Baseball44 On This Day: Wednesday, July 31, 1918

On This Day

Wednesday, July 31, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	59	37	.615	--
Indians	55	42	.567	4.5
Senators	52	43	.547	6.5
Yankees	47	45	.511	10.0
White Sox	43	50	.462	14.5
Tigers	43	52	.453	15.5
Browns	41	52	.441	16.5
Athletics	37	56	.398	20.5

Games

Senators 3, White Sox 2

Indians 10, Athletics 1

Yankees 5, Tigers 3

Red Sox 8, Browns 4

Tigers 6, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	60	32	.652	--
Giants	57	36	.613	3.5
Pirates	48	43	.527	11.5
Phillies	42	47	.472	16.5
Reds	41	48	.461	17.5
Robins	40	50	.444	19.0
Braves	41	53	.436	20.0
Cardinals	38	58	.396	24.0

Games

Robins 2, Cardinals 1

Robins 7, Cardinals 2

Cubs 5, Braves 4

Giants 1, Pirates 0

Pirates 4, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ollie O'Mara	6
2	Ty Cobb	5
2	Zack Wheat	5
4	Bullet Joe Bush	4
4	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Sisler	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bullet Joe Bush	3
1	Bob Jones	3
1	Hi Myers	3
1	George Sisler	3
1	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	2
2	Ty Cobb	1
2	George Cochran	1
2	Mike Gonzalez	1
2	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Guy Morton	1.50
2	Walter Johnson	1.22
3	Bullet Joe Bush	0.64
4	Burleigh Grimes	0.50
5	Red Causey	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Bill Bailey	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Red Causey	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	11
2	Guy Morton	9
3	Bullet Joe Bush	7
4	Red Ames	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Cunningham	1
1	George Mogridge	1
1	Lefty Tyler	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.393
2	George Burns	.349
3	Heinie Groh	.344
4	Zack Wheat	.337
5	George Sisler	.329

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	62
2	Braggo Roth	56
3	Fred Merkle	55
4	Fred Luderus	54
5	Home Run Baker	53

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	48
2	Braggo Roth	34
2	George Sisler	34
4	George Burns	32
5	Ty Cobb	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.30
2	Hippo Vaughn	1.75
3	Stan Coveleski	1.76
4	Phil Douglas	1.79
5	Red Ames	1.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hippo Vaughn	19
2	Walter Johnson	18
3	Carl Mays	17
4	Stan Coveleski	16
5	3 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	132
2	Walter Johnson	112
3	Guy Morton	102
4	Carl Mays	93
5	Burleigh Grimes	90

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zack Wheat	.444
2	Harry Hooper	.431
3	Tris Speaker	.404
4	Joe Judge	.396
5	Walter Holke	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	2
1	Hi Myers	2
3	Ping Bodie	1
3	Herman Bronkie	1
3	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Smoky Joe Wood	14
2	Joe Judge	13
3	Zack Wheat	12
4	George Cutshaw	11
4	Red Smith	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	10
2	Greasy Neale	9
3	George Burns	6
3	Clyde Milan	6
3	Howie Shanks	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Jacobs	0.41
2	Bernie Boland	0.45
3	Johnny Enzmann	0.53
4	Fritz Coumbe	0.60
4	Lefty George	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	4
1	Red Causey	4
1	Burleigh Grimes	4
4	Stan Coveleski	3
4	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bullet Joe Bush	20
1	Walter Johnson	20
3	Hippo Vaughn	19
4	Guy Morton	17
5	Eddie Cicotte	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ralph Comstock	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	George Cunningham	1
1	Phil Douglas	1
1	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.521
2	Zack Wheat	.421
3	Sherry Magee	.373
4	Bob Fisher	.373
5	George Burns	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	2
1	Eddie Collins	2
1	George Cutshaw	2
1	Bob Fisher	2
1	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Southworth	31
2	Zack Wheat	24
3	Smoky Joe Wood	23
4	George Cutshaw	22
4	Bobby Veach	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	13
2	Max Carey	11
2	Greasy Neale	11
4	Ollie O'Mara	9
4	2 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Steele	0.63
2	Eddie Matteson	0.69
3	Bernie Boland	1.00
4	Allan Sothoron	1.09
5	Stan Coveleski	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	7
2	Bullet Joe Bush	6
2	Red Causey	6
2	Stan Coveleski	6
2	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	40
2	Bullet Joe Bush	38
3	Hippo Vaughn	33
4	Wilbur Cooper	31
4	Guy Morton	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ralph Comstock	2
1	Wilbur Cooper	2
1	Bob Geary	2
1	Tom Rogers	2
5	19 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.383
2	George Sisler	.338
3	Tris Speaker	.331
4	Heinie Groh	.328
5	George Burns	.322

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	99
2	Heinie Zimmerman	88
3	Ty Cobb	86
4	Fred Luderus	81
5	Del Pratt	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	71
2	George Sisler	54
3	Ty Cobb	52
3	Eddie Collins	52
5	2 tied	50

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.38
2	Stan Coveleski	1.65
3	Pol Perritt	1.80
4	Pete Alexander	1.81
5	Hippo Vaughn	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	32
2	Hippo Vaughn	29
3	Carl Mays	27
4	Stan Coveleski	24
5	Pol Perritt	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	208
2	Walter Johnson	182
3	Rube Marquard	140
4	Eddie Cicotte	139
5	Bullet Joe Bush	136

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	9
2	Dave Danforth	6
3	Fritz Coumbe	5
3	George Mogridge	5
5	3 tied	4