On This Day

Monday, May 6, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 12 6 .667 --
Indians 9 7 .563 2.0
White Sox 7 6 .538 2.5
Yankees 9 8 .529 2.5
Tigers 6 6 .500 3.0
Athletics 6 9 .400 4.5
Browns 6 9 .400 4.5
Senators 6 10 .375 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 15 1 .938 --
Cubs 11 4 .733 3.5
Pirates 8 7 .533 6.5
Phillies 8 8 .500 7.0
Reds 7 11 .389 9.0
Cardinals 6 10 .375 9.0
Robins 6 10 .375 9.0
Braves 3 13 .188 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Burt Shotton 4
1 Ossie Vitt 4
3 Doug Baird 3
3 Home Run Baker 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee King 1
1 Babe Ruth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ping Bodie 5
2 Ray Schalk 3
2 Bobby Veach 3
2 Ossie Vitt 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Mollwitz 2
1 Bobby Veach 2
3 Max Carey 1
3 Lee Dressen 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eric Erickson 1.20
2 Dan Griner 1.00
3 Red Ames 0.67
4 Earl Hamilton 0.44
5 Joe Benz 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 Doc Ayers 1
1 Joe Benz 1
1 Eric Erickson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eric Erickson 6
2 Red Faber 5
3 Red Ames 4
3 Dan Griner 4
3 Earl Hamilton 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Faber 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Doyle .426
2 Tris Speaker .418
3 Home Run Baker .415
4 Harry Hooper .410
5 Chick Gandil .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doyle 2
1 Fred Luderus 2
1 Babe Ruth 2
4 Doug Baird 1
4 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doyle 18
2 Braggo Roth 17
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 16
4 George Burns 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 9
1 Max Carey 9
3 Tris Speaker 7
4 Braggo Roth 6
4 Amos Strunk 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Oeschger 0.53
2 Red Ames 0.55
3 Earl Hamilton 0.80
4 Bill Sherdel 0.92
5 2 tied 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Hamilton 5
2 Stan Coveleski 4
2 George Mogridge 4
2 Hippo Vaughn 4
2 Lefty Williams 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 23
2 Carl Mays 20
3 Burleigh Grimes 19
4 Jeff Tesreau 18
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Causey 2
1 Slim Sallee 2
3 Fred Anderson 1
3 Eddie Cicotte 1
3 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .383
2 Tris Speaker .351
3 George Sisler .348
4 Rogers Hornsby .328
5 Edd Roush .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Robertson 11
2 Gavvy Cravath 8
2 Wally Pipp 8
4 Home Run Baker 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 113
2 Heinie Zimmerman 103
3 Ty Cobb 102
4 Happy Felsch 100
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 55
2 Max Carey 54
3 Ray Chapman 53
3 Braggo Roth 53
5 Eddie Collins 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Anderson 1.54
2 Pete Alexander 1.65
3 Stan Coveleski 1.69
4 Pol Perritt 1.71
5 Eddie Cicotte 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 29
2 Eddie Cicotte 26
3 Carl Mays 25
4 Hippo Vaughn 24
5 Walter Johnson 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 194
2 Hippo Vaughn 182
3 Walter Johnson 181
4 Eddie Cicotte 153
5 Pete Schneider 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Danforth 8
2 Jim Bagby 7
3 Bernie Boland 6
3 Fritz Coumbe 6
5 2 tied 5