On This Day

Saturday, June 8, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	27	18	.600	--
Red Sox	28	19	.596	0.0
White Sox	22	18	.550	2.5
Indians	25	23	.521	3.5
Browns	20	22	.476	5.5
Senators	22	25	.468	6.0
Athletics	17	25	.405	8.5
Tigers	14	25	.359	10.0

Games

Athletics 3, White Sox 2

Indians 3, Red Sox 1

Senators 5, Tigers 3

Yankees 4, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	29	12	.707	--
Giants	29	14	.674	1.0
Reds	23	22	.511	8.0
Pirates	19	22	.463	10.0
Braves	19	24	.442	11.0
Phillies	18	24	.429	11.5
Cardinals	17	25	.405	12.5
Robins	16	27	.372	14.0

Games

Pirates 7, Robins 1

Robins 2, Pirates 1

Braves 1, Reds 0

Giants 8, Cardinals 1

Cardinals 4, Giants 2

Cubs 6, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Otto Miller	5
1	Gene Paulette	5
3	George Burns	4
3	Ross Youngs	4
5	8 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walton Cruise	1
1	Charlie Deal	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	2
1	Shano Collins	2
1	Charlie Deal	2
1	Tim Hendryx	2
1	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	3
2	Benny Kauff	2
2	Amos Strunk	2
4	Home Run Baker	1
4	15 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Leon Cadore	1.50
2	Lefty Tyler	1.25
3	Fred Toney	0.80
4	Harry Harper	0.71
5	Guy Morton	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	Vean Gregg	1
1	Harry Harper	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Harper	5
1	Carl Mays	5
1	Guy Morton	5
1	Allan Sothoron	5
1	Lefty Tyler	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Merkle	.376
2	Red Smith	.362
3	Home Run Baker	.354
4	George Burns	.352
5	Tillie Walker	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Tillie Walker	6
3	George Burns	5
3	Walton Cruise	5
5	2 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	32
2	Braggo Roth	31
3	Fred Merkle	29
4	Walton Cruise	28
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	23
2	George Sisler	22
3	George Burns	21
4	Braggo Roth	18
5	Doug Baird	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dana Fillingim	0.51
2	Earl Hamilton	0.83
3	Walter Johnson	1.00
4	Frank Shellenback	1.13
5	Stan Coveleski	1.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	9
1	Carl Mays	9
1	Hippo Vaughn	9
4	Lefty Tyler	8
5	7 tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	66
2	Carl Mays	50
3	Guy Morton	46
4	Stan Coveleski	44
4	Eric Erickson	44

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	4
2	Fred Anderson	2
2	Doc Ayers	2
2	Jim Bagby	2
2	5 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Merkle	.452
2	Dode Paskert	.429
2	Ray Powell	.429
4	Home Run Baker	.397
5	Charlie Hollocher	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	4
2	Walton Cruise	3
3	Charlie Deal	2
4	Doug Baird	1
4	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dode Paskert	15
2	Walton Cruise	13
3	Happy Felsch	10
3	Del Pratt	10
5	Home Run Baker	9

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dana Fillingim	0.00
2	Bill Doak	0.27
3	Stan Coveleski	0.32
4	Leon Cadore	0.53
5	George Mogridge	0.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Shellenback	4
2	Jim Bagby	3
2	Eddie Cicotte	3
2	Bill Doak	3
2	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	26
2	Burleigh Grimes	18
3	Wilbur Cooper	15
3	Vean Gregg	15
5	3 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Ayers	2
1	Allen Russell	2
3	Hooks Dauss	1
3	George Mogridge	1
3	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Merkle	.410
2	Red Smith	.373
3	George Burns	.370
4	Al Wickland	.368
5	Tillie Walker	.364

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walton Cruise	21
1	Sherry Magee	21
3	Fred Merkle	17
3	Dode Paskert	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	15
2	Doug Baird	13
2	Max Carey	13
4	Braggo Roth	12
5	George Burns	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dana Fillingim	0.51
2	Walter Johnson	0.57
3	Frank Shellenback	0.82
4	Stan Coveleski	0.91
5	Eddie Cicotte	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	6
1	Carl Mays	6
1	Hank Thormahlen	6
4	Bunny Hearn	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	43
2	Guy Morton	35
3	Eric Erickson	34
4	Stan Coveleski	30
4	Carl Mays	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	3
2	Doc Ayers	2
2	Jim Bagby	2
2	George Mogridge	2
5	14 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.376
2	George Sisler	.367
3	Tris Speaker	.334
4	Red Smith	.330
5	Edd Roush	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Home Run Baker	8
2	Walton Cruise	8
2	Dave Robertson	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	108
2	Heinie Zimmerman	93
3	Ty Cobb	91
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	91
5	Braggo Roth	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	65
2	Ty Cobb	55
2	Braggo Roth	55
4	George Burns	53
5	George Sisler	52

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Coveleski	1.69
2	Pete Alexander	1.74
3	Pol Perritt	1.77
4	Walter Johnson	1.82
5	Hippo Vaughn	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	28
2	Carl Mays	26
3	Hippo Vaughn	25
4	Pete Alexander	23
4	Jim Bagby	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	193
2	Walter Johnson	179
3	Pete Alexander	148
4	Eddie Cicotte	145
5	Rube Marquard	143

Saves

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