Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, September 1, 1918

On This Day

Sunday, September 1, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	74	50	.597	--
Indians	73	54	.575	2.5
Senators	71	55	.563	4.0
Yankees	59	62	.488	13.5
Browns	58	64	.475	15.0
White Sox	57	65	.467	16.0
Tigers	53	71	.427	21.0
Athletics	51	75	.405	24.0

Games

Senators 5, Yankees 3

Indians 8, White Sox 5

Tigers 7, Browns 5

Browns 6, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	83	44	.654	--
Giants	70	52	.574	10.5
Reds	66	60	.524	16.5
Pirates	64	59	.520	17.0
Robins	56	68	.452	25.5
Phillies	54	67	.446	26.0
Braves	52	70	.426	28.5
Cardinals	51	76	.402	32.0

Games

Cubs 4, Pirates 0

Reds 5, Cardinals 2

Reds 10, Cardinals 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ty Cobb	6
2	Greasy Neale	5
3	Doc Lavan	4
3	Lee Magee	4
3	Sherry Magee	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	6
2	Jack Tobin	5
3	George Anderson	3
3	Lee Magee	3
3	Smoky Joe Wood	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Southworth	2
2	Bob Bescher	1
2	John Brock	1
2	Ty Cobb	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Doc Ayers	1.00
2	Hod Eller	0.86
3	Hippo Vaughn	0.50
4	Fritz Coumbe	0.20
5	3 tied	0.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fritz Coumbe	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Hod Eller	1
1	Eddie Matteson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hod Eller	6
2	Doc Ayers	5
3	Fritz Coumbe	2
3	Hooks Dauss	2
3	2 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George McQuillan	1
1	George Sisler	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.377
2	George Burns	.349
3	George Sisler	.341
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	Sherry Magee	74
3	Fred Merkle	72
4	George Cutshaw	69
5	3 tied	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	1.74
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	148
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	Eddie Foster	.453
2	Billy Southworth	.438
3	Jack Fournier	.429
4	Edd Roush	.423
5	Jim Kelly	.414

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Claude Hendrix	2
1	Irish Meusel	2
1	Edd Roush	2
5	16 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	18
2	Jake Daubert	12
2	Irish Meusel	12
2	Edd Roush	12
5	2 tied	11

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	Fred Toney	0.59
4	Jim Shaw	0.75
5	George Mogridge	0.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Toney	5
2	Jim Shaw	4
3	Stan Coveleski	3
3	Dave Davenport	3
3	13 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Shaw	31
2	Walter Johnson	23
3	Bullet Joe Bush	18
3	Hod Eller	18
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Mogridge	2
2	Fritz Coumbe	1
2	Stan Coveleski	1
2	Johnny Enzmann	1
2	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Edd Roush	.427
2	Eddie Foster	.397
3	George Sisler	.387
4	George Burns	.357
5	Larry Gardner	.354

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	Sherry Magee	30
2	Edd Roush	26
3	Frank Schulte	22
4	Chick Gandil	21
4	Irish Meusel	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Johnston	11
1	George Sisler	11
3	Max Carey	10
3	Billy Southworth	10
5	5 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.08
2	Dave Davenport	1.15
3	Scott Perry	1.15
4	George Mogridge	1.28
5	Fred Toney	1.30

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	50
2	Jim Shaw	48
3	Bullet Joe Bush	36
4	Wilbur Cooper	34
4	Slim Love	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	George Sisler	.338
3	Zack Wheat	.333
4	Edd Roush	.328
5	George Burns	.327

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	97
2	Red Smith	83
3	Fred Merkle	81
4	Ty Cobb	80
4	2 others tied	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	69
2	George Sisler	53
3	Ray Chapman	52
4	Ty Cobb	50
5	Braggo Roth	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.45
2	Hippo Vaughn	1.85
3	Stan Coveleski	1.88
4	Wilbur Cooper	1.89
5	Scott Perry	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	29
2	Hippo Vaughn	27
3	Stan Coveleski	26
4	Carl Mays	25
5	Pol Perritt	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	198
2	Hippo Vaughn	184
3	Bullet Joe Bush	155
4	Jim Shaw	153
5	Guy Morton	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