On This Day

Wednesday, July 17, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	51	33	.607	--
Indians	47	40	.540	5.5
Yankees	43	38	.531	6.5
Senators	43	40	.518	7.5
White Sox	38	42	.475	11.0
Browns	38	44	.463	12.0
Tigers	35	45	.438	14.0
Athletics	33	46	.418	15.5

Games

Red Sox 7, Browns 0

Red Sox 4, Browns 0

Senators 5, Indians 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	56	25	.691	--
Giants	49	31	.613	6.5
Pirates	41	37	.526	13.5
Phillies	37	41	.474	17.5
Reds	35	42	.455	19.0
Braves	35	46	.432	21.0
Cardinals	34	48	.415	22.5
Robins	30	47	.390	24.0

Games

Cubs 2, Phillies 1

Reds 2, Giants 1

Giants 4, Reds 1

Pirates 5, Robins 4

Cardinals 4, Braves 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Burns	5
1	Max Flack	5
3	Hal Chase	4
3	Larry Doyle	4
3	Bill McKechnie	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bullet Joe Bush	4
2	George Cutshaw	2
2	Art Fletcher	2
2	Cliff Heathcote	2
2	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gavvy Cravath	2
2	Jimmy Austin	1
2	Carson Bigbee	1
2	Max Carey	1
2	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Tyler	0.57
2	Lee Meadows	0.55
3	Bullet Joe Bush	0.40
3	Babe Ruth	0.40
5	2 tied	0.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Red Causey	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Eddie Matteson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Tyler	8
2	Lee Meadows	6
3	Hugh Canavan	5
3	Milt Watson	5
5	Bullet Joe Bush	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.388
2	Heinie Groh	.365
3	George Burns	.347
4	George Sisler	.347
5	Home Run Baker	.323

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	44
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	2 others tied	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	.593
2	Heinie Groh	.452
3	Billy Southworth	.418
4	Babe Ruth	.413
5	Bob Fisher	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	2
1	Eddie Collins	2
1	Tillie Walker	2
4	Home Run Baker	1
4	20 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Southworth	22
2	Larry Gardner	15
3	Hal Chase	14
4	Ty Cobb	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Reb Russell	0.86
2	Milt Watson	0.99
3	Scott Perry	1.00
4	Allan Sothoron	1.06
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
3	Lefty Tyler	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Tyler	21
2	Walter Johnson	20
3	Bullet Joe Bush	19
3	Roy Sanders	19
5	Wilbur Cooper	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Geary	2
2	Red Ames	1
2	Bullet Joe Bush	1
2	Ralph Comstock	1
2	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.489
2	Heinie Groh	.423
3	Bob Fisher	.388
4	Jimmy Johnston	.371
5	Heinie Zimmerman	.358

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	George Cutshaw	22
4	Harry Heilmann	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	18
2	Ty Cobb	12
3	Charlie Hollocher	10
3	Braggo Roth	10
5	2 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slim Sallee	0.63
2	Bernie Boland	0.91
3	Jimmy Ring	0.96
4	Carl Mays	1.10
5	Allan Sothoron	1.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	8
2	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	37
4	Lefty Tyler	36
5	Jim Shaw	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	.349
3	Heinie Groh	.339
4	Tris Speaker	.333
5	Edd Roush	.327

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	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	74
2	Ty Cobb	54
2	George Sisler	54
4	Braggo Roth	52
5	George Burns	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.59
2	Stan Coveleski	1.74
3	Pol Perritt	1.76
4	Carl Mays	1.81
5	Pete Alexander	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	31
2	Hippo Vaughn	28
3	Carl Mays	27
4	Pol Perritt	24
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	197
2	Walter Johnson	178
3	Rube Marquard	140
4	Eddie Cicotte	137
5	Bullet Joe Bush	132

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