On This Day

Friday, July 26, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	55	36	.604	--
Indians	51	42	.548	5.0
Senators	49	41	.544	5.5
Yankees	46	41	.529	7.0
White Sox	41	47	.466	12.5
Browns	40	48	.455	13.5
Tigers	38	50	.432	15.5
Athletics	36	51	.414	17.0

Games

White Sox 7, Red Sox 2

Indians 8, Yankees 3

Tigers 2, Athletics 1

Senators 3, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	58	31	.652	--
Giants	56	33	.629	2.0
Pirates	45	42	.517	12.0
Phillies	41	45	.477	15.5
Reds	39	47	.453	17.5
Braves	40	51	.440	19.0
Robins	37	48	.435	19.0
Cardinals	36	55	.396	23.0

Games

Robins 4, Pirates 3

Braves 11, Reds 5

Giants 8, Cardinals 0

Phillies 3, Cubs 2

Braves 12, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Red Massey	5
1	Red Smith	5
3	Buck Herzog	4
3	Ed Konetchy	4
5	10 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Red Massey	4
2	Art Fletcher	3
2	Buck Herzog	3
2	Jimmy Smith	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	2
1	Greasy Neale	2
1	Bob Steele	2
4	Dave Bancroft	1
4	21 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eddie Cicotte	0.67
2	Jim Shaw	0.40
3	Larry Cheney	0.38
4	Stan Coveleski	0.33
5	Larry Jacobus	0.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bernie Boland	1
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Jacobus	6
1	Dolf Luque	6
3	Eddie Cicotte	4
4	Larry Cheney	3
4	5 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.383
2	Heinie Groh	.348
3	George Burns	.345
4	George Sisler	.331
5	Zack Wheat	.323

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	56
2	Fred Merkle	53
2	Braggo Roth	53
4	Home Run Baker	52
4	Fred Luderus	52

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	46
2	George Sisler	34
3	George Burns	32
3	Braggo Roth	32
5	2 tied	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.25
2	Stan Coveleski	1.76
3	Phil Douglas	1.76
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.82
5	Burleigh Grimes	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hippo Vaughn	18
2	Walter Johnson	17
2	Carl Mays	17
4	Stan Coveleski	16
5	Pol Perritt	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	128
2	Walter Johnson	100
3	Guy Morton	93
4	Carl Mays	92
5	Burleigh Grimes	83

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	Zack Wheat	.482
2	Ty Cobb	.452
3	Tris Speaker	.447
4	Eddie Foster	.396
5	Walter Holke	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	2
1	Edd Roush	2
3	Carson Bigbee	1
3	Ping Bodie	1
3	24 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cliff Heathcote	13
1	Red Smith	13
1	Smoky Joe Wood	13
4	Art Fletcher	11
4	3 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	6
1	Fred Merkle	6
1	Greasy Neale	6
1	Howie Shanks	6
5	Max Carey	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Steele	0.00
2	Bill James	0.33
3	Eddie Matteson	0.53
4	Bernie Boland	0.62
5	Allan Sothoron	0.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Causey	4
1	Stan Coveleski	4
3	Bernie Boland	3
3	Wilbur Cooper	3
3	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	20
2	Allan Sothoron	16
2	Lefty Tyler	16
4	Bullet Joe Bush	15
4	3 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	Phil Douglas	1
1	Elmer Jacobs	1
1	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.477
2	Zack Wheat	.383
3	Billy Southworth	.374
4	Heinie Groh	.371
5	Bob Fisher	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	3
2	Ping Bodie	2
2	Hal Chase	2
2	Eddie Collins	2
2	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Southworth	27
2	Zack Wheat	22
3	Hal Chase	21
3	George Cutshaw	21
3	Smoky Joe Wood	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	16
2	Howie Shanks	12
3	Ty Cobb	10
3	Eddie Collins	10
5	11 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Steele	0.00
2	Bernie Boland	0.87
3	Allan Sothoron	0.88
4	Carl Mays	1.43
5	Burleigh Grimes	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	8
2	Stan Coveleski	7
2	Scott Perry	7
4	Burleigh Grimes	6
4	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	43
2	Walter Johnson	36
3	Wilbur Cooper	35
4	Carl Mays	32
5	Burleigh Grimes	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	3
2	Bullet Joe Bush	2
2	Wilbur Cooper	2
2	Bob Geary	2
2	Tom Rogers	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.385
2	Tris Speaker	.337
3	George Sisler	.337
4	Heinie Groh	.330
5	Benny Kauff	.324

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	109
2	Heinie Zimmerman	91
3	Ty Cobb	89
4	Braggo Roth	82
5	Fred Luderus	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	70
2	George Sisler	54
3	Ty Cobb	53
4	George Burns	52
5	Braggo Roth	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.44
2	Stan Coveleski	1.72
3	Pol Perritt	1.78
4	Carl Mays	1.84
5	Pete Alexander	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	32
2	Hippo Vaughn	29
3	Carl Mays	28
4	Stan Coveleski	24
5	Pol Perritt	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	211
2	Walter Johnson	172
3	Rube Marquard	138
4	Jim Shaw	136
5	Eddie Cicotte	133

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	9
2	Dave Danforth	6
3	Fritz Coumbe	5
4	Doc Ayers	4
4	6 others tied	4