On This Day

Saturday, July 27, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	56	36	.609	--
Indians	52	42	.553	5.0
Senators	50	41	.549	5.5
Yankees	46	42	.523	8.0
White Sox	41	48	.461	13.5
Browns	40	49	.449	14.5
Tigers	38	51	.427	16.5
Athletics	37	51	.420	17.0

Games

Red Sox 6, White Sox 4

Indians 7, Yankees 6

Athletics 5, Tigers 3

Senators 3, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	59	31	.656	--
Giants	56	34	.622	3.0
Pirates	46	42	.523	12.0
Reds	41	47	.466	17.0
Phillies	41	47	.466	17.0
Robins	38	49	.437	19.5
Braves	40	52	.435	20.0
Cardinals	37	56	.398	23.5

Games

Robins 2, Cardinals 0

Cardinals 22, Robins 7

Cubs 7, Braves 1

Pirates 8, Giants 4

Reds 14, Phillies 5

Reds 3, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sherry Magee	6
2	Bob Fisher	5
2	Gene Paulette	5
4	George Anderson	4
4	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Herman Bronkie	1
1	George Cutshaw	1
1	Bob Fisher	1
1	Fred Luderus	1
1	Bill Sherdel	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Anderson	5
2	Austin McHenry	4
3	Lena Blackburne	3
3	Ping Bodie	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sherry Magee	3
1	Greasy Neale	3
3	Jimmy Johnston	2
3	Ivy Olson	2
3	3 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hippo Vaughn	0.57
2	Bill Sherdel	0.30
3	Bill James	0.29
4	Mike Regan	0.25
4	Mule Watson	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Fritz Coumbe	1
1	Eddie Matteson	1
1	Lee Meadows	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill James	4
1	Hippo Vaughn	4
3	Bullet Joe Bush	3
3	Lefty George	3
3	5 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ralph Comstock	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.383
2	George Burns	.350
3	Heinie Groh	.349
4	George Sisler	.327
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	5 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	58
2	Fred Luderus	54
2	Fred Merkle	54
2	Braggo Roth	54
5	Home Run Baker	52

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	47
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	Hippo Vaughn	1.75
3	Stan Coveleski	1.76
4	Phil Douglas	1.76
5	Allan Sothoron	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hippo Vaughn	19
2	Walter Johnson	17
2	Carl Mays	17
4	Stan Coveleski	16
5	Pol Perritt	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	132
2	Walter Johnson	100
3	Guy Morton	93
4	Carl Mays	92
5	Burleigh Grimes	86

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	.462
2	George Burns	.420
3	Tris Speaker	.417
4	Sherry Magee	.404
5	Walter Holke	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Fisher	2
1	Rogers Hornsby	2
1	Edd Roush	2
4	Carson Bigbee	1
4	23 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lena Blackburne	13
1	Cliff Heathcote	13
1	Red Smith	13
1	Billy Southworth	13
1	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Greasy Neale	9
2	Howie Shanks	7
3	George Burns	6
3	Max Carey	6
3	Fred Merkle	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Steele	0.00
2	Elmer Jacobs	0.39
3	Allan Sothoron	0.58
4	Bernie Boland	0.62
5	Lefty George	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Causey	4
1	Stan Coveleski	4
3	Bernie Boland	3
3	Bullet Joe Bush	3
3	11 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	24
2	Bullet Joe Bush	18
3	Lee Meadows	16
3	Lefty Tyler	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ralph Comstock	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	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	.491
2	Zack Wheat	.392
3	Heinie Groh	.373
4	Bob Fisher	.372
5	Sherry Magee	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	3
2	Ping Bodie	2
2	Hal Chase	2
2	Eddie Collins	2
2	8 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Southworth	29
2	George Cutshaw	24
2	Zack Wheat	24
4	Hal Chase	21
4	2 others tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	17
2	Howie Shanks	12
3	Greasy Neale	11
4	Ty Cobb	10
5	3 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Steele	0.00
2	Eddie Matteson	0.69
3	Allan Sothoron	0.78
4	Bernie Boland	0.87
5	Carl Mays	1.34

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	37
2	Walter Johnson	36
3	Wilbur Cooper	35
4	Bullet Joe Bush	33
4	Burleigh Grimes	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	2
1	Bullet Joe Bush	2
1	Ralph Comstock	2
1	Wilbur Cooper	2
1	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.381
2	Tris Speaker	.338
3	George Sisler	.335
4	Heinie Groh	.332
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	108
2	Heinie Zimmerman	92
3	Ty Cobb	87
4	Fred Luderus	83
5	Braggo Roth	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	71
2	George Sisler	54
3	Ty Cobb	53
4	George Burns	51
5	2 tied	50

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	210
2	Walter Johnson	172
3	Rube Marquard	138
4	Bullet Joe Bush	134
4	Jim Shaw	134

Saves

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