On This Day

Saturday, July 20, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	53	34	.609	--
Indians	49	42	.538	6.0
Yankees	45	40	.529	7.0
Senators	45	41	.523	7.5
Browns	40	45	.471	12.0
White Sox	39	45	.464	12.5
Tigers	36	48	.429	15.5
Athletics	36	48	.429	15.5

Games

Red Sox 5, Tigers 1

Browns 5, Yankees 2

Yankees 5, Browns 3

Athletics 10, Indians 4

Indians 9, Athletics 1

Senators 6, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	56	28	.667	--
Giants	51	32	.614	4.5
Pirates	43	39	.524	12.0
Phillies	39	43	.476	16.0
Reds	36	43	.456	17.5
Braves	36	47	.434	19.5
Robins	33	47	.413	21.0
Cardinals	35	50	.412	21.5

Games

Robins 6, Cubs 4

Braves 8, Reds 3

Pirates 1, Phillies 0

Phillies 3, Pirates 2

Giants 6, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tris Speaker	6
2	Fritz Maisel	4
3	Dave Bancroft	3
3	Donie Bush	3
3	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ping Bodie	1
1	Larry Doyle	1
1	Fred Merkle	1
1	Hi Myers	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Smoky Joe Wood	6
2	Larry Doyle	3
2	Red Smith	3
2	Allan Sothoron	3
5	13 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Gonzalez	2
1	Greasy Neale	2
1	Tris Speaker	2
4	Bert Adams	1
4	30 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Enzmann	1.25
2	Walter Johnson	0.62
3	Allan Sothoron	0.44
4	Mike Prendergast	0.43
5	3 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Johnny Enzmann	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Enzmann	5
1	Walter Johnson	5
3	Byron Houck	4
3	Allan Sothoron	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Scott Perry	1
1	Bob Steele	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.383
2	Heinie Groh	.361
3	George Sisler	.341
4	George Burns	.338
5	Red Smith	.321

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	Braggo Roth	53
3	Home Run Baker	52
4	Fred Merkle	50
5	Fred Luderus	48

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	45
2	George Sisler	34
3	Braggo Roth	32
4	Ty Cobb	27
5	2 tied	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.33
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	Walter Johnson	16
2	Carl Mays	16
4	Stan Coveleski	14
5	3 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	123
2	Walter Johnson	97
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	.540
2	Zack Wheat	.458
3	Babe Ruth	.417
4	Heinie Groh	.404
4	Tris Speaker	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	2
2	Carson Bigbee	1
2	Ping Bodie	1
2	Ty Cobb	1
2	20 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Southworth	19
2	Hal Chase	15
2	Larry Gardner	15
4	Bobby Veach	13
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	7
2	Charlie Jamieson	6
2	Greasy Neale	6
2	Billy Southworth	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allan Sothoron	0.53
2	Willie Adams	0.63
3	Mike Regan	0.96
4	Milt Watson	0.99
5	Carl Mays	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Scott Perry	5
2	Wilbur Cooper	4
2	Bill James	4
2	Sad Sam Jones	4
2	Erskine Mayer	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	21
2	Lefty Tyler	19
2	Hippo Vaughn	19
4	Bullet Joe Bush	18
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Geary	2
2	Ralph Comstock	1
2	Hooks Dauss	1
2	Bill Doak	1
2	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.492
2	Heinie Groh	.418
3	Billy Southworth	.395
4	Bob Fisher	.387
5	Red Massey	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cliff Heathcote	3
1	Babe Ruth	3
1	Tillie Walker	3
1	Cy Williams	3
5	7 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	26
2	Billy Southworth	25
3	Bobby Veach	23
4	Hal Chase	22
4	2 others tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	17
2	Ty Cobb	12
3	Braggo Roth	10
4	Charlie Hollocher	9
4	Howie Shanks	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allan Sothoron	0.96
2	Bernie Boland	1.05
3	Slim Sallee	1.07
4	Carl Mays	1.10
5	Paul Carter	1.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	8
2	Sad Sam Jones	7
2	Scott Perry	7
4	Stan Coveleski	6
4	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	42
2	Walter Johnson	41
3	Wilbur Cooper	36
4	Jim Shaw	34
5	2 tied	33

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	.348
3	Tris Speaker	.339
4	Heinie Groh	.339
5	Edd Roush	.327

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	88
5	Fred Luderus	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	71
2	Ty Cobb	55
3	Braggo Roth	54
3	George Sisler	54
5	2 tied	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.48
2	Stan Coveleski	1.73
3	Pol Perritt	1.80
4	Carl Mays	1.81
5	Pete Alexander	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	32
2	Hippo Vaughn	28
3	Carl Mays	27
4	Pol Perritt	23
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	207
2	Walter Johnson	175
3	Rube Marquard	142
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