On This Day

Wednesday, July 10, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	45	32	.584	--
Yankees	41	33	.554	2.5
Indians	44	36	.550	2.5
Senators	40	37	.519	5.0
White Sox	37	38	.493	7.0
Browns	37	38	.493	7.0
Tigers	30	44	.405	13.5
Athletics	29	45	.392	14.5

Games

Red Sox 2, Indians 0

White Sox 5, Yankees 4

Athletics 5, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	50	23	.685	--
Giants	46	27	.630	4.0
Pirates	36	36	.500	13.5
Phillies	33	37	.471	15.5
Braves	33	40	.452	17.0
Reds	30	40	.429	18.5
Robins	30	41	.423	19.0
Cardinals	30	44	.405	20.5

Games

Braves 4, Cubs 1

Reds 7, Robins 0

Reds 5, Robins 0

Giants 9, Pirates 4

Cardinals 4, Phillies 3

Cardinals 7, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Edd Roush	5
2	Doug Baird	4
2	Dave Bancroft	4
2	Lee Magee	4
2	Irish Meusel	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Grimm	3
1	Heinie Zimmerman	3
3	Doug Baird	2
3	Hal Chase	2
3	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Bancroft	1
1	Lena Blackburne	1
1	Howdy Caton	1
1	Art Fletcher	1
1	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Fritz Coumbe	1.00
2	Dick Rudolph	0.67
3	Burleigh Grimes	0.60
4	Al Demaree	0.30
5	Red Ames	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	1
1	King Bader	1
1	Al Demaree	1
1	Lee Meadows	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	6
1	Allen Russell	6
3	Ralph Comstock	4
3	Fritz Coumbe	4
3	Dick Rudolph	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Shellenback	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.371
2	George Sisler	.364
3	Heinie Groh	.350
4	Home Run Baker	.342
5	George Burns	.338

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	2 tied	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	Al Demaree	1.77
5	Red Ames	1.82

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	75

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	Ty Cobb	.481
2	Billy Southworth	.447
3	Merito Acosta	.435
4	Ray Demmitt	.414
5	Heinie Groh	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Collins	2
1	Babe Ruth	2
1	Tillie Walker	2
1	Cy Williams	2
5	13 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Cutshaw	14
1	Tim Hendryx	14
1	Heinie Zimmerman	14
4	Billy Southworth	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	10
2	Ty Cobb	7
2	Nemo Leibold	7
4	Carson Bigbee	6
4	4 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Byron Houck	0.48
2	Slim Sallee	0.53
3	Jimmy Ring	0.71
4	Pat Ragan	0.87
5	Bernie Boland	1.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	5
2	Joe Benz	4
2	Scott Perry	4
2	Hippo Vaughn	4
5	9 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	23
1	Hippo Vaughn	23
3	Wilbur Cooper	20
4	Carl Mays	19
5	Scott Perry	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	3
2	Bullet Joe Bush	2
2	Tom Rogers	2
4	Red Ames	1
4	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.450
2	Heinie Groh	.419
3	George Sisler	.383
4	Bobby Veach	.355
5	Heinie Zimmerman	.354

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	Wally Pipp	23
3	Babe Ruth	23
5	Harry Heilmann	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	Byron Houck	0.66
2	Jimmy Ring	0.71
3	Al Demaree	0.91
4	Johnny Enzmann	0.96
5	Burleigh Grimes	1.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pol Perritt	7
1	Hippo Vaughn	7
3	Burleigh Grimes	6
4	Jim Bagby	5
4	9 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	42
2	Burleigh Grimes	38
3	Guy Morton	32
4	Wilbur Cooper	31
5	3 tied	30

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	.376
2	George Sisler	.364
3	Tris Speaker	.331
4	Red Smith	.327
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	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	116
2	Heinie Zimmerman	96
3	Ty Cobb	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	1.86

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	132

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