On This Day

Monday, July 15, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 48 33 .593 --
Indians 47 38 .553 3.0
Yankees 43 36 .544 4.0
Senators 41 40 .506 7.0
White Sox 38 41 .481 9.0
Browns 38 41 .481 9.0
Tigers 33 45 .423 13.5
Athletics 32 46 .410 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 55 23 .705 --
Giants 48 30 .615 7.0
Pirates 39 37 .513 15.0
Phillies 35 40 .467 18.5
Reds 34 41 .453 19.5
Braves 35 44 .443 20.5
Robins 30 45 .400 23.5
Cardinals 32 48 .400 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Burns 5
2 Braggo Roth 4
2 Hank Severeid 4
2 Tillie Walker 4
2 Smoky Joe Wood 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carson Bigbee 1
1 Billy Southworth 1
1 Smoky Joe Wood 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tillie Walker 4
2 Braggo Roth 3
2 Billy Southworth 3
4 Larry Gardner 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Austin 1
1 George Burns 1
1 Max Carey 1
1 Ray Chapman 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carl Mays 0.43
2 Vean Gregg 0.40
2 Rube Marquard 0.40
4 Dave Danforth 0.29
4 Happy Finneran 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Perry 2
2 Stan Coveleski 1
2 Erskine Mayer 1
2 Carl Mays 1
2 Slim Sallee 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Happy Finneran 4
1 Vean Gregg 4
1 Rube Marquard 4
4 Erskine Mayer 3
4 Carl Mays 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .383
2 Heinie Groh .362
3 George Sisler .353
4 George Burns .345
5 Home Run Baker .328

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 Braggo Roth 50
2 Bobby Veach 50
4 Fred Merkle 47
5 Fred Luderus 45

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 42
2 George Sisler 34
3 Braggo Roth 30
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 Hippo Vaughn 1.79
5 Stan Coveleski 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hippo Vaughn 17
2 Carl Mays 15
3 Walter Johnson 14
4 Stan Coveleski 13
4 Pol Perritt 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 113
2 Walter Johnson 85
3 Carl Mays 82
4 Guy Morton 80
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 .538
2 Billy Southworth .491
3 Heinie Groh .441
4 Braggo Roth .405
5 Red Massey .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Chase 2
1 Eddie Collins 2
1 Tillie Walker 2
1 Cy Williams 2
5 17 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Southworth 21
2 Hal Chase 16
3 Ty Cobb 14
3 Larry Gardner 14
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Jamieson 6
1 Nemo Leibold 6
1 Billy Southworth 6
4 Jimmy Austin 5
4 7 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Perry 1.00
1 Allan Sothoron 1.00
3 Slim Sallee 1.06
4 Milt Watson 1.10
5 Jimmy Ring 1.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Perry 5
2 Wilbur Cooper 4
2 Gene Packard 4
4 Joe Benz 3
4 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bullet Joe Bush 18
2 Rube Marquard 17
2 Roy Sanders 17
4 Wilbur Cooper 16
4 Claude Hendrix 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 .470
2 Heinie Groh .435
3 Heinie Zimmerman .378
4 Max Carey .349
5 Greasy Neale .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 4
1 Cy Williams 4
3 Cliff Heathcote 3
3 Tillie Walker 3
5 7 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 26
2 Bobby Veach 23
3 Hal Chase 21
3 Harry Heilmann 21
3 Billy Southworth 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 18
2 Ty Cobb 13
3 Braggo Roth 11
4 Ray Chapman 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Slim Sallee 0.63
2 Bernie Boland 0.84
3 Jimmy Ring 0.96
4 Carl Mays 1.10
5 Allan Sothoron 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hippo Vaughn 7
2 Wilbur Cooper 6
2 Stan Coveleski 6
2 Phil Douglas 6
2 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 40
2 Wilbur Cooper 33
2 Walter Johnson 33
2 Jim Shaw 33
5 Burleigh Grimes 31

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 .386
2 George Sisler .355
3 Heinie Groh .337
4 Tris Speaker .332
5 Edd Roush .328

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 96
3 Heinie Zimmerman 94
4 Braggo Roth 88
5 Home Run Baker 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 74
2 Ty Cobb 55
2 George Sisler 55
4 Braggo Roth 53
5 George Burns 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.56
2 Pol Perritt 1.74
3 Pete Alexander 1.80
4 Stan Coveleski 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 140
4 Eddie Cicotte 137
5 Jim Shaw 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 9
2 Dave Danforth 6
3 Fritz Coumbe 5
4 Fred Anderson 4
4 8 others tied 4