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Events of Wednesday, May 8, 1918

5-7-1918 5-9-1918   5-8-1917 5-8-1919 

CLE A    0  0  3    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   5  6  2
CHI A    0  2  2    0  3  0    0  2  x  -   9 13  1

BOX+PBP
WP: Shellenback (1-0)
LP: Coumbe (2-2)
SV: Williams (1)

STL A    1  0  2    1  2  0    2  0  0  -   8 12  1
DET A    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  3  1

BOX+PBP
WP: Sothoron (2-2)
LP: James (1-3)

NY  A    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  3
PHI A    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  3  x  -   5 10  2

BOX+PBP
WP: Perry (3-2)
LP: Caldwell (0-1)
HR: Perkins (1)

BOS A    0  1  0    2  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  9  2
WAS A    0  0  0    0  8  5    0  1  x  -  14 17  1

BOX+PBP
WP: Shaw (1-3)
LP: Bush (3-2)
SV: Harper (1)

BRO N    0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  8  0
BOS N    0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  2  -   4  9  3

BOX+PBP
WP: Nehf (3-3)
LP: Coombs (2-3)
HR: Wickland (1)

PHI N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   2  9  3
NY  N    0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  6  3

BOX+PBP
WP: Perritt (3-0)
LP: Prendergast (1-4)

CHI N    2  0  3    0  1  0    2  0  0  -   8 11  1
PIT N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  5  3

BOX+PBP
WP: Tyler (3-1)
LP: Cooper (1-2)
HR: Mann (1)

CIN N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  9  -   9  7  2
STL N    0  1  1    0  3  1    0  0  0  -   6  8  1

BOX+PBP
WP: Regan (1-2)
LP: May (2-1)
SV: Eller (1)

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Standings At Close of Play of May 8, 1918

NL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Giants                 18   17    1    0  .944     -   113   41
Chicago Cubs                    17   12    5    0  .706   4.5    75   52
Pittsburgh Pirates              17    9    8    0  .529   7.5    60   54
Philadelphia Phillies           18    8   10    0  .444   9.0    53   78
Cincinnati Reds                 20    8   12    0  .400  10.0    65   88
St. Louis Cardinals             18    7   11    0  .389  10.0    57   63
Brooklyn Robins                 18    6   12    0  .333  11.0    57   93
Boston Braves                   18    5   13    0  .278  12.0    68   79

AL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Boston Red Sox                  20   12    8    0  .600     -    76   77
Cleveland Indians               18   10    8    0  .556   1.0    85   83
Chicago White Sox               15    8    7    0  .533   1.5    87   62
New York Yankees                19   10    9    0  .526   1.5    92   80
St. Louis Browns                17    8    9    0  .471   2.5    68   69
Washington Senators             18    8   10    0  .444   3.0    85   84
Detroit Tigers                  14    6    8    0  .429   3.0    55   81
Philadelphia Athletics          17    7   10    0  .412   3.5    50   62

ML League Leaders 

Debuts on This Date

Team   Player Name  (Age)
CHI A  Frank Shellenback (19)

Last Games on This Date

Team   Player Name  (Age)
BOS A  Weldon Wyckoff (27)

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Transactions

Brooklyn Robins sold Frank O'Rourke to New London (Eastern). (date approximate)

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