On This Day

Wednesday, August 28, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	71	49	.592	--
Indians	69	54	.561	3.5
Senators	68	54	.557	4.0
Yankees	58	59	.496	11.5
White Sox	57	63	.475	14.0
Browns	56	63	.471	14.5
Tigers	52	67	.437	18.5
Athletics	50	72	.410	22.0

Games

Red Sox 3, Tigers 0

Browns 4, Yankees 2

Athletics 1, Indians 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	80	42	.656	--
Giants	67	51	.568	11.0
Pirates	63	57	.525	16.0
Reds	62	58	.517	17.0
Robins	55	65	.458	24.0
Phillies	52	65	.444	25.5
Braves	50	68	.424	28.0
Cardinals	50	73	.407	30.5

Games

Robins 8, Giants 7

Cubs 7, Reds 5

Reds 9, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Heinie Groh	5
2	Jake Daubert	4
2	Tommy Griffith	4
4	Bob Bescher	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Archer	2
1	Jake Daubert	2
1	Art Fletcher	2
1	Tommy Griffith	2
1	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fred Merkle	2
2	George Burns	1
2	Joe Gedeon	1
2	Charlie Hollocher	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Enzmann	0.67
2	Dave Davenport	0.56
3	Mule Watson	0.50
4	Roy Sanders	0.36
5	Hooks Dauss	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Davenport	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	Roy Mitchell	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	5
1	Roy Sanders	5
3	Johnny Enzmann	4
3	Mule Watson	4
5	4 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.374
2	George Burns	.351
3	George Sisler	.342
4	Zack Wheat	.340
5	Edd Roush	.336

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	77
2	Fred Merkle	70
3	George Cutshaw	69
4	Fred Luderus	65
4	Tris Speaker	65

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	58
2	George Sisler	44
3	George Burns	40
4	Braggo Roth	38
5	Ray Chapman	35

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.28
2	Hippo Vaughn	1.76
3	Scott Perry	1.94
4	Allan Sothoron	1.98
5	Stan Coveleski	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	22
1	Hippo Vaughn	22
3	Stan Coveleski	21
4	Scott Perry	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	157
2	Hippo Vaughn	147
3	Guy Morton	124
4	Bullet Joe Bush	122
5	2 tied	115

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Edd Roush	.475
2	George Sisler	.407
3	George Burns	.388
4	Eddie Foster	.386
5	Wickey McAvoy	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Edd Roush	3
2	Ty Cobb	2
2	Claude Hendrix	2
4	Lena Blackburne	1
4	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Edd Roush	16
2	Jake Daubert	12
3	George Burns	11
3	George Sisler	11
5	6 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	6
1	Ray Chapman	6
1	George Sisler	6
4	Burt Shotton	5
5	8 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Mitchell	0.00
2	Walter Johnson	0.30
3	George Mogridge	0.55
4	Oscar Tuero	0.61
5	Scott Perry	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Davenport	5
2	Hod Eller	4
2	Burleigh Grimes	4
2	Sad Sam Jones	4
2	Scott Perry	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Slim Love	30
2	Jim Shaw	29
3	Walter Johnson	23
4	Bullet Joe Bush	18
5	Hod Eller	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Coumbe	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	Johnny Enzmann	1
1	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Edd Roush	.416
2	George Sisler	.377
3	Zack Wheat	.376
4	Larry Gardner	.363
5	Charlie Hollocher	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Irish Meusel	3
1	Edd Roush	3
3	Ty Cobb	2
3	Gavvy Cravath	2
3	8 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Edd Roush	26
2	George Cutshaw	20
2	Jake Daubert	20
2	Chick Gandil	20
2	George Sisler	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	11
1	Jimmy Johnston	11
3	George Sisler	10
4	Les Mann	9
5	5 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Davenport	0.89
2	Scott Perry	0.90
3	Eddie Matteson	1.09
4	Sad Sam Jones	1.19
5	Carmen Hill	1.23

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	57
2	Jim Shaw	44
3	Bullet Joe Bush	40
4	Slim Love	37
5	Wilbur Cooper	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Coumbe	2
1	George Mogridge	2
3	Larry Cheney	1
3	Stan Coveleski	1
3	14 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.369
2	Zack Wheat	.343
3	George Sisler	.336
4	Edd Roush	.333
5	Tris Speaker	.331

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	98
2	Red Smith	84
3	Ty Cobb	82
4	Fred Luderus	80
5	Fred Merkle	79

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.48
2	Stan Coveleski	1.88
3	Hippo Vaughn	1.88
4	Scott Perry	1.94
5	Wilbur Cooper	1.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	28
1	Hippo Vaughn	28
3	Stan Coveleski	26
4	Carl Mays	24
5	Pol Perritt	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	193
2	Hippo Vaughn	190
3	Bullet Joe Bush	152
4	Jim Shaw	150
5	Guy Morton	142

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	8
2	Fritz Coumbe	6
2	George Mogridge	6
4	Bob Geary	4
4	2 others tied	4