On This Day

Friday, August 30, 1918

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	73	49	.598	--
Indians	71	54	.568	3.5
Senators	69	55	.556	5.0
Yankees	59	60	.496	12.5
White Sox	57	63	.475	15.0
Browns	56	63	.471	15.5
Tigers	52	69	.430	20.5
Athletics	50	74	.403	24.0

Games

Red Sox 12, Athletics 0

Red Sox 4, Athletics 1

Indians 2, Tigers 1

Senators 6, Yankees 1

Indians 4, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	82	43	.656	--
Giants	69	51	.575	10.5
Pirates	64	58	.525	16.5
Reds	63	60	.512	18.0
Robins	55	67	.451	25.5
Phillies	53	66	.445	26.0
Braves	51	69	.425	28.5
Cardinals	51	74	.408	31.0

Games

Reds 5, Cubs 0

Giants 1, Robins 0

Phillies 1, Braves 0

Braves 8, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Chet Chadbourne	5
1	Carl Mays	5
3	Larry Gardner	4
3	Jim Kelly	4
3	Bill Wagner	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	3
2	Gavvy Cravath	2
2	Harry Hooper	2
2	Ed Konetchy	2
2	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doc Johnston	2
1	Milt Stock	2
1	Smoky Joe Wood	2
4	Chet Chadbourne	1
4	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Roy Mitchell	1.20
2	Pol Perritt	1.00
3	Walter Johnson	0.83
4	George Cunningham	0.50
4	Joe Oeschger	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	2
2	Jim Bagby	1
2	Stan Coveleski	1
2	Walter Johnson	1
2	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Roy Mitchell	6
1	Pat Ragan	6
3	George Cunningham	5
3	Walter Johnson	5
3	Carl Mays	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.368
2	George Burns	.350
3	George Sisler	.342
4	Zack Wheat	.339
5	Edd Roush	.333

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	Fred Merkle	70
3	George Cutshaw	69
4	Fred Luderus	65
4	Tris Speaker	65

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	58
2	George Sisler	44
3	George Burns	40
4	Braggo Roth	38
5	Ray Chapman	36

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.25
2	Hippo Vaughn	1.76
3	Stan Coveleski	1.94
4	Scott Perry	1.95
5	Allan Sothoron	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	23
2	Stan Coveleski	22
2	Hippo Vaughn	22
4	Carl Mays	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	162
2	Hippo Vaughn	147
3	Guy Morton	124
4	Bullet Joe Bush	122
5	Carl Mays	117

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Mogridge	7
2	Jim Bagby	6
3	Bob Geary	4
3	Allen Russell	4
5	6 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Edd Roush	.450
2	George Sisler	.431
3	Billy Southworth	.429
4	Eddie Foster	.407
5	2 tied	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Edd Roush	3
2	Ty Cobb	2
2	Claude Hendrix	2
4	Lena Blackburne	1
4	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Edd Roush	15
2	Jake Daubert	12
3	George Burns	11
3	Sherry Magee	11
3	Frank Schulte	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	6
1	Ray Chapman	6
1	Billy Southworth	6
4	Edd Roush	5
4	Milt Stock	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Mitchell	0.00
2	Walter Johnson	0.23
3	George Mogridge	0.50
4	Oscar Tuero	0.61
5	Jim Shaw	0.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Davenport	4
1	Claude Hendrix	4
1	Scott Perry	4
1	Fred Toney	4
5	14 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	28
1	Slim Love	28
3	Jim Shaw	24
4	Claude Hendrix	19
5	Bullet Joe Bush	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Mogridge	2
2	Fritz Coumbe	1
2	Stan Coveleski	1
2	Dave Danforth	1
2	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Edd Roush	.414
2	George Sisler	.396
3	Eddie Foster	.378
4	Larry Gardner	.368
5	Zack Wheat	.359

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	26
2	Frank Schulte	21
3	Jake Daubert	20
3	Chick Gandil	20
3	3 others tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Johnston	11
2	Max Carey	10
2	George Sisler	10
4	Ray Chapman	9
4	Les Mann	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Davenport	0.90
2	Scott Perry	1.03
3	George Mogridge	1.10
4	Walter Johnson	1.16
5	2 tied	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	8
1	Scott Perry	8
3	Hod Eller	7
3	Claude Hendrix	7
5	3 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	61
2	Jim Shaw	41
3	Bullet Joe Bush	40
4	Wilbur Cooper	37
5	Slim Love	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Mogridge	3
2	Fritz Coumbe	2
3	Larry Cheney	1
3	Stan Coveleski	1
3	14 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.363
2	George Sisler	.338
3	Zack Wheat	.337
4	Tris Speaker	.330
5	Edd Roush	.329

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	97
2	Red Smith	86
3	Fred Luderus	79
3	Fred Merkle	79
5	2 tied	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	69
2	George Sisler	54
3	Ray Chapman	52
4	Ty Cobb	49
4	Braggo Roth	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.45
2	Stan Coveleski	1.83
3	Wilbur Cooper	1.89
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.93
5	Scott Perry	1.95

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	198
2	Hippo Vaughn	184
3	Bullet Joe Bush	152
4	Jim Shaw	150
5	Guy Morton	142

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	8
2	George Mogridge	7
3	Fritz Coumbe	6
4	Bob Geary	4
4	2 others tied	4