On This Day

Monday, August 12, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 63 44 .589 --
Indians 62 47 .569 2.0
Senators 58 48 .547 4.5
Yankees 51 52 .495 10.0
White Sox 52 54 .491 10.5
Browns 48 56 .462 13.5
Tigers 47 59 .443 15.5
Athletics 42 63 .400 20.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 67 37 .644 --
Giants 61 43 .587 6.0
Pirates 55 48 .534 11.5
Reds 48 55 .466 18.5
Phillies 47 54 .465 18.5
Robins 46 55 .455 19.5
Braves 46 57 .447 20.5
Cardinals 44 65 .404 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Foster 4
1 Billy Southworth 4
3 Ray Chapman 3
3 George Cutshaw 3
3 Walter Schmidt 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Dugan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve O'Neill 4
2 Luke Boone 2
2 George Cutshaw 2
2 Bob Fisher 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doc Johnston 2
1 Fritz Mollwitz 2
1 Babe Pinelli 2
4 Luke Boone 1
4 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Guy Morton 0.80
2 Eddie Matteson 0.43
2 Oscar Tuero 0.43
4 Hank Robinson 0.33
5 Carmen Hill 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carmen Hill 1
1 Guy Morton 1
1 Hank Robinson 1
1 Oscar Tuero 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Guy Morton 4
2 Carmen Hill 3
2 Eddie Matteson 3
2 Oscar Tuero 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .384
2 George Burns .345
3 Zack Wheat .334
4 George Sisler .332
5 Tris Speaker .328

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 72
2 Fred Merkle 65
3 George Cutshaw 60
3 Fred Luderus 60
5 Braggo Roth 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 53
2 Braggo Roth 38
2 George Sisler 38
4 George Burns 32
4 Ty Cobb 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.36
2 Hippo Vaughn 1.73
3 Harry Harper 1.90
4 Stan Coveleski 1.92
5 Phil Douglas 1.92

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 140
2 Walter Johnson 128
3 Guy Morton 114
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 Larry Gardner .414
2 Ray Chapman .412
3 Ty Cobb .393
4 Fred Merkle .392
5 Zack Wheat .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
1 Joe Dugan 2
1 Tillie Walker 2
4 Ray Caldwell 1
4 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shano Collins 13
2 Doc Johnston 12
2 Bobby Veach 12
4 George Cutshaw 11
4 7 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ivy Olson 7
2 Max Carey 6
2 Jimmy Johnston 6
2 Braggo Roth 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sad Sam Jones 0.53
2 Carmen Hill 0.64
3 Elmer Jacobs 0.67
4 Harry Harper 0.73
5 Jim Shaw 0.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 4
1 Scott Perry 4
1 Babe Ruth 4
1 Jim Shaw 4
5 10 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 28
2 Bullet Joe Bush 22
3 Wilbur Cooper 21
3 Guy Morton 21
5 Phil Douglas 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Cheney 1
1 Fritz Coumbe 1
1 George Cunningham 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Zack Wheat .429
2 Ty Cobb .405
3 Tris Speaker .394
4 George Burns .362
5 Sherry Magee .361

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 24
1 Bobby Veach 24
3 Shano Collins 23
3 Smoky Joe Wood 23
5 Edd Roush 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 12
1 Greasy Neale 12
3 Eddie Collins 11
3 Ivy Olson 11
5 Braggo Roth 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elmer Jacobs 0.54
2 Eddie Matteson 0.97
3 Mike Regan 1.04
4 Harry Harper 1.16
5 Babe Ruth 1.19

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 43
2 Bullet Joe Bush 40
3 Wilbur Cooper 36
4 Guy Morton 34
5 Hippo Vaughn 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Douglas 2
1 Byron Houck 2
3 Larry Cheney 1
3 Ralph Comstock 1
3 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .383
2 Tris Speaker .340
3 George Sisler .337
4 Zack Wheat .337
5 Edd Roush .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
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 Red Smith 82
5 Del Pratt 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 71
2 George Sisler 55
3 Braggo Roth 54
4 Ty Cobb 50
5 Ray Chapman 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.50
2 Pete Alexander 1.75
3 Stan Coveleski 1.82
4 Hippo Vaughn 1.87
5 Red Ames 1.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 29
1 Hippo Vaughn 29
3 Carl Mays 27
4 Stan Coveleski 25
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 203
2 Walter Johnson 189
3 Bullet Joe Bush 146
4 Guy Morton 139
5 Eddie Cicotte 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