On This Day

Monday, August 26, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 70 48 .593 --
Indians 68 53 .562 3.5
Senators 68 54 .557 4.0
Yankees 56 58 .491 12.0
White Sox 57 63 .475 14.0
Browns 55 61 .474 14.0
Tigers 51 66 .436 18.5
Athletics 49 71 .408 22.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 79 41 .658 --
Giants 67 50 .573 10.5
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 73 .407 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Terry Turner 5
2 Merito Acosta 4
2 George Burns 4
2 Joe Judge 4
2 Benny Kauff 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Harper 3
1 Clyde Milan 3
1 Howie Shanks 3
4 Bob Bescher 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 2
1 Ray Chapman 2
3 Bruno Betzel 1
3 Shano Collins 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pol Perritt 0.67
2 Dave Davenport 0.40
3 Red Ames 0.35
4 Carl Mays 0.31
5 Jim Bagby 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fritz Coumbe 1
1 George Cunningham 1
1 Dave Davenport 1
1 Ed Hovlik 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ames 6
2 Willie Adams 4
2 Carl Mays 4
2 Pol Perritt 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .374
2 George Burns .355
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 George Burns 64
4 2 others tied 64

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 58
2 George Sisler 43
3 George Burns 39
4 Braggo Roth 38
5 Ray Chapman 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.28
2 Hippo Vaughn 1.75
3 Scott Perry 1.94
4 Allan Sothoron 1.98
5 Burleigh Grimes 2.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 22
2 Hippo Vaughn 21
3 Stan Coveleski 20
3 Scott Perry 20
5 2 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 .468
2 George Burns .406
3 George Burns .404
4 Wickey McAvoy .400
5 Eddie Foster .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Edd Roush 3
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 Claude Hendrix 2
2 Irish Meusel 2
5 15 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edd Roush 14
2 George Burns 11
2 George Cutshaw 11
2 Jake Daubert 11
5 4 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 7
2 Ray Chapman 6
3 Max Carey 5
3 Jimmy Johnston 5
3 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roy Sanders 0.00
2 George Mogridge 0.35
3 Oscar Tuero 0.38
4 Bullet Joe Bush 0.50
5 Ralph Comstock 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Davenport 4
1 Hod Eller 4
1 Scott Perry 4
4 Burleigh Grimes 3
4 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 29
1 Jim Shaw 29
3 Slim Love 26
4 Hod Eller 17
5 6 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 .406
2 George Burns .382
3 Zack Wheat .377
4 Larry Gardner .367
5 George Sisler .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Irish Meusel 3
1 Edd Roush 3
3 Ty Cobb 2
3 Gavvy Cravath 2
3 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edd Roush 27
2 George Cutshaw 23
3 George Burns 20
3 Chick Gandil 20
3 4 others tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Johnston 13
2 Max Carey 12
3 Les Mann 10
3 Ivy Olson 10
5 George Sisler 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Speed Martin 0.76
2 Dave Davenport 0.84
3 Scott Perry 1.02
4 Eddie Matteson 1.07
5 Jim Shaw 1.27

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 57
2 Jim Shaw 44
3 Wilbur Cooper 34
4 Slim Love 33
5 2 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 Edd Roush .333
5 George Sisler .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 99
2 Red Smith 84
3 Ty Cobb 83
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 Ray Chapman 51
5 Ty Cobb 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.49
2 Hippo Vaughn 1.88
3 Wilbur Cooper 1.89
4 Stan Coveleski 1.91
5 Scott Perry 1.94

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 197
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