Baseball44 On This Day: Saturday, August 31, 1918

On This Day

Saturday, August 31, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	74	50	.597	--
Indians	72	54	.571	3.0
Senators	70	55	.560	4.5
Yankees	59	61	.492	13.0
Browns	57	63	.475	15.0
White Sox	57	64	.471	15.5
Tigers	52	70	.426	21.0
Athletics	51	75	.405	24.0

Games

Red Sox 6, Athletics 1

Athletics 1, Red Sox 0

Indians 2, White Sox 1

Browns 5, Tigers 3

Senators 6, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	82	44	.651	--
Giants	70	52	.574	10.0
Pirates	64	58	.525	16.0
Reds	64	60	.516	17.0
Robins	56	68	.452	25.0
Phillies	54	67	.446	25.5
Braves	52	70	.426	28.0
Cardinals	51	74	.408	30.5

Games

Reds 8, Cubs 4

Giants 3, Robins 1

Robins 2, Giants 1

Braves 5, Phillies 2

Phillies 6, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buck Herzog	5
1	Irish Meusel	5
1	Milt Stock	5
4	Larry Gardner	4
4	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	1
1	Ed Konetchy	1
1	Irish Meusel	1
1	Bill Wagner	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	4
2	Doc Lavan	3
3	Home Run Baker	2
3	Art Griggs	2
3	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Hollocher	3
2	Merito Acosta	1
2	George Burns	1
2	Art Griggs	1
2	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Shaw	0.70
2	Pol Perritt	0.60
3	George Smith	0.50
4	Babe Ruth	0.43
5	Bullet Joe Bush	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Enzmann	1
1	Brad Hogg	1
1	Dolf Luque	1
1	Art Nehf	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Shaw	7
2	Bullet Joe Bush	3
2	Johnny Enzmann	3
2	Pol Perritt	3
2	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.371
2	George Burns	.349
3	George Sisler	.344
4	Zack Wheat	.335
5	Edd Roush	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
1	Tillie Walker	11
3	Gavvy Cravath	8
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	Sherry Magee	68
5	Fred Luderus	66

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	58
2	George Sisler	45
3	George Burns	41
4	Braggo Roth	38
5	Ray Chapman	36

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.25
2	Hippo Vaughn	1.76
3	Stan Coveleski	1.94
4	Scott Perry	1.95
5	Allan Sothoron	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	23
2	Stan Coveleski	22
2	Hippo Vaughn	22
4	Carl Mays	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	162
2	Hippo Vaughn	147
3	Bullet Joe Bush	125
4	Guy Morton	124
5	Jim Shaw	122

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	Billy Southworth	.442
2	Edd Roush	.429
3	Eddie Foster	.418
4	George Sisler	.412
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Claude Hendrix	2
1	Irish Meusel	2
1	Edd Roush	2
5	18 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	15
2	Jake Daubert	13
3	George Burns	12
3	Irish Meusel	12
3	Edd Roush	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	7
2	Charlie Hollocher	6
2	Billy Southworth	6
4	Ray Chapman	5
4	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Mitchell	0.00
2	Walter Johnson	0.28
3	George Mogridge	0.50
4	Fred Toney	0.59
5	Oscar Tuero	0.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Toney	5
2	Claude Hendrix	4
2	Scott Perry	4
2	Jim Shaw	4
5	17 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Shaw	31
2	Slim Love	28
3	Walter Johnson	23
4	Claude Hendrix	19
5	Bullet Joe Bush	18

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	.390
3	Eddie Foster	.381
4	Larry Gardner	.364
5	George Burns	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Irish Meusel	4
2	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Edd Roush	3
4	Ty Cobb	2
4	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Edd Roush	26
2	Sherry Magee	24
3	Irish Meusel	22
3	Frank Schulte	22
5	3 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Johnston	11
1	George Sisler	11
3	Max Carey	10
4	George Burns	9
4	4 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Davenport	0.90
2	Scott Perry	1.03
3	Walter Johnson	1.08
4	George Mogridge	1.16
5	2 tied	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Scott Perry	8
2	Hod Eller	7
2	Burleigh Grimes	7
2	Jim Shaw	7
5	4 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	50
2	Jim Shaw	48
3	Wilbur Cooper	37
4	Bullet Joe Bush	36
5	Slim Love	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Coumbe	2
1	George Mogridge	2
3	Larry Cheney	1
3	Stan Coveleski	1
3	12 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.361
2	George Sisler	.340
3	Zack Wheat	.333
4	Edd Roush	.329
5	Tris Speaker	.329

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	97
2	Red Smith	83
3	Fred Luderus	80
4	Fred Merkle	79
5	3 tied	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	69
2	George Sisler	54
3	Ray Chapman	52
4	Ty Cobb	49
4	Braggo Roth	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.45
2	Stan Coveleski	1.83
3	Wilbur Cooper	1.89
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.93
5	Scott Perry	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	29
2	Stan Coveleski	27
2	Hippo Vaughn	27
4	Carl Mays	26
5	Pol Perritt	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	198
2	Hippo Vaughn	184
3	Jim Shaw	157
4	Bullet Joe Bush	155
5	2 tied	141

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