On This Day

Tuesday, August 6, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	62	40	.608	--
Indians	59	44	.573	3.5
Senators	55	46	.545	6.5
Yankees	48	50	.490	12.0
White Sox	48	52	.480	13.0
Browns	45	54	.455	15.5
Tigers	44	57	.436	17.5
Athletics	41	59	.410	20.0

Games

White Sox 5, Yankees 4

Indians 1, Senators 0

Red Sox 7, Tigers 5

Athletics 6, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	65	33	.663	--
Giants	59	40	.596	6.5
Pirates	51	45	.531	13.0
Phillies	44	52	.458	20.0
Reds	43	52	.453	20.5
Robins	43	53	.448	21.0
Braves	44	55	.444	21.5
Cardinals	42	61	.408	25.5

Games

Cubs 6, Robins 3

Braves 10, Cardinals 3

Giants 4, Reds 3

Pirates 10, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Foster	4
2	Wilbur Cooper	3
2	Tim Hendryx	3
2	Jim Kelly	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Les Mann	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Burns	4
2	Carson Bigbee	2
2	Max Carey	2
2	Gavvy Cravath	2
2	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	2
2	Max Carey	1
2	Ray Chapman	1
2	Jack Fournier	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Wilbur Cooper	1.11
2	Lefty Tyler	0.50
3	Allan Sothoron	0.33
4	Bob Steele	0.27
5	George Cunningham	0.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Charlie Jamieson	1
1	Speed Martin	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wilbur Cooper	10
2	Jack Quinn	5
3	George Cunningham	3
3	Speed Martin	3
3	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.374
2	George Burns	.353
3	Zack Wheat	.334
4	George Sisler	.333
5	Heinie Groh	.332

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	66
2	Fred Merkle	62
3	Dode Paskert	58
3	Braggo Roth	58
5	Home Run Baker	57

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	49
2	George Sisler	37
3	Braggo Roth	35
4	George Burns	32
5	2 tied	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.41
2	Hippo Vaughn	1.72
3	Stan Coveleski	1.76
4	Red Ames	1.81
5	Harry Harper	1.89

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	136
2	Walter Johnson	117
3	Guy Morton	105
4	Carl Mays	96
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	.474
2	George Burns	.414
3	Larry Gardner	.396
4	Ray Chapman	.395
5	Zack Wheat	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	2
1	Tillie Walker	2
3	Herman Bronkie	1
3	George Burns	1
3	20 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dode Paskert	17
2	Rogers Hornsby	11
2	Fred Merkle	11
2	Frank Schulte	11
2	Bobby Veach	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	8
2	Greasy Neale	7
2	Milt Stock	7
4	Charlie Hollocher	5
4	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Erskine Mayer	0.00
2	Harry Harper	0.31
3	Jim Shaw	0.33
4	Jim Bagby	0.53
5	2 tied	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	3
1	Red Causey	3
1	Wilbur Cooper	3
1	Stan Coveleski	3
1	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wilbur Cooper	21
2	Walter Johnson	20
3	Eddie Cicotte	16
4	Red Causey	14
5	5 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Douglas	2
1	Byron Houck	2
3	Ralph Comstock	1
3	George Cunningham	1
3	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zack Wheat	.439
2	Ty Cobb	.427
3	George Burns	.402
4	Tris Speaker	.382
5	Sherry Magee	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	2
1	Joe Dugan	2
1	Bob Fisher	2
1	Rogers Hornsby	2
1	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Southworth	24
1	Bobby Veach	24
3	Zack Wheat	23
4	Austin McHenry	21
4	2 others tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	12
1	Greasy Neale	12
3	Max Carey	10
4	Ray Chapman	8
4	4 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Matteson	0.55
2	Mike Regan	0.82
3	Jim Bagby	0.92
4	Bob Steele	0.93
5	Babe Ruth	1.03

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	41
2	Wilbur Cooper	38
3	Bullet Joe Bush	32
4	Guy Morton	31
5	Hippo Vaughn	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Douglas	2
1	Bob Geary	2
1	Byron Houck	2
1	Frank Shellenback	2
5	16 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.371
2	George Sisler	.342
3	Tris Speaker	.332
4	George Burns	.325
5	Edd Roush	.322

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	101
2	Heinie Zimmerman	84
3	Del Pratt	83
4	Ty Cobb	80
4	Fred Merkle	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	68
2	George Sisler	57
3	Braggo Roth	51
4	Ray Chapman	50
4	Eddie Collins	50

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.46
2	Stan Coveleski	1.64
3	Red Ames	1.81
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.82
5	Pete Alexander	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	30
1	Hippo Vaughn	30
3	Carl Mays	28
4	Stan Coveleski	26
5	3 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	206
2	Walter Johnson	182
3	Eddie Cicotte	141
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