On This Day

Monday, July 8, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	43	32	.573	--
Indians	44	34	.564	0.5
Yankees	40	31	.563	1.0
Senators	40	36	.526	3.5
Browns	36	38	.486	6.5
White Sox	35	37	.486	6.5
Tigers	29	42	.408	12.0
Athletics	27	44	.380	14.0

Games

Red Sox 1, Indians 0

Indians 4, Red Sox 3

Yankees 6, White Sox 5

Athletics 16, Tigers 9

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	50	21	.704	--
Giants	44	27	.620	6.0
Pirates	35	35	.500	14.5
Phillies	33	35	.485	15.5
Braves	32	39	.451	18.0
Robins	30	38	.441	18.5
Reds	28	40	.412	20.5
Cardinals	27	44	.380	23.0

Games

Cubs 6, Giants 3

Giants 3, Cubs 1

Reds 4, Phillies 3

Braves 5, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Merito Acosta	5
2	Ty Cobb	4
2	Wickey McAvoy	4
2	Rollie Zeider	4
5	6 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Oscar Stanage	5
2	Larry Gardner	4
3	Merito Acosta	3
3	Bobby Veach	3
3	Rollie Zeider	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Hollocher	2
1	Charlie Jamieson	2
1	Nemo Leibold	2
1	Cy Williams	2
5	9 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Tyler	0.62
2	Claude Hendrix	0.55
3	Guy Morton	0.44
4	Sad Sam Jones	0.40
4	Pat Ragan	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hod Eller	1
1	Happy Finneran	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	Guy Morton	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Claude Hendrix	6
2	Lefty Tyler	5
3	Hod Eller	4
3	Rudy Kallio	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Geary	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.363
2	George Sisler	.363
3	Home Run Baker	.348
4	Heinie Groh	.348
5	Red Smith	.341

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	50
2	Braggo Roth	47
3	Fred Merkle	45
3	Bobby Veach	45
5	Fred Luderus	43

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	40
2	George Sisler	31
3	Braggo Roth	29
4	George Burns	26
5	Doug Baird	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.02
2	Hippo Vaughn	1.48
3	Red Faber	1.56
4	Red Ames	1.73
5	Al Demaree	1.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hippo Vaughn	16
2	Walter Johnson	14
3	Carl Mays	13
3	Pol Perritt	13
5	3 tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	106
2	Walter Johnson	79
2	Carl Mays	79
4	Guy Morton	78
5	Burleigh Grimes	69

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	6
2	George Mogridge	4
2	Allen Russell	4
4	Doc Ayers	3
4	2 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Billy Southworth	.500
2	Ty Cobb	.479
3	Merito Acosta	.429
4	Home Run Baker	.407
5	Eddie Murphy	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	3
2	Tillie Walker	2
2	Cy Williams	2
4	Home Run Baker	1
4	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Cutshaw	14
1	Tim Hendryx	14
3	Ty Cobb	13
4	Fritz Mollwitz	12
5	3 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	10
2	Ty Cobb	7
2	Bill Wambsganss	7
4	Charlie Hollocher	6
4	4 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hippo Vaughn	0.23
2	Bernie Boland	0.36
3	Ray Caldwell	0.44
4	Byron Houck	0.46
5	Slim Sallee	0.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	4
1	Sad Sam Jones	4
1	Pol Perritt	4
1	Hippo Vaughn	4
5	11 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	21
2	Carl Mays	19
3	Burleigh Grimes	17
4	Claude Hendrix	16
4	3 others tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	4
2	Bullet Joe Bush	2
2	Paul Carter	2
4	Red Ames	1
4	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Groh	.427
2	Ty Cobb	.419
3	George Sisler	.378
4	Bobby Veach	.350
5	Wally Pipp	.345

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	26
2	Ty Cobb	25
3	Wally Pipp	23
4	George Cutshaw	22
4	Babe Ruth	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	17
2	Ty Cobb	11
2	Braggo Roth	11
4	Bill Wambsganss	10
5	3 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.28
2	Byron Houck	0.66
3	Burleigh Grimes	0.67
4	Al Demaree	0.75
5	Jimmy Ring	0.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pol Perritt	8
2	Hippo Vaughn	7
3	Burleigh Grimes	6
3	Harry Harper	6
5	8 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	40
2	Walter Johnson	37
2	Guy Morton	37
4	Carl Mays	34
5	Burleigh Grimes	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	4
2	Bullet Joe Bush	2
2	Paul Carter	2
2	Wilbur Cooper	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.375
2	George Sisler	.364
3	Tris Speaker	.331
4	Red Smith	.331
5	Heinie Groh	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Tillie Walker	10
3	Gavvy Cravath	9
3	Cy Williams	9
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	118
2	Ty Cobb	96
3	Heinie Zimmerman	91
4	Braggo Roth	87
5	Home Run Baker	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	72
2	Braggo Roth	55
3	Ty Cobb	53
3	George Sisler	53
5	George Burns	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.56
2	Pete Alexander	1.73
3	Stan Coveleski	1.77
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.82
5	Pol Perritt	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	31
2	Hippo Vaughn	28
3	Carl Mays	26
4	Jim Bagby	24
4	Pol Perritt	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	202
2	Walter Johnson	173
3	Rube Marquard	146
4	Eddie Cicotte	140
5	Jim Shaw	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	9
2	Fritz Coumbe	6
2	Dave Danforth	6
4	Fred Anderson	4
4	7 others tied	4