On This Day

Tuesday, August 20, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 67 46 .593 --
Indians 65 50 .565 3.0
Senators 63 52 .548 5.0
White Sox 55 57 .491 11.5
Yankees 53 56 .486 12.0
Browns 53 58 .477 13.0
Tigers 49 63 .438 17.5
Athletics 45 68 .398 22.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 74 39 .655 --
Giants 64 48 .571 9.5
Pirates 60 53 .531 14.0
Reds 56 56 .500 17.5
Robins 52 60 .464 21.5
Phillies 49 61 .445 23.5
Braves 48 64 .429 25.5
Cardinals 48 70 .407 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Johnston 3
1 Jim Kelly 3
1 Bob O'Farrell 3
4 Jim Bagby 2
4 17 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Cutshaw 1
1 Claude Hendrix 1
1 Cy Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stuffy McInnis 3
2 George Cutshaw 2
2 Claude Hendrix 2
2 Ed Konetchy 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 2
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Harry Hooper 1
2 Jim Kelly 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Burleigh Grimes 0.60
2 Jimmy Ring 0.40
3 Jim Bagby 0.33
4 Bob Steele 0.22
5 Babe Ruth 0.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Claude Hendrix 1
1 Elmer Jacobs 1
1 Erskine Mayer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bagby 3
1 Burleigh Grimes 3
1 Claude Hendrix 3
4 Fritz Coumbe 2
4 7 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Coumbe 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .377
2 George Burns .347
3 George Sisler .342
4 Zack Wheat .341
5 Tris Speaker .324

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 76
2 George Cutshaw 68
3 Fred Merkle 67
4 Tris Speaker 62
5 Fred Luderus 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 58
2 George Sisler 41
3 Braggo Roth 38
4 George Burns 36
5 2 tied 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.32
2 Hippo Vaughn 1.72
3 Burleigh Grimes 1.88
4 Allan Sothoron 1.96
5 Stan Coveleski 2.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 21
1 Hippo Vaughn 21
3 Stan Coveleski 19
4 Burleigh Grimes 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 151
2 Hippo Vaughn 145
3 Guy Morton 116
4 Burleigh Grimes 112
5 2 tied 107

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edd Roush .423
2 Eddie Foster .419
3 Ty Cobb .400
4 George Sisler .392
5 Del Pratt .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 2
1 Irish Meusel 2
1 Edd Roush 2
4 Lena Blackburne 1
4 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edd Roush 17
2 George Cutshaw 16
3 Shano Collins 14
4 Stuffy McInnis 13
5 Bobby Veach 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 10
2 Jimmy Johnston 7
2 Fritz Mollwitz 7
2 Burt Shotton 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Oscar Tuero 0.00
2 George Mogridge 0.37
3 Walter Johnson 0.68
4 Burleigh Grimes 0.80
5 Speed Martin 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hod Eller 6
2 Burleigh Grimes 5
3 Jack Quinn 4
4 Jim Bagby 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 34
2 Wilbur Cooper 24
3 Burleigh Grimes 20
4 Jim Shaw 19
5 3 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Coumbe 2
2 Larry Cheney 1
2 Dave Danforth 1
2 Hooks Dauss 1
2 3 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Zack Wheat .397
2 Larry Gardner .382
3 George Burns .369
4 Ty Cobb .359
5 Edd Roush .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 3
1 Rogers Hornsby 3
1 Edd Roush 3
4 George Cutshaw 2
4 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edd Roush 25
2 George Cutshaw 24
3 Rogers Hornsby 22
4 Chick Gandil 21
4 2 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 13
2 George Burns 10
2 Eddie Collins 10
2 Jimmy Johnston 10
2 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Speed Martin 0.70
2 Hod Eller 1.01
3 Elmer Jacobs 1.05
4 Eddie Matteson 1.15
5 Ralph Comstock 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 9
2 Hod Eller 7
3 Claude Hendrix 6
3 Jim Shaw 6
5 8 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 54
2 Wilbur Cooper 36
3 Bullet Joe Bush 34
4 Burleigh Grimes 33
5 Guy Morton 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Coumbe 2
1 Phil Douglas 2
1 Byron Houck 2
4 Larry Cheney 1
4 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .374
2 Zack Wheat .342
3 George Sisler .341
4 Tris Speaker .334
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 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 103
2 Red Smith 84
3 Fred Merkle 81
4 Fred Luderus 79
5 2 tied 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 71
2 George Sisler 56
3 Braggo Roth 53
4 Ty Cobb 51
5 Ray Chapman 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.47
2 Stan Coveleski 1.90
3 Hippo Vaughn 1.90
4 Red Faber 1.96
5 Red Ames 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 29
2 Hippo Vaughn 28
3 Carl Mays 26
4 Stan Coveleski 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 201
2 Hippo Vaughn 196
3 Jim Shaw 140
4 Bullet Joe Bush 137
5 2 tied 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 8
2 Fritz Coumbe 7
3 George Mogridge 5
4 Dave Danforth 4
4 3 others tied 4