On This Day

Tuesday, July 2, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	37	27	.578	--
Red Sox	39	29	.574	0.0
Indians	41	31	.569	0.0
Senators	37	33	.529	3.0
Browns	33	36	.478	6.5
White Sox	31	35	.470	7.0
Tigers	28	37	.431	9.5
Athletics	23	41	.359	14.0

Games

White Sox 8, Tigers 2

Tigers 11, White Sox 8

Indians 4, Browns 2

Athletics 5, Yankees 0

Senators 3, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	45	18	.714	--
Giants	41	21	.661	3.5
Braves	31	34	.477	15.0
Phillies	29	32	.475	15.0
Pirates	29	34	.460	16.0
Robins	26	35	.426	18.0
Reds	25	36	.410	19.0
Cardinals	24	40	.375	21.5

Games

Robins 4, Braves 0

Phillies 5, Giants 2

Pirates 7, Reds 6

Cubs 7, Cardinals 1

Cubs 6, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Fred McMullin	6
2	Shano Collins	4
2	Harry Heilmann	4
2	Merlin Kopp	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	3
1	Shano Collins	3
1	Oscar Stanage	3
1	Cy Williams	3
5	11 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Shano Collins	2
2	Jimmy Austin	1
2	Carson Bigbee	1
2	Bill Killefer	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Burleigh Grimes	1.20
2	Hippo Vaughn	0.71
3	Bob Geary	0.67
4	Slim Sallee	0.57
5	Bert Gallia	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Carter	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Bob Geary	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	6
2	Bert Gallia	5
2	Hippo Vaughn	5
4	Slim Sallee	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.357
2	Fred Merkle	.348
3	Home Run Baker	.341
4	Heinie Groh	.341
5	George Burns	.339

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
1	Fred Merkle	44
3	Braggo Roth	41
3	Bobby Veach	41
5	Fred Luderus	40

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	Red Faber	1.56
3	Dana Fillingim	1.58
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.59
5	Al Demaree	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hippo Vaughn	15
2	Walter Johnson	13
2	Carl Mays	13
4	Pol Perritt	11
5	3 tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	104
2	Walter Johnson	72
3	Guy Morton	71
4	Carl Mays	70
5	Burleigh Grimes	66

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	6
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	.447
2	Clyde Milan	.415
3	Ty Cobb	.414
4	Heinie Groh	.400
4	Bill McKechnie	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	3
1	Cy Williams	3
3	Cliff Heathcote	2
4	Home Run Baker	1
4	20 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	14
2	Harry Heilmann	12
2	Wally Pipp	12
2	Bobby Veach	12
5	2 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	10
2	Ty Cobb	7
2	Joe Kelly	7
4	Howie Shanks	6
5	5 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Steele	0.00
1	Byron Houck	0.00
3	Al Demaree	0.29
4	Slim Sallee	0.36
5	Bernie Boland	0.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hippo Vaughn	5
2	Bernie Boland	4
2	Harry Harper	4
4	Wilbur Cooper	3
4	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	31
2	Burleigh Grimes	22
3	Wilbur Cooper	19
4	Jim Shaw	17
5	Walter Johnson	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	4
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	Heinie Groh	.389
2	Ty Cobb	.383
3	Clyde Milan	.379
4	George Sisler	.354
5	Nemo Leibold	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Gavvy Cravath	4
3	Cliff Heathcote	3
3	Harry Heilmann	3
3	Cy Williams	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	27
1	Bobby Veach	27
3	Wally Pipp	25
4	Ty Cobb	21
5	Fred Luderus	19

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.59
2	Burleigh Grimes	0.69
3	Al Demaree	0.74
4	Rube Marquard	0.83
5	Harry Harper	0.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hippo Vaughn	7
2	Jim Bagby	6
2	Bernie Boland	6
2	Harry Harper	6
2	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	45
2	Burleigh Grimes	35
2	Walter Johnson	35
4	Guy Morton	33
5	2 tied	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	4
2	Doc Ayers	3
3	Paul Carter	2
3	George Mogridge	2
5	14 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.371
2	Ty Cobb	.361
3	Tris Speaker	.334
4	Red Smith	.326
5	Benny Kauff	.321

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	118
2	Heinie Zimmerman	94
3	Ty Cobb	92
4	Braggo Roth	88
5	3 tied	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	72
2	George Sisler	55
3	Braggo Roth	54
4	George Burns	52
4	Ray Chapman	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
2	Hippo Vaughn	27
4	Jim Bagby	24
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	204
2	Walter Johnson	170
3	Rube Marquard	138
4	Eddie Cicotte	137
5	Stan Coveleski	134

Saves

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