On This Day

Sunday, August 11, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	63	43	.594	--
Indians	61	47	.565	3.0
Senators	58	48	.547	5.0
White Sox	52	53	.495	10.5
Yankees	50	52	.490	11.0
Browns	48	56	.462	14.0
Tigers	47	59	.443	16.0
Athletics	42	63	.400	20.5

Games

White Sox 6, Indians 3

Indians 6, White Sox 5

Browns 5, Tigers 2

Tigers 5, Browns 1

Senators 3, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	67	36	.650	--
Giants	61	43	.587	6.5
Pirates	54	48	.529	12.5
Reds	48	54	.471	18.5
Phillies	47	54	.465	19.0
Robins	46	55	.455	20.0
Braves	46	57	.447	21.0
Cardinals	43	65	.398	26.5

Games

Cubs 5, Pirates 3

Pirates 6, Cubs 3

Reds 3, Cardinals 2

Cardinals 5, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wilbur Good	6
2	Turner Barber	4
2	Lena Blackburne	4
2	Ty Cobb	4
2	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Pinelli	1
1	Bobby Veach	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shano Collins	3
1	Cliff Heathcote	3
3	Eddie Collins	2
3	Hooks Dauss	2
3	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	3
2	Jimmy Austin	2
2	Manuel Cueto	2
2	Fritz Mollwitz	2
5	12 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Shaw	1.25
2	Phil Douglas	0.55
3	Babe Adams	0.50
3	Hod Eller	0.50
5	Hippo Vaughn	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Phil Douglas	1
1	Hod Eller	1
1	Byron Houck	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Phil Douglas	6
2	Hod Eller	5
2	Gene Packard	5
2	Jim Shaw	5
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.384
2	George Burns	.347
3	Zack Wheat	.334
4	George Sisler	.332
5	Tris Speaker	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
1	Tillie Walker	11
3	Gavvy Cravath	7
4	Walton Cruise	6
5	5 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	72
2	Fred Merkle	65
3	Fred Luderus	60
4	George Cutshaw	58
4	2 others tied	58

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	53
2	Braggo Roth	38
2	George Sisler	38
4	George Burns	32
4	Ty Cobb	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.36
2	Hippo Vaughn	1.73
3	Harry Harper	1.90
4	Stan Coveleski	1.92
5	Phil Douglas	1.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hippo Vaughn	20
2	Stan Coveleski	19
2	Walter Johnson	19
4	Carl Mays	18
5	2 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	140
2	Walter Johnson	128
3	Guy Morton	110
4	Bullet Joe Bush	104
5	Carl Mays	102

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	6
2	George Mogridge	5
3	Bob Geary	4
3	Allen Russell	4
5	4 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Gardner	.397
2	Fred Merkle	.396
3	Ty Cobb	.393
4	Zack Wheat	.389
5	Cy Williams	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	2
1	Tillie Walker	2
3	Ray Caldwell	1
3	Jake Daubert	1
3	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	14
2	Shano Collins	13
3	Ray Demmitt	11
3	Doc Johnston	11
3	4 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ivy Olson	7
2	Max Carey	6
2	Eddie Collins	6
2	Jimmy Johnston	6
2	Braggo Roth	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sad Sam Jones	0.53
2	Fritz Coumbe	0.63
3	Elmer Jacobs	0.67
4	Harry Harper	0.73
5	Jim Shaw	0.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	4
1	Scott Perry	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
1	Jim Shaw	4
5	10 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	28
2	Bullet Joe Bush	22
3	Wilbur Cooper	21
4	Phil Douglas	18
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Byron Houck	2
2	Larry Cheney	1
2	Fritz Coumbe	1
2	George Cunningham	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zack Wheat	.429
2	Ty Cobb	.414
3	Tris Speaker	.400
4	Sherry Magee	.366
5	George Burns	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	3
1	Rogers Hornsby	3
3	Joe Dugan	2
3	Bob Fisher	2
3	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Red Smith	24
1	Bobby Veach	24
3	Shano Collins	23
3	Smoky Joe Wood	23
5	Edd Roush	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	12
1	Greasy Neale	12
3	Eddie Collins	11
3	Ivy Olson	11
5	Braggo Roth	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Matteson	0.75
2	Babe Ruth	1.02
3	Mike Regan	1.04
4	Harry Harper	1.16
5	Bill James	1.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	7
1	Burleigh Grimes	7
1	Scott Perry	7
4	Red Causey	6
4	Wilbur Cooper	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	43
2	Bullet Joe Bush	40
3	Wilbur Cooper	36
4	Guy Morton	32
4	Hippo Vaughn	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Douglas	2
1	Byron Houck	2
3	Larry Cheney	1
3	Ralph Comstock	1
3	15 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.383
2	George Sisler	.339
3	Zack Wheat	.336
4	Tris Speaker	.336
5	Red Smith	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	12
2	Gavvy Cravath	11
2	Tillie Walker	11
4	Walton Cruise	7
4	Fred Luderus	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	105
2	Heinie Zimmerman	83
3	Fred Merkle	82
3	Del Pratt	82
3	Red Smith	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	71
2	George Sisler	56
3	Braggo Roth	54
4	Ty Cobb	50
5	2 tied	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.50
2	Pete Alexander	1.81
3	Stan Coveleski	1.82
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.87
5	Red Ames	1.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	29
1	Hippo Vaughn	29
3	Carl Mays	28
4	Stan Coveleski	25
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	203
2	Walter Johnson	189
3	Bullet Joe Bush	146
4	Eddie Cicotte	140
5	Jim Shaw	139

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	8
2	Fritz Coumbe	6
3	George Mogridge	5
4	Dave Danforth	4
4	2 others tied	4