On This Day

Saturday, July 6, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	42	31	.575	--
Indians	43	33	.566	0.5
Yankees	39	31	.557	1.5
Senators	40	35	.533	3.0
White Sox	35	36	.493	6.0
Browns	35	38	.479	7.0
Tigers	29	41	.414	11.5
Athletics	26	44	.371	14.5

Games

Red Sox 5, Indians 4

Yankees 3, White Sox 1

White Sox 3, Yankees 2

Tigers 5, Athletics 2

Athletics 7, Tigers 1

Browns 8, Senators 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	48	20	.706	--
Giants	43	25	.632	5.0
Pirates	35	34	.507	13.5
Phillies	32	33	.492	14.5
Braves	31	39	.443	18.0
Robins	29	37	.439	18.0
Reds	26	39	.400	20.5
Cardinals	26	43	.377	22.5

Games

Cubs 1, Giants 0

Reds 10, Phillies 9

Pirates 5, Braves 4

Robins 3, Cardinals 1

Pirates 17, Braves 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Howdy Caton	5
1	Walter Schmidt	5
1	Billy Southworth	5
4	Ty Cobb	4
4	Red Smith	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Max Carey	5
2	Hal Chase	3
2	George Cutshaw	3
2	Ray Demmitt	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Southworth	3
2	Fritz Maisel	2
3	Merito Acosta	1
3	Carson Bigbee	1
3	28 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Roy Sanders	0.50
2	Bullet Joe Bush	0.45
3	Slim Love	0.44
4	Eddie Cicotte	0.38
5	Bill Bailey	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Slim Love	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Bailey	5
1	Bullet Joe Bush	5
1	Roy Sanders	5
4	Slim Love	4
4	Tom Rogers	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ralph Comstock	1
1	Fred Toney	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.361
2	Ty Cobb	.354
3	Heinie Groh	.351
4	Home Run Baker	.351
5	Red Smith	.342

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	45
2	Braggo Roth	45
4	Fred Luderus	42
4	Bobby Veach	42

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	39
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	Hippo Vaughn	1.48
3	Red Faber	1.56
4	Red Ames	1.73
5	Al Demaree	1.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hippo Vaughn	16
2	Walter Johnson	14
3	Carl Mays	13
4	Pol Perritt	12
5	2 tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	106
2	Walter Johnson	76
3	Carl Mays	75
4	Guy Morton	74
5	Burleigh Grimes	69

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	6
2	George Mogridge	4
2	Allen Russell	4
4	Doc Ayers	3
5	12 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.463
2	Heinie Groh	.453
3	George Sisler	.447
4	Home Run Baker	.431
5	Merlin Kopp	.419

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	3
2	Home Run Baker	2
2	Tillie Walker	2
2	Cy Williams	2
5	19 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Cutshaw	17
2	Ty Cobb	16
2	Tim Hendryx	16
4	Fritz Mollwitz	14
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	11
2	Ty Cobb	8
3	Bill Wambsganss	7
4	Charlie Hollocher	6
4	4 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Oeschger	0.00
2	Byron Houck	0.46
2	Jimmy Ring	0.46
4	Slim Sallee	0.53
5	Hippo Vaughn	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hippo Vaughn	5
2	Wilbur Cooper	4
2	Burleigh Grimes	4
4	Joe Benz	3
4	13 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	25
2	Jim Shaw	24
3	Burleigh Grimes	23
4	Wilbur Cooper	19
5	Scott Perry	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	4
2	Bullet Joe Bush	2
2	Paul Carter	2
4	Red Ames	1
4	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Groh	.451
2	Ty Cobb	.410
3	George Sisler	.382
4	Clyde Milan	.361
5	Bobby Veach	.350

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	25
1	Wally Pipp	25
1	Bobby Veach	25
4	Babe Ruth	23
5	2 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	16
2	Braggo Roth	13
3	Ty Cobb	11
4	Ray Chapman	10
4	Bill Wambsganss	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Byron Houck	0.66
2	Burleigh Grimes	0.67
3	Al Demaree	0.75
4	Rube Marquard	0.76
5	Walter Johnson	0.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pol Perritt	7
1	Hippo Vaughn	7
3	Bernie Boland	6
3	Burleigh Grimes	6
3	Harry Harper	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	40
2	Walter Johnson	34
3	Burleigh Grimes	33
3	Guy Morton	33
5	2 tied	30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.368
2	George Sisler	.367
3	Tris Speaker	.332
4	Red Smith	.329
5	Heinie Groh	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Tillie Walker	10
3	Gavvy Cravath	9
3	Cy Williams	9
5	4 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	115
2	Ty Cobb	95
3	Heinie Zimmerman	92
4	Braggo Roth	87
5	Home Run Baker	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	71
2	Braggo Roth	54
3	Ty Cobb	53
3	George Sisler	53
5	George Burns	52

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.53
2	Pete Alexander	1.72
3	Pol Perritt	1.73
4	Stan Coveleski	1.77
5	Carl Mays	1.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	31
2	Hippo Vaughn	28
3	Carl Mays	26
4	Jim Bagby	24
4	Pol Perritt	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	202
2	Walter Johnson	170
3	Rube Marquard	141
4	Eddie Cicotte	140
5	2 tied	134

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