On This Day

Tuesday, June 25, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 37 25 .597 --
Yankees 33 25 .569 2.0
Indians 36 28 .563 2.0
Senators 32 31 .508 5.5
White Sox 27 29 .482 7.0
Browns 28 32 .467 8.0
Tigers 24 32 .429 10.0
Athletics 21 36 .368 13.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 39 17 .696 --
Giants 37 19 .661 2.0
Braves 29 30 .492 11.5
Phillies 26 29 .473 12.5
Pirates 25 31 .446 14.0
Reds 24 33 .421 15.5
Robins 23 32 .418 15.5
Cardinals 21 33 .389 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tim Hendryx 4
2 George Burns 3
2 Art Fletcher 3
2 Les Mann 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max Flack 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Fred Thomas 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Max Flack 4
1 Les Mann 4
3 Bobby Veach 3
4 George Burns 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Rawlings 2
1 Rollie Zeider 2
3 Jimmy Austin 1
3 Ray Chapman 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Tyler 2.50
2 Pol Perritt 0.67
3 Jack Coombs 0.50
4 Guy Morton 0.44
5 Art Nehf 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fritz Coumbe 1
1 George Cunningham 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Pol Perritt 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Art Nehf 5
1 Lefty Tyler 5
3 Guy Morton 4
3 Pol Perritt 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Paul Carter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Merkle .361
2 George Sisler .357
3 George Burns .350
4 Red Smith .343
5 Home Run Baker .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
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
1 Fred Merkle 39
1 Braggo Roth 39
4 Fred Luderus 38
4 Bobby Veach 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 31
2 Max Carey 30
3 George Burns 24
3 Braggo Roth 24
5 Doug Baird 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 0.80
2 Dana Fillingim 0.89
3 Stan Coveleski 1.47
4 Red Faber 1.56
5 Al Demaree 1.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 85
2 Guy Morton 66
3 Walter Johnson 64
4 Carl Mays 60
5 Stan Coveleski 59

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Mogridge 4
1 Allen Russell 4
3 Jim Bagby 3
4 Fred Anderson 2
4 8 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nemo Leibold .457
2 Clyde Milan .436
3 Heinie Groh .429
4 Milt Stock .396
5 Ty Cobb .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 3
1 Cliff Heathcote 3
3 George Burns 2
3 Max Flack 2
3 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 18
2 Babe Ruth 16
3 Wally Pipp 14
4 Fred Luderus 13
5 Ty Cobb 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 8
2 Max Carey 7
3 Doug Baird 6
3 Ray Chapman 6
3 Braggo Roth 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Demaree 0.00
1 Carl Mays 0.00
3 Walter Johnson 0.29
4 Dutch Leonard 0.39
5 Johnny Enzmann 0.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 4
1 Pol Perritt 4
3 Bernie Boland 3
3 Phil Douglas 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Guy Morton 20
2 Jakie May 19
3 Art Nehf 16
3 Allen Russell 16
5 5 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Mogridge 2
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Paul Carter 1
2 Eddie Cicotte 1
2 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Groh .392
2 Clyde Milan .385
3 Ty Cobb .379
4 Fred Merkle .370
5 George Sisler .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Gavvy Cravath 4
2 Harry Heilmann 4
4 Walton Cruise 3
4 Cliff Heathcote 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 24
1 Bobby Veach 24
3 Wally Pipp 23
4 Fred Luderus 21
5 Harry Heilmann 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 15
2 Max Carey 13
3 Ray Chapman 12
4 Braggo Roth 11
5 Doug Baird 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burleigh Grimes 0.56
2 Walter Johnson 0.60
3 Phil Douglas 0.75
4 Dana Fillingim 0.98
5 George Mogridge 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 7
2 Claude Hendrix 6
2 Walter Johnson 6
2 Art Nehf 6
2 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 45
2 Guy Morton 34
3 Walter Johnson 32
4 Burleigh Grimes 30
5 Rudy Kallio 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Mogridge 3
2 Doc Ayers 2
2 Allen Russell 2
4 Jim Bagby 1
4 15 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .371
2 Ty Cobb .365
3 Tris Speaker .339
4 Red Smith .325
5 Edd Roush .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 Gavvy Cravath 10
3 Harry Heilmann 9
4 Home Run Baker 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 118
2 Ty Cobb 96
3 Heinie Zimmerman 93
4 Braggo Roth 92
5 Del Pratt 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 66
2 George Sisler 58
3 Braggo Roth 57
4 Ray Chapman 54
5 Ty Cobb 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.60
2 Pete Alexander 1.62
3 Stan Coveleski 1.68
4 Pol Perritt 1.73
5 Carl Mays 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 30
2 Carl Mays 27
3 Hippo Vaughn 26
4 Jim Bagby 25
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 200
2 Walter Johnson 172
3 Eddie Cicotte 144
4 Stan Coveleski 142
4 Rube Marquard 142

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 7
2 Fritz Coumbe 6
2 Dave Danforth 6
4 Allen Russell 5
4 Slim Sallee 5