On This Day

Thursday, August 1, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	60	37	.619	--
Indians	55	43	.561	5.5
Senators	52	44	.542	7.5
Yankees	48	45	.516	10.0
White Sox	44	50	.468	14.5
Tigers	43	53	.448	16.5
Browns	41	53	.436	17.5
Athletics	38	56	.404	20.5

Games

White Sox 2, Senators 1

Athletics 4, Indians 0

Yankees 7, Tigers 0

Red Sox 2, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	61	32	.656	--
Giants	57	37	.606	4.5
Pirates	49	43	.533	11.5
Phillies	43	48	.473	17.0
Reds	41	49	.456	18.5
Robins	41	50	.451	19.0
Braves	41	54	.432	21.0
Cardinals	39	59	.398	24.5

Games

Robins 4, Reds 0

Pirates 2, Braves 0

Cubs 5, Giants 0

Phillies 7, Cardinals 0

Cardinals 3, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buck Herzog	5
2	Rogers Hornsby	4
2	Red Massey	4
2	Gene Paulette	4
2	Cy Williams	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Gilhooley	1
1	Fred McMullin	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Gilhooley	3
1	Dode Paskert	3
1	Cy Williams	3
4	Jimmy Dykes	2
4	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Kelly	2
2	Doc Bass	1
2	Carson Bigbee	1
2	Eddie Collins	1
2	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Caldwell	0.67
1	Scott Perry	0.67
1	Hippo Vaughn	0.67
4	Bill Doak	0.62
5	Babe Ruth	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Art Nehf	8
2	Scott Perry	6
3	Bill Doak	5
4	Ray Caldwell	4
4	Babe Ruth	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.388
2	George Burns	.347
3	Heinie Groh	.340
4	Zack Wheat	.337
5	George Sisler	.326

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	Fred Merkle	56
2	Braggo Roth	56
4	Fred Luderus	54
5	2 tied	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	1.68
3	Stan Coveleski	1.76
4	Phil Douglas	1.79
5	Red Ames	1.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hippo Vaughn	20
2	Walter Johnson	18
3	Carl Mays	17
4	Stan Coveleski	16
5	4 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	134
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	.452
2	Harry Hooper	.447
3	Tris Speaker	.435
4	Larry Gardner	.400
5	Jack Tobin	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	2
1	Hi Myers	2
3	Ping Bodie	1
3	Herman Bronkie	1
3	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Zack Wheat	14
2	Joe Judge	12
2	Dode Paskert	12
2	Smoky Joe Wood	12
5	Red Smith	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	11
2	Greasy Neale	9
3	George Burns	6
3	Clyde Milan	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Erskine Mayer	0.00
1	Dick Robertson	0.00
3	Elmer Jacobs	0.29
4	Harry Harper	0.43
5	Bernie Boland	0.45

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	21
2	Walter Johnson	20
3	Guy Morton	17
4	Bullet Joe Bush	16
4	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	.510
2	Zack Wheat	.421
3	Sherry Magee	.382
4	Bob Fisher	.364
5	George Burns	.361

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	32
2	Zack Wheat	25
3	George Cutshaw	22
3	Bobby Veach	22
5	Smoky Joe Wood	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	14
2	Greasy Neale	12
3	Max Carey	11
4	Dode Paskert	10
5	2 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Matteson	0.55
2	Bob Steele	0.63
3	Bernie Boland	1.00
4	Allan Sothoron	1.09
5	Stan Coveleski	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	8
2	Scott Perry	7
3	Bullet Joe Bush	6
3	Red Causey	6
3	6 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	40
2	Bullet Joe Bush	38
3	Hippo Vaughn	35
4	Wilbur Cooper	34
5	Guy Morton	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ralph Comstock	2
1	Wilbur Cooper	2
1	Bob Geary	2
4	Red Ames	1
4	19 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.382
2	George Sisler	.337
3	Tris Speaker	.332
4	Heinie Groh	.326
5	George Burns	.321

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	Ty Cobb	86
3	Heinie Zimmerman	83
4	Del Pratt	81
5	Fred Luderus	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	68
2	George Sisler	54
3	Eddie Collins	53
4	Ty Cobb	51
5	2 tied	50

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.38
2	Stan Coveleski	1.65
3	Pol Perritt	1.80
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.82
5	Red Ames	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	32
2	Hippo Vaughn	30
3	Carl Mays	27
4	Stan Coveleski	24
5	Pol Perritt	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	210
2	Walter Johnson	182
3	Rube Marquard	140
4	Eddie Cicotte	136
5	Bullet Joe Bush	134

Saves

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