Hendrix	7
2	Carl Mays	6
2	Hank Thormahlen	6
4	Jim Bagby	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	46
2	Guy Morton	30
3	Bullet Joe Bush	28
3	Eddie Cicotte	28
3	Carl Mays	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	.372
2	George Sisler	.371
3	Tris Speaker	.342
4	Edd Roush	.328
5	Red Smith	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
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	115
2	Ty Cobb	93
3	Braggo Roth	92
3	Heinie Zimmerman	92
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	88

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	65
2	Ty Cobb	56
3	Braggo Roth	54
3	George Sisler	54
5	Ray Chapman	53

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Coveleski	1.64
2	Pol Perritt	1.66
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	25
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	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