Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, July 16, 1918

On This Day

Tuesday, July 16, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	49	33	.598	--
Indians	47	39	.547	4.0
Yankees	43	38	.531	5.5
Senators	42	40	.512	7.0
White Sox	38	42	.475	10.0
Browns	38	42	.475	10.0
Tigers	35	45	.438	13.0
Athletics	33	46	.418	14.5

Games

Red Sox 2, Browns 1

Tigers 12, Yankees 1

Tigers 4, Yankees 1

Athletics 4, White Sox 3

Senators 4, Indians 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	55	25	.688	--
Giants	48	30	.615	6.0
Pirates	40	37	.519	13.5
Phillies	37	40	.481	16.5
Reds	34	41	.453	18.5
Braves	35	45	.438	20.0
Cardinals	33	48	.407	22.5
Robins	30	46	.395	23.0

Games

Phillies 7, Cubs 5

Phillies 4, Cubs 3

Pirates 7, Robins 6

Cardinals 7, Braves 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Hollocher	6
1	Fred Luderus	6
3	Dave Bancroft	5
3	Bob Jones	5
5	5 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Fisher	1
1	Bill McKechnie	1
1	Oscar Stanage	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Austin McHenry	4
1	Irish Meusel	4
1	Bobby Veach	4
4	Bob Jones	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ping Bodie	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	Charlie Deal	1
1	Charlie Hollocher	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Guy Morton	0.62
2	Allan Sothoron	0.50
3	Walter Johnson	0.47
4	Slim Love	0.33
4	Frank Shellenback	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bernie Boland	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Brad Hogg	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	7
2	Guy Morton	5
3	Slim Love	4
4	Jakie May	3
4	Frank Shellenback	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Elmer Jacobs	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.388
2	Heinie Groh	.362
3	George Sisler	.355
4	George Burns	.347
5	Jake Daubert	.325

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	Bobby Veach	54
2	Home Run Baker	51
3	Braggo Roth	50
4	Fred Merkle	49
5	Fred Luderus	47

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	43
2	George Sisler	34
3	Braggo Roth	30
4	Doug Baird	26
4	2 others tied	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.34
2	Red Faber	1.56
3	Phil Douglas	1.56
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.78
5	Stan Coveleski	1.83

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	113
2	Walter Johnson	92
3	Guy Morton	85
4	Carl Mays	82
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	.559
2	Billy Southworth	.482
3	Heinie Groh	.441
4	Zack Wheat	.400
5	Bob Fisher	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	2
1	Eddie Collins	2
1	Tillie Walker	2
1	Cy Williams	2
5	20 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Southworth	24
2	Hal Chase	16
2	Ty Cobb	16
4	Larry Gardner	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

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

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	5
1	Scott Perry	5
3	Sad Sam Jones	4
3	Gene Packard	4
5	11 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	20
2	Roy Sanders	19
3	Bullet Joe Bush	18
3	Wilbur Cooper	18
5	Rube Marquard	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Geary	2
2	Red Ames	1
2	Jim Bagby	1
2	Bullet Joe Bush	1
2	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.474
2	Heinie Groh	.419
3	Bob Fisher	.390
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.383
5	Jimmy Johnston	.380

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	28
2	Bobby Veach	26
3	Billy Southworth	24
4	Harry Heilmann	22
5	3 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	17
2	Ty Cobb	12
3	Braggo Roth	11
4	Charlie Hollocher	10
5	Bill Wambsganss	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slim Sallee	0.63
2	Bernie Boland	0.86
3	Jimmy Ring	0.96
4	Carl Mays	1.10
5	Allan Sothoron	1.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	7
1	Hippo Vaughn	7
3	Bernie Boland	6
3	Stan Coveleski	6
3	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	40
1	Hippo Vaughn	40
3	Wilbur Cooper	35
4	Jim Shaw	33
5	Guy Morton	32

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	.388
2	George Sisler	.354
3	Heinie Groh	.337
4	Tris Speaker	.335
5	Edd Roush	.328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	121
2	Ty Cobb	97
3	Heinie Zimmerman	94
4	Braggo Roth	88
5	Fred Luderus	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	75
2	George Sisler	55
3	Ty Cobb	54
4	Braggo Roth	53
5	George Burns	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.59
2	Stan Coveleski	1.74
3	Pol Perritt	1.74
4	Pete Alexander	1.80
5	Carl Mays	1.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	31
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	178
3	Rube Marquard	140
4	Eddie Cicotte	137
5	Jim Shaw	130

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