On This Day

Sunday, July 14, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	47	33	.588	--
Yankees	43	35	.551	3.0
Indians	46	38	.548	3.0
Senators	41	40	.506	6.5
Browns	38	39	.494	7.5
White Sox	38	40	.487	8.0
Tigers	33	45	.423	13.0
Athletics	30	46	.395	15.0

Games

Indians 7, Yankees 1

Tigers 7, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	55	23	.705	--
Giants	47	30	.610	7.5
Pirates	38	37	.507	15.5
Phillies	35	40	.467	18.5
Reds	34	40	.459	19.0
Braves	35	44	.443	20.5
Robins	30	44	.405	23.0
Cardinals	32	48	.400	24.0

Games

Cubs 9, Phillies 5

Reds 9, Giants 5

Braves 8, Cardinals 4

Braves 4, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buzz Murphy	5
2	Hal Chase	4
2	Walton Cruise	4
2	Heinie Groh	4
2	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cliff Heathcote	1
1	Edd Roush	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Edd Roush	5
2	Max Flack	3
2	Charlie Hollocher	3
2	Buzz Murphy	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bruno Betzel	2
1	Ed Sicking	2
3	Dave Bancroft	1
3	Ed Burns	1
3	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Bagby	0.57
2	Lefty Tyler	0.31
3	Art Nehf	0.25
4	Dick Rudolph	0.20
5	Bernie Boland	0.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Bernie Boland	1
1	Art Nehf	1
1	Jimmy Ring	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bagby	4
1	Lefty Tyler	4
3	Art Nehf	3
3	Jim Shaw	3
3	Bill Sherdel	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.383
2	Heinie Groh	.366
3	George Sisler	.359
4	George Burns	.338
5	Home Run Baker	.332

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	51
2	Bobby Veach	50
3	Fred Merkle	47
3	Braggo Roth	47
5	Fred Luderus	45

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	41
2	George Sisler	34
3	Braggo Roth	29
4	Doug Baird	26
4	2 others tied	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Douglas	1.15
2	Walter Johnson	1.28
3	Red Faber	1.56
4	Stan Coveleski	1.78
5	Hippo Vaughn	1.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hippo Vaughn	17
2	Walter Johnson	14
2	Carl Mays	14
4	Pol Perritt	13
5	3 tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	113
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	.568
2	Heinie Groh	.460
3	Billy Southworth	.460
4	Red Massey	.396
5	2 tied	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	2
1	Eddie Collins	2
1	Tillie Walker	2
1	Cy Williams	2
5	16 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Southworth	18
2	Hal Chase	17
3	Ty Cobb	15
4	Charlie Hollocher	14
4	Edd Roush	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Nemo Leibold	7
2	Max Carey	6
2	Ty Cobb	6
2	Billy Southworth	6
5	7 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Scott Perry	0.79
2	Jimmy Ring	0.96
3	Allan Sothoron	1.00
4	Bernie Boland	1.09
5	Milt Watson	1.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	5
2	Gene Packard	4
2	Jimmy Ring	4
4	Joe Benz	3
4	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wilbur Cooper	20
2	Bullet Joe Bush	18
3	Roy Sanders	17
3	Lefty Tyler	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Geary	2
1	Tom Rogers	2
3	Red Ames	1
3	Jim Bagby	1
3	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.474
2	Heinie Groh	.448
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.378
4	Edd Roush	.365
5	George Sisler	.349

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	27
2	Bobby Veach	25
3	Wally Pipp	23
3	Babe Ruth	23
5	3 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	17
2	Ty Cobb	14
3	Braggo Roth	10
4	Ray Chapman	9
4	3 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slim Sallee	0.53
2	Bernie Boland	0.84
3	Johnny Enzmann	0.93
4	Jimmy Ring	0.96
5	Carl Mays	1.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hippo Vaughn	7
2	Wilbur Cooper	6
2	Phil Douglas	6
2	Sad Sam Jones	6
2	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	42
2	Burleigh Grimes	38
3	Wilbur Cooper	34
4	Walter Johnson	33
4	Jim Shaw	33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.383
2	George Sisler	.358
3	Heinie Groh	.342
4	Tris Speaker	.331
5	Edd Roush	.326

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	118
2	Ty Cobb	97
3	Heinie Zimmerman	94
4	Braggo Roth	86
5	Home Run Baker	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	73
2	Ty Cobb	55
2	George Sisler	55
4	Braggo Roth	52
5	George Burns	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.56
2	Pol Perritt	1.75
3	Stan Coveleski	1.77
4	Pete Alexander	1.80
5	Carl Mays	1.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	30
2	Hippo Vaughn	28
3	Carl Mays	27
4	Pol Perritt	24
5	Jim Bagby	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	203
2	Walter Johnson	172
3	Rube Marquard	144
4	Eddie Cicotte	137
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	8 others tied	4