On This Day

Saturday, June 22, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	36	24	.600	--
Yankees	32	24	.571	2.0
Indians	34	27	.557	2.5
White Sox	27	26	.509	5.5
Senators	30	31	.492	6.5
Browns	25	31	.446	9.0
Tigers	22	30	.423	10.0
Athletics	21	34	.382	12.5

Games

Indians 4, White Sox 3

Tigers 2, Browns 1

Tigers 6, Browns 3

Yankees 5, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	36	17	.679	--
Giants	35	19	.648	1.5
Braves	29	28	.509	9.0
Phillies	24	29	.453	12.0
Reds	24	30	.444	12.5
Robins	23	30	.434	13.0
Pirates	22	31	.415	14.0
Cardinals	21	30	.412	14.0

Games

Robins 5, Giants 2

Braves 8, Phillies 4

Cubs 5, Pirates 2

Cardinals 3, Reds 2

Reds 9, Cardinals 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Greasy Neale	6
2	Cliff Heathcote	5
3	Heinie Groh	4
4	Lena Blackburne	3
4	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	1
1	Heinie Groh	1
1	Cliff Heathcote	1
1	Sherry Magee	1
1	Al Wickland	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	4
2	Cliff Heathcote	3
2	Sherry Magee	3
4	Doug Baird	2
4	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donie Bush	2
2	Max Carey	1
2	Ty Cobb	1
2	Charlie Grimm	1
2	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Burleigh Grimes	1.20
2	Wilbur Cooper	0.45
3	Hooks Dauss	0.43
4	Hippo Vaughn	0.33
5	2 tied	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	1
1	Bernie Boland	1
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	6
1	Pete Schneider	6
3	Wilbur Cooper	5
4	Dixie Davis	4
4	Hippo Vaughn	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Regan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Merkle	.360
2	Red Smith	.350
3	George Burns	.347
4	George Sisler	.344
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	39
2	Fred Luderus	37
2	Fred Merkle	37
2	Braggo Roth	37
5	2 tied	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	29
2	George Sisler	26
3	George Burns	24
4	Braggo Roth	23
5	Doug Baird	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.80
2	Earl Hamilton	0.83
3	Dana Fillingim	0.89
4	Stan Coveleski	1.48
5	Red Faber	1.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	12
1	Carl Mays	12
1	Hippo Vaughn	12
4	Art Nehf	10
5	2 tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	85
2	Walter Johnson	64
3	Guy Morton	62
4	Carl Mays	60
5	Stan Coveleski	59

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	.474
2	Cliff Heathcote	.411
3	Mike Gonzalez	.394
4	Clyde Milan	.393
5	Irish Meusel	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	3
1	Cliff Heathcote	3
1	Harry Heilmann	3
4	George Burns	2
4	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	15
2	Babe Ruth	14
3	Fred Luderus	13
3	Wally Pipp	13
5	Ty Cobb	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	6
1	Max Carey	6
1	Ray Chapman	6
4	Irish Meusel	5
4	Braggo Roth	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Demaree	0.00
2	Walter Johnson	0.23
3	Dutch Leonard	0.28
4	Johnny Enzmann	0.41
5	Burleigh Grimes	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Art Nehf	4
1	Pol Perritt	4
3	Jim Bagby	3
3	Bernie Boland	3
3	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	22
2	Guy Morton	21
3	Rudy Kallio	19
3	Hippo Vaughn	19
5	Jakie May	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Mogridge	2
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	Wilbur Cooper	1
2	Eric Erickson	1
2	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Merkle	.376
2	Clyde Milan	.362
3	Heinie Groh	.360
4	Irish Meusel	.352
5	Mike Gonzalez	.351

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	Babe Ruth	22
2	Fred Luderus	20
2	Wally Pipp	20
2	Bobby Veach	20
5	Dode Paskert	19

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Douglas	0.33
2	Walter Johnson	0.60
3	Burleigh Grimes	0.75
4	Bill Doak	0.88
5	Dana Fillingim	0.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	6
1	Walter Johnson	6
1	Carl Mays	6
1	Art Nehf	6
1	Hippo Vaughn	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	45
2	Guy Morton	34
3	Burleigh Grimes	33
4	Walter Johnson	32
5	Stan Coveleski	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Mogridge	3
2	Doc Ayers	2
2	Allen Russell	2
4	Eddie Cicotte	1
4	12 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.363
2	George Sisler	.361
3	Tris Speaker	.339
4	Edd Roush	.326
5	Red Smith	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	10
1	Babe Ruth	10
3	Harry Heilmann	9
4	Home Run Baker	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	119
2	Ty Cobb	97
3	Heinie Zimmerman	94
4	Braggo Roth	90
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	65
2	Braggo Roth	56
3	Ray Chapman	53
3	George Sisler	53
5	Ty Cobb	52

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.62
2	Stan Coveleski	1.66
3	Walter Johnson	1.66
4	Carl Mays	1.77
5	Pol Perritt	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	30
2	Carl Mays	28
3	Hippo Vaughn	27
4	Jim Bagby	24
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	204
2	Walter Johnson	177
3	Eddie Cicotte	145
4	Stan Coveleski	143
5	Rube Marquard	142

Saves

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