On This Day

Sunday, June 16, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 33 22 .600 --
Yankees 30 22 .577 1.5
Indians 30 25 .545 3.0
White Sox 26 22 .542 3.5
Browns 25 25 .500 5.5
Senators 26 29 .473 7.0
Athletics 19 31 .380 11.5
Tigers 17 30 .362 12.0

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Murphy 2
1 Steve O'Neill 2
1 Roger Peckinpaugh 2
1 Del Pratt 2
1 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Pipp 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rube Oldring 2
1 Wally Pipp 2
3 Home Run Baker 1
3 Ray Chapman 1
3 9 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Veach 2
2 Ernie Johnson 1
2 Eddie Murphy 1
2 Braggo Roth 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Guy Morton 1.50
2 Dutch Leonard 0.62
3 Urban Shocker 0.50
4 Eddie Cicotte 0.40
5 Nick Altrock 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Guy Morton 1
1 Urban Shocker 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Guy Morton 6
2 Dutch Leonard 5
2 Urban Shocker 5
4 Nick Altrock 3
4 Eric Erickson 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Mogridge 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Merkle .379
2 George Sisler .365
3 George Burns .362
4 Red Smith .355
5 Home Run Baker .337

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 Home Run Baker 35
1 Braggo Roth 35
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 Braggo Roth 20
5 Doug Baird 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 7 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 73
2 Guy Morton 59
3 Walter Johnson 52
3 Carl Mays 52
5 Stan Coveleski 48

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nemo Leibold .412
2 George Burns .407
3 Fred Merkle .395
4 Gene Paulette .394
5 George Sisler .377

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 17
2 Bobby Veach 14
3 Wally Pipp 13
4 Harry Hooper 10
4 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 7
2 Ray Chapman 6
2 Harry Hooper 6
2 Braggo Roth 6
2 George Sisler 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Marquard 0.00
1 Dana Fillingim 0.00
1 Lee Meadows 0.00
4 Walter Johnson 0.25
5 Pol Perritt 0.45

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Guy Morton 21
2 Rudy Kallio 19
3 Urban Shocker 18
4 Hooks Dauss 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Ayers 2
1 George Mogridge 2
3 Eddie Cicotte 1
3 Hooks Dauss 1
3 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Merkle .395
2 George Burns .392
3 George Sisler .387
4 Les Mann .360
5 Charlie Hollocher .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Walton Cruise 4
2 Harry Heilmann 4
4 Smoky Joe Wood 3
5 6 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dode Paskert 19
2 Babe Ruth 18
3 Walton Cruise 17
3 Fred Luderus 17
3 Wally Pipp 17

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 Eddie Cicotte 1.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Hendrix 7
2 Jim Bagby 5
2 Eddie Cicotte 5
2 Dutch Leonard 5
2 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 46
2 Guy Morton 36
3 Eddie Cicotte 30
4 Bullet Joe Bush 28
5 2 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Mogridge 3
2 Doc Ayers 2
2 Allen Russell 2
4 Fred Anderson 1
4 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .369
2 Ty Cobb .367
3 Tris Speaker .341
4 Edd Roush .330
5 Red Smith .320

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 114
2 Ty Cobb 93
3 Heinie Zimmerman 92
4 Braggo Roth 91
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 65
2 Braggo Roth 55
3 Ty Cobb 54
3 George Sisler 54
5 Ray Chapman 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 1.62
2 Pol Perritt 1.66
3 Walter Johnson 1.70
4 Pete Alexander 1.75
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 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 196
2 Walter Johnson 171
3 Eddie Cicotte 146
4 Rube Marquard 141
5 Pete Alexander 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 6
1 Fritz Coumbe 6
1 Dave Danforth 6
4 Allen Russell 5
4 Slim Sallee 5