On This Day

Monday, September 2, 1918

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1918 World Series

Upcoming Games

September 5, 1918

Boston Red Sox at Chicago Cubs

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Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 75 51 .595 --
Indians 73 54 .575 2.5
Senators 72 56 .563 4.0
Yankees 60 63 .488 13.5
Browns 58 64 .475 15.0
White Sox 57 67 .460 17.0
Tigers 55 71 .437 20.0
Athletics 52 76 .406 24.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 84 45 .651 --
Giants 71 53 .573 10.5
Reds 68 60 .531 15.5
Pirates 65 60 .520 17.0
Robins 57 69 .452 25.5
Phillies 55 68 .447 26.0
Braves 53 71 .427 28.5
Cardinals 51 78 .395 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buck Weaver 8
2 Art Griggs 7
3 Ty Cobb 6
3 Ossie Vitt 6
5 3 tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nick Altrock 1
1 Home Run Baker 1
1 George Whiteman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Art Griggs 6
2 Bobby Veach 5
3 Irish Meusel 4
4 Burt Shotton 3
5 18 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Merlin Kopp 3
2 Carson Bigbee 2
2 Max Carey 2
2 Joe Judge 2
2 Clyde Milan 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Rudolph 0.67
2 Elmer Jacobs 0.57
3 Wilbur Cooper 0.56
4 Art Nehf 0.53
5 Jim Shaw 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bernie Boland 1
1 Red Causey 1
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Bill Donovan 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Art Nehf 9
2 Dick Rudolph 6
3 Wilbur Cooper 5
3 Joe Oeschger 5
5 5 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Bobby Veach 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .382
2 George Burns .353
3 George Sisler .341
4 Zack Wheat .335
5 Edd Roush .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
1 Tillie Walker 11
3 Gavvy Cravath 8
4 Home Run Baker 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 82
2 Sherry Magee 74
3 Fred Merkle 73
4 George Cutshaw 70
5 George Burns 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 60
2 George Sisler 45
3 George Burns 41
4 Braggo Roth 38
5 Ray Chapman 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.24
2 Hippo Vaughn 1.74
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 163
2 Hippo Vaughn 148
3 Jim Shaw 126
4 Bullet Joe Bush 125
5 Guy Morton 124

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Kelly .474
2 Jack Fournier .452
3 Edd Roush .422
4 Billy Southworth .415
5 Art Griggs .411

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 17
2 Irish Meusel 16
3 Jake Daubert 14
3 Art Griggs 14
5 George Burns 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 7
1 Charlie Hollocher 7
3 Billy Southworth 6
4 Chet Chadbourne 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 0.27
2 Jim Shaw 0.53
3 Fred Toney 0.59
4 Roy Mitchell 0.74
5 Johnny Enzmann 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Toney 5
2 Sad Sam Jones 4
2 Speed Martin 4
2 Roy Mitchell 4
2 3 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Shaw 29
2 Walter Johnson 24
3 Wilbur Cooper 21
4 Slim Love 19
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Mogridge 2
2 Fritz Coumbe 1
2 Stan Coveleski 1
2 Johnny Enzmann 1
2 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edd Roush .425
2 George Sisler .402
3 Eddie Foster .388
4 Ty Cobb .377
5 George Burns .370

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 30
2 Edd Roush 26
3 Irish Meusel 25
4 Chick Gandil 23
4 Frank Schulte 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 12
2 Jimmy Johnston 11
2 George Sisler 11
4 Billy Southworth 10
5 5 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Oscar Tuero 0.57
2 Walter Johnson 1.07
3 Dave Davenport 1.15
4 Scott Perry 1.15
5 Jim Shaw 1.27

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Shaw 52
2 Walter Johnson 51
3 Wilbur Cooper 39
4 Slim Love 37
5 Bullet Joe Bush 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Coumbe 2
1 Walter Johnson 2
1 George Mogridge 2
4 Larry Cheney 1
4 15 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .376
2 George Sisler .335
3 Zack Wheat .333
4 George Burns .332
5 Tris Speaker .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Tillie Walker 11
3 Gavvy Cravath 10
4 Home Run Baker 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 101
2 Red Smith 84
3 Fred Merkle 82
4 Ty Cobb 80
4 2 others tied 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 71
2 George Sisler 53
3 Ray Chapman 52
4 Ty Cobb 50
5 Braggo Roth 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.44
2 Hippo Vaughn 1.84
3 Stan Coveleski 1.88
4 Wilbur Cooper 1.95
5 Scott Perry 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 29
2 Hippo Vaughn 27
3 Stan Coveleski 26
4 Carl Mays 25
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 199
2 Hippo Vaughn 181
3 Jim Shaw 157
4 Bullet Joe Bush 155
5 Guy Morton 141

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