On This Day

Friday, July 19, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	52	34	.605	--
Indians	48	41	.539	5.5
Yankees	44	39	.530	6.5
Senators	44	41	.518	7.5
White Sox	39	44	.470	11.5
Browns	39	44	.470	11.5
Tigers	36	47	.434	14.5
Athletics	35	47	.427	15.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Tigers 0

Athletics 2, Indians 0

Senators 6, White Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	56	27	.675	--
Giants	50	32	.610	5.5
Pirates	42	38	.525	12.5
Phillies	38	42	.475	16.5
Reds	36	42	.462	17.5
Braves	35	47	.427	20.5
Cardinals	35	49	.417	21.5
Robins	32	47	.405	22.0

Games

Robins 2, Cubs 0

Reds 6, Braves 4

Pirates 3, Phillies 2

Cardinals 5, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Stuffy McInnis	4
2	Mike Gonzalez	3
2	Ivy Olson	3
2	Burt Shotton	3
2	Al Wickland	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Judge	3
2	Hal Chase	2
2	Ralph Comstock	2
2	Chick Gandil	2
2	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Art Fletcher	1
1	Nemo Leibold	1
1	Greasy Neale	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ralph Comstock	0.82
2	Carl Mays	0.50
3	Red Ames	0.45
4	Reb Russell	0.25
4	Mule Watson	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	1
1	Ralph Comstock	1
1	Ed Hovlik	1
1	Carl Mays	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Comstock	9
2	Red Ames	5
3	Ed Hovlik	3
3	Slim Sallee	3
5	3 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.385
2	Heinie Groh	.362
3	George Sisler	.346
4	George Burns	.343
5	Home Run Baker	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	Tillie Walker	9
3	Walton Cruise	6
4	Home Run Baker	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	55
2	Home Run Baker	52
2	Braggo Roth	52
4	Fred Merkle	49
5	2 tied	47

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	44
2	George Sisler	34
3	Braggo Roth	31
4	Doug Baird	26
4	2 others tied	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.34
2	Red Faber	1.56
3	Phil Douglas	1.62
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.73
5	Stan Coveleski	1.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hippo Vaughn	17
2	Carl Mays	16
3	Walter Johnson	15
4	Stan Coveleski	14
5	2 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	123
2	Walter Johnson	92
3	Guy Morton	85
4	Carl Mays	84
5	Burleigh Grimes	79

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	.565
2	Zack Wheat	.473
3	Babe Ruth	.417
4	Heinie Groh	.415
5	George Burns	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	2
2	Carson Bigbee	1
2	Ty Cobb	1
2	Eddie Collins	1
2	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Southworth	19
2	Hal Chase	14
3	Larry Gardner	13
3	Charlie Hollocher	13
3	Bobby Veach	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	6
1	Charlie Jamieson	6
1	Billy Southworth	6
4	Art Fletcher	5
4	Nemo Leibold	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allan Sothoron	0.72
2	Mike Regan	0.96
3	Milt Watson	0.99
4	Carl Mays	1.00
5	Bill James	1.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Scott Perry	5
2	Wilbur Cooper	4
2	Bill James	4
4	Bullet Joe Bush	3
4	12 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Tyler	19
1	Hippo Vaughn	19
3	Bullet Joe Bush	18
4	Walter Johnson	16
4	Roy Sanders	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Geary	2
2	Ralph Comstock	1
2	Hooks Dauss	1
2	Bill Doak	1
2	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.492
2	Heinie Groh	.425
3	Billy Southworth	.406
4	Bob Fisher	.386
5	Zack Wheat	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	4
2	Cliff Heathcote	3
2	Babe Ruth	3
2	Tillie Walker	3
5	5 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	27
2	Bobby Veach	25
3	Billy Southworth	24
4	Hal Chase	21
4	George Cutshaw	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	17
2	Ty Cobb	11
3	Charlie Hollocher	10
3	Braggo Roth	10
5	Carson Bigbee	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bernie Boland	1.05
2	Slim Sallee	1.07
3	Carl Mays	1.10
4	Allan Sothoron	1.12
5	Paul Carter	1.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	8
2	Scott Perry	7
3	Stan Coveleski	6
3	Phil Douglas	6
3	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	42
2	Walter Johnson	36
2	Jim Shaw	36
4	Burleigh Grimes	35
5	Wilbur Cooper	34

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	.388
2	George Sisler	.352
3	Heinie Groh	.339
4	Tris Speaker	.333
5	Edd Roush	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Cy Williams	10
3	Tillie Walker	9
4	Gavvy Cravath	8
4	Walton Cruise	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	116
2	Ty Cobb	94
3	Heinie Zimmerman	91
4	Braggo Roth	87
5	Fred Luderus	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	72
2	Ty Cobb	54
2	George Sisler	54
4	Braggo Roth	53
5	3 tied	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.56
2	Stan Coveleski	1.73
3	Pol Perritt	1.75
4	Carl Mays	1.81
5	Pete Alexander	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	31
2	Hippo Vaughn	28
3	Carl Mays	27
4	Pol Perritt	23
5	3 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	207
2	Walter Johnson	172
3	Rube Marquard	140
4	Eddie Cicotte	139
5	Jim Shaw	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	9
2	Dave Danforth	6
3	Fritz Coumbe	5
4	Fred Anderson	4
4	7 others tied	4