On This Day

Thursday, August 15, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 64 45 .587 --
Indians 63 48 .568 2.0
Senators 61 49 .555 3.5
Yankees 52 53 .495 10.0
White Sox 53 55 .491 10.5
Browns 50 56 .472 12.5
Tigers 48 60 .444 15.5
Athletics 42 67 .385 22.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 69 38 .645 --
Giants 63 44 .589 6.0
Pirates 57 50 .533 12.0
Reds 51 55 .481 17.5
Robins 49 56 .467 19.0
Phillies 47 57 .452 20.5
Braves 46 59 .438 22.0
Cardinals 44 67 .396 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lew McCarty 3
1 Edd Roush 3
3 Luke Boone 2
3 George Burns 2
3 14 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fritz Maisel 3
2 Art Fletcher 2
2 Tommy Griffith 2
2 Joe Judge 2
5 27 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 2
2 Eddie Ainsmith 1
2 Jimmy Austin 1
2 Carson Bigbee 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Steele 1.00
2 Jack Quinn 0.62
3 Wilbur Cooper 0.50
4 Ray Caldwell 0.38
4 Carl Mays 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doc Ayers 1
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Dolf Luque 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Steele 8
2 Ray Caldwell 5
2 Dolf Luque 5
2 Carl Mays 5
2 Jack Quinn 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .385
2 George Burns .350
3 Zack Wheat .339
4 George Sisler .331
5 Tris Speaker .326

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 74
2 Fred Merkle 65
3 George Cutshaw 61
4 Fred Luderus 60
5 2 tied 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 57
2 George Sisler 40
3 Braggo Roth 38
4 George Burns 34
5 Ty Cobb 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.38
2 Hippo Vaughn 1.67
3 Harry Harper 1.86
4 Stan Coveleski 1.93
5 Burleigh Grimes 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hippo Vaughn 21
2 Walter Johnson 20
3 Stan Coveleski 19
4 Carl Mays 18
5 5 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 144
2 Walter Johnson 134
3 Guy Morton 114
4 Carl Mays 107
5 Burleigh Grimes 106

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Schulte .410
2 Ray Chapman .400
3 Edd Roush .382
4 George Cutshaw .375
5 Tris Speaker .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
1 Joe Dugan 2
1 Irish Meusel 2
1 Tillie Walker 2
5 18 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shano Collins 13
2 Chick Gandil 12
2 Les Mann 12
2 Bobby Veach 12
5 Edd Roush 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 9
2 Jimmy Johnston 8
3 Ivy Olson 6
3 George Sisler 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Davenport 0.64
1 Carmen Hill 0.64
3 Babe Adams 0.66
4 Elmer Jacobs 0.79
5 Erskine Mayer 0.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hod Eller 4
1 Burleigh Grimes 4
1 Scott Perry 4
4 Jim Bagby 3
4 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 22
2 Wilbur Cooper 21
3 Jack Quinn 17
3 Jim Shaw 17
5 Burleigh Grimes 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Cheney 1
1 Fritz Coumbe 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Phil Douglas 1
1 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Zack Wheat .419
2 Ty Cobb .393
3 Tris Speaker .382
4 Larry Gardner .360
5 George Burns .360

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 24
2 George Cutshaw 22
3 Shano Collins 21
3 Red Smith 21
5 4 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 15
2 Eddie Collins 12
2 Greasy Neale 12
4 Ivy Olson 11
5 Jimmy Johnston 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elmer Jacobs 0.63
2 Erskine Mayer 0.64
3 Eddie Matteson 1.07
4 Harry Harper 1.16
5 Babe Ruth 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 8
2 Red Causey 6
2 Wilbur Cooper 6
2 Stan Coveleski 6
2 Walter Johnson 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 49
2 Wilbur Cooper 36
3 Bullet Joe Bush 35
4 Guy Morton 34
5 2 tied 31

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 .381
2 Zack Wheat .341
3 Tris Speaker .336
4 George Sisler .333
5 George Burns .330

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 102
2 Red Smith 82
3 Heinie Zimmerman 81
4 Fred Luderus 80
4 Fred Merkle 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 74
2 George Sisler 55
3 Braggo Roth 54
4 Ty Cobb 51
5 2 tied 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.52
2 Pete Alexander 1.75
3 Stan Coveleski 1.80
4 Hippo Vaughn 1.85
5 Red Faber 1.96

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 198
2 Walter Johnson 190
3 Bullet Joe Bush 138
3 Carl Mays 138
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 3 others tied 4