On This Day

Sunday, July 21, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	53	34	.609	--
Indians	50	42	.543	5.5
Yankees	45	40	.529	7.0
Senators	46	41	.529	7.0
Browns	40	45	.471	12.0
White Sox	39	46	.459	13.0
Tigers	36	48	.429	15.5
Athletics	36	49	.424	16.0

Games

Indians 3, Athletics 2

Athletics 5, Indians 5

Senators 4, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	56	29	.659	--
Giants	53	32	.624	3.0
Pirates	43	39	.524	11.5
Phillies	39	43	.476	15.5
Reds	37	44	.457	17.0
Braves	37	48	.435	19.0
Robins	34	47	.420	20.0
Cardinals	35	52	.402	22.0

Games

Robins 6, Cubs 3

Braves 5, Reds 2

Reds 7, Braves 3

Giants 5, Cardinals 2

Giants 6, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Burns	4
1	Mike Gonzalez	4
1	Walter Holke	4
1	Edd Roush	4
1	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buzz Murphy	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Dykes	3
1	Walter Holke	3
1	Buzz Murphy	3
1	Zack Wheat	3
5	4 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	John Brock	2
1	George Burns	2
1	Rogers Hornsby	2
1	Bill Wambsganss	2
5	12 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Steele	0.62
2	Guy Morton	0.62
3	Lee Meadows	0.50
4	Bill Sherdel	0.30
5	Red Causey	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Causey	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Eddie Matteson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	8
2	Lee Meadows	5
2	Bob Steele	5
4	Mule Watson	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.383
2	Heinie Groh	.353
3	George Burns	.342
4	George Sisler	.341
5	Zack Wheat	.321

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	Braggo Roth	53
3	Home Run Baker	52
4	Fred Merkle	51
5	Fred Luderus	48

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	45
2	George Sisler	34
3	Braggo Roth	32
4	George Burns	28
5	Ty Cobb	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.33
2	Red Faber	1.56
3	Phil Douglas	1.62
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.73
5	Stan Coveleski	1.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hippo Vaughn	17
2	Walter Johnson	16
2	Carl Mays	16
4	Stan Coveleski	15
5	3 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	123
2	Walter Johnson	97
3	Guy Morton	93
4	Carl Mays	84
5	Burleigh Grimes	80

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	.548
2	Zack Wheat	.492
3	Babe Ruth	.413
4	Frank Schulte	.395
5	Tris Speaker	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Carson Bigbee	1
1	Ping Bodie	1
1	Hal Chase	1
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	21 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Southworth	16
2	Hal Chase	13
2	Larry Gardner	13
2	Bobby Veach	13
2	Zack Wheat	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	6
2	Ray Chapman	5
2	Art Fletcher	5
2	Charlie Jamieson	5
2	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Regan	0.00
2	Allan Sothoron	0.53
2	Eddie Matteson	0.53
4	Willie Adams	0.63
5	Bullet Joe Bush	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Causey	4
1	Wilbur Cooper	4
1	Stan Coveleski	4
1	Bill James	4
1	3 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	21
2	Lefty Tyler	20
3	Guy Morton	19
4	Hippo Vaughn	17
5	Wilbur Cooper	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Geary	2
2	Hooks Dauss	1
2	Bill Doak	1
2	Elmer Jacobs	1
2	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.492
2	Heinie Groh	.395
3	Billy Southworth	.395
4	Zack Wheat	.385
5	Bob Fisher	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cliff Heathcote	3
1	Babe Ruth	3
1	Cy Williams	3
4	Home Run Baker	2
4	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	26
2	Billy Southworth	25
3	Hal Chase	23
3	Bobby Veach	23
5	2 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	17
2	Ty Cobb	12
3	Braggo Roth	10
3	Howie Shanks	10
5	4 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Steele	0.00
2	Allan Sothoron	0.96
3	Bernie Boland	1.05
4	Slim Sallee	1.07
5	Carl Mays	1.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	8
2	Stan Coveleski	7
2	Sad Sam Jones	7
2	Scott Perry	7
5	4 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	42
2	Walter Johnson	41
3	Wilbur Cooper	35
4	Burleigh Grimes	34
4	2 others tied	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	4
2	Bullet Joe Bush	2
2	Paul Carter	2
2	Bob Geary	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.389
2	George Sisler	.345
3	Tris Speaker	.339
4	Heinie Groh	.333
5	Edd Roush	.333

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	116
2	Ty Cobb	94
3	Heinie Zimmerman	92
4	Braggo Roth	88
5	Fred Luderus	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	71
2	Ty Cobb	55
3	Braggo Roth	54
3	George Sisler	54
5	3 tied	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.48
2	Stan Coveleski	1.73
3	Pol Perritt	1.80
4	Carl Mays	1.81
5	Pete Alexander	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	32
2	Hippo Vaughn	28
3	Carl Mays	27
4	Stan Coveleski	23
4	Pol Perritt	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	206
2	Walter Johnson	175
3	Rube Marquard	141
4	Jim Shaw	134
5	Eddie Cicotte	132

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	9
2	Dave Danforth	6
3	Fritz Coumbe	5
4	Fred Anderson	4
4	7 others tied	4