On This Day

Thursday, August 22, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	68	47	.591	--
Indians	66	51	.564	3.0
Senators	64	53	.547	5.0
Yankees	55	56	.495	11.0
White Sox	55	59	.482	12.5
Browns	54	59	.478	13.0
Tigers	49	65	.430	18.5
Athletics	47	68	.409	21.0

Games

Browns 1, Red Sox 0

Yankees 5, Tigers 3

Athletics 3, White Sox 2

Senators 7, Indians 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	75	40	.652	--
Giants	65	49	.570	9.5
Pirates	62	53	.539	13.0
Reds	58	56	.509	16.5
Robins	53	62	.461	22.0
Phillies	49	63	.438	24.5
Braves	48	66	.421	26.5
Cardinals	50	71	.413	28.0

Games

Giants 4, Cubs 2

Reds 9, Phillies 6

Pirates 3, Braves 0

Cardinals 4, Robins 3

Robins 5, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Zack Wheat	5
2	John Brock	4
2	Eddie Foster	4
2	Edd Roush	4
5	5 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Edd Roush	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hi Myers	4
2	Jake Daubert	3
2	Heinie Groh	3
4	Bert Adams	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hi Myers	3
2	Greasy Neale	2
3	Cliff Heathcote	1
3	Jimmy Johnston	1
3	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Shaw	0.90
2	Slim Love	0.82
3	Rube Marquard	0.50
3	George Smith	0.50
5	Joe Benz	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Willie Adams	1
1	Dave Davenport	1
1	Slim Love	1
1	Roy Sanders	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Slim Love	9
1	Jim Shaw	9
3	Rube Marquard	7
4	George Smith	5
5	Bill Sherdel	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.376
2	George Burns	.350
3	Zack Wheat	.348
4	George Sisler	.340
5	Edd Roush	.330

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	Dode Paskert	63
5	2 tied	62

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	58
2	George Sisler	42
3	Braggo Roth	38
4	George Burns	36
5	2 tied	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.32
2	Hippo Vaughn	1.75
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	Bullet Joe Bush	109

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	.478
2	Zack Wheat	.412
3	Eddie Foster	.410
4	Jack Fournier	.395
5	Larry Gardner	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Edd Roush	3
2	Rogers Hornsby	2
2	Irish Meusel	2
4	Lena Blackburne	1
4	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Edd Roush	17
2	George Cutshaw	14
3	Rogers Hornsby	12
4	Chick Gandil	11
4	2 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	9
2	Fritz Mollwitz	7
3	Jimmy Johnston	6
3	Billy Southworth	6
5	8 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Sanders	0.00
2	Oscar Tuero	0.45
3	George Mogridge	0.67
4	Walter Johnson	0.69
5	Burleigh Grimes	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hod Eller	6
2	Burleigh Grimes	4
3	Dave Davenport	3
3	Claude Hendrix	3
3	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	33
2	Jim Shaw	25
3	Slim Love	23
4	Burleigh Grimes	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	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zack Wheat	.398
2	Larry Gardner	.394
3	Edd Roush	.372
4	George Burns	.372
5	Ray Chapman	.366

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Edd Roush	28
2	George Cutshaw	23
2	Rogers Hornsby	23
4	Chick Gandil	22
4	Dode Paskert	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	13
2	Jimmy Johnston	11
3	Greasy Neale	10
3	Milt Stock	10
5	3 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	Jim Shaw	7
4	Claude Hendrix	6
4	Scott Perry	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	54
2	Jim Shaw	37
3	Wilbur Cooper	35
4	Burleigh Grimes	32
4	Slim Love	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Coumbe	2
1	Phil Douglas	2
1	Byron Houck	2
4	Larry Cheney	1
4	13 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.377
2	Zack Wheat	.349
3	George Sisler	.338
4	Tris Speaker	.333
5	George Burns	.332

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	102
2	Red Smith	83
3	Fred Luderus	79
4	Fred Merkle	78
4	Dode Paskert	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	69
2	George Sisler	56
3	Braggo Roth	53
4	Ty Cobb	51
5	Ray Chapman	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.47
2	Hippo Vaughn	1.86
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	Pol Perritt	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	201
2	Hippo Vaughn	196
3	Jim Shaw	144
4	Bullet Joe Bush	139
5	Guy Morton	138

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