On This Day

Wednesday, July 24, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 55 34 .618 --
Indians 50 42 .543 6.5
Yankees 46 40 .535 7.5
Senators 47 41 .534 7.5
Browns 40 46 .465 13.5
White Sox 39 47 .453 14.5
Athletics 36 49 .424 17.0
Tigers 36 50 .419 17.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 57 29 .663 --
Giants 53 33 .616 4.0
Pirates 45 39 .536 11.0
Phillies 39 44 .470 16.5
Reds 37 45 .451 18.0
Braves 38 49 .437 19.5
Robins 34 48 .415 21.0
Cardinals 36 52 .409 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Burns 3
1 Gavvy Cravath 3
1 Bob Fisher 3
1 Rogers Hornsby 3
1 Gene Paulette 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Dode Paskert 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Fisher 4
2 Rogers Hornsby 3
3 Dode Paskert 2
4 Ed Burns 1
4 15 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 1
1 Art Fletcher 1
1 Austin McHenry 1
1 Dode Paskert 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hippo Vaughn 0.42
2 Dick Rudolph 0.40
3 Ralph Comstock 0.38
4 Mike Regan 0.27
5 Mike Prendergast 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Comstock 1
1 Gene Packard 1
1 Dick Rudolph 1
1 Hippo Vaughn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 5
2 Ralph Comstock 3
2 Mike Regan 3
4 Waite Hoyt 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .383
2 Heinie Groh .349
3 George Burns .342
4 George Sisler .337
5 Zack Wheat .320

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
3 Fred Merkle 52
5 2 tied 48

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 45
2 George Sisler 34
3 Braggo Roth 32
4 George Burns 29
5 Ty Cobb 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.33
2 Phil Douglas 1.62
3 Carl Mays 1.75
4 Stan Coveleski 1.79
5 Hippo Vaughn 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hippo Vaughn 18
2 Carl Mays 17
3 Walter Johnson 16
4 Stan Coveleski 15
5 3 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 128
2 Walter Johnson 97
3 Guy Morton 93
4 Carl Mays 90
5 Burleigh Grimes 80

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .486
2 Zack Wheat .481
3 Tris Speaker .440
4 George Burns .413
5 Eddie Foster .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 2
2 Carson Bigbee 1
2 Ping Bodie 1
2 Hal Chase 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Southworth 15
2 Cliff Heathcote 12
2 Austin McHenry 12
2 Red Smith 12
2 Smoky Joe Wood 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Fletcher 6
2 Max Carey 5
2 Ray Chapman 5
4 Cliff Heathcote 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Mays 0.25
2 Bill James 0.31
3 Bernie Boland 0.50
4 Eddie Matteson 0.53
5 Allan Sothoron 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 4
1 Carl Mays 4
1 Scott Perry 4
4 Red Causey 3
4 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 20
2 Walter Johnson 18
3 Ralph Comstock 16
4 Bullet Joe Bush 15
4 2 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Bill Doak 1
1 Bob Geary 1
1 Elmer Jacobs 1
1 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .483
2 Billy Southworth .398
3 Zack Wheat .374
4 Bob Fisher .374
5 Heinie Groh .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 3
1 Cy Williams 3
3 Ping Bodie 2
3 Hal Chase 2
3 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Southworth 27
2 Hal Chase 22
2 Ty Cobb 22
4 George Cutshaw 21
4 2 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 15
2 Ty Cobb 11
3 Howie Shanks 10
4 Eddie Collins 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bernie Boland 0.88
2 Allan Sothoron 0.96
3 Carl Mays 1.10
4 Paul Carter 1.13
5 Harry Harper 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Cooper 8
2 Sad Sam Jones 7
2 Scott Perry 7
4 Stan Coveleski 6
4 Hippo Vaughn 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 43
2 Bullet Joe Bush 33
2 Walter Johnson 33
4 Wilbur Cooper 31
4 2 others tied 31

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 .386
2 George Sisler .339
3 Tris Speaker .336
4 Heinie Groh .329
5 Benny Kauff .326

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 108
2 Heinie Zimmerman 92
3 Ty Cobb 89
4 Braggo Roth 82
5 3 tied 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 70
2 George Sisler 54
3 Ty Cobb 53
4 Braggo Roth 52
5 2 tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.48
2 Stan Coveleski 1.73
3 Carl Mays 1.78
4 Pol Perritt 1.80
5 Pete Alexander 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 32
2 Hippo Vaughn 29
3 Carl Mays 28
4 Stan Coveleski 23
4 Pol Perritt 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 211
2 Walter Johnson 175
3 Rube Marquard 142
4 Jim Shaw 134
5 2 tied 131

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