On This Day

Saturday, June 29, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	36	26	.581	--
Red Sox	38	28	.576	0.0
Indians	39	29	.574	0.0
Senators	36	32	.529	3.0
White Sox	30	31	.492	5.5
Browns	30	35	.462	7.5
Tigers	25	35	.417	10.0
Athletics	22	40	.355	14.0

Games

White Sox 5, Browns 4

Indians 13, Tigers 4

Athletics 2, Yankees 1

Red Sox 3, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	42	17	.712	--
Giants	41	20	.672	2.0
Braves	30	33	.476	14.0
Phillies	28	32	.467	14.5
Pirates	27	33	.450	15.5
Robins	25	34	.424	17.0
Reds	24	35	.407	18.0
Cardinals	23	36	.390	19.0

Games

Braves 4, Robins 3

Robins 5, Braves 3

Cubs 2, Reds 0

Giants 2, Phillies 1

Phillies 2, Giants 1

Pirates 5, Cardinals 1

Cardinals 5, Pirates 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buck Herzog	4
1	Wally Schang	4
1	Everett Scott	4
1	Bill Wambsganss	4
5	11 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill McKechnie	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Cutshaw	3
1	Ed Konetchy	3
1	Gene Paulette	3
4	Ray Chapman	2
4	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	4
2	Ty Cobb	3
3	Joe Kelly	2
3	Everett Scott	2
3	Milt Stock	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sad Sam Jones	0.67
2	Pol Perritt	0.50
2	Hippo Vaughn	0.50
4	Guy Morton	0.45
5	Bill James	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	Erskine Mayer	1
1	Guy Morton	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	5
2	Bill James	4
2	Sad Sam Jones	4
2	Pol Perritt	4
2	Hippo Vaughn	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Merkle	.360
2	George Sisler	.357
3	George Burns	.346
4	Heinie Groh	.338
5	Home Run Baker	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
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	43
2	Fred Merkle	42
3	Braggo Roth	41
4	Fred Luderus	39
5	2 tied	38

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	35
2	George Sisler	31
3	George Burns	25
3	Braggo Roth	25
5	Doug Baird	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.76
2	Dana Fillingim	1.52
3	Red Faber	1.56
4	Stan Coveleski	1.61
5	Hippo Vaughn	1.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hippo Vaughn	14
2	Walter Johnson	13
3	Carl Mays	12
4	Pol Perritt	11
5	2 tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	99
2	Guy Morton	71
3	Walter Johnson	69
4	Carl Mays	64
5	2 tied	60

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	5
2	George Mogridge	4
2	Allen Russell	4
4	Doc Ayers	3
5	9 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Zimmerman	.440
2	Heinie Groh	.429
3	Greasy Neale	.405
4	Bill McKechnie	.404
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	3
2	Gavvy Cravath	2
2	Max Flack	2
2	Cliff Heathcote	2
2	Cy Williams	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	13
1	Babe Ruth	13
3	Ty Cobb	11
3	Gene Paulette	11
3	Bobby Veach	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	11
2	Ty Cobb	7
2	Joe Kelly	7
4	Ray Chapman	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.29
2	Al Demaree	0.29
3	Slim Sallee	0.35
4	Johnny Enzmann	0.53
5	Bernie Boland	0.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Harper	4
1	Pol Perritt	4
1	Hippo Vaughn	4
4	Jim Bagby	3
4	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	26
2	Guy Morton	18
2	Art Nehf	18
2	Jim Shaw	18
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	3
2	Paul Carter	2
3	Doc Ayers	1
3	Bullet Joe Bush	1
3	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Clyde Milan	.388
2	Heinie Groh	.384
3	Fred Merkle	.368
4	George Sisler	.360
5	Ty Cobb	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Gavvy Cravath	4
3	Walton Cruise	3
3	Cliff Heathcote	3
3	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	25
2	Wally Pipp	24
2	Bobby Veach	24
4	Fred Luderus	20
5	6 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	18
2	Ray Chapman	13
2	George Sisler	13
4	Braggo Roth	11
5	Doug Baird	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.27
2	Phil Douglas	0.68
3	Burleigh Grimes	0.84
4	Bill Doak	0.89
5	Al Demaree	1.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pol Perritt	7
1	Hippo Vaughn	7
3	Jim Bagby	6
3	Harry Harper	6
3	Walter Johnson	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	52
2	Guy Morton	35
3	Walter Johnson	32
4	Burleigh Grimes	30
4	Rudy Kallio	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Ayers	3
1	Jim Bagby	3
3	Paul Carter	2
3	George Mogridge	2
3	Allen Russell	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.367
2	Ty Cobb	.363
3	Tris Speaker	.338
4	Red Smith	.328
5	Benny Kauff	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	12
2	Gavvy Cravath	9
3	Harry Heilmann	8
3	Dave Robertson	8
3	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	117
2	Ty Cobb	97
3	Heinie Zimmerman	94
4	Braggo Roth	92
5	Del Pratt	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	71
2	George Sisler	57
3	Braggo Roth	56
4	Ray Chapman	54
5	2 tied	52

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.50
2	Pete Alexander	1.67
3	Stan Coveleski	1.74
4	Pol Perritt	1.77
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	Pol Perritt	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	207
2	Walter Johnson	167
3	Eddie Cicotte	140
4	Rube Marquard	137
5	Jim Shaw	136

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	8
2	Fritz Coumbe	6
3	Dave Danforth	5
4	Fred Anderson	4
4	6 others tied	4