On This Day

Monday, July 1, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 37 26 .587 --
Red Sox 39 28 .582 0.0
Indians 40 31 .563 1.0
Senators 36 33 .522 4.0
Browns 33 35 .485 6.5
White Sox 30 34 .469 7.5
Tigers 27 36 .429 10.0
Athletics 22 41 .349 15.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 43 18 .705 --
Giants 41 20 .672 2.0
Braves 31 33 .484 13.5
Phillies 28 32 .467 14.5
Pirates 28 34 .452 15.5
Reds 25 35 .417 17.5
Robins 25 35 .417 17.5
Cardinals 24 38 .387 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fritz Maisel 4
1 Jack Tobin 4
3 Home Run Baker 3
3 Donie Bush 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Gilhooley 2
1 Jimmy Smith 2
1 Smoky Joe Wood 2
4 Home Run Baker 1
4 20 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Hendryx 2
1 Ivy Olson 2
1 Buck Weaver 2
4 Jimmy Johnston 1
4 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Caldwell 0.88
2 Dave Danforth 0.67
3 Claude Hendrix 0.27
4 Dave Davenport 0.25
5 2 tied 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Fritz Coumbe 1
1 Dave Davenport 1
1 Claude Hendrix 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Caldwell 7
2 Dave Danforth 4
3 Claude Hendrix 3
4 Dave Davenport 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Rogers 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .357
2 Fred Merkle .351
3 Home Run Baker .343
4 Heinie Groh .341
5 George Burns .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
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 44
2 Fred Merkle 42
3 Braggo Roth 41
4 Bobby Veach 40
5 2 tied 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 37
2 George Sisler 31
3 George Burns 25
3 Braggo Roth 25
5 Doug Baird 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 0.87
2 Dana Fillingim 1.52
3 Red Faber 1.56
4 Hippo Vaughn 1.63
5 Al Demaree 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hippo Vaughn 14
2 Walter Johnson 13
2 Carl Mays 13
4 Pol Perritt 11
5 3 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 99
2 Walter Johnson 72
3 Guy Morton 71
4 Carl Mays 70
5 Stan Coveleski 62

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 5
2 George Mogridge 4
2 Allen Russell 4
4 Doc Ayers 3
5 9 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Zimmerman .457
2 Bill McKechnie .431
3 Ty Cobb .415
4 Clyde Milan .415
5 Jimmy Johnston .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 3
2 Gavvy Cravath 2
2 Cliff Heathcote 2
2 Cy Williams 2
5 26 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 12
1 Harry Heilmann 12
1 Wally Pipp 12
1 Bobby Veach 12
5 5 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 11
2 Ty Cobb 7
2 Joe Kelly 7
4 Howie Shanks 6
4 Bill Wambsganss 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Demaree 0.29
2 Slim Sallee 0.35
3 Byron Houck 0.44
4 Bernie Boland 0.51
5 Johnny Enzmann 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bernie Boland 4
1 Hippo Vaughn 4
3 Larry Cheney 3
3 Fritz Coumbe 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 26
2 Walter Johnson 20
3 Carl Mays 18
3 Art Nehf 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 3
2 Paul Carter 2
3 Doc Ayers 1
3 Bullet Joe Bush 1
3 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .387
2 Heinie Groh .384
3 George Sisler .379
4 Clyde Milan .376
5 Nemo Leibold .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Gavvy Cravath 4
3 Walton Cruise 3
3 Cliff Heathcote 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 27
2 Bobby Veach 26
3 Wally Pipp 25
4 Ray Demmitt 19
4 2 others tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 14
2 George Sisler 13
3 Braggo Roth 11
4 Ray Chapman 10
5 Ty Cobb 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 0.59
2 Al Demaree 0.74
3 Burleigh Grimes 0.80
4 Phil Douglas 0.94
5 Pol Perritt 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pol Perritt 7
2 Jim Bagby 6
2 Bernie Boland 6
2 Harry Harper 6
2 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 40
2 Walter Johnson 35
3 Guy Morton 33
4 Rudy Kallio 30
5 2 tied 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Ayers 3
1 Jim Bagby 3
3 Paul Carter 2
3 George Mogridge 2
3 Allen Russell 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .372
2 Ty Cobb .364
3 Tris Speaker .336
4 Red Smith .326
5 Edd Roush .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Gavvy Cravath 9
3 Dave Robertson 8
3 Tillie Walker 8
3 Cy Williams 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 117
2 Heinie Zimmerman 94
3 Ty Cobb 90
4 Braggo Roth 89
5 Del Pratt 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 73
2 George Sisler 56
3 Braggo Roth 55
4 George Burns 52
4 2 others tied 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.54
2 Pete Alexander 1.73
3 Pol Perritt 1.77
4 Carl Mays 1.79
5 Stan Coveleski 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 30
2 Carl Mays 27
3 Hippo Vaughn 26
4 Jim Bagby 24
5 Pol Perritt 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 199
2 Walter Johnson 170
3 Eddie Cicotte 140
4 Rube Marquard 138
5 Stan Coveleski 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 8
2 Fritz Coumbe 6
3 Dave Danforth 5
4 Fred Anderson 4
4 6 others tied 4