On This Day

Thursday, July 25, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	55	35	.611	--
Indians	50	42	.543	6.0
Senators	48	41	.539	6.5
Yankees	46	40	.535	7.0
White Sox	40	47	.460	13.5
Browns	40	47	.460	13.5
Tigers	37	50	.425	16.5
Athletics	36	50	.419	17.0

Games

White Sox 4, Red Sox 2

Tigers 7, Athletics 3

Senators 1, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	58	30	.659	--
Giants	55	33	.625	3.0
Pirates	45	41	.523	12.0
Phillies	40	45	.471	16.5
Reds	39	45	.464	17.0
Robins	36	48	.429	20.0
Braves	38	51	.427	20.5
Cardinals	36	54	.400	23.0

Games

Robins 10, Pirates 0

Robins 6, Pirates 2

Reds 4, Braves 2

Giants 3, Cardinals 2

Giants 3, Cardinals 2

Phillies 10, Cubs 5

Cubs 12, Phillies 6

Reds 5, Braves 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Irish Meusel	5
2	Heinie Groh	4
2	Walter Holke	4
2	Jimmy Johnston	4
2	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	1
1	Gavvy Cravath	1
1	Bob O'Farrell	1
1	Edd Roush	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dode Paskert	5
1	Rollie Zeider	5
3	Marty Kavanagh	4
3	Fred Luderus	4
5	3 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fred Merkle	3
2	Marty Kavanagh	2
2	Milt Stock	2
4	Bert Adams	1
4	15 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hod Eller	1.57
2	Burleigh Grimes	1.00
3	Pat Ragan	0.54
4	Walter Johnson	0.50
5	Allan Sothoron	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Causey	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Hod Eller	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hod Eller	11
2	Pat Ragan	7
3	Allan Sothoron	6
4	Red Causey	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Douglas	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.383
2	Heinie Groh	.349
3	George Burns	.341
4	George Sisler	.335
5	Zack Wheat	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	Tillie Walker	9
3	Walton Cruise	6
4	Home Run Baker	5
4	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	56
2	Fred Merkle	53
2	Braggo Roth	53
4	Home Run Baker	52
4	Fred Luderus	52

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	46
2	George Sisler	34
3	Braggo Roth	32
4	George Burns	30
5	Ty Cobb	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.25
2	Phil Douglas	1.76
3	Stan Coveleski	1.79
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.82
5	Burleigh Grimes	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hippo Vaughn	18
2	Walter Johnson	17
2	Carl Mays	17
4	Stan Coveleski	15
5	Pol Perritt	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	128
2	Walter Johnson	100
3	Guy Morton	93
4	Carl Mays	92
5	Burleigh Grimes	83

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	6
2	Bob Geary	4
2	George Mogridge	4
2	Allen Russell	4
5	3 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zack Wheat	.500
2	Ty Cobb	.471
3	Tris Speaker	.438
4	Howie Shanks	.383
5	Buzz Murphy	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	2
1	Edd Roush	2
3	Carson Bigbee	1
3	Ping Bodie	1
3	24 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Southworth	14
2	Cliff Heathcote	13
3	Austin McHenry	12
3	Zack Wheat	12
3	Smoky Joe Wood	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fred Merkle	7
2	Max Carey	6
3	Ray Chapman	5
3	Art Fletcher	5
3	Howie Shanks	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill James	0.31
2	Bernie Boland	0.50
3	Eddie Matteson	0.53
4	Allan Sothoron	0.68
5	Bullet Joe Bush	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Causey	4
1	Stan Coveleski	4
1	Carl Mays	4
4	Wilbur Cooper	3
4	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	21
2	Hippo Vaughn	20
3	Allan Sothoron	16
4	Bullet Joe Bush	15
4	3 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	Phil Douglas	1
1	Bob Geary	1
1	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.478
2	Billy Southworth	.391
3	Zack Wheat	.383
4	Heinie Groh	.376
5	Howie Shanks	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	3
1	Cy Williams	3
3	Ping Bodie	2
3	Hal Chase	2
3	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Southworth	27
2	Zack Wheat	23
3	Hal Chase	21
3	Ty Cobb	21
3	2 others tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	16
2	Howie Shanks	11
3	Ty Cobb	10
4	Eddie Collins	9
4	2 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bernie Boland	0.88
2	Allan Sothoron	0.88
3	Carl Mays	1.43
4	Burleigh Grimes	1.62
5	Harry Harper	1.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	43
2	Walter Johnson	36
3	Wilbur Cooper	35
4	Carl Mays	32
5	3 tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	4
2	Bullet Joe Bush	2
2	Paul Carter	2
2	Wilbur Cooper	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.386
2	George Sisler	.339
3	Tris Speaker	.337
4	Heinie Groh	.330
5	Benny Kauff	.324

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	109
2	Heinie Zimmerman	90
3	Ty Cobb	89
4	Braggo Roth	82
5	Fred Luderus	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	71
2	George Sisler	54
3	Ty Cobb	53
4	Braggo Roth	51
5	George Burns	50

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.44
2	Stan Coveleski	1.74
3	Pol Perritt	1.78
4	Carl Mays	1.84
5	Pete Alexander	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	32
2	Hippo Vaughn	29
3	Carl Mays	28
4	Stan Coveleski	23
4	Pol Perritt	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	211
2	Walter Johnson	172
3	Rube Marquard	142
4	Jim Shaw	134
5	3 tied	131

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	9
2	Dave Danforth	6
3	Fritz Coumbe	5
4	Doc Ayers	4
4	6 others tied	4