Daily Baseball Update: 7/5

Historical Individual Seasons: Walter Johnson 1913
Stat Line: 36-7, 1.14 ERA, 0.78 WHIP, 243 K's in 346 innings.  Age 25.
Those look like video game numbers.  In 1913, Walter Johnson went 36-7 with a 1.14 ERA in 48 games (36 starts).  He completed 29 of those 36 starts and tossed eleven complete game shutouts.  Opponents batted .187 that year and he walked just 38 batters in 346 innings for a 0.78 WHIP.  Among post-1900 pitchers, his 1.14 ERA was the fifth best ever, while the 0.78 WHIP was second best only to Pedro Martinez' 0.74 in 2000.  The eleven shutouts were fifth best.  In that 1913 season, he led the majors in wins, ERA, innings pitched (346), strikeouts (243), average against, WHIP, complete games, shutouts, winning percentage (.837), opponents' on base percentage (.217), strikeouts per nine innings (6.32), hits per nine innings (6.03), and strikeouts to walks ratio (6.39), a total of 13 categories.  Despite his efforts, the Washington Senators finished 90-64, six and a half games out of first place behind the Philadelphia Athletics (96-57).  The A's would beat the New York Giants in the World Series.

News
The Indians' Jason Kipnis and the Dodgers' Hanley Ramirez both extended their hitting streaks to 15 games.
The Red Sox' Jacoby Ellsbury extended his hitting streak to 14 games.

Game Scores
Nationals (43-42) beat the Brewers (34-50) 8-5.
Red Sox (53-34) beat the Padres (40-46) 8-2.
Yankees (46-39) beat the Twins (36-46) 9-5.
Phillies (41-45) beat the Pirates (52-32) 6-4.
Rockies (42-44) beat the Dodgers (40-44) 9-5.
Rays (46-40) beat the Astros (31-55) 7-5.
Tigers (46-38) beat the Blue Jays (41-44) 11-1.
A's (50-36) beat the Cubs (36-47) 1-0.
Top Scorer: Tigers beat the Blue Jays 11-1.

Standings
AL East: Red Sox (53-34, .609 WPCT).  AL Central: Tigers (46-38, .548).  AL West: A's (50-36, .581).
NL East: Braves (49-36, .576).  NL Central: Pirates (52-32, .619).  NL West: Diamondbacks (44-41, .518).
AL Wild Cards: Rangers (49-36, .576) and Orioles (48-38, .558).  NL Wild Cards: Cardinals (50-34, .595) and Reds (49-36, .576).
Bottom Team: Astros (31-55, .360).  Longest W Streak: Red Sox and Yankees, 4 games.  Longest L Streak: Padres, 6 games.

League Leaders
Offensive: AVG: Miguel Cabrera (Tigers), .364 (119-327).  Home runs: Chris Davis (Orioles), 32.  RBI: Miguel Cabrera, 85.  Stolen bases: Jacoby Ellsbury (Red Sox), 33.
Pitching: Wins: Max Scherzer (Tigers), 13.  K's: Yu Darvish (Rangers), 151.  ERA: Clayton Kershaw (Dodgers), 1.93 (130.1 innings, 28 earned runs).  Saves: Jim Johnson (Orioles), 29.

Top Performers
Offensive: Adrian Beltre (Rangers): 3-4, 2 home runs (16), 2 RBI, 2 runs, AVG up .006 from .298 to .304, hitting streak to 6 games (10-25, .400 AVG).
Pitching: Jose Quintana (White Sox): No decision, 7 shutout innings, 2 hits, 1 walk, 11 K's (78), ERA drop: 0.28 runs from 3.97 to 3.69.
Worst Pitching Performance: Kyle Gibson (Twins): Loss (1-1), 5.1 innings, 8 earned runs, 11 hits, 1 walk, 2 K's (7), ERA jump: 4.94 runs from 3.00 to 7.94.

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Teams followed in this update: Washington Nationals, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers
If your team is not included, please leave a comment.
HR: home runs.  RBI: runs batted in.  AVG: batting average.  SB: stolen bases.  ERA: earned run average. WHIP: walks/hits per innings pitched.  K's: strikeouts. WPCT: winning percentage
Zack Silverman