On This Day

Thursday, July 18, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	51	34	.600	--
Indians	48	40	.545	4.5
Yankees	44	39	.530	6.0
Senators	43	41	.512	7.5
White Sox	39	43	.476	10.5
Browns	39	44	.470	11.0
Tigers	36	46	.439	13.5
Athletics	34	47	.420	15.0

Games

Browns 6, Red Sox 3

Tigers 4, Yankees 1

Yankees 3, Tigers 2

White Sox 3, Athletics 1

Athletics 4, White Sox 3

Indians 5, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	56	26	.683	--
Giants	50	31	.617	5.5
Pirates	41	38	.519	13.5
Phillies	38	41	.481	16.5
Reds	35	42	.455	18.5
Braves	35	46	.432	20.5
Cardinals	34	49	.410	22.5
Robins	31	47	.397	23.0

Games

Robins 3, Cubs 2

Phillies 1, Pirates 0

Giants 8, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Walker	5
2	Ping Bodie	4
2	Shano Collins	4
4	Home Run Baker	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Walker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shano Collins	3
1	Joe Dugan	3
1	Bob Fisher	3
1	Frank Walker	3
5	2 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	1
1	Charlie Deal	1
1	Mickey Doolin	1
1	Frank Gilhooley	1
1	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.50
2	Hippo Vaughn	0.67
3	Rudy Kallio	0.45
4	Vean Gregg	0.44
5	Ferdie Schupp	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Dave Davenport	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	10
2	Eddie Cicotte	6
3	Rudy Kallio	5
4	Vean Gregg	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.385
2	Heinie Groh	.365
3	George Sisler	.346
4	George Burns	.342
5	Home Run Baker	.324

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	55
2	Home Run Baker	52
2	Braggo Roth	52
4	Fred Merkle	49
5	2 tied	47

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	44
2	George Sisler	34
3	Braggo Roth	31
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	1.73
5	Stan Coveleski	1.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hippo Vaughn	17
2	Walter Johnson	15
2	Carl Mays	15
4	Stan Coveleski	14
5	2 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	123
2	Walter Johnson	92
3	Guy Morton	85
4	Carl Mays	82
5	Burleigh Grimes	79

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	.571
2	Heinie Groh	.431
3	Zack Wheat	.417
4	Bob Fisher	.397
5	Babe Ruth	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	2
2	Home Run Baker	1
2	Carson Bigbee	1
2	Ty Cobb	1
2	20 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Southworth	20
2	Larry Gardner	15
3	Ty Cobb	14
4	Hal Chase	13
4	3 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	7
1	Billy Southworth	7
3	Charlie Jamieson	6
3	Ollie O'Mara	6
3	Braggo Roth	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allan Sothoron	0.72
2	Reb Russell	0.86
3	Milt Watson	0.99
4	Jimmy Ring	1.18
5	Bernie Boland	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Scott Perry	6
2	Wilbur Cooper	5
3	Stan Coveleski	4
3	Bill James	4
3	2 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Tyler	21
2	Walter Johnson	20
3	Bullet Joe Bush	19
3	Roy Sanders	19
3	Hippo Vaughn	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Geary	2
2	Bullet Joe Bush	1
2	Ralph Comstock	1
2	Hooks Dauss	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.489
2	Heinie Groh	.430
3	Billy Southworth	.415
4	Bob Fisher	.388
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	5 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	28
2	Bobby Veach	26
3	Billy Southworth	24
4	Harry Heilmann	23
5	George Cutshaw	20

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slim Sallee	0.53
2	Bernie Boland	0.91
3	Jimmy Ring	0.96
4	Allan Sothoron	1.24
5	Carl Mays	1.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	8
2	Scott Perry	7
2	Hippo Vaughn	7
4	Bernie Boland	6
4	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	50
2	Wilbur Cooper	37
3	Walter Johnson	36
3	Jim Shaw	36
5	Burleigh Grimes	35

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	.385
2	George Sisler	.349
3	Heinie Groh	.339
4	Tris Speaker	.333
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	117
2	Ty Cobb	95
3	Heinie Zimmerman	92
4	Braggo Roth	90
5	2 tied	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	74
2	Ty Cobb	54
2	George Sisler	54
4	Braggo Roth	53
5	George Burns	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.56
2	Stan Coveleski	1.72
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	3 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	207
2	Walter Johnson	172
3	Rube Marquard	140
4	Eddie Cicotte	139
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