On This Day

Thursday, July 4, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	43	32	.573	--
Yankees	38	29	.567	1.0
Red Sox	40	31	.563	1.0
Senators	39	34	.534	3.0
White Sox	34	35	.493	6.0
Browns	34	38	.472	7.5
Tigers	28	40	.412	11.5
Athletics	25	42	.373	14.0

Games

White Sox 7, Tigers 6

Indians 4, Browns 2

Indians 9, Browns 8

Red Sox 11, Athletics 9

Athletics 2, Red Sox 1

Yankees 7, Senators 0

Senators 4, Yankees 3

White Sox 2, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	47	19	.712	--
Giants	43	23	.652	4.0
Phillies	32	32	.500	14.0
Pirates	32	34	.485	15.0
Braves	31	37	.456	17.0
Robins	28	37	.431	18.5
Reds	25	39	.391	21.0
Cardinals	25	42	.373	22.5

Games

Phillies 2, Braves 1

Phillies 3, Braves 2

Robins 2, Giants 0

Robins 4, Giants 3

Cubs 1, Cardinals 0

Cubs 1, Cardinals 0

Pirates 1, Reds 0

Pirates 8, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Truesdale	7
2	Merito Acosta	6
2	Home Run Baker	6
2	Ty Cobb	6
5	4 tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	1
1	Jim Hickman	1
1	Tillie Walker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	5
2	Stuffy McInnis	4
3	Shano Collins	3
3	Harry Heilmann	3
3	Wally Schang	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ollie O'Mara	4
2	Braggo Roth	3
3	Home Run Baker	2
3	Jake Daubert	2
3	3 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Scott Perry	0.75
2	Bill Doak	0.60
3	Frank Miller	0.50
4	Walter Johnson	0.40
5	Carl Mays	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Joe Benz	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Scott Perry	6
2	Carl Mays	5
3	Walter Johnson	4
3	Rube Marquard	4
5	9 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.360
2	Home Run Baker	.351
3	Heinie Groh	.350
4	Ty Cobb	.349
5	Fred Merkle	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	Tillie Walker	9
3	Home Run Baker	5
3	George Burns	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	49
2	Fred Merkle	44
2	Braggo Roth	44
4	Bobby Veach	42
5	Fred Luderus	41

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	38
2	George Sisler	31
3	Braggo Roth	28
4	George Burns	26
5	Ty Cobb	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.92
2	Red Faber	1.56
3	Dana Fillingim	1.58
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.59
5	Red Ames	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hippo Vaughn	15
2	Walter Johnson	14
3	Carl Mays	13
4	Pol Perritt	12
5	2 tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	104
2	Walter Johnson	76
3	Carl Mays	75
4	Guy Morton	74
5	Burleigh Grimes	66

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	6
2	George Mogridge	4
2	Allen Russell	4
4	Doc Ayers	3
5	11 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.459
2	George Sisler	.455
3	Heinie Groh	.434
4	Eddie Murphy	.414
5	Heinie Zimmerman	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	3
1	Tillie Walker	3
3	Home Run Baker	2
3	Cliff Heathcote	2
3	Cy Williams	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	14
2	Tim Hendryx	13
2	Fritz Mollwitz	13
4	Home Run Baker	12
4	Harry Heilmann	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	10
2	Ty Cobb	8
3	Joe Kelly	7
4	Braggo Roth	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Oeschger	0.00
1	Bob Steele	0.00
3	Slim Sallee	0.36
4	Byron Houck	0.46
4	Jimmy Ring	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	4
1	Harry Harper	4
1	Hippo Vaughn	4
4	Joe Benz	3
4	11 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	23
2	Wilbur Cooper	20
2	Burleigh Grimes	20
2	Walter Johnson	20
2	Carl Mays	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	4
2	Bullet Joe Bush	2
2	Paul Carter	2
2	Wilbur Cooper	2
5	8 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Groh	.423
2	Ty Cobb	.410
3	George Sisler	.365
4	Clyde Milan	.355
5	Wally Pipp	.339

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	27
2	Wally Pipp	26
3	Babe Ruth	25
4	Ty Cobb	23
4	Harry Heilmann	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	15
2	Braggo Roth	14
3	Ray Chapman	11
3	Ty Cobb	11
5	3 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Byron Houck	0.64
2	Burleigh Grimes	0.69
3	Rube Marquard	0.71
4	Walter Johnson	0.74
5	Harry Harper	0.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pol Perritt	7
1	Hippo Vaughn	7
3	Jim Bagby	6
3	Bernie Boland	6
3	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	45
2	Walter Johnson	37
3	Guy Morton	36
4	Burleigh Grimes	35
5	2 tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	4
2	Doc Ayers	3
3	Bullet Joe Bush	2
3	Paul Carter	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.370
2	Ty Cobb	.366
3	Tris Speaker	.327
4	Heinie Groh	.326
5	Red Smith	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Tillie Walker	10
3	Gavvy Cravath	9
3	Cy Williams	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	118
2	Heinie Zimmerman	96
3	Ty Cobb	94
4	Braggo Roth	89
5	Home Run Baker	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	71
2	Braggo Roth	57
3	George Sisler	54
4	George Burns	53
4	2 others tied	53

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.55
2	Pete Alexander	1.73
3	Pol Perritt	1.73
4	Stan Coveleski	1.77
5	Carl Mays	1.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	31
2	Carl Mays	27
2	Hippo Vaughn	27
4	Jim Bagby	25
5	2 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	204
2	Walter Johnson	174
3	Rube Marquard	142
4	Eddie Cicotte	139
5	Jim Shaw	136

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	9
2	Fritz Coumbe	6
2	Dave Danforth	6
4	Fred Anderson	4
4	6 others tied	4