On This Day

Thursday, July 11, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	46	32	.590	--
Indians	45	36	.556	2.5
Yankees	41	34	.547	3.5
Senators	40	38	.513	6.0
White Sox	37	39	.487	8.0
Browns	37	39	.487	8.0
Tigers	31	44	.413	13.5
Athletics	30	45	.400	14.5

Games

Red Sox 4, White Sox 0

Indians 1, Yankees 0

Athletics 8, Browns 5

Tigers 8, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	52	23	.693	--
Giants	46	28	.622	5.5
Pirates	37	36	.507	14.0
Phillies	34	37	.479	16.0
Braves	33	42	.440	19.0
Reds	31	40	.437	19.0
Robins	30	42	.417	20.5
Cardinals	30	45	.400	22.0

Games

Cubs 4, Braves 3

Cubs 3, Braves 2

Reds 7, Robins 3

Pirates 5, Giants 4

Phillies 5, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Red Massey	5
2	Larry Gardner	3
2	Heinie Groh	3
2	Doc Lavan	3
2	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	3
1	Howie Shanks	3
1	Billy Southworth	3
4	George Burns	2
4	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	2
1	Max Flack	2
1	Fritz Maisel	2
1	Rollie Zeider	2
5	14 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	0.35
2	Lefty Tyler	0.33
3	Erskine Mayer	0.31
4	Pat Ragan	0.29
5	Eddie Cicotte	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Phil Douglas	2
2	Stan Coveleski	1
2	Bill James	1
2	Erskine Mayer	1
2	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Phil Douglas	9
2	Walter Johnson	6
3	Vic Aldridge	4
3	Erskine Mayer	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Geary	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.375
2	George Sisler	.364
3	Heinie Groh	.355
4	George Burns	.341
5	Home Run Baker	.338

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	51
2	Bobby Veach	48
3	Fred Merkle	47
3	Braggo Roth	47
5	Fred Luderus	44

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	41
2	George Sisler	33
3	Braggo Roth	29
4	George Burns	26
5	Doug Baird	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Douglas	1.15
2	Walter Johnson	1.28
3	Red Faber	1.56
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.73
5	Al Demaree	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hippo Vaughn	16
2	Walter Johnson	14
2	Carl Mays	14
4	Pol Perritt	13
5	Stan Coveleski	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	108
2	Walter Johnson	85
3	Carl Mays	79
4	Guy Morton	78
5	Burleigh Grimes	75

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	6
2	Bob Geary	4
2	George Mogridge	4
2	Allen Russell	4
5	2 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.506
2	Billy Southworth	.476
3	Merito Acosta	.429
3	Heinie Groh	.429
5	Bob Fisher	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	2
1	Eddie Collins	2
1	Babe Ruth	2
1	Tillie Walker	2
1	Cy Williams	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Southworth	16
2	Hal Chase	15
3	George Cutshaw	14
3	Heinie Zimmerman	14
5	Ty Cobb	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	11
2	Ty Cobb	7
2	Nemo Leibold	7
4	Carson Bigbee	6
4	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jimmy Ring	0.71
2	Allan Sothoron	0.93
3	Jim Shaw	0.95
4	Bernie Boland	1.09
5	Bob Shawkey	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	5
2	Joe Benz	4
2	Phil Douglas	4
2	Scott Perry	4
5	10 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	22
2	Walter Johnson	21
3	Wilbur Cooper	20
4	Scott Perry	17
5	3 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	2
1	Bullet Joe Bush	2
1	Bob Geary	2
1	Tom Rogers	2
5	11 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.446
2	Heinie Groh	.429
3	George Sisler	.383
4	Bobby Veach	.357
5	Milt Stock	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	4
2	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Cliff Heathcote	3
2	Tillie Walker	3
2	Cy Williams	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	28
2	Ty Cobb	25
3	Wally Pipp	23
3	Babe Ruth	23
5	2 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	18
2	Ty Cobb	12
3	Braggo Roth	11
4	Ray Chapman	10
4	George Sisler	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jimmy Ring	0.71
2	Al Demaree	0.91
3	Johnny Enzmann	0.96
4	Carl Mays	0.98
5	Bernie Boland	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Phil Douglas	7
1	Pol Perritt	7
3	Hippo Vaughn	6
4	Jim Bagby	5
4	10 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	38
2	Hippo Vaughn	37
3	Walter Johnson	36
4	Guy Morton	32
5	Wilbur Cooper	30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.380
2	George Sisler	.362
3	Tris Speaker	.331
4	Heinie Groh	.330
5	Benny Kauff	.323

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	117
2	Heinie Zimmerman	97
3	Ty Cobb	95
4	Braggo Roth	86
5	Home Run Baker	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	73
2	Braggo Roth	55
2	George Sisler	55
4	Ty Cobb	54
5	George Burns	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.64
2	Stan Coveleski	1.72
3	Pete Alexander	1.73
4	Carl Mays	1.81
5	Pol Perritt	1.84

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	198
2	Walter Johnson	176
3	Rube Marquard	144
4	Eddie Cicotte	139
5	2 tied	132

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	9
2	Fritz Coumbe	6
2	Dave Danforth	6
4	Fred Anderson	4
4	8 others tied	4