On This Day

Friday, July 12, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 47 32 .595 --
Yankees 42 34 .553 3.5
Indians 45 37 .549 3.5
Senators 41 38 .519 6.0
Browns 38 39 .494 8.0
White Sox 37 40 .481 9.0
Tigers 31 45 .408 14.5
Athletics 30 46 .395 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 53 23 .697 --
Giants 46 28 .622 6.0
Pirates 37 36 .507 14.5
Phillies 34 38 .472 17.0
Reds 31 40 .437 19.5
Braves 33 43 .434 20.0
Robins 30 42 .417 21.0
Cardinals 31 45 .408 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Walton Cruise 3
1 Charlie Deal 3
1 Bob Fisher 3
1 Elmer Miller 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Walton Cruise 1
1 Joe Dugan 1
1 Mike Gonzalez 1
1 Austin McHenry 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 Walton Cruise 3
1 Roger Peckinpaugh 3
4 Joe Gedeon 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Austin 1
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Gavvy Cravath 1
1 Eddie Foster 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Claude Hendrix 0.83
2 Jim Shaw 0.75
3 George Mogridge 0.50
4 Allan Sothoron 0.40
5 Hooks Dauss 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Hendrix 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Eddie Matteson 1
1 Jakie May 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Hendrix 5
2 George Mogridge 4
2 Allan Sothoron 4
4 Hooks Dauss 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Doak 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .378
2 George Sisler .359
3 Heinie Groh .355
4 George Burns .338
5 Home Run Baker .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 Tillie Walker 9
3 Walton Cruise 6
4 Home Run Baker 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 51
2 Bobby Veach 48
3 Fred Merkle 47
3 Braggo Roth 47
5 2 tied 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 41
2 George Sisler 34
3 Braggo Roth 29
4 George Burns 26
5 Doug Baird 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Douglas 1.15
2 Walter Johnson 1.28
3 Red Faber 1.56
4 Hippo Vaughn 1.73
5 Al Demaree 1.77

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 108
2 Walter Johnson 85
3 Guy Morton 80
4 Carl Mays 79
5 Burleigh Grimes 75

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 6
2 Bob Geary 4
2 George Mogridge 4
2 Allen Russell 4
5 2 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .526
2 Merito Acosta .514
3 Billy Southworth .476
4 Heinie Groh .434
5 Red Massey .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Chase 2
1 Eddie Collins 2
1 Babe Ruth 2
1 Tillie Walker 2
1 Cy Williams 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 16
1 Billy Southworth 16
3 Hal Chase 15
4 George Cutshaw 14
4 Heinie Zimmerman 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 10
2 Ty Cobb 7
2 Nemo Leibold 7
4 Carson Bigbee 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Ring 0.71
2 Scott Perry 0.84
3 Allan Sothoron 0.95
4 Bob Shawkey 1.13
5 Red Ames 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Benz 4
1 Wilbur Cooper 4
1 Sad Sam Jones 4
1 Scott Perry 4
1 Allan Sothoron 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilbur Cooper 16
1 Claude Hendrix 16
1 Walter Johnson 16
4 Burleigh Grimes 15
4 2 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 2
1 Bullet Joe Bush 2
1 Bob Geary 2
1 Tom Rogers 2
5 10 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .460
2 Heinie Groh .429
3 George Sisler .368
4 Heinie Zimmerman .360
5 Milt Stock .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 4
2 Gavvy Cravath 3
2 Cliff Heathcote 3
2 Tillie Walker 3
2 Cy Williams 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 28
1 Bobby Veach 28
3 Babe Ruth 24
4 Harry Heilmann 22
4 Wally Pipp 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 18
2 Ty Cobb 12
3 George Sisler 11
4 Braggo Roth 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Ring 0.71
2 Al Demaree 0.91
3 Johnny Enzmann 0.93
4 Carl Mays 0.98
5 Bernie Boland 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Douglas 7
1 Pol Perritt 7
3 Sad Sam Jones 6
3 Allan Sothoron 6
3 Hippo Vaughn 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burleigh Grimes 38
2 Hippo Vaughn 37
3 Walter Johnson 36
4 Guy Morton 34
5 2 tied 30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .383
2 George Sisler .359
3 Tris Speaker .335
4 Heinie Groh .330
5 Benny Kauff .323

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 117
2 Ty Cobb 98
3 Heinie Zimmerman 97
4 Braggo Roth 86
5 Home Run Baker 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 73
2 George Sisler 56
3 Ty Cobb 54
4 Braggo Roth 53
5 George Burns 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.64
2 Pete Alexander 1.73
3 Stan Coveleski 1.77
4 Carl Mays 1.81
5 Pol Perritt 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 30
2 Carl Mays 27
2 Hippo Vaughn 27
4 Pol Perritt 24
5 Jim Bagby 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 198
2 Walter Johnson 176
3 Rube Marquard 144
4 Eddie Cicotte 139
5 Jim Shaw 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 9
2 Fritz Coumbe 6
2 Dave Danforth 6
4 Fred Anderson 4
4 8 others tied 4