On This Day

Wednesday, June 19, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	34	23	.596	--
Yankees	31	22	.585	1.0
Indians	32	26	.552	2.5
White Sox	26	24	.520	4.5
Senators	28	30	.483	6.5
Browns	25	29	.463	7.5
Tigers	20	30	.400	10.5
Athletics	20	32	.385	11.5

Games

Athletics 5, Red Sox 0

Indians 6, White Sox 5

Yankees 9, Senators 0

Tigers 7, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	35	15	.700	--
Giants	34	17	.667	1.5
Braves	27	26	.509	9.5
Reds	23	28	.451	12.5
Phillies	22	27	.449	12.5
Robins	21	29	.420	14.0
Pirates	20	30	.400	15.0
Cardinals	19	29	.396	15.0

Games

Robins 2, Giants 1

Braves 3, Phillies 2

Cubs 1, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Home Run Baker	3
1	George Burns	3
1	Joe Evans	3
1	Jimmy Johnston	3
1	Tom Rogers	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Veach	1
1	Cy Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bagby	3
1	Wally Pipp	3
1	Del Pratt	3
4	Happy Felsch	2
4	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Home Run Baker	1
1	Carson Bigbee	1
1	George Burns	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Phil Douglas	1.00
2	Dick Rudolph	0.71
3	Joe Oeschger	0.62
4	Allen Russell	0.45
5	Burleigh Grimes	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Phil Douglas	1
1	Bob Geary	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Oeschger	5
1	Dick Rudolph	5
1	Allen Russell	5
4	Phil Douglas	4
5	5 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eric Erickson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Merkle	.376
2	George Burns	.366
3	Red Smith	.351
4	George Sisler	.346
5	Home Run Baker	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Tillie Walker	6
3	George Burns	5
3	Walton Cruise	5
3	Harry Heilmann	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	37
1	Fred Merkle	37
3	Braggo Roth	35
4	Fred Luderus	33
4	Del Pratt	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	28
2	George Sisler	26
3	George Burns	23
4	Braggo Roth	22
5	Doug Baird	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dana Fillingim	0.50
2	Earl Hamilton	0.83
3	Walter Johnson	0.87
4	Stan Coveleski	1.36
5	Red Faber	1.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	11
1	Carl Mays	11
1	Hippo Vaughn	11
4	Art Nehf	9
4	Pol Perritt	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	81
2	Guy Morton	59
3	Walter Johnson	56
4	Stan Coveleski	55
4	Carl Mays	55

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Mogridge	4
1	Allen Russell	4
3	Fred Anderson	2
3	Doc Ayers	2
3	6 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nemo Leibold	.457
2	George Burns	.423
3	Fred Merkle	.410
4	Wally Pipp	.367
5	Ray Chapman	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	3
1	Harry Heilmann	3
3	George Burns	2
3	Walton Cruise	2
3	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	16
2	Babe Ruth	15
2	Bobby Veach	15
4	Harry Heilmann	10
5	6 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	8
2	Clyde Milan	7
3	Ray Chapman	6
4	George Burns	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lee Meadows	0.00
2	Walter Johnson	0.28
3	Phil Douglas	0.33
3	Art Nehf	0.33
5	Dana Fillingim	0.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	4
1	Pol Perritt	4
3	Bernie Boland	3
3	Eddie Cicotte	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rudy Kallio	19
2	Guy Morton	18
3	Bullet Joe Bush	17
3	Walter Johnson	17
3	Frank Shellenback	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Mogridge	2
2	Doc Ayers	1
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	Hooks Dauss	1
2	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Merkle	.415
2	George Burns	.385
3	Charlie Hollocher	.372
4	Heinie Groh	.356
5	Clyde Milan	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Heilmann	5
1	Babe Ruth	5
3	Walton Cruise	4
4	Gavvy Cravath	3
4	Smoky Joe Wood	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	20
2	Harry Heilmann	19
2	Fred Luderus	19
2	Dode Paskert	19
2	2 others tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doug Baird	13
1	Max Carey	13
1	George Sisler	13
4	Ray Chapman	11
5	Braggo Roth	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Douglas	0.33
2	Dana Fillingim	0.39
3	Walter Johnson	0.73
4	Burleigh Grimes	0.86
5	Bill Doak	0.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	6
1	Claude Hendrix	6
1	Carl Mays	6
1	Pol Perritt	6
5	7 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	46
2	Guy Morton	31
3	Bullet Joe Bush	28
3	Rube Marquard	28
5	3 tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Mogridge	3
2	Doc Ayers	2
2	Allen Russell	2
4	Fred Anderson	1
4	10 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.365
2	George Sisler	.365
3	Tris Speaker	.340
4	Edd Roush	.330
5	Red Smith	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Gavvy Cravath	9
2	Harry Heilmann	9
4	Walton Cruise	8
4	Dave Robertson	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	117
2	Ty Cobb	94
2	Heinie Zimmerman	94
4	Braggo Roth	89
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	66
2	Braggo Roth	55
3	George Sisler	54
4	George Burns	52
4	2 others tied	52

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Coveleski	1.63
2	Pol Perritt	1.64
3	Pete Alexander	1.66
4	Walter Johnson	1.68
5	Carl Mays	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	30
2	Carl Mays	27
2	Hippo Vaughn	27
4	Jim Bagby	25
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	204
2	Walter Johnson	175
3	Eddie Cicotte	145
4	Rube Marquard	142
5	Stan Coveleski	140

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	6
1	Fritz Coumbe	6
1	Dave Danforth	6
4	Allen Russell	5
4	Slim Sallee	5