On This Day

Sunday, August 25, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	70	47	.598	--
Indians	67	52	.563	4.0
Senators	67	54	.554	5.0
Yankees	56	57	.496	12.0
White Sox	57	62	.479	14.0
Browns	54	61	.470	15.0
Tigers	50	66	.431	19.5
Athletics	48	70	.407	22.5

Games

Senators 6, White Sox 0

Senators 5, White Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	79	41	.658	--
Giants	65	50	.565	11.5
Pirates	63	55	.534	15.0
Reds	61	57	.517	17.0
Robins	54	65	.454	24.5
Phillies	50	65	.435	26.5
Braves	50	68	.424	28.0
Cardinals	50	71	.413	29.5

Games

Braves 8, Reds 7

Reds 2, Braves 0

Cubs 5, Robins 3

Robins 2, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Doc Lavan	5
2	Zeb Terry	4
3	Lena Blackburne	3
3	Jake Daubert	3
3	13 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Griffith	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Konetchy	4
2	Bill Wagner	3
3	Tommy Griffith	2
3	Doc Lavan	2
3	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Heinie Groh	1
1	Charlie Hollocher	1
1	Jimmy Johnston	1
1	Ivy Olson	1
1	Burt Shotton	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Shaw	1.80
2	Walter Johnson	1.20
3	George Smith	1.00
4	Reb Russell	0.64
5	Roy Walker	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Jake Northrop	1
1	Jimmy Ring	1
1	Jim Shaw	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Shaw	9
2	Jimmy Ring	7
2	Reb Russell	7
4	Walter Johnson	6
4	Roy Walker	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.375
2	George Burns	.356
3	Zack Wheat	.341
4	George Sisler	.339
5	Edd Roush	.334

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	69
3	Fred Merkle	68
4	Dode Paskert	64
4	Tris Speaker	64

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	58
2	George Sisler	43
3	Braggo Roth	38
4	George Burns	37
5	2 tied	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.28
2	Hippo Vaughn	1.75
3	Allan Sothoron	1.98
4	Scott Perry	1.98
5	Burleigh Grimes	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	22
2	Hippo Vaughn	21
3	Stan Coveleski	20
4	Claude Hendrix	19
4	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	157
2	Hippo Vaughn	145
3	Guy Morton	120
4	Jim Shaw	115
5	Burleigh Grimes	113

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	.435
2	Wickey McAvoy	.419
3	George Burns	.400
4	Hank Severeid	.387
5	George Burns	.386

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Edd Roush	15
2	George Cutshaw	12
3	Jake Daubert	11
3	Chick Gandil	11
3	Tris Speaker	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	8
2	Fritz Mollwitz	7
3	Les Mann	6
3	George Sisler	6
5	5 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Sanders	0.00
2	George Mogridge	0.35
3	Ralph Comstock	0.45
3	Oscar Tuero	0.45
5	Bullet Joe Bush	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hod Eller	5
2	Jim Shaw	4
3	Dave Davenport	3
3	Burleigh Grimes	3
3	11 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Shaw	34
2	Walter Johnson	29
3	Slim Love	26
4	Hod Eller	22
5	5 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Coumbe	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	Johnny Enzmann	1
1	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Edd Roush	.404
2	George Burns	.395
3	Zack Wheat	.373
4	Larry Gardner	.367
5	Ty Cobb	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Irish Meusel	3
1	Edd Roush	3
3	Gavvy Cravath	2
3	George Cutshaw	2
3	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Edd Roush	28
2	George Cutshaw	23
3	Chick Gandil	22
3	Irish Meusel	22
3	Tris Speaker	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Johnston	13
2	Max Carey	12
3	Les Mann	10
3	Greasy Neale	10
3	Ivy Olson	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Speed Martin	0.76
2	Dave Davenport	1.07
3	Eddie Matteson	1.07
4	Scott Perry	1.11
5	Jim Shaw	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Shaw	8
2	Hod Eller	7
2	Burleigh Grimes	7
2	Scott Perry	7
5	2 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	57
2	Jim Shaw	46
3	Slim Love	35
4	Wilbur Cooper	34
5	3 tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Coumbe	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	.373
2	Zack Wheat	.343
3	George Burns	.335
4	George Sisler	.334
5	Tris Speaker	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	12
2	Tillie Walker	11
3	Gavvy Cravath	10
4	George Burns	7
4	4 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	100
2	Red Smith	84
3	Ty Cobb	81
4	George Cutshaw	78
5	3 tied	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	69
2	George Sisler	55
3	Braggo Roth	53
4	Ty Cobb	50
5	Ray Chapman	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.46
2	Hippo Vaughn	1.88
3	Wilbur Cooper	1.89
4	Stan Coveleski	1.92
5	Red Ames	1.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	29
2	Hippo Vaughn	27
3	Stan Coveleski	25
3	Carl Mays	25
5	3 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	202
2	Hippo Vaughn	188
3	Jim Shaw	153
4	Bullet Joe Bush	139
5	Guy Morton	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