On This Day

Friday, June 21, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	36	24	.600	--
Yankees	31	24	.564	2.5
Indians	33	27	.550	3.0
White Sox	27	25	.519	5.0
Senators	30	30	.500	6.0
Browns	25	29	.463	8.0
Tigers	20	30	.400	11.0
Athletics	21	34	.382	12.5

Games

Red Sox 13, Athletics 0

Indians 3, White Sox 1

Senators 3, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	35	17	.673	--
Giants	35	18	.660	0.5
Braves	28	28	.500	9.0
Phillies	24	28	.462	11.0
Reds	23	29	.442	12.0
Pirates	22	30	.423	13.0
Robins	22	30	.423	13.0
Cardinals	20	29	.408	13.5

Games

Robins 1, Giants 0

Phillies 10, Braves 6

Pirates 3, Cubs 0

Cardinals 12, Reds 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mike Gonzalez	5
2	Dave Shean	4
2	Milt Stock	4
4	Charlie Grimm	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	1
1	Mike Gonzalez	1
1	Cliff Heathcote	1
1	Milt Stock	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Gonzalez	3
1	Cliff Heathcote	3
1	Joe Kelly	3
1	Fritz Mollwitz	3
1	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Heinie Groh	2
2	Ray Chapman	1
2	Frank Gilhooley	1
2	Joe Kelly	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Carl Mays	2.50
2	Walter Johnson	1.14
3	Rube Marquard	1.00
4	Bob Steele	0.78
5	Alex Main	0.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Enzmann	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Alex Main	1
1	Rube Marquard	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	8
2	Bob Steele	7
3	Alex Main	6
4	Carl Mays	5
5	George Smith	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Oeschger	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Merkle	.364
2	Red Smith	.354
3	George Burns	.347
4	George Sisler	.346
5	Harry Hooper	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
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	37
1	Fred Luderus	37
1	Fred Merkle	37
1	Braggo Roth	37
5	Babe Ruth	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	28
2	George Sisler	26
3	George Burns	24
4	Braggo Roth	22
5	Doug Baird	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dana Fillingim	0.50
2	Walter Johnson	0.80
3	Earl Hamilton	0.83
4	Stan Coveleski	1.45
5	Red Faber	1.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	12
1	Carl Mays	12
3	Hippo Vaughn	11
4	Art Nehf	10
5	Pol Perritt	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	81
2	Walter Johnson	64
3	Guy Morton	62
4	Carl Mays	60
5	Stan Coveleski	57

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Mogridge	4
1	Allen Russell	4
3	Fred Anderson	2
3	Doc Ayers	2
3	7 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nemo Leibold	.462
2	Milt Stock	.412
3	Clyde Milan	.410
4	Irish Meusel	.404
5	Cliff Heathcote	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	3
1	Harry Heilmann	3
3	George Burns	2
3	Cliff Heathcote	2
3	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	15
2	Bobby Veach	14
3	Fred Luderus	13
3	Wally Pipp	13
5	2 tied	10

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Demaree	0.00
2	Walter Johnson	0.23
3	Johnny Enzmann	0.41
4	Dana Fillingim	0.47
5	Phil Douglas	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Art Nehf	4
1	Pol Perritt	4
3	Jim Bagby	3
3	Bernie Boland	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	22
2	Guy Morton	21
3	Frank Shellenback	17
4	Rudy Kallio	16
4	Jakie May	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Mogridge	2
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	Wilbur Cooper	1
2	Hooks Dauss	1
2	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Merkle	.383
2	Clyde Milan	.359
3	Mike Gonzalez	.352
3	Heinie Groh	.352
3	Ray Powell	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	Gavvy Cravath	4
2	Walton Cruise	4
2	Harry Heilmann	4
5	2 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Luderus	22
1	Babe Ruth	22
3	Wally Pipp	21
4	Dode Paskert	19
5	Bobby Veach	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doug Baird	12
1	Max Carey	12
1	Ray Chapman	12
1	George Sisler	12
5	4 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Douglas	0.33
2	Dana Fillingim	0.39
3	Walter Johnson	0.60
4	Burleigh Grimes	0.86
5	Bill Doak	0.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	6
1	Claude Hendrix	6
1	Walter Johnson	6
1	Carl Mays	6
1	Art Nehf	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	41
2	Guy Morton	34
3	Walter Johnson	32
4	Stan Coveleski	29
4	Rube Marquard	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Mogridge	3
2	Doc Ayers	2
2	Allen Russell	2
4	Eddie Cicotte	1
4	11 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.364
2	Ty Cobb	.363
3	Tris Speaker	.341
4	Edd Roush	.328
5	Red Smith	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	10
1	Babe Ruth	10
3	Harry Heilmann	9
4	Walton Cruise	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	117
2	Heinie Zimmerman	94
3	Ty Cobb	93
4	Braggo Roth	90
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	64
2	Braggo Roth	55
3	George Sisler	54
4	Ray Chapman	53
5	2 tied	52

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Coveleski	1.65
2	Pete Alexander	1.66
3	Walter Johnson	1.66
4	Pol Perritt	1.70
5	Carl Mays	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	30
2	Carl Mays	28
3	Hippo Vaughn	26
4	Jim Bagby	25
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	200
2	Walter Johnson	177
3	Eddie Cicotte	147
4	Rube Marquard	144
5	Stan Coveleski	141

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	6
1	Fritz Coumbe	6
1	Dave Danforth	6
4	Allen Russell	5
4	Slim Sallee	5