On This Day

Friday, August 23, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	69	47	.595	--
Indians	67	51	.568	3.0
Senators	64	54	.542	6.0
Yankees	55	56	.495	11.5
White Sox	56	59	.487	12.5
Browns	54	60	.474	14.0
Tigers	49	65	.430	19.0
Athletics	47	69	.405	22.0

Games

Red Sox 6, Browns 5

White Sox 6, Athletics 5

Indians 6, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	76	40	.655	--
Giants	65	50	.565	10.5
Pirates	62	54	.534	14.0
Reds	59	56	.513	16.5
Robins	53	62	.461	22.5
Phillies	49	64	.434	25.5
Braves	49	66	.426	26.5
Cardinals	50	71	.413	28.5

Games

Cubs 3, Giants 2

Reds 8, Phillies 7

Braves 5, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Nemo Leibold	4
2	Dave Bancroft	3
2	Lena Blackburne	3
2	George Burns	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Irish Meusel	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	4
2	Eddie Murphy	3
3	Merito Acosta	2
3	Lena Blackburne	2
3	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Adams	2
1	Nemo Leibold	2
1	Edd Roush	2
1	Amos Strunk	2
5	15 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Doc Ayers	0.43
2	Red Causey	0.33
2	Carmen Hill	0.33
4	Stan Coveleski	0.27
4	Sad Sam Jones	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	Dolf Luque	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Danforth	6
2	Doc Ayers	3
2	Red Causey	3
2	Stan Coveleski	3
2	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Enzmann	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.376
2	George Burns	.353
3	Zack Wheat	.348
4	George Sisler	.342
5	Edd Roush	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
1	Tillie Walker	11
3	Gavvy Cravath	7
4	George Burns	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	76
2	George Cutshaw	68
3	Fred Merkle	67
4	Tris Speaker	64
5	Dode Paskert	63

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	58
2	George Sisler	43
3	Braggo Roth	38
4	George Burns	37
5	2 tied	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.32
2	Hippo Vaughn	1.75
3	Burleigh Grimes	1.88
4	Allan Sothoron	1.98
5	Scott Perry	2.01

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	151
2	Hippo Vaughn	145
3	Guy Morton	120
4	Burleigh Grimes	112
5	Bullet Joe Bush	109

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	.471
2	Zack Wheat	.431
3	Eddie Foster	.426
4	Wickey McAvoy	.406
5	George Sisler	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Edd Roush	3
2	Rogers Hornsby	2
2	Irish Meusel	2
4	Lena Blackburne	1
4	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Edd Roush	18
2	George Cutshaw	13
3	Chick Gandil	12
4	Rogers Hornsby	11
4	2 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	9
2	Fritz Mollwitz	7
3	Les Mann	6
3	George Sisler	6
3	Billy Southworth	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Sanders	0.00
2	Ralph Comstock	0.45
2	Oscar Tuero	0.45
4	George Mogridge	0.67
5	Walter Johnson	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hod Eller	6
2	Burleigh Grimes	4
3	Dave Davenport	3
3	Claude Hendrix	3
3	11 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	33
2	Jim Shaw	25
3	Slim Love	23
4	Burleigh Grimes	18
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Coumbe	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	Johnny Enzmann	1
1	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zack Wheat	.398
2	Larry Gardner	.386
3	George Burns	.381
4	Edd Roush	.369
5	George Sisler	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Edd Roush	4
2	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Rogers Hornsby	3
2	Irish Meusel	3
5	5 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Edd Roush	29
2	Irish Meusel	24
3	George Cutshaw	23
3	Chick Gandil	23
3	Rogers Hornsby	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	13
2	Jimmy Johnston	11
3	Les Mann	10
3	Greasy Neale	10
3	Milt Stock	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Speed Martin	0.67
2	Hod Eller	1.01
3	Dave Davenport	1.07
4	Eddie Matteson	1.07
5	Ralph Comstock	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hod Eller	8
1	Burleigh Grimes	8
3	Jim Shaw	7
4	Claude Hendrix	6
4	Scott Perry	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	54
2	Jim Shaw	37
3	Wilbur Cooper	35
4	Burleigh Grimes	32
4	Slim Love	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Coumbe	2
1	Phil Douglas	2
1	Byron Houck	2
4	Larry Cheney	1
4	14 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.377
2	Zack Wheat	.349
3	George Sisler	.338
4	George Burns	.333
5	Tris Speaker	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	12
2	Tillie Walker	11
3	Gavvy Cravath	10
4	George Burns	7
4	4 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	102
2	Red Smith	83
3	Fred Luderus	79
4	Fred Merkle	78
5	2 tied	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	69
2	George Sisler	55
3	Braggo Roth	53
4	Ty Cobb	51
5	Ray Chapman	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.49
2	Hippo Vaughn	1.86
3	Wilbur Cooper	1.89
4	Stan Coveleski	1.92
5	Red Ames	1.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	28
1	Hippo Vaughn	28
3	Carl Mays	26
4	Stan Coveleski	25
5	Pol Perritt	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	196
1	Hippo Vaughn	196
3	Jim Shaw	144
4	Bullet Joe Bush	139
5	Guy Morton	138

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