On This Day

Sunday, August 18, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 66 45 .595 --
Indians 64 49 .566 3.0
Senators 62 52 .544 5.5
Yankees 53 55 .491 11.5
White Sox 54 57 .486 12.0
Browns 53 57 .482 12.5
Tigers 49 62 .441 17.0
Athletics 44 68 .393 22.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 72 39 .649 --
Giants 63 46 .578 8.0
Pirates 58 52 .527 13.5
Reds 55 55 .500 16.5
Robins 51 59 .464 20.5
Braves 48 62 .436 23.5
Phillies 47 61 .435 23.5
Cardinals 48 68 .414 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Milt Stock 5
2 Lena Blackburne 4
2 Eddie Foster 4
2 Buck Herzog 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lena Blackburne 1
1 Rogers Hornsby 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 4
2 Lena Blackburne 2
2 Lee Magee 2
2 Austin McHenry 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Milt Stock 3
2 Eddie Ainsmith 2
2 Les Mann 2
4 Lena Blackburne 1
4 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Shaw 0.75
2 Lee Meadows 0.57
3 Dolf Luque 0.40
4 Phil Douglas 0.38
5 Brad Hogg 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Douglas 1
1 Hod Eller 1
1 Lefty George 1
1 Dolf Luque 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Shaw 6
2 Lee Meadows 4
3 Phil Douglas 3
4 Gary Fortune 2
4 4 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .381
2 George Burns .348
3 Zack Wheat .345
4 George Sisler .338
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 7 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 1.72
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 145
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 .441
2 Zack Wheat .383
3 George Sisler .377
4 Ty Cobb .373
4 George Cutshaw .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Dugan 2
1 Rogers Hornsby 2
1 Irish Meusel 2
1 Tillie Walker 2
5 17 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shano Collins 14
2 Edd Roush 13
2 Bobby Veach 13
4 Chick Gandil 12
5 Rogers Hornsby 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 9
2 Jimmy Johnston 7
2 Burt Shotton 7
4 George Cutshaw 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Oscar Tuero 0.00
2 Babe Adams 0.66
3 Burleigh Grimes 0.75
4 Hod Eller 1.00
5 Doc Crandall 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hod Eller 6
2 Burleigh Grimes 4
3 Eddie Cicotte 3
3 Dolf Luque 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 27
2 Jim Shaw 19
3 Bullet Joe Bush 18
3 Wilbur Cooper 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Cheney 1
1 Fritz Coumbe 1
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Zack Wheat .409
2 Tris Speaker .384
3 Ty Cobb .370
4 Larry Gardner .368
5 George Burns .365

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 24
2 Red Smith 23
3 Chick Gandil 22
3 Frank Schulte 22
3 2 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hod Eller 1.01
2 Eddie Matteson 1.15
3 Mike Regan 1.20
4 Elmer Jacobs 1.24
5 Ralph Comstock 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 8
2 Hod Eller 7
3 Jim Shaw 6
4 Red Causey 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 47
2 Bullet Joe Bush 34
3 Wilbur Cooper 32
4 Guy Morton 31
5 Burleigh Grimes 30

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 .377
2 Zack Wheat .344
3 George Sisler .342
4 Tris Speaker .336
5 George Burns .329

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 84
3 Fred Merkle 79
4 Fred Luderus 78
4 Dode Paskert 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 71
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 1.90
5 Red Faber 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 29
2 Hippo Vaughn 28
3 Carl Mays 26
4 Stan Coveleski 25
5 Pol Perritt 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 196
2 Walter Johnson 195
3 Jim Shaw 140
4 Bullet Joe Bush 137
4 Guy Morton 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