On This Day

Saturday, August 17, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	66	45	.595	--
Indians	64	49	.566	3.0
Senators	61	52	.540	6.0
Yankees	53	55	.491	11.5
White Sox	54	57	.486	12.0
Browns	53	56	.486	12.0
Tigers	49	62	.441	17.0
Athletics	44	68	.393	22.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Indians 2

White Sox 7, Yankees 4

Yankees 7, White Sox 2

Athletics 8, Tigers 3

Athletics 4, Tigers 3

Browns 3, Senators 0

Browns 3, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	71	38	.651	--
Giants	63	46	.578	8.0
Pirates	58	52	.527	13.5
Reds	53	55	.491	17.5
Robins	51	57	.472	19.5
Phillies	47	59	.443	22.5
Braves	47	61	.435	23.5
Cardinals	46	68	.404	27.5

Games

Cubs 3, Phillies 0

Cubs 2, Phillies 0

Reds 4, Giants 3

Robins 2, Pirates 0

Pirates 2, Robins 1

Braves 2, Cardinals 0

Cardinals 2, Braves 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Larry Gardner	5
1	Charlie Hollocher	5
3	Luke Boone	4
3	Ty Cobb	4
3	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Hollocher	1
1	Sherry Magee	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	3
1	Wickey McAvoy	3
1	Babe Pinelli	3
4	Shano Collins	2
4	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tim Hendryx	2
1	Burt Shotton	2
1	Billy Southworth	2
4	Bob Bescher	1
4	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Claude Hendrix	1.33
2	Bill Doak	1.00
3	Oscar Tuero	0.86
4	Lefty Tyler	0.80
5	2 tied	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Doak	1
1	Hod Eller	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Claude Hendrix	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Slim Love	12
2	Bill Doak	8
2	Claude Hendrix	8
4	Art Nehf	6
4	Oscar Tuero	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	Vean Gregg	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.381
2	George Burns	.348
3	Zack Wheat	.344
4	George Sisler	.337
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	75
2	Fred Merkle	65
3	George Cutshaw	62
3	Tris Speaker	62
5	3 tied	60

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	57
2	George Sisler	40
3	Braggo Roth	38
4	George Burns	34
5	Ty Cobb	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.35
2	Hippo Vaughn	1.67
3	Burleigh Grimes	1.91
4	Stan Coveleski	1.93
5	Allan Sothoron	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hippo Vaughn	21
2	Walter Johnson	20
3	Stan Coveleski	19
4	Carl Mays	18
5	3 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	144
2	Walter Johnson	139
3	Guy Morton	116
4	Burleigh Grimes	109
5	2 tied	107

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	Edd Roush	.426
2	George Sisler	.426
3	George Cutshaw	.381
4	Manuel Cueto	.368
5	Del Pratt	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	2
1	Joe Dugan	2
1	Charlie Hollocher	2
1	Irish Meusel	2
1	Tillie Walker	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shano Collins	15
2	Chick Gandil	14
2	Edd Roush	14
4	Bobby Veach	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	9
2	Jimmy Johnston	8
3	Burt Shotton	7
4	Ivy Olson	6
4	George Sisler	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Oscar Tuero	0.00
2	Babe Adams	0.66
3	Burleigh Grimes	0.80
4	Scott Perry	1.04
5	2 tied	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hod Eller	5
1	Burleigh Grimes	5
3	Scott Perry	4
4	Jim Bagby	3
4	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	27
2	Burleigh Grimes	19
3	Bullet Joe Bush	18
3	Wilbur Cooper	18
3	Slim Love	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Fritz Coumbe	1
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zack Wheat	.413
2	Tris Speaker	.388
3	Larry Gardner	.370
4	Ty Cobb	.362
5	Sherry Magee	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	3
1	Rogers Hornsby	3
3	Joe Dugan	2
3	Charlie Hollocher	2
3	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	23
2	Shano Collins	22
2	Chick Gandil	22
2	Smoky Joe Wood	22
5	2 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	13
2	Eddie Collins	12
3	Greasy Neale	11
3	Ivy Olson	11
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Jacobs	0.98
2	Hod Eller	1.01
3	Eddie Matteson	1.15
4	Mike Regan	1.20
5	Ralph Comstock	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	9
2	Stan Coveleski	6
2	Hod Eller	6
2	Scott Perry	6
5	9 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	47
2	Bullet Joe Bush	34
2	Burleigh Grimes	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	15 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.378
2	Zack Wheat	.344
3	George Sisler	.338
4	Tris Speaker	.336
5	George Burns	.330

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	103
2	Red Smith	82
3	Fred Luderus	80
4	Fred Merkle	79
5	3 tied	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	73
2	George Sisler	55
3	Braggo Roth	53
4	Ty Cobb	51
5	Ray Chapman	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.49
2	Pete Alexander	1.75
3	Stan Coveleski	1.80
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.87
5	Red Faber	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	29
2	Hippo Vaughn	28
3	Carl Mays	27
4	Stan Coveleski	25
5	Pol Perritt	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	195
1	Hippo Vaughn	195
3	Bullet Joe Bush	141
4	Carl Mays	138
5	2 tied	137

Saves

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