On This Day

Tuesday, August 27, 1918

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 70 49 .588 --
Indians 69 53 .566 2.5
Senators 68 54 .557 3.5
Yankees 58 58 .500 10.5
White Sox 57 63 .475 13.5
Browns 55 63 .466 14.5
Tigers 52 66 .441 17.5
Athletics 49 72 .405 22.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 79 41 .658 --
Giants 67 50 .573 10.5
Pirates 63 57 .525 16.0
Reds 61 57 .517 17.0
Robins 54 65 .454 24.5
Phillies 52 65 .444 25.5
Braves 50 68 .424 28.0
Cardinals 50 73 .407 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Les Nunamaker 6
2 Home Run Baker 5
3 Dave Bancroft 4
3 Fred Luderus 4
3 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Gardner 1
1 Ham Hyatt 1
1 George Sisler 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Sisler 4
2 Larry Gardner 3
2 Fred Luderus 3
4 Ray Chapman 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Hummel 2
1 Del Pratt 2
3 George Cutshaw 1
3 Frank Gilhooley 1
3 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1.30
2 Guy Morton 0.50
3 Slim Love 0.44
4 George Sisler 0.31
5 Rudy Kallio 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Rudy Kallio 1
1 Slim Love 1
1 George Mogridge 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bullet Joe Bush 13
2 Slim Love 4
2 George Mogridge 4
2 Guy Morton 4
2 George Sisler 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brad Hogg 1
1 George Mogridge 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .374
2 George Burns .351
3 Zack Wheat .341
4 George Sisler .340
5 Edd Roush .334

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 77
2 George Cutshaw 69
3 Fred Merkle 68
4 Fred Luderus 65
4 Tris Speaker 65

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 58
2 George Sisler 43
3 George Burns 39
4 Braggo Roth 38
5 Ray Chapman 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.28
2 Hippo Vaughn 1.75
3 Scott Perry 1.94
4 Allan Sothoron 1.98
5 Stan Coveleski 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 22
2 Stan Coveleski 21
2 Hippo Vaughn 21
4 Scott Perry 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 157
2 Hippo Vaughn 145
3 Guy Morton 124
4 Bullet Joe Bush 122
5 Jim Shaw 115

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edd Roush .466
2 Wickey McAvoy .421
3 George Burns .404
4 George Burns .394
5 George Sisler .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Edd Roush 3
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 Claude Hendrix 2
2 Irish Meusel 2
5 17 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edd Roush 14
2 George Burns 11
2 Jake Daubert 11
2 Larry Gardner 11
2 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 7
2 Ray Chapman 6
3 Max Carey 5
3 Jimmy Johnston 5
3 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Speed Martin 0.38
2 George Mogridge 0.55
3 Oscar Tuero 0.61
4 Walter Johnson 0.69
4 William Pierson 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Davenport 4
1 Hod Eller 4
1 Scott Perry 4
4 Burleigh Grimes 3
4 13 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Slim Love 30
2 Walter Johnson 29
2 Jim Shaw 29
4 Bullet Joe Bush 18
5 Hod Eller 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Coumbe 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 Johnny Enzmann 1
1 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edd Roush .415
2 Zack Wheat .380
3 George Sisler .377
4 Larry Gardner .372
5 Charlie Hollocher .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Irish Meusel 3
1 Edd Roush 3
3 Ty Cobb 2
3 Gavvy Cravath 2
3 8 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edd Roush 24
2 George Sisler 21
3 George Cutshaw 20
3 Chick Gandil 20
3 Smoky Joe Wood 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 11
1 Jimmy Johnston 11
3 Les Mann 9
3 George Sisler 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Davenport 0.65
2 Speed Martin 0.76
3 Scott Perry 1.02
4 Eddie Matteson 1.09
5 Carmen Hill 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Perry 8
2 Hod Eller 7
2 Burleigh Grimes 7
2 Jim Shaw 7
5 2 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 57
2 Jim Shaw 44
3 Bullet Joe Bush 40
4 Slim Love 37
5 Wilbur Cooper 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Coumbe 2
1 Byron Houck 2
1 George Mogridge 2
4 Larry Cheney 1
4 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .372
2 Zack Wheat .343
3 George Sisler .333
3 Tris Speaker .333
5 Edd Roush .333

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 99
2 Red Smith 84
3 Ty Cobb 83
4 Fred Luderus 80
5 George Cutshaw 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 69
2 George Sisler 54
3 Braggo Roth 53
4 Ray Chapman 51
5 Ty Cobb 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.49
2 Hippo Vaughn 1.88
3 Stan Coveleski 1.88
4 Wilbur Cooper 1.89
5 Scott Perry 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 29
2 Hippo Vaughn 27
3 Stan Coveleski 26
4 Carl Mays 24
5 Pol Perritt 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 197
2 Hippo Vaughn 188
3 Jim Shaw 153
4 Bullet Joe Bush 152
5 Guy Morton 142

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 8
2 Fritz Coumbe 6
2 George Mogridge 6
4 Bob Geary 4
4 2 others tied 4