On This Day

Wednesday, August 7, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	62	41	.602	--
Indians	59	45	.567	3.5
Senators	56	46	.549	5.5
White Sox	50	52	.490	11.5
Yankees	48	52	.480	12.5
Browns	47	54	.465	14.0
Tigers	45	57	.441	16.5
Athletics	41	61	.402	20.5

Games

White Sox 8, Yankees 4

Senators 6, Indians 2

Tigers 11, Red Sox 8

Browns 3, Athletics 1

White Sox 4, Yankees 0

Browns 4, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	65	34	.657	--
Giants	59	42	.584	7.0
Pirates	52	45	.536	12.0
Reds	45	52	.464	19.0
Phillies	44	53	.454	20.0
Robins	44	53	.454	20.0
Braves	45	55	.450	20.5
Cardinals	42	62	.404	25.5

Games

Robins 3, Cubs 2

Braves 4, Cardinals 3

Reds 8, Giants 3

Reds 4, Giants 2

Pirates 4, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jack Fournier	5
1	Del Pratt	5
3	Eddie Collins	4
3	Art Fletcher	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Greasy Neale	1
1	Swede Risberg	1
1	Pete Schneider	1
1	Mack Wheat	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shano Collins	4
1	Bobby Veach	4
3	Harry Hooper	3
3	Joe Judge	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Fournier	2
1	Burt Shotton	2
3	Eddie Ainsmith	1
3	Turner Barber	1
3	15 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Phil Douglas	0.60
2	Lefty Leifield	0.57
3	Rasty Wright	0.50
4	Jim Shaw	0.33
5	Guy Morton	0.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Bressler	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Hod Eller	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Cicotte	4
1	Lefty Leifield	4
1	Guy Morton	4
1	Rasty Wright	4
5	5 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Walter Johnson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.378
2	George Burns	.353
3	Zack Wheat	.334
4	George Sisler	.334
5	Heinie Groh	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
1	Tillie Walker	11
3	Gavvy Cravath	6
3	Walton Cruise	6
5	5 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	70
2	Fred Merkle	63
3	Dode Paskert	58
3	Braggo Roth	58
5	Home Run Baker	57

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	49
2	George Sisler	37
3	Braggo Roth	35
4	George Burns	32
5	2 tied	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.41
2	Hippo Vaughn	1.72
3	Stan Coveleski	1.76
4	Red Ames	1.81
5	Harry Harper	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hippo Vaughn	20
2	Stan Coveleski	18
2	Walter Johnson	18
2	Carl Mays	18
5	3 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	136
2	Walter Johnson	118
3	Guy Morton	109
4	Carl Mays	96
5	2 tied	94

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sherry Magee	.447
2	George Burns	.409
3	Larry Gardner	.400
4	Zack Wheat	.385
5	Ray Chapman	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	2
1	Tillie Walker	2
3	Herman Bronkie	1
3	George Burns	1
3	23 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dode Paskert	17
2	Bobby Veach	15
3	Frank Schulte	13
3	Red Smith	13
5	Fred Merkle	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	8
2	Greasy Neale	7
2	Milt Stock	7
4	Ivy Olson	6
5	5 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Harper	0.31
2	Lefty Leifield	0.36
3	Erskine Mayer	0.37
4	Jim Bagby	0.53
5	Eddie Matteson	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	4
1	Jim Shaw	4
3	Jim Bagby	3
3	Red Causey	3
3	12 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wilbur Cooper	21
1	Walter Johnson	21
3	Eddie Cicotte	20
4	Guy Morton	16
5	Bullet Joe Bush	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Douglas	2
1	Byron Houck	2
3	Ralph Comstock	1
3	George Cunningham	1
3	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.441
2	Zack Wheat	.437
3	George Burns	.400
4	Sherry Magee	.386
5	Tris Speaker	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	2
1	Joe Dugan	2
1	Bob Fisher	2
1	Rogers Hornsby	2
1	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	28
2	Red Smith	24
2	Billy Southworth	24
4	Zack Wheat	22
5	2 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	12
2	Greasy Neale	11
3	Max Carey	10
4	Ray Chapman	8
4	4 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Leifield	0.34
2	Eddie Matteson	0.55
3	Mike Regan	0.82
4	Jim Bagby	0.92
5	Bob Steele	0.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Causey	7
1	Wilbur Cooper	7
1	Stan Coveleski	7
1	Scott Perry	7
5	Burleigh Grimes	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	39
2	Wilbur Cooper	38
3	Guy Morton	35
4	Bullet Joe Bush	34
5	Hippo Vaughn	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Dauss	2
1	Phil Douglas	2
1	Bob Geary	2
1	Byron Houck	2
1	Frank Shellenback	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.374
2	George Sisler	.346
3	Tris Speaker	.334
4	George Burns	.321
5	Edd Roush	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Tillie Walker	11
3	Gavvy Cravath	10
4	Walton Cruise	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	105
2	Del Pratt	84
2	Heinie Zimmerman	84
4	Fred Merkle	81
5	2 tied	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	68
2	George Sisler	57
3	Braggo Roth	51
4	Ray Chapman	49
4	2 others tied	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.50
2	Stan Coveleski	1.64
3	Red Ames	1.81
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.82
5	Pete Alexander	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hippo Vaughn	30
2	Walter Johnson	29
3	Carl Mays	28
4	Stan Coveleski	26
5	3 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	206
2	Walter Johnson	180
3	Eddie Cicotte	145
4	Bullet Joe Bush	139
5	2 tied	137

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	8
2	Fritz Coumbe	5
2	Dave Danforth	5
2	George Mogridge	5
5	2 tied	4