On This Day

Saturday, August 3, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 60 39 .606 --
Indians 57 43 .570 3.5
Senators 54 44 .551 5.5
Yankees 48 47 .505 10.0
White Sox 45 51 .469 13.5
Browns 43 53 .448 15.5
Tigers 43 55 .439 16.5
Athletics 39 57 .406 19.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 63 33 .656 --
Giants 58 39 .598 5.5
Pirates 50 44 .532 12.0
Phillies 43 51 .457 19.0
Robins 43 51 .457 19.0
Reds 42 51 .452 19.5
Braves 42 55 .433 21.5
Cardinals 42 59 .416 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jake Daubert 5
1 George Sisler 5
1 Cy Williams 5
4 George Burns 4
4 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 1
1 Max Flack 1
1 Charlie Hollocher 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Merkle 4
1 Gene Paulette 4
3 Gavvy Cravath 3
3 Ray Demmitt 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Doyle 2
1 Max Flack 2
1 Mike Gonzalez 2
1 Les Mann 2
1 3 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Ames 1.00
2 Red Causey 0.88
3 Brad Hogg 0.67
4 Jack Quinn 0.50
5 Lefty George 0.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Joe Benz 1
1 Red Causey 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Causey 7
2 Lefty George 6
2 Brad Hogg 6
4 Red Ames 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Byron Houck 1
1 Speed Martin 1
1 Lee Meadows 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .383
2 George Burns .351
3 Heinie Groh .337
4 Zack Wheat .337
5 George Sisler .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 Tillie Walker 9
3 Gavvy Cravath 6
3 Walton Cruise 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Merkle 62
1 Bobby Veach 62
3 Braggo Roth 57
4 Dode Paskert 56
5 Fred Luderus 55

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 48
2 George Sisler 35
3 Braggo Roth 34
4 George Burns 32
5 Ty Cobb 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.30
2 Hippo Vaughn 1.68
3 Stan Coveleski 1.80
4 Red Ames 1.81
5 Harry Harper 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hippo Vaughn 20
2 Walter Johnson 18
3 Stan Coveleski 17
3 Carl Mays 17
5 Claude Hendrix 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 134
2 Walter Johnson 112
3 Guy Morton 102
4 Carl Mays 94
5 Burleigh Grimes 92

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 Sherry Magee .523
2 Tris Speaker .478
3 Zack Wheat .429
4 Jake Daubert .405
5 George Burns .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
1 Hi Myers 2
3 Ping Bodie 1
3 Herman Bronkie 1
3 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dode Paskert 15
2 Zack Wheat 14
3 Fred Merkle 13
3 Smoky Joe Wood 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 10
2 Greasy Neale 8
3 Clyde Milan 7
3 Ivy Olson 7
3 Milt Stock 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Erskine Mayer 0.00
1 Dick Robertson 0.00
3 Harry Harper 0.30
4 Jim Shaw 0.33
5 Elmer Jacobs 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Causey 4
1 Burleigh Grimes 4
3 Bullet Joe Bush 3
3 Larry Cheney 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 20
2 Guy Morton 17
3 Bullet Joe Bush 16
3 Red Causey 16
5 Larry Cheney 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Byron Houck 2
2 Ralph Comstock 1
2 Wilbur Cooper 1
2 George Cunningham 1
2 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .494
2 Zack Wheat .425
3 Tris Speaker .404
4 George Burns .385
5 Sherry Magee .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Chase 2
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
1 George Cutshaw 2
1 Bob Fisher 2
1 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Southworth 28
2 Zack Wheat 26
3 George Cutshaw 21
3 Smoky Joe Wood 21
5 3 tied 20

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Matteson 0.55
2 Bob Steele 0.61
3 Dick Robertson 0.86
4 Allan Sothoron 1.11
5 Reb Russell 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Perry 8
2 Red Causey 7
2 Wilbur Cooper 7
2 Stan Coveleski 7
5 5 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 40
2 Bullet Joe Bush 35
3 Wilbur Cooper 30
3 Hippo Vaughn 30
5 2 tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ralph Comstock 2
1 Bob Geary 2
1 Byron Houck 2
4 Bullet Joe Bush 1
4 18 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .379
2 George Sisler .341
3 Tris Speaker .335
4 Heinie Groh .326
5 George Burns .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Gavvy Cravath 10
3 Tillie Walker 9
4 Walton Cruise 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 99
2 Heinie Zimmerman 85
3 Ty Cobb 83
4 Del Pratt 82
5 Fred Merkle 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 68
2 George Sisler 55
3 Eddie Collins 52
4 Ty Cobb 50
4 Braggo Roth 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.38
2 Stan Coveleski 1.70
3 Hippo Vaughn 1.79
4 Red Ames 1.82
5 Pete Alexander 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 30
1 Hippo Vaughn 30
3 Carl Mays 27
4 Stan Coveleski 25
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 204
2 Walter Johnson 177
3 Rube Marquard 140
4 Eddie Cicotte 136
5 2 tied 134

Saves

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