On This Day

Wednesday, June 26, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 37 26 .587 --
Yankees 34 25 .576 1.0
Indians 37 29 .561 1.5
Senators 33 31 .516 4.5
White Sox 28 29 .491 6.0
Browns 29 33 .468 7.5
Tigers 24 33 .421 10.0
Athletics 21 37 .362 13.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 40 17 .702 --
Giants 38 19 .667 2.0
Braves 29 31 .483 12.5
Phillies 27 29 .482 12.5
Pirates 25 31 .446 14.5
Reds 24 33 .421 16.0
Robins 23 33 .411 16.5
Cardinals 21 34 .382 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Demmitt 5
2 Ross Youngs 4
3 Tim Hendryx 3
3 Jimmy Johnston 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Hendryx 3
2 Pete Johns 2
2 Slim Love 2
2 Jim Thorpe 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 2
1 Joe Kelly 2
3 Ray Demmitt 1
3 Happy Felsch 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hippo Vaughn 1.67
2 Slim Sallee 1.00
3 Red Ames 0.67
4 Slim Love 0.62
5 Hooks Dauss 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Roy Hansen 1
1 Elmer Jacobs 1
1 Slim Love 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 10
2 Hooks Dauss 5
2 Slim Love 5
2 Slim Sallee 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Ayers 1
1 Jim Bagby 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Merkle .361
2 George Sisler .357
3 George Burns .348
4 Red Smith .341
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 Braggo Roth 40
2 Home Run Baker 39
2 Fred Merkle 39
4 Fred Luderus 38
4 Bobby Veach 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 31
2 Max Carey 30
3 Braggo Roth 25
4 George Burns 24
5 Doug Baird 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 0.80
2 Dana Fillingim 0.89
3 Red Faber 1.56
4 Stan Coveleski 1.61
5 Hippo Vaughn 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hippo Vaughn 13
2 Walter Johnson 12
2 Carl Mays 12
4 Stan Coveleski 10
4 2 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 95
2 Guy Morton 66
3 Walter Johnson 64
3 Carl Mays 64
5 Stan Coveleski 60

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 4
1 George Mogridge 4
1 Allen Russell 4
4 Doc Ayers 3
5 8 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nemo Leibold .438
2 Heinie Groh .429
2 Clyde Milan .429
4 Milt Stock .404
5 Heinie Zimmerman .388

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 Braggo Roth 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Demaree 0.00
2 Walter Johnson 0.29
3 Dutch Leonard 0.39
4 Johnny Enzmann 0.41
5 Carl Mays 0.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pol Perritt 4
2 Jim Bagby 3
2 Bernie Boland 3
2 Stan Coveleski 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 24
2 Guy Morton 20
3 Jakie May 19
4 Burleigh Grimes 16
4 2 others tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 2
1 George Mogridge 2
3 Doc Ayers 1
3 Paul Carter 1
3 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Clyde Milan .385
2 Fred Merkle .374
3 Heinie Groh .371
4 Ty Cobb .364
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 20
5 Harry Heilmann 19

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burleigh Grimes 0.55
2 Walter Johnson 0.69
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 Art Nehf 6
2 Pol Perritt 6
2 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 48
2 Guy Morton 34
3 Burleigh Grimes 31
4 Walter Johnson 29
5 2 tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Ayers 3
1 George Mogridge 3
3 Jim Bagby 2
3 Allen Russell 2
5 14 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .372
2 Ty Cobb .363
3 Tris Speaker .336
4 Red Smith .329
5 Edd Roush .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 Gavvy Cravath 10
3 Harry Heilmann 9
4 Dave Robertson 8
4 Tillie Walker 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 118
2 Ty Cobb 96
3 Heinie Zimmerman 94
4 Braggo Roth 93
5 Del Pratt 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 66
2 Braggo Roth 58
2 George Sisler 58
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 1.73
4 Pol Perritt 1.73
5 Carl Mays 1.83

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 210
2 Walter Johnson 172
3 Eddie Cicotte 144
4 Rube Marquard 143
5 Pete Schneider 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 8
2 Fritz Coumbe 6
2 Dave Danforth 6
4 Slim Sallee 5
5 7 tied 4