Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, July 9, 1918

On This Day

Tuesday, July 9, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	44	32	.579	--
Yankees	41	32	.562	1.5
Indians	44	35	.557	1.5
Senators	40	37	.519	4.5
Browns	37	38	.493	6.5
White Sox	36	38	.486	7.0
Tigers	30	43	.411	12.5
Athletics	28	45	.384	14.5

Games

Red Sox 1, Indians 0

Yankees 6, White Sox 4

White Sox 4, Yankees 3

Athletics 3, Tigers 1

Tigers 5, Athletics 4

Browns 7, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	50	22	.694	--
Giants	45	27	.625	5.0
Pirates	36	35	.507	13.5
Phillies	33	35	.485	15.0
Braves	32	40	.444	18.0
Robins	30	39	.435	18.5
Reds	28	40	.412	20.0
Cardinals	28	44	.389	22.0

Games

Giants 7, Cubs 6

Pirates 7, Braves 2

Cardinals 6, Robins 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Jamieson	5
2	Donie Bush	4
2	Ty Cobb	4
4	Joe Benz	3
4	13 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Jim Thorpe	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Curry	3
1	Ray Demmitt	3
1	Elmer Miller	3
1	Val Picinich	3
1	Billy Southworth	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Jamieson	2
1	Bobby Veach	2
3	Doug Baird	1
3	Bruno Betzel	1
3	16 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Wilbur Cooper	0.60
2	Bullet Joe Bush	0.40
3	Rasty Wright	0.38
4	Bernie Boland	0.33
4	Bill James	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Benz	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Red Causey	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wilbur Cooper	6
2	Bernie Boland	4
2	Bullet Joe Bush	4
2	Bill James	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Gene Packard	1
1	Tom Rogers	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.368
2	George Sisler	.364
3	Heinie Groh	.348
4	Home Run Baker	.346
5	Red Smith	.336

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	51
2	Braggo Roth	47
3	Fred Merkle	46
3	Bobby Veach	46
5	Fred Luderus	43

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	40
2	George Sisler	32
3	Braggo Roth	29
4	George Burns	26
5	Doug Baird	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.02
2	Red Faber	1.56
3	Hippo Vaughn	1.73
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
3	Pol Perritt	13
5	3 tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	108
2	Walter Johnson	79
2	Carl Mays	79
4	Guy Morton	78
5	Burleigh Grimes	69

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Billy Southworth	.500
2	Ty Cobb	.474
3	Merito Acosta	.435
4	George Sisler	.412
5	Bob Fisher	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	3
2	Eddie Collins	2
2	Tillie Walker	2
2	Cy Williams	2
5	15 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Cutshaw	14
1	Tim Hendryx	14
3	Home Run Baker	12
3	Ty Cobb	12
3	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	10
2	Ty Cobb	7
2	Bill Wambsganss	7
4	Carson Bigbee	6
4	5 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Byron Houck	0.46
2	Slim Sallee	0.53
3	Red Ames	0.67
4	Brad Hogg	0.78
5	Pat Ragan	0.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	5
2	Joe Benz	4
2	Sad Sam Jones	4
2	Pol Perritt	4
2	Hippo Vaughn	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	23
2	Wilbur Cooper	20
3	Carl Mays	19
4	Burleigh Grimes	17
5	4 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	4
2	Bullet Joe Bush	2
2	Paul Carter	2
2	Tom Rogers	2
5	11 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.436
2	Heinie Groh	.418
3	George Sisler	.394
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.352
5	Wally Pipp	.348

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	Bobby Veach	26
2	Ty Cobb	25
3	Ray Demmitt	23
3	Wally Pipp	23
5	Babe Ruth	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	17
2	Ty Cobb	12
3	Braggo Roth	11
4	George Sisler	10
5	5 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.28
2	Byron Houck	0.66
3	Burleigh Grimes	0.71
4	Al Demaree	0.75
5	Jimmy Ring	0.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pol Perritt	7
1	Hippo Vaughn	7
3	Burleigh Grimes	6
4	Jim Bagby	5
4	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	42
2	Walter Johnson	37
3	Burleigh Grimes	32
3	Guy Morton	32
5	Wilbur Cooper	31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.374
2	George Sisler	.365
3	Tris Speaker	.330
4	Red Smith	.329
5	Heinie Groh	.328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	119
2	Ty Cobb	94
3	Heinie Zimmerman	93
4	Braggo Roth	86
5	Home Run Baker	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	72
2	Braggo Roth	55
3	Ty Cobb	54
3	George Sisler	54
5	George Burns	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.50
2	Pete Alexander	1.73
3	Stan Coveleski	1.77
4	Pol Perritt	1.84
5	Carl Mays	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	30
2	Hippo Vaughn	28
3	Carl Mays	26
4	Pol Perritt	24
5	Jim Bagby	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	204
2	Walter Johnson	170
3	Rube Marquard	146
4	Eddie Cicotte	136
5	Jim Shaw	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	9
2	Fritz Coumbe	6
2	Dave Danforth	6
4	Fred Anderson	4
4	7 others tied	4