On This Day

Saturday, August 10, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	63	43	.594	--
Indians	60	46	.566	3.0
Senators	57	48	.543	5.5
White Sox	51	52	.495	10.5
Yankees	50	52	.490	11.0
Browns	47	55	.461	14.0
Tigers	46	58	.442	16.0
Athletics	42	62	.404	20.0

Games

Yankees 5, Red Sox 1

Yankees 4, Red Sox 1

White Sox 6, Indians 2

Senators 1, Athletics 0

Athletics 3, Senators 2

Tigers 2, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	66	35	.653	--
Giants	61	43	.587	6.5
Pirates	53	47	.530	12.5
Reds	47	53	.470	18.5
Phillies	47	54	.465	19.0
Robins	46	55	.455	20.0
Braves	46	57	.447	21.0
Cardinals	42	64	.396	26.5

Games

Robins 4, Phillies 0

Phillies 3, Robins 2

Reds 9, Cardinals 8

Giants 2, Braves 1

Cubs 3, Pirates 3

Giants 4, Braves 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Edd Roush	5
2	Home Run Baker	4
2	Art Fletcher	4
2	Red Smith	4
2	Zack Wheat	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	1
1	Ham Hyatt	1
1	Red Smith	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Fournier	5
2	Edd Roush	4
3	Shano Collins	3
3	Chick Gandil	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mickey Doolin	2
1	Ivy Olson	2
3	Bruno Betzel	1
3	Ty Cobb	1
3	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	1.43
2	Burleigh Grimes	1.25
3	Bullet Joe Bush	0.71
3	Jack Coombs	0.71
5	Carl Mays	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	George Cunningham	1
1	Hod Eller	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bullet Joe Bush	10
1	Walter Johnson	10
3	Carl Mays	6
4	Jack Coombs	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.381
2	George Burns	.350
3	Zack Wheat	.334
4	George Sisler	.333
5	Heinie Groh	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
1	Tillie Walker	11
3	Gavvy Cravath	7
4	Walton Cruise	6
5	5 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	70
2	Fred Merkle	65
3	Fred Luderus	60
4	Dode Paskert	58
4	Braggo Roth	58

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	50
2	Braggo Roth	37
2	George Sisler	37
4	George Burns	32
5	Ty Cobb	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.36
2	Hippo Vaughn	1.72
3	Stan Coveleski	1.84
4	Harry Harper	1.90
5	Phil Douglas	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hippo Vaughn	20
2	Stan Coveleski	19
2	Walter Johnson	19
4	Carl Mays	18
5	2 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	137
2	Walter Johnson	128
3	Guy Morton	109
4	Bullet Joe Bush	104
5	Carl Mays	102

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	Lee Magee	.438
2	Sherry Magee	.404
3	Fred Merkle	.400
4	Larry Gardner	.397
5	Zack Wheat	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	2
1	Tillie Walker	2
3	Herman Bronkie	1
3	Ray Caldwell	1
3	21 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	14
2	Ray Demmitt	12
2	Rogers Hornsby	12
2	Doc Johnston	12
2	4 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ivy Olson	9
2	Jimmy Johnston	8
3	Eddie Collins	7
4	Greasy Neale	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Regan	0.00
1	Fritz Coumbe	0.00
3	Lefty Leifield	0.36
4	Erskine Mayer	0.37
5	Sad Sam Jones	0.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	4
1	Scott Perry	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
4	Jim Bagby	3
4	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	28
2	Bullet Joe Bush	25
3	Wilbur Cooper	21
4	Eddie Cicotte	16
4	2 others tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Byron Houck	2
2	Larry Cheney	1
2	Ralph Comstock	1
2	Fritz Coumbe	1
2	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zack Wheat	.431
2	Ty Cobb	.410
3	Tris Speaker	.382
4	George Burns	.379
5	Sherry Magee	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	3
1	Rogers Hornsby	3
3	Joe Dugan	2
3	Bob Fisher	2
3	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Red Smith	25
2	Bobby Veach	24
3	Edd Roush	22
4	Smoky Joe Wood	21
5	5 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Greasy Neale	12
2	Eddie Collins	11
2	Ivy Olson	11
4	Max Carey	10
5	4 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Leifield	0.34
2	Eddie Matteson	0.75
3	Babe Ruth	1.02
4	Mike Regan	1.04
5	Harry Harper	1.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	8
2	Burleigh Grimes	7
2	Scott Perry	7
4	Red Causey	6
4	Wilbur Cooper	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	49
2	Bullet Joe Bush	40
3	Wilbur Cooper	36
4	Guy Morton	31
5	3 tied	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Douglas	2
1	Byron Houck	2
3	Larry Cheney	1
3	Ralph Comstock	1
3	16 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.379
2	George Sisler	.341
3	Zack Wheat	.336
4	Tris Speaker	.332
5	Edd Roush	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Gavvy Cravath	11
2	Tillie Walker	11
4	Walton Cruise	7
4	Fred Luderus	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	104
2	Heinie Zimmerman	83
3	Fred Merkle	82
3	Del Pratt	82
3	Red Smith	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	68
2	George Sisler	55
3	Braggo Roth	53
4	Ty Cobb	49
5	3 tied	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.46
2	Stan Coveleski	1.73
3	Pete Alexander	1.81
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.86
5	Wilbur Cooper	1.91

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	200
2	Walter Johnson	190
3	Bullet Joe Bush	146
4	Eddie Cicotte	139
5	Carl Mays	136

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	8
2	Fritz Coumbe	6
3	George Mogridge	5
4	Dave Danforth	4
4	2 others tied	4