On This Day

Wednesday, August 14, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 64 44 .593 --
Indians 63 47 .573 2.0
Senators 60 49 .550 4.5
Yankees 51 53 .490 11.0
White Sox 52 55 .486 11.5
Browns 49 56 .467 13.5
Tigers 48 59 .449 15.5
Athletics 42 66 .389 22.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 69 38 .645 --
Giants 63 43 .594 5.5
Pirates 56 50 .528 12.5
Reds 50 55 .476 18.0
Robins 49 55 .471 18.5
Phillies 47 57 .452 20.5
Braves 46 59 .438 22.0
Cardinals 44 67 .396 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Terry Turner 4
2 Jimmy Austin 3
2 Jim Bagby 3
2 Ray Chapman 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Smoky Joe Wood 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bagby 2
1 George Harper 2
1 Clyde Milan 2
1 Hi Myers 2
5 32 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 1
1 Bob Fisher 1
1 Larry Gardner 1
1 John Hummel 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Bagby 1.00
2 Burleigh Grimes 0.64
3 Hod Eller 0.62
4 Dave Davenport 0.60
5 Jim Shaw 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Dave Davenport 1
1 Hod Eller 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bagby 8
2 Burleigh Grimes 7
3 Dave Davenport 6
4 Hod Eller 5
4 Jim Shaw 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .384
2 George Burns .348
3 Zack Wheat .340
4 George Sisler .328
5 Tris Speaker .326

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 73
2 Fred Merkle 65
3 George Cutshaw 61
4 Fred Luderus 60
5 2 tied 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 56
2 Braggo Roth 38
2 George Sisler 38
4 George Burns 34
5 Ty Cobb 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.38
2 Hippo Vaughn 1.67
3 Harry Harper 1.86
4 Stan Coveleski 1.92
5 Burleigh Grimes 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hippo Vaughn 21
2 Walter Johnson 20
3 Stan Coveleski 19
4 Carl Mays 18
5 4 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 144
2 Walter Johnson 134
3 Guy Morton 114
4 Burleigh Grimes 106
5 Bullet Joe Bush 104

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ray Chapman .440
2 Larry Gardner .391
3 Frank Schulte .390
4 Zack Wheat .387
5 Manuel Cueto .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
1 Joe Dugan 2
1 Irish Meusel 2
1 Tillie Walker 2
5 19 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shano Collins 13
1 Les Mann 13
1 Bobby Veach 13
4 Chick Gandil 12
5 4 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 8
1 Jimmy Johnston 8
3 Ivy Olson 7
4 Ty Cobb 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Davenport 0.64
1 Carmen Hill 0.64
3 Elmer Jacobs 0.79
4 Erskine Mayer 0.81
5 Harry Harper 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 5
2 Hod Eller 4
2 Scott Perry 4
4 Jim Bagby 3
4 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 33
2 Bullet Joe Bush 22
3 Guy Morton 21
4 Burleigh Grimes 20
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Cheney 1
1 Fritz Coumbe 1
1 George Cunningham 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Zack Wheat .439
2 Tris Speaker .396
3 Ty Cobb .388
4 George Burns .372
5 Sherry Magee .355

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 Bobby Veach 23
2 George Cutshaw 22
2 Smoky Joe Wood 22
4 Shano Collins 21
4 Red Smith 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 15
2 Greasy Neale 12
3 Eddie Collins 11
3 Ivy Olson 11
5 Jimmy Johnston 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elmer Jacobs 0.63
2 Eddie Matteson 0.97
3 Harry Harper 1.16
4 Babe Ruth 1.19
5 Mike Regan 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 8
2 Stan Coveleski 7
2 Scott Perry 7
4 Red Causey 6
4 Walter Johnson 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 49
2 Bullet Joe Bush 35
3 Guy Morton 34
4 Wilbur Cooper 32
5 2 tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Douglas 2
1 Byron Houck 2
3 Larry Cheney 1
3 Ralph Comstock 1
3 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .377
2 Zack Wheat .342
3 Tris Speaker .338
4 George Sisler .331
5 George Burns .327

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 101
2 Heinie Zimmerman 83
3 Red Smith 82
4 Fred Luderus 80
4 Fred Merkle 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 73
2 Braggo Roth 54
3 George Sisler 53
4 Ty Cobb 50
5 2 tied 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.51
2 Pete Alexander 1.75
3 Stan Coveleski 1.82
4 Hippo Vaughn 1.85
5 Wilbur Cooper 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 30
2 Hippo Vaughn 29
3 Carl Mays 27
4 Stan Coveleski 25
5 Pol Perritt 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 198
2 Walter Johnson 195
3 Bullet Joe Bush 146
4 Guy Morton 139
5 Jim Shaw 138

Saves

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