On This Day

Thursday, May 16, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 16 10 .615 --
Yankees 14 11 .560 1.5
White Sox 12 10 .545 2.0
Indians 13 12 .520 2.5
Senators 11 13 .458 4.0
Athletics 11 13 .458 4.0
Browns 10 12 .455 4.0
Tigers 7 13 .350 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 19 5 .792 --
Cubs 14 9 .609 4.5
Reds 14 12 .538 6.0
Pirates 12 11 .522 6.5
Phillies 11 11 .500 7.0
Cardinals 9 14 .391 9.5
Robins 8 15 .348 10.5
Braves 7 17 .292 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Hollocher 3
1 Les Mann 3
1 Edd Roush 3
1 Lefty Tyler 3
1 Tillie Walker 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Hooper 1
1 Braggo Roth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Erskine Mayer 3
2 Shano Collins 2
2 Larry Gardner 2
2 Charlie Hollocher 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Merlin Kopp 2
2 Home Run Baker 1
2 Eddie Foster 1
2 Larry Gardner 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carl Mays 0.57
2 Bert Gallia 0.36
3 Jeff Tesreau 0.33
3 Fred Toney 0.33
5 Pat Ragan 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 Vean Gregg 1
1 Erskine Mayer 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Gallia 4
1 Carl Mays 4
3 Jim Bagby 3
3 Roy Sanders 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Oeschger 1
1 Scott Perry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .391
2 Red Smith .382
3 Tillie Walker .368
4 Fred Merkle .364
5 Benny Kauff .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tillie Walker 4
2 George Burns 3
2 Babe Ruth 3
4 Home Run Baker 2
4 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Braggo Roth 24
2 Home Run Baker 22
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 20
4 Fred Merkle 19
5 3 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 13
2 George Burns 12
3 Braggo Roth 11
3 George Sisler 11
5 Tris Speaker 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Hamilton 0.83
2 Walter Johnson 0.98
3 Bill Sherdel 1.08
4 Jeff Tesreau 1.23
5 Red Ames 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Hamilton 6
1 Walter Johnson 6
3 Jesse Barnes 5
3 Stan Coveleski 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 32
2 Carl Mays 28
3 Stan Coveleski 27
3 Hippo Vaughn 27
5 Jeff Tesreau 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Causey 2
1 Hod Eller 2
1 Bob Geary 2
1 Allen Russell 2
1 Slim Sallee 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .485
2 Fred Merkle .449
3 Tillie Walker .440
4 Sherry Magee .396
5 Jimmy Johnston .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tillie Walker 4
2 Babe Ruth 3
3 George Burns 2
3 Al Wickland 2
5 16 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Burns 12
1 Sherry Magee 12
1 Fred Merkle 12
4 Dode Paskert 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 9
2 Max Carey 8
3 Braggo Roth 7
4 Merlin Kopp 6
5 George Burns 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hank Thormahlen 0.00
1 Johnny Enzmann 0.00
3 Pol Perritt 0.50
4 Walter Johnson 0.63
5 Hod Eller 0.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 4
2 Bert Gallia 3
2 Earl Hamilton 3
2 Slim Love 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 17
2 Stan Coveleski 16
2 Eric Erickson 16
2 Guy Morton 16
2 Allan Sothoron 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hod Eller 2
1 Bob Geary 2
3 Jim Bagby 1
3 Fritz Coumbe 1
3 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .380
2 Tris Speaker .360
3 George Sisler .347
4 Edd Roush .338
5 Bobby Veach .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Robertson 10
2 Home Run Baker 8
2 Bobby Veach 8
4 Gavvy Cravath 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 115
2 Ty Cobb 99
2 Heinie Zimmerman 99
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 94
5 Happy Felsch 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 57
2 Braggo Roth 55
3 Ty Cobb 54
4 Eddie Collins 51
5 Ray Chapman 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.68
2 Pol Perritt 1.69
3 Stan Coveleski 1.78
4 Walter Johnson 1.86
5 Eddie Cicotte 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 27
2 Walter Johnson 26
2 Carl Mays 26
4 Eddie Cicotte 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 188
2 Pete Alexander 179
3 Hippo Vaughn 170
4 Eddie Cicotte 144
5 Pete Schneider 135

Saves

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