On This Day

Friday, July 5, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 43 32 .573 --
Red Sox 41 31 .569 0.5
Yankees 38 30 .559 1.5
Senators 40 34 .541 2.5
White Sox 34 35 .493 6.0
Browns 34 38 .472 7.5
Tigers 28 40 .412 11.5
Athletics 25 43 .368 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 47 20 .701 --
Giants 43 24 .642 4.0
Phillies 32 32 .500 13.5
Pirates 33 34 .493 14.0
Braves 31 37 .456 16.5
Robins 28 37 .431 18.0
Reds 25 39 .391 20.5
Cardinals 26 42 .382 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ross Youngs 3
2 Walter Barbare 2
2 George Burns 2
2 George Cutshaw 2
2 8 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Cutshaw 1
1 Jakie May 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Cutshaw 5
2 Jakie May 3
2 Fritz Mollwitz 3
4 George Burns 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Strunk 2
2 Merito Acosta 1
2 George Cutshaw 1
2 Charlie Deal 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Shaw 0.71
2 Ferdie Schupp 0.35
3 Jakie May 0.33
4 Bob Geary 0.29
5 Babe Ruth 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gene Packard 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Jim Shaw 1
1 Cy Slapnicka 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Aldridge 6
1 Ferdie Schupp 6
3 Jim Shaw 5
4 Bob Geary 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .360
2 Heinie Groh .350
3 Ty Cobb .349
4 Home Run Baker .349
5 Fred Merkle .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 Tillie Walker 9
3 Home Run Baker 5
3 George Burns 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 49
2 Fred Merkle 45
3 Braggo Roth 44
4 Bobby Veach 42
5 Fred Luderus 41

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 38
2 George Sisler 31
3 Braggo Roth 28
4 George Burns 26
5 Ty Cobb 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 0.92
2 Red Faber 1.56
3 Dana Fillingim 1.58
4 Hippo Vaughn 1.59
5 Red Ames 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hippo Vaughn 15
2 Walter Johnson 14
3 Carl Mays 13
4 Pol Perritt 12
5 2 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 104
2 Walter Johnson 76
3 Carl Mays 75
4 Guy Morton 74
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 11 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .459
2 George Sisler .455
3 Heinie Groh .434
4 Eddie Murphy .426
5 Home Run Baker .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 3
2 Home Run Baker 2
2 Cliff Heathcote 2
2 Tillie Walker 2
2 Cy Williams 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fritz Mollwitz 15
2 Ty Cobb 14
2 George Cutshaw 14
4 Tim Hendryx 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 10
2 Ty Cobb 8
3 Joe Kelly 7
4 Charlie Hollocher 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Oeschger 0.00
1 Bob Steele 0.00
3 Slim Sallee 0.36
4 Byron Houck 0.46
4 Jimmy Ring 0.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Cooper 4
1 Hippo Vaughn 4
3 Joe Benz 3
3 Bernie Boland 3
3 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Shaw 24
2 Hippo Vaughn 23
3 Burleigh Grimes 20
3 Walter Johnson 20
3 Carl Mays 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 4
2 Bullet Joe Bush 2
2 Paul Carter 2
4 Red Ames 1
4 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Groh .437
2 Ty Cobb .406
3 George Sisler .366
4 Clyde Milan .355
5 Wally Pipp .349

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Pipp 26
2 Bobby Veach 25
3 Ty Cobb 23
3 Babe Ruth 23
5 Harry Heilmann 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 15
2 Braggo Roth 14
3 Ty Cobb 11
4 Ray Chapman 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burleigh Grimes 0.62
2 Byron Houck 0.64
3 Walter Johnson 0.74
4 Rube Marquard 0.76
5 Harry Harper 0.94

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 38
2 Walter Johnson 37
3 Guy Morton 33
4 Burleigh Grimes 30
4 2 others tied 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 4
2 Doc Ayers 2
2 Bullet Joe Bush 2
2 Paul Carter 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .372
2 Ty Cobb .367
3 Tris Speaker .330
4 Heinie Groh .327
5 Red Smith .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Tillie Walker 10
3 Gavvy Cravath 9
3 Cy Williams 9
5 Home Run Baker 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 118
2 Ty Cobb 93
3 Heinie Zimmerman 92
4 Braggo Roth 88
5 Home Run Baker 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 70
2 Braggo Roth 56
3 George Sisler 54
4 Ty Cobb 53
5 George Burns 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.54
2 Pete Alexander 1.72
3 Pol Perritt 1.73
4 Stan Coveleski 1.77
5 Carl Mays 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 31
2 Carl Mays 27
2 Hippo Vaughn 27
4 Jim Bagby 24
4 Pol Perritt 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 200
2 Walter Johnson 174
3 Rube Marquard 141
3 Jim Shaw 141
5 Eddie Cicotte 137

Saves

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