On This Day

Monday, May 27, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	21	13	.618	--
Yankees	19	14	.576	1.5
White Sox	15	14	.517	3.5
Browns	16	15	.516	3.5
Indians	18	17	.514	3.5
Athletics	14	17	.452	5.5
Senators	15	19	.441	6.0
Tigers	9	18	.333	8.5

Games

White Sox 6, Red Sox 4

Yankees 7, Indians 1

Athletics 8, Browns 4

Senators 7, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	23	10	.697	--
Cubs	22	11	.667	1.0
Reds	20	17	.541	5.0
Pirates	15	15	.500	6.5
Phillies	14	18	.438	8.5
Braves	14	19	.424	9.0
Cardinals	12	21	.364	11.0
Robins	12	21	.364	11.0

Games

Cubs 7, Giants 3

Phillies 2, Reds 1

Braves 2, Pirates 1

Robins 1, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Les Mann	4
2	Larry Gardner	3
2	Harry Hooper	3
2	Nemo Leibold	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Heilmann	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Dugan	3
1	Wickey McAvoy	3
3	Eddie Ainsmith	2
3	Happy Felsch	2
3	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	2
2	Hal Chase	1
2	Mike Fitzgerald	1
2	Fritz Mollwitz	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Burleigh Grimes	4.00
2	Wilbur Cooper	0.78
3	Vean Gregg	0.44
4	Claude Hendrix	0.40
5	Pol Perritt	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Ayers	1
1	Vean Gregg	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Claude Hendrix	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	8
2	Wilbur Cooper	7
3	Vean Gregg	4
3	Claude Hendrix	4
3	Guy Morton	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Elmer Myers	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Smith	.397
2	Tillie Walker	.374
3	George Burns	.366
4	George Sisler	.361
5	Harry Hooper	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tillie Walker	5
2	George Burns	4
3	Babe Ruth	3
4	Home Run Baker	2
4	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	25
1	Fred Merkle	25
1	Braggo Roth	25
4	George Burns	20
4	4 others tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	18
2	George Burns	17
2	Max Carey	17
4	Braggo Roth	13
5	3 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dana Fillingim	0.77
2	Earl Hamilton	0.83
3	Walter Johnson	0.88
4	Bill Sherdel	1.10
5	Fred Toney	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bert Gallia	7
1	Walter Johnson	7
1	Carl Mays	7
1	Hippo Vaughn	7
5	8 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	47
2	Carl Mays	40
3	Guy Morton	36
4	Walter Johnson	35
5	Eric Erickson	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Anderson	2
1	Jim Bagby	2
1	Red Causey	2
1	Hod Eller	2
1	3 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tillie Walker	.467
2	Red Smith	.450
3	Jake Daubert	.444
4	Les Mann	.423
5	George Sisler	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tillie Walker	3
2	Walton Cruise	2
2	Harry Heilmann	2
2	Smoky Joe Wood	2
5	7 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	14
2	Walton Cruise	12
3	Joe Gedeon	10
3	Fred Merkle	10
5	George Whiteman	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	11
2	George Burns	7
3	Doug Baird	6
3	Max Carey	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.00
2	Hank Thormahlen	0.28
3	Dana Fillingim	0.33
4	Gene Packard	0.41
5	Carl Mays	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Bressler	3
1	Bullet Joe Bush	3
1	Dana Fillingim	3
1	Claude Hendrix	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	22
2	Eric Erickson	19
2	Guy Morton	19
4	Carl Mays	16
5	Stan Coveleski	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Anderson	1
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Hod Eller	1
1	Johnny Enzmann	1
1	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.409
2	Fred Merkle	.404
3	George Sisler	.402
4	Tillie Walker	.398
5	Red Smith	.392

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Merkle	22
2	Sherry Magee	20
3	Dode Paskert	18
4	Walton Cruise	17
4	2 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	18
2	Max Carey	12
2	Ty Cobb	12
4	George Burns	11
5	Doug Baird	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Thormahlen	0.22
2	Walter Johnson	0.45
3	Dana Fillingim	0.77
4	Earl Hamilton	1.00
5	Rube Marquard	1.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bert Gallia	6
1	Walter Johnson	6
1	Lefty Tyler	6
4	Rube Bressler	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	32
2	Eric Erickson	31
2	Guy Morton	31
4	Stan Coveleski	24
5	3 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	2
1	Hod Eller	2
1	Bob Geary	2
4	Fred Anderson	1
4	18 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.378
2	George Sisler	.365
3	Tris Speaker	.354
4	Red Smith	.335
5	Edd Roush	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Robertson	9
2	Bobby Veach	8
3	Home Run Baker	7
3	Gavvy Cravath	7
3	3 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	110
2	Ty Cobb	96
2	Heinie Zimmerman	96
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	92
5	2 tied	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	59
2	Ty Cobb	57
3	Braggo Roth	53
4	Eddie Collins	51
5	George Burns	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.71
2	Walter Johnson	1.76
3	Stan Coveleski	1.77
4	Fred Anderson	1.84
5	Pol Perritt	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	27
2	Carl Mays	26
3	Pete Alexander	25
4	Hippo Vaughn	24
5	Fred Toney	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	188
2	Hippo Vaughn	181
3	Pete Alexander	164
4	Eddie Cicotte	147
5	Dutch Leonard	134

Saves

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