On This Day

Wednesday, July 3, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 37 28 .569 --
Red Sox 39 30 .565 0.0
Indians 41 32 .562 0.0
Senators 38 33 .535 2.0
Browns 34 36 .486 5.5
White Sox 32 35 .478 6.0
Tigers 28 38 .424 9.5
Athletics 24 41 .369 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 45 19 .703 --
Giants 43 21 .672 2.0
Phillies 30 32 .484 14.0
Braves 31 35 .470 15.0
Pirates 30 34 .469 15.0
Robins 26 37 .413 18.5
Reds 25 37 .403 19.0
Cardinals 25 40 .385 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Burns 3
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 Tommy Griffith 3
1 Heinie Groh 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Collins 1
1 Tommy Griffith 1
1 Tillie Walker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Zimmerman 4
2 Ed Sicking 3
3 Jake Daubert 2
3 Tommy Griffith 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Walter Holke 2
1 Bill Wambsganss 2
3 George Burns 1
3 Donie Bush 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pol Perritt 2.00
2 Brad Hogg 1.40
3 Vean Gregg 0.80
4 Al Demaree 0.50
4 Dick Rudolph 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Benz 1
1 Ralph Comstock 1
1 Al Demaree 1
1 Vean Gregg 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Brad Hogg 7
2 Ralph Comstock 4
2 Al Demaree 4
2 Vean Gregg 4
2 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 1
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Dave Danforth 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .351
2 Fred Merkle .350
3 Heinie Groh .348
4 Home Run Baker .340
5 Ty Cobb .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 Tillie Walker 8
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 42
3 Bobby Veach 42
5 Fred Luderus 40

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 37
2 George Sisler 31
3 George Burns 26
4 Braggo Roth 25
5 2 tied 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 Red Ames 1.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hippo Vaughn 15
2 Walter Johnson 13
2 Carl Mays 13
4 Pol Perritt 12
5 3 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 104
2 Guy Morton 74
3 Walter Johnson 72
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 10 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Groh .435
2 Ty Cobb .426
3 Heinie Zimmerman .408
4 Clyde Milan .407
5 Carson Bigbee .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 3
1 Cy Williams 3
3 Cliff Heathcote 2
3 Tillie Walker 2
5 20 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 13
2 Tim Hendryx 12
2 Fritz Mollwitz 12
2 Wally Pipp 12
2 Bobby Veach 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Steele 0.00
1 Byron Houck 0.00
3 Slim Sallee 0.36
4 Paul Carter 0.53
5 Joe Oeschger 0.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Harper 4
1 Hippo Vaughn 4
3 Bernie Boland 3
3 Wilbur Cooper 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 23
2 Burleigh Grimes 22
3 Jim Shaw 21
4 Wilbur Cooper 18
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 4
2 Paul Carter 2
2 Wilbur Cooper 2
4 Red Ames 1
4 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Groh .423
2 Ty Cobb .392
3 Clyde Milan .374
4 Jake Daubert .342
5 Wally Pipp .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Gavvy Cravath 4
3 Cliff Heathcote 3
3 Harry Heilmann 3
3 Cy Williams 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 27
2 Babe Ruth 26
3 Wally Pipp 25
4 Ty Cobb 21
5 Harry Heilmann 20

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 0.55
2 Burleigh Grimes 0.69
3 Rube Marquard 0.83
4 Harry Harper 0.94
5 Phil Douglas 0.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pol Perritt 7
1 Hippo Vaughn 7
3 Bernie Boland 6
3 Harry Harper 6
3 Walter Johnson 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 45
2 Guy Morton 36
3 Burleigh Grimes 35
4 Walter Johnson 33
5 Brad Hogg 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 4
2 Doc Ayers 3
3 Paul Carter 2
3 Wilbur Cooper 2
3 George Mogridge 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .370
2 Ty Cobb .362
3 Tris Speaker .329
4 Heinie Groh .325
5 Red Smith .324

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 119
2 Heinie Zimmerman 96
3 Ty Cobb 92
4 Braggo Roth 88
5 2 tied 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 71
2 George Sisler 55
3 Braggo Roth 54
4 George Burns 53
5 2 tied 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.54
2 Pol Perritt 1.71
3 Pete Alexander 1.73
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
4 Pol Perritt 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 204
2 Walter Johnson 170
3 Rube Marquard 138
4 Eddie Cicotte 137
5 Jim Shaw 136

Saves

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