On This Day

Sunday, June 23, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	36	24	.600	--
Yankees	32	24	.571	2.0
Indians	35	27	.565	2.0
White Sox	27	27	.500	6.0
Senators	31	31	.500	6.0
Browns	27	31	.466	8.0
Tigers	22	32	.407	11.0
Athletics	21	35	.375	13.0

Games

Indians 3, White Sox 2

Browns 4, Tigers 1

Browns 4, Tigers 2

Senators 5, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	37	17	.685	--
Giants	35	19	.648	2.0
Braves	29	28	.509	9.5
Phillies	24	29	.453	12.5
Pirates	24	31	.436	13.5
Robins	23	30	.434	13.5
Reds	24	32	.429	14.0
Cardinals	21	31	.404	15.0

Games

Cubs 3, Cardinals 2

Pirates 4, Reds 1

Pirates 15, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill McKechnie	7
2	Max Carey	5
2	George Sisler	5
4	Carson Bigbee	4
4	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Max Carey	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill McKechnie	4
2	Ray Demmitt	3
3	Max Carey	2
3	George Cutshaw	2
3	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	4
2	Fritz Mollwitz	2
3	Jimmy Austin	1
3	Max Carey	1
3	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Phil Douglas	0.67
2	Bill Doak	0.43
3	Scott Perry	0.33
4	Bob Harmon	0.29
5	3 tied	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Dave Davenport	1
1	Phil Douglas	1
1	Bob Harmon	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Shaw	8
2	Phil Douglas	6
3	Scott Perry	4
4	Harry Coveleski	3
4	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Urban Shocker	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Merkle	.363
2	George Sisler	.357
3	George Burns	.350
3	Red Smith	.350
5	Heinie Groh	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Tillie Walker	7
3	George Burns	5
3	Walton Cruise	5
3	Harry Heilmann	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	39
2	Fred Luderus	37
2	Fred Merkle	37
2	Braggo Roth	37
5	2 tied	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	30
1	George Sisler	30
3	George Burns	24
4	Braggo Roth	23
5	Doug Baird	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.80
2	Earl Hamilton	0.83
3	Dana Fillingim	0.89
4	Stan Coveleski	1.48
5	Red Faber	1.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	12
1	Carl Mays	12
1	Hippo Vaughn	12
4	Art Nehf	10
5	3 tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	85
2	Walter Johnson	64
3	Guy Morton	62
4	Carl Mays	60
5	Stan Coveleski	59

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Mogridge	4
1	Allen Russell	4
3	Fred Anderson	2
3	Doc Ayers	2
3	8 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nemo Leibold	.452
2	Cliff Heathcote	.423
3	Irish Meusel	.417
4	Milt Stock	.400
5	Mike Gonzalez	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	3
1	Cliff Heathcote	3
1	Harry Heilmann	3
4	George Burns	2
4	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	14
1	Bobby Veach	14
3	Fred Luderus	13
3	Wally Pipp	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	8
2	Max Carey	7
3	Ray Chapman	6
4	Irish Meusel	5
4	Braggo Roth	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Mays	0.00
1	Al Demaree	0.00
3	Walter Johnson	0.23
4	Dutch Leonard	0.28
5	Johnny Enzmann	0.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	4
2	Bernie Boland	3
2	Phil Douglas	3
2	Dana Fillingim	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	22
2	Hippo Vaughn	19
3	Jakie May	18
4	Guy Morton	16
5	3 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Mogridge	2
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	Wilbur Cooper	1
2	Eric Erickson	1
2	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Merkle	.384
2	Clyde Milan	.378
3	Heinie Groh	.367
4	George Sisler	.347
5	Mike Gonzalez	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	Gavvy Cravath	4
2	Harry Heilmann	4
4	Walton Cruise	3
4	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	22
2	Fred Luderus	20
2	Wally Pipp	20
2	Bobby Veach	20
5	2 tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	16
2	Max Carey	13
3	Ray Chapman	12
4	Doug Baird	11
5	Braggo Roth	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.60
2	Phil Douglas	0.75
3	Burleigh Grimes	0.76
4	Dana Fillingim	0.98
5	Bill Doak	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	7
2	Walter Johnson	6
2	Carl Mays	6
2	Art Nehf	6
2	Hippo Vaughn	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	45
2	Burleigh Grimes	33
3	Walter Johnson	32
4	Stan Coveleski	31
5	Guy Morton	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Mogridge	3
2	Doc Ayers	2
2	Allen Russell	2
4	Eddie Cicotte	1
4	13 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.369
2	Ty Cobb	.362
3	Tris Speaker	.338
4	Red Smith	.325
5	Edd Roush	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	10
1	Babe Ruth	10
3	Harry Heilmann	9
4	Home Run Baker	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	114
2	Ty Cobb	96
3	Heinie Zimmerman	93
4	Braggo Roth	90
5	3 tied	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	66
2	George Sisler	57
3	Braggo Roth	56
4	Ray Chapman	53
5	2 tied	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.62
2	Stan Coveleski	1.66
3	Walter Johnson	1.66
4	Pol Perritt	1.76
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	Eddie Cicotte	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	204
2	Walter Johnson	177
3	Eddie Cicotte	145
4	Stan Coveleski	143
5	Rube Marquard	142

Saves

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