Cleveland Indians centerfielder Tris Speaker executes the fourth unassisted double play of his career in Cleveland’s 8 – 4 loss to the Chicago White Sox.
1918 – The New York Giants’ 9-0 start and the Brooklyn Robins’ 0-9 losing streak are both stopped, as the Robins win, 5 – 3, in the opening game of a doubleheader behind Larry Cheney’s strong pitching.
1918 – The American League season opens with Babe Ruth pitching a four-hit, 7 – 1, victory over the Philadelphia Athletics. Boston Red Sox manager Ed Barrow will start Ruth’s conversion to slugger later that season by working him into 72 games in the outfield and at first base.
On April 7, 1918, future Hall of Famer Bobby Doerr is born in Los Angeles, California. The hard-hitting second baseman will bat .288 in 14 seasons with the Boston Red Sox. Doerr will reach the 100-RBI mark six times during his career. Doerr will gain Hall of Fame honors in 1986. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Play by Play, Box Scores,…
The Phillies trade infielder Bert Niehoff (.255, 2, 42) and send cash to the Cardinals for rookie right-hander Mule Watson. Niehoff will play just one more season before retiring, while Watson will pitch two seasons with Philadelphia, posting a 7-11 record, before being traded to the Braves.
1918 – The New York Yankees purchase first baseman “Tioga” George Burns from the Detroit Tigers and immediately trade him to the Philadelphia Athletics for outfielder Ping Bodie.
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