On This Day

Saturday, August 24, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	70	47	.598	--
Indians	67	52	.563	4.0
Senators	65	54	.546	6.0
Yankees	56	57	.496	12.0
White Sox	57	60	.487	13.0
Browns	54	61	.470	15.0
Tigers	50	66	.431	19.5
Athletics	48	70	.407	22.5

Games

Red Sox 3, Browns 1

Tigers 5, Yankees 4

Yankees 2, Tigers 0

White Sox 9, Athletics 4

Athletics 2, White Sox 1

Senators 4, Indians 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	78	40	.661	--
Giants	65	50	.565	11.5
Pirates	63	55	.534	15.0
Reds	60	56	.517	17.0
Robins	53	64	.453	24.5
Phillies	50	65	.435	26.5
Braves	49	67	.422	28.0
Cardinals	50	71	.413	29.5

Games

Cubs 8, Robins 3

Cubs 3, Robins 1

Reds 7, Braves 6

Pirates 4, Phillies 3

Phillies 7, Pirates 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Pick	5
2	George Burns	4
2	Chick Gandil	4
2	Frank Gilhooley	4
2	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Claude Hendrix	1
1	Billy Southworth	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	4
2	George Burns	3
2	Claude Hendrix	3
2	Babe Pinelli	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chet Chadbourne	2
2	Bob Bescher	1
2	Jack Coffey	1
2	Joe Dugan	1
2	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harry Harper	1.17
2	Babe Ruth	0.57
3	Scott Perry	0.55
4	Joe Benz	0.50
4	Lefty Leifield	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bernie Boland	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Harry Harper	1
1	Claude Hendrix	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Harper	7
2	Scott Perry	6
3	Joe Benz	5
4	Larry Cheney	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.375
2	George Burns	.356
3	Zack Wheat	.342
4	George Sisler	.339
5	Edd Roush	.331

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	69
3	Fred Merkle	68
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	Allan Sothoron	1.98
4	Scott Perry	1.98
5	Burleigh Grimes	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	21
1	Hippo Vaughn	21
3	Stan Coveleski	20
4	Claude Hendrix	19
4	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	151
2	Hippo Vaughn	145
3	Guy Morton	120
4	Burleigh Grimes	113
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	.457
2	Eddie Foster	.415
3	Zack Wheat	.397
4	George Burns	.373
5	Hank Severeid	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Edd Roush	3
2	Claude Hendrix	2
2	Rogers Hornsby	2
2	Irish Meusel	2
5	18 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Edd Roush	18
2	Chick Gandil	14
3	George Cutshaw	12
4	Rogers Hornsby	11
4	2 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	8
2	Fritz Mollwitz	7
3	Les Mann	6
3	George Sisler	6
5	6 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Sanders	0.00
2	Ralph Comstock	0.45
2	Oscar Tuero	0.45
4	George Mogridge	0.50
5	Walter Johnson	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hod Eller	6
2	Burleigh Grimes	4
2	Scott Perry	4
2	Jack Quinn	4
5	13 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	33
2	Slim Love	26
3	Jim Shaw	25
4	Burleigh Grimes	19
5	3 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	George Burns	.391
2	Edd Roush	.383
3	Zack Wheat	.382
4	Larry Gardner	.367
5	Ty Cobb	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Edd Roush	4
2	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Irish Meusel	3
4	George Cutshaw	2
4	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Edd Roush	29
2	Chick Gandil	25
3	Irish Meusel	24
4	George Cutshaw	23
5	Tris Speaker	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	13
2	Jimmy Johnston	12
3	Les Mann	10
3	Greasy Neale	10
3	Milt Stock	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Speed Martin	0.76
2	Hod Eller	1.01
3	Dave Davenport	1.07
4	Eddie Matteson	1.07
5	Jim Shaw	1.27

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	54
2	Wilbur Cooper	38
3	Jim Shaw	37
4	Slim Love	35
5	Burleigh Grimes	33

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	.373
2	Zack Wheat	.344
3	George Burns	.336
4	George Sisler	.334
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	100
2	Red Smith	84
3	Ty Cobb	81
4	Fred Luderus	79
4	Fred Merkle	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	69
2	George Sisler	55
3	Braggo Roth	53
4	Ty Cobb	50
5	Ray Chapman	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.49
2	Hippo Vaughn	1.88
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	Stan Coveleski	25
3	Carl Mays	25
5	Pol Perritt	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	196
2	Hippo Vaughn	194
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