On This Day

Wednesday, June 5, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	27	17	.614	--
Yankees	24	18	.571	2.0
White Sox	21	17	.553	3.0
Browns	20	19	.513	4.5
Indians	23	22	.511	4.5
Senators	20	24	.455	7.0
Athletics	16	24	.400	9.0
Tigers	13	23	.361	10.0

Games

White Sox 4, Athletics 3

Indians 5, Red Sox 4

Senators 5, Tigers 4

Yankees 5, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	28	12	.700	--
Cubs	27	12	.692	0.5
Reds	23	21	.523	7.0
Pirates	18	20	.474	9.0
Phillies	18	22	.450	10.0
Braves	18	24	.429	11.0
Cardinals	15	24	.385	12.5
Robins	14	26	.350	14.0

Games

Robins 2, Cardinals 0

Cubs 7, Braves 3

Giants 4, Pirates 3

Reds 7, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Les Mann	4
2	Hal Chase	3
2	Fred Merkle	3
2	Ivy Olson	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Max Carey	1
1	Gavvy Cravath	1
1	Patsy McGaffigan	1
1	Babe Ruth	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dode Paskert	3
1	Roger Peckinpaugh	3
3	Rube Bressler	2
3	Gavvy Cravath	2
3	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	2
1	Ivy Olson	2
1	Del Pratt	2
4	Eddie Collins	1
4	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Ames	0.86
2	Al Demaree	0.67
3	Grover Lowdermilk	0.56
4	Wilbur Cooper	0.40
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Rube Bressler	1
1	Leon Cadore	1
1	Red Causey	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ames	6
2	Grover Lowdermilk	5
3	Wilbur Cooper	4
3	Al Demaree	4
3	Claude Hendrix	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Merkle	.378
2	Red Smith	.369
3	Tillie Walker	.360
4	Home Run Baker	.355
5	George Sisler	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Tillie Walker	6
3	George Burns	5
4	Home Run Baker	3
4	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	29
1	Braggo Roth	29
3	Fred Merkle	28
4	George Burns	25
4	3 others tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	23
2	George Sisler	22
3	George Burns	18
4	Doug Baird	16
5	Braggo Roth	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dana Fillingim	0.51
2	Earl Hamilton	0.83
3	Walter Johnson	1.00
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.31
5	Stan Coveleski	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	9
1	Carl Mays	9
1	Hippo Vaughn	9
4	Rube Bressler	7
4	6 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	66
2	Carl Mays	45
3	Eric Erickson	44
4	Walter Johnson	42
5	Guy Morton	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	4
2	Fred Anderson	2
2	Jim Bagby	2
2	Red Causey	2
2	4 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Merkle	.450
2	Eddie Murphy	.444
3	Ray Powell	.424
4	Ivey Wingo	.405
5	Dode Paskert	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	4
2	Smoky Joe Wood	3
3	Walton Cruise	2
3	Tillie Walker	2
5	15 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dode Paskert	13
2	Walton Cruise	11
3	Happy Felsch	10
4	Fred Luderus	9
5	4 tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doug Baird	8
1	George Sisler	8
3	Max Carey	7
4	Harry Hooper	6
5	Ray Chapman	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Doak	0.00
2	Dana Fillingim	0.33
3	Sad Sam Jones	0.53
4	Hippo Vaughn	0.67
5	Stan Coveleski	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Hendrix	4
2	Jim Bagby	3
2	Eddie Cicotte	3
2	Bunny Hearn	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	26
2	Eric Erickson	22
3	Eddie Cicotte	18
4	Burleigh Grimes	17
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	2
2	Doc Ayers	1
2	George Mogridge	1
2	Elmer Myers	1
2	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Merkle	.437
2	Al Wickland	.398
3	Tillie Walker	.376
4	Les Mann	.371
5	Eddie Collins	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Tillie Walker	5
3	George Burns	4
4	Walton Cruise	3
4	Smoky Joe Wood	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	22
2	Al Wickland	20
3	Walton Cruise	18
3	Fred Merkle	18
5	Dode Paskert	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	18
2	Max Carey	15
3	Doug Baird	13
4	George Burns	9
4	Braggo Roth	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dana Fillingim	0.51
2	Walter Johnson	0.75
3	Hank Thormahlen	1.05
4	Stan Coveleski	1.15
5	Eddie Cicotte	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	7
2	Carl Mays	6
3	Bunny Hearn	5
3	Claude Hendrix	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	43
2	Eric Erickson	40
3	Guy Morton	30
4	Walter Johnson	27
5	3 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	3
2	Jim Bagby	2
2	Hod Eller	2
2	George Mogridge	2
5	17 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.382
2	George Sisler	.367
3	Tris Speaker	.337
4	Edd Roush	.332
5	Red Smith	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Home Run Baker	8
2	Dave Robertson	8
2	Bobby Veach	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	108
2	Heinie Zimmerman	96
3	Ty Cobb	94
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	91
5	Braggo Roth	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	65
2	Ty Cobb	56
3	Braggo Roth	53
4	George Sisler	52
5	Eddie Collins	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.69
2	Stan Coveleski	1.74
3	Walter Johnson	1.79
4	Pol Perritt	1.80
5	Hippo Vaughn	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	29
2	Carl Mays	27
3	Hippo Vaughn	25
4	Pete Alexander	24
5	Jim Bagby	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	193
2	Walter Johnson	186
3	Pete Alexander	155
4	Eddie Cicotte	151
5	Rube Marquard	138

Saves

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