On This Day

Sunday, August 4, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 61 40 .604 --
Indians 58 44 .569 3.5
Senators 55 45 .550 5.5
Yankees 48 49 .495 11.0
White Sox 47 51 .480 12.5
Browns 45 53 .459 14.5
Tigers 44 56 .440 16.5
Athletics 39 59 .398 20.5

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wilbur Good 5
1 Joe Judge 5
1 Eddie Murphy 5
4 Jimmy Austin 4
4 7 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tillie Walker 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Schulte 4
1 Tillie Walker 4
3 Home Run Baker 3
3 Wilbur Good 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Smoky Joe Wood 2
1 Ralph Young 2
3 Jimmy Austin 1
3 Ray Chapman 1
3 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Cicotte 0.75
2 Guy Morton 0.50
2 Babe Ruth 0.50
4 Doc Ayers 0.33
5 Bullet Joe Bush 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doc Ayers 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Cicotte 6
1 Hooks Dauss 6
3 Walter Johnson 5
4 Doc Ayers 3
4 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Shellenback 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .373
2 George Burns .352
3 Heinie Groh .337
4 Zack Wheat .337
5 George Sisler .334

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 64
2 Fred Merkle 62
3 Braggo Roth 58
4 Home Run Baker 56
4 Dode Paskert 56

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.41
2 Hippo Vaughn 1.68
3 Stan Coveleski 1.76
4 Red Ames 1.81
5 Harry Harper 1.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 134
2 Walter Johnson 117
3 Guy Morton 105
4 Carl Mays 94
5 2 tied 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 .500
2 Zack Wheat .441
3 George Burns .424
4 Jake Daubert .395
5 Larry Gardner .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
1 Tillie Walker 2
3 Herman Bronkie 1
3 George Burns 1
3 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dode Paskert 15
2 Zack Wheat 13
3 Ray Demmitt 12
3 Fred Merkle 12
3 Frank Schulte 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 9
2 Milt Stock 7
3 George Burns 6
3 Clyde Milan 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Robertson 0.00
1 Erskine Mayer 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 Stan Coveleski 4
1 Burleigh Grimes 4
4 Bullet Joe Bush 3
4 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 20
1 Guy Morton 20
3 Bullet Joe Bush 19
4 Red Causey 16
4 Eddie Cicotte 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Byron Houck 2
2 Ralph Comstock 1
2 Wilbur Cooper 1
2 George Cunningham 1
2 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Zack Wheat .449
2 Ty Cobb .435
3 George Burns .392
4 Sherry Magee .383
5 Tris Speaker .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Chase 2
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
1 George Cutshaw 2
1 Bob Fisher 2
1 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Southworth 27
2 Zack Wheat 25
3 Ray Demmitt 22
3 Bobby Veach 22
5 George Cutshaw 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 13
2 Greasy Neale 12
3 Max Carey 10
4 Charlie Hollocher 9
5 5 tied 8

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 Red Causey 7
1 Stan Coveleski 7
1 Scott Perry 7
4 Bullet Joe Bush 6
4 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 41
2 Bullet Joe Bush 37
3 Guy Morton 31
4 Hippo Vaughn 30
5 2 tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ralph Comstock 2
1 Bob Geary 2
1 Byron Houck 2
1 Frank Shellenback 2
5 17 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .372
2 George Sisler .343
3 Tris Speaker .331
4 George Burns .324
5 Heinie Groh .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Tillie Walker 11
3 Gavvy Cravath 10
4 Walton Cruise 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 100
2 Heinie Zimmerman 85
3 Del Pratt 83
4 Ty Cobb 81
4 Fred Merkle 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 68
2 George Sisler 55
3 Eddie Collins 51
3 Braggo Roth 51
5 2 tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.46
2 Stan Coveleski 1.67
3 Hippo Vaughn 1.79
4 Red Ames 1.83
5 Pete Alexander 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 30
1 Hippo Vaughn 30
3 Carl Mays 27
4 Stan Coveleski 26
5 Pol Perritt 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 204
2 Walter Johnson 182
3 Eddie Cicotte 142
4 Bullet Joe Bush 137
4 Rube Marquard 137

Saves

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