Baseball44 On This Day: Monday, June 17, 1918

On This Day

Monday, June 17, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	34	22	.607	--
Yankees	30	22	.577	2.0
Indians	31	25	.554	3.0
White Sox	26	23	.531	4.5
Browns	25	26	.490	6.5
Senators	27	29	.482	7.0
Athletics	19	32	.373	12.5
Tigers	17	30	.362	12.5

Games

Senators 2, White Sox 1

Indians 6, Athletics 3

Yankees 5, Tigers 5

Red Sox 8, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	33	15	.688	--
Giants	33	16	.673	0.5
Braves	25	26	.490	9.5
Reds	23	27	.460	11.0
Phillies	21	26	.447	11.5
Pirates	20	28	.417	13.0
Robins	20	28	.417	13.0
Cardinals	19	28	.404	13.5

Games

Robins 4, Cubs 3

Braves 4, Cardinals 1

Braves 4, Cardinals 2

Giants 2, Reds 1

Phillies 9, Pirates 8

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jake Daubert	4
1	Red Smith	4
3	Carson Bigbee	3
3	George Cutshaw	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	1
1	Gavvy Cravath	1
1	George Cutshaw	1
1	Joe Evans	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jake Daubert	3
1	Joe Evans	3
1	Jimmy Smith	3
4	Dave Bancroft	2
4	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Wambsganss	2
2	Doug Baird	1
2	Max Carey	1
2	Hal Chase	1
2	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Stan Coveleski	1.17
2	Bill Upham	0.83
3	Art Nehf	0.71
4	Larry Cheney	0.64
5	Carl Mays	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Carl Mays	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Cheney	7
1	Stan Coveleski	7
3	Art Nehf	5
3	Bill Upham	5
5	Walter Johnson	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Merkle	.380
2	Red Smith	.363
3	George Sisler	.363
4	George Burns	.360
5	Benny Kauff	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Tillie Walker	6
3	George Burns	5
3	Walton Cruise	5
5	2 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	36
2	Braggo Roth	35
3	Fred Merkle	34
4	Fred Luderus	33
5	2 tied	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	27
2	George Sisler	26
3	George Burns	22
4	Doug Baird	20
4	Braggo Roth	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dana Fillingim	0.43
2	Earl Hamilton	0.83
3	Walter Johnson	0.87
4	Frank Shellenback	1.13
5	Stan Coveleski	1.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	11
1	Carl Mays	11
3	Hippo Vaughn	10
4	Art Nehf	9
5	8 tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	73
2	Guy Morton	59
3	Walter Johnson	56
4	Stan Coveleski	55
4	Carl Mays	55

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	.432
2	George Burns	.400
2	Fred Merkle	.400
4	Wickey McAvoy	.364
5	Hal Chase	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	4
2	Gavvy Cravath	3
3	George Burns	2
3	Walton Cruise	2
3	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	18
2	Bobby Veach	14
3	Wally Pipp	13
4	Fred Luderus	11
5	3 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	7
2	Doug Baird	6
2	Ray Chapman	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	0.26
5	Pol Perritt	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	4
1	Walter Johnson	4
3	Jim Bagby	3
3	Vean Gregg	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	21
2	Stan Coveleski	19
2	Rudy Kallio	19
4	Walter Johnson	17
4	Urban Shocker	17

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	.413
2	George Burns	.388
3	George Sisler	.381
4	Charlie Hollocher	.362
5	Les Mann	.360

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	15
2	Doug Baird	13
2	Max Carey	13
4	Ray Chapman	10
4	Harry Hooper	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dana Fillingim	0.20
2	Bill Doak	0.57
3	Walter Johnson	0.73
4	Frank Shellenback	0.87
5	Stan Coveleski	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Hendrix	7
2	Carl Mays	6
3	Jim Bagby	5
3	Eddie Cicotte	5
3	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	38
2	Guy Morton	36
3	Bullet Joe Bush	28
3	Stan Coveleski	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	11 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.368
2	Ty Cobb	.365
3	Tris Speaker	.342
4	Edd Roush	.331
5	Red Smith	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Gavvy Cravath	9
3	Walton Cruise	8
3	Harry Heilmann	8
3	Dave Robertson	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	114
2	Ty Cobb	92
2	Heinie Zimmerman	92
4	Braggo Roth	89
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	66
2	Ty Cobb	54
2	George Sisler	54
4	Braggo Roth	53
5	Ray Chapman	52

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Coveleski	1.63
2	Pol Perritt	1.66
3	Walter Johnson	1.68
4	Pete Alexander	1.75
5	Carl Mays	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	30
2	Carl Mays	28
3	Hippo Vaughn	26
4	Jim Bagby	24
5	Eddie Cicotte	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	196
2	Walter Johnson	175
3	Eddie Cicotte	145
4	Rube Marquard	141
5	Stan Coveleski	140

Saves

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