On This Day

Wednesday, August 21, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 68 46 .596 --
Indians 66 50 .569 3.0
Senators 63 53 .543 6.0
Yankees 54 56 .491 12.0
White Sox 55 58 .487 12.5
Browns 53 59 .473 14.0
Tigers 49 64 .434 18.5
Athletics 46 68 .404 22.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 75 39 .658 --
Giants 64 49 .566 10.5
Pirates 61 53 .535 14.0
Reds 57 56 .504 17.5
Robins 52 61 .460 22.5
Phillies 49 62 .441 24.5
Braves 48 65 .425 26.5
Cardinals 49 70 .412 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Anderson 3
1 Tommy Griffith 3
1 Jim Kelly 3
1 Fred Luderus 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Burns 1
1 Jack Coffey 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Mogridge 3
2 George Burns 2
2 Max Flack 2
2 Benny Kauff 2
2 Dode Paskert 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sherry Magee 2
2 Charlie Deal 1
2 Larry Doyle 1
2 Hod Eller 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Doak 0.83
2 Guy Morton 0.80
3 Eddie Cicotte 0.50
4 Allan Sothoron 0.40
5 Hod Eller 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Doak 1
1 Hod Eller 1
1 Carl Mays 1
1 Frank Miller 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Cicotte 6
2 Bill Doak 5
2 Hod Eller 5
4 Frank Miller 4
4 Guy Morton 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Coveleski 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .377
2 George Burns .348
3 Zack Wheat .342
4 George Sisler .341
5 Edd Roush .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
1 Tillie Walker 11
3 Gavvy Cravath 7
4 George Burns 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 76
2 George Cutshaw 68
3 Fred Merkle 67
4 Fred Luderus 62
4 2 others tied 62

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 58
2 George Sisler 41
3 Braggo Roth 38
4 George Burns 36
5 2 tied 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.32
2 Hippo Vaughn 1.72
3 Burleigh Grimes 1.88
4 Allan Sothoron 1.98
5 Scott Perry 2.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 151
2 Hippo Vaughn 145
3 Guy Morton 120
4 Burleigh Grimes 112
5 Carl Mays 108

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edd Roush .431
2 Jack Fournier .422
3 Larry Gardner .397
4 Ty Cobb .396
5 Del Pratt .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 2
1 Irish Meusel 2
1 Edd Roush 2
4 Lena Blackburne 1
4 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edd Roush 17
2 George Cutshaw 15
3 Shano Collins 13
4 Stuffy McInnis 12
5 Rogers Hornsby 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 9
2 Fritz Mollwitz 7
2 Burt Shotton 7
4 Jimmy Johnston 6
4 Billy Southworth 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Oscar Tuero 0.00
2 George Mogridge 0.67
3 Walter Johnson 0.68
4 Burleigh Grimes 0.80
5 Scott Perry 0.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hod Eller 7
2 Burleigh Grimes 5
3 Claude Hendrix 3
3 Walter Johnson 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 34
2 Burleigh Grimes 20
3 Jim Shaw 19
4 Hod Eller 18
5 3 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Coumbe 2
2 Larry Cheney 1
2 Stan Coveleski 1
2 Dave Danforth 1
2 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Gardner .396
2 Zack Wheat .384
3 George Burns .364
4 Ray Chapman .359
5 Ty Cobb .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 3
1 Rogers Hornsby 3
1 Edd Roush 3
4 George Cutshaw 2
4 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edd Roush 26
2 George Cutshaw 24
3 Rogers Hornsby 22
4 Dode Paskert 21
4 Bobby Veach 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 13
2 Jimmy Johnston 10
2 Milt Stock 10
4 Eddie Collins 9
4 3 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Speed Martin 0.70
2 Hod Eller 1.01
3 Elmer Jacobs 1.05
4 Eddie Matteson 1.13
5 Ralph Comstock 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hod Eller 8
1 Burleigh Grimes 8
3 Claude Hendrix 6
3 Scott Perry 6
3 Jim Shaw 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 54
2 Wilbur Cooper 36
3 Bullet Joe Bush 34
4 Burleigh Grimes 32
5 Hod Eller 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Coumbe 2
1 Phil Douglas 2
1 Byron Houck 2
4 Larry Cheney 1
4 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .377
2 Zack Wheat .344
3 George Sisler .339
4 Tris Speaker .331
5 George Burns .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Gavvy Cravath 11
2 Tillie Walker 11
4 George Burns 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 103
2 Red Smith 83
3 Fred Luderus 80
3 Fred Merkle 80
3 Dode Paskert 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 69
2 George Sisler 55
3 Braggo Roth 53
4 Ty Cobb 51
5 Ray Chapman 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.47
2 Hippo Vaughn 1.90
3 Stan Coveleski 1.90
4 Red Ames 1.97
5 Wilbur Cooper 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 29
2 Hippo Vaughn 28
3 Carl Mays 26
4 Stan Coveleski 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 201
2 Hippo Vaughn 196
3 Guy Morton 138
4 Bullet Joe Bush 137
4 Eddie Cicotte 137

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 8
2 Fritz Coumbe 7
3 George Mogridge 5
4 Dave Danforth 4
4 3 others tied 4