On This Day

Thursday, August 29, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	71	49	.592	--
Indians	69	54	.561	3.5
Senators	68	55	.553	4.5
Yankees	59	59	.500	11.0
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

Yankees 6, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	82	42	.661	--
Giants	68	51	.571	11.5
Pirates	64	58	.525	17.0
Reds	62	60	.508	19.0
Robins	55	66	.455	25.5
Phillies	52	65	.444	26.5
Braves	50	68	.424	29.0
Cardinals	51	74	.408	31.5

Games

Cubs 1, Reds 0

Cubs 6, Reds 4

Giants 4, Robins 0

Pirates 1, Cardinals 0

Cardinals 4, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Southworth	6
2	Bruno Betzel	3
2	Max Flack	3
2	Tommy Griffith	3
2	Bill Sherdel	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Wortman	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chuck Wortman	3
2	Claude Hendrix	2
2	John Hummel	2
2	Sherry Magee	2
2	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Southworth	2
2	Bruno Betzel	1
2	John Brock	1
2	Charlie Deal	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Wilbur Cooper	1.40
2	Claude Hendrix	0.50
3	Lefty Tyler	0.40
4	Harry Harper	0.25
4	2 others tied	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Claude Hendrix	1
1	Ray Keating	1
1	Bill Sherdel	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wilbur Cooper	7
2	Claude Hendrix	5
3	Erskine Mayer	3
3	Jimmy Ring	3
5	5 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Mogridge	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.374
2	George Burns	.351
3	George Sisler	.342
4	Zack Wheat	.339
5	Edd Roush	.333

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	Claude Hendrix	20
4	Scott Perry	20

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	George Mogridge	7
2	Jim Bagby	6
3	Bob Geary	4
3	Allen Russell	4
5	6 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Edd Roush	.462
2	George Sisler	.444
3	Billy Southworth	.407
4	Eddie Foster	.404
5	Jack Fournier	.385

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	15
2	Jake Daubert	12
3	George Burns	11
3	Tommy Griffith	11
3	George Sisler	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	6
1	George Sisler	6
1	Billy Southworth	6
4	Ray Chapman	5
4	Edd Roush	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Mitchell	0.00
2	Walter Johnson	0.30
3	George Mogridge	0.50
4	Deacon Jones	0.53
5	Oscar Tuero	0.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Davenport	4
1	Claude Hendrix	4
1	Scott Perry	4
1	Fred Toney	4
5	13 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Slim Love	28
2	Jim Shaw	24
3	Walter Johnson	23
4	Wilbur Cooper	20
5	Claude Hendrix	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Mogridge	2
2	Fritz Coumbe	1
2	Stan Coveleski	1
2	Dave Danforth	1
2	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Edd Roush	.414
2	George Sisler	.387
3	Eddie Foster	.365
4	Larry Gardner	.363
5	Zack Wheat	.360

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	Frank Schulte	21
3	Jake Daubert	20
3	Chick Gandil	20
5	5 tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Johnston	11
2	Max Carey	10
2	George Sisler	10
4	Les Mann	9
5	6 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Davenport	0.89
2	Scott Perry	0.90
3	George Mogridge	1.10
4	Sad Sam Jones	1.19
5	2 tied	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	8
1	Scott Perry	8
3	Hod Eller	7
3	Claude Hendrix	7
3	Jim Shaw	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	56
2	Jim Shaw	44
3	Bullet Joe Bush	40
4	Wilbur Cooper	37
4	Slim Love	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Mogridge	3
2	Fritz Coumbe	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	.339
3	George Sisler	.337
4	Tris Speaker	.331
5	George Burns	.330

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	79
4	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	Wilbur Cooper	1.89
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.93
5	Scott Perry	1.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	28
2	Hippo Vaughn	27
3	Stan Coveleski	26
4	Carl Mays	24
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	193
2	Hippo Vaughn	184
3	Bullet Joe Bush	152
4	Jim Shaw	150
5	Guy Morton	142

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	8
2	George Mogridge	7
3	Fritz Coumbe	6
4	Bob Geary	4
4	2 others tied	4