On This Day

Friday, June 28, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 36 25 .590 --
Red Sox 37 28 .569 1.0
Indians 38 29 .567 1.0
Senators 36 31 .537 3.0
White Sox 29 31 .483 6.5
Browns 30 34 .469 7.5
Tigers 25 34 .424 10.0
Athletics 21 40 .344 15.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 41 17 .707 --
Giants 40 19 .678 1.5
Braves 29 32 .475 13.5
Phillies 27 31 .466 14.0
Pirates 26 32 .448 15.0
Robins 24 33 .421 16.5
Reds 24 34 .414 17.0
Cardinals 22 35 .386 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buck Weaver 4
2 Shano Collins 3
2 Happy Felsch 3
2 Rogers Hornsby 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Truck Hannah 1
1 Del Pratt 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Cy Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 4
2 Rogers Hornsby 3
2 Gene Paulette 3
2 Heinie Zimmerman 3
5 3 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Merito Acosta 1
1 George Burns 1
1 George Burns 1
1 Austin McHenry 1
1 Heinie Zimmerman 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Harry Harper 1.00
2 Rudy Kallio 0.67
3 Brad Hogg 0.62
4 Lee Meadows 0.50
5 Happy Finneran 0.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Benz 1
1 Fritz Coumbe 1
1 Al Demaree 1
1 Happy Finneran 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Happy Finneran 6
2 King Bader 5
2 Brad Hogg 5
4 Eddie Cicotte 4
4 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Merkle .362
2 George Sisler .357
3 George Burns .351
4 Home Run Baker .341
5 Red Smith .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 Tillie Walker 7
3 George Burns 5
3 Walton Cruise 5
3 Harry Heilmann 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 43
2 Fred Merkle 41
3 Braggo Roth 40
4 Fred Luderus 38
4 2 others tied 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 31
1 George Sisler 31
3 George Burns 25
3 Braggo Roth 25
5 Doug Baird 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 0.76
2 Dana Fillingim 1.52
3 Red Faber 1.56
4 Stan Coveleski 1.61
5 Hippo Vaughn 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 13
1 Hippo Vaughn 13
3 Carl Mays 12
4 Stan Coveleski 10
4 2 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 95
2 Walter Johnson 69
3 Guy Morton 66
4 Carl Mays 64
5 2 tied 60

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 4
1 George Mogridge 4
1 Allen Russell 4
4 Doc Ayers 3
5 9 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Zimmerman .468
2 Clyde Milan .431
3 Jimmy Johnston .422
4 Heinie Groh .421
5 Max Carey .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 3
1 Babe Ruth 3
3 Max Flack 2
3 Cliff Heathcote 2
3 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Pipp 17
2 Babe Ruth 16
3 Bobby Veach 13
4 Home Run Baker 11
4 Ty Cobb 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 7
2 Braggo Roth 6
2 George Sisler 6
4 Ray Chapman 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Demaree 0.23
2 Walter Johnson 0.29
3 Slim Sallee 0.35
4 Johnny Enzmann 0.41
5 Bernie Boland 0.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Harper 4
2 Jim Bagby 3
2 Bernie Boland 3
2 Stan Coveleski 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 24
2 Burleigh Grimes 23
3 Jim Shaw 18
4 Walter Johnson 17
4 Jakie May 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 2
1 Paul Carter 2
1 George Mogridge 2
4 Doc Ayers 1
4 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Clyde Milan .387
2 Heinie Groh .377
3 Fred Merkle .374
4 George Sisler .360
5 George Burns .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Gavvy Cravath 4
3 Walton Cruise 3
3 Cliff Heathcote 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Pipp 25
1 Babe Ruth 25
3 Bobby Veach 24
4 Fred Luderus 20
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 14
2 George Sisler 13
3 Ray Chapman 12
4 Braggo Roth 11
5 Doug Baird 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 0.60
2 Phil Douglas 0.68
3 Burleigh Grimes 0.83
4 Bill Doak 0.89
5 Al Demaree 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 6
1 Harry Harper 6
1 Walter Johnson 6
1 Pol Perritt 6
1 Hippo Vaughn 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 48
2 Walter Johnson 34
3 Burleigh Grimes 30
3 Rudy Kallio 30
3 Guy Morton 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Ayers 3
1 George Mogridge 3
3 Jim Bagby 2
3 Paul Carter 2
3 Allen Russell 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .368
2 Ty Cobb .362
3 Tris Speaker .336
4 Red Smith .330
5 Benny Kauff .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Gavvy Cravath 9
3 Harry Heilmann 8
3 Dave Robertson 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 118
2 Ty Cobb 96
3 Heinie Zimmerman 94
4 Braggo Roth 91
5 Del Pratt 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 67
2 George Sisler 57
3 Braggo Roth 56
4 Ray Chapman 53
5 George Burns 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.54
2 Pete Alexander 1.67
3 Stan Coveleski 1.74
4 Pol Perritt 1.80
5 Carl Mays 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 31
2 Carl Mays 27
3 Hippo Vaughn 26
4 Jim Bagby 25
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 203
2 Walter Johnson 176
3 Rube Marquard 143
4 Eddie Cicotte 140
5 Jim Shaw 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 7
2 Fritz Coumbe 6
3 Dave Danforth 5
4 Fred Anderson 4
4 6 others tied 4