1918 – Secretary of War Newton Baker grants an extended exemption to players in the World Series; three days later the National Commission gets an official approval to play from General Enoch Crowder, providing that 10 percent of the revenues go to war charities.

1918 – Walter Johnson beats St. Louis, 4 – 3, in 14 innings. The Big Train will work in 15 extra-inning games, including two of 18 innings, one of 16 innings, and another of 15 innings.

At Chicago‚ Carmen Hill coasts to a 12 – 1 win over the Cubs‚ as Pittsburgh rattles 17 hits off three Chicago pitchers. Walter Schmidt is the big Buc with 2 doubles‚ a triple‚ and a stolen base.

At Fenway Park‚ the Yankees win their 10th of 15 games with the league leaders by beating Boston‚ 2 – 1. Getting his opportunity because of the war‚ lefty Hank Robinson is making his first major league start since 1915. He allows just 3 hits in besting Babe Ruth‚ who gives up 4 safeties. Jack Fournier scores the winning run on a squeeze bunt‚ while Ruth‚ hitless on the afternoon‚ pops out for the last out of the game.

It is announced that Ebbets Field will become a Government storehouse as soon as the season is over on September 2nd. The Brooklyn team offers the park as a much-needed storage facility for war supplies‚ and it is now expected that other teams will follow suit. The New York Times states that “the turning over of the baseball park means that the major leagues will not attempt to play next season.” Washington Park‚ the old Federal Leaguepark‚ has already been converted to a government storehouse.