On This Day

Friday, May 9, 1919

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 10 2 .833 --
Red Sox 7 4 .636 2.5
Yankees 6 4 .600 3.0
Indians 6 5 .545 3.5
Senators 6 6 .500 4.0
Browns 3 7 .300 6.0
Tigers 3 8 .273 6.5
Athletics 3 8 .273 6.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 9 1 .900 --
Reds 10 3 .769 0.5
Giants 6 4 .600 3.0
Cubs 7 5 .583 3.0
Pirates 5 6 .455 4.5
Phillies 4 6 .400 5.0
Cardinals 3 11 .214 8.0
Braves 1 9 .100 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Hollocher 2
1 Sherry Magee 2
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 Charlie Deal 1
3 4 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Alexander 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Fisher 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ross Youngs .488
2 Joe Gedeon .486
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .479
4 Cy Williams .447
5 Tommy Griffith .440

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Shaw 3
1 Cy Williams 3
3 Larry Doyle 2
3 Max Flack 2
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Collins 13
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 13
3 Happy Felsch 12
4 Doug Baird 11
4 Tommy Griffith 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 9
2 Buck Herzog 7
2 Buck Weaver 7
4 Ivy Olson 6
4 Ray Powell 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Grover Lowdermilk 0.00
2 Hippo Vaughn 0.24
3 Ray Caldwell 0.50
4 Sad Sam Jones 0.67
5 Dolf Luque 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 4
1 Ray Fisher 4
1 Jeff Pfeffer 4
4 Jesse Barnes 3
4 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hod Eller 20
1 Walter Johnson 20
3 Burleigh Grimes 17
3 Carl Mays 17
5 Jeff Pfeffer 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Fritz Coumbe 1
1 Molly Craft 1
1 George Cunningham 1
1 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Burns .354
2 George Sisler .330
3 Zack Wheat .327
4 Charlie Hollocher .320
5 Heinie Groh .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tillie Walker 10
2 Babe Ruth 9
2 Cy Williams 9
4 Gavvy Cravath 8
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 80
2 Bobby Veach 77
3 George Cutshaw 65
4 Edd Roush 64
5 Fred Merkle 63

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 53
2 George Sisler 40
3 George Burns 36
4 Ray Chapman 34
5 Braggo Roth 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.34
2 Hippo Vaughn 1.59
3 Harry Harper 1.96
4 Sad Sam Jones 1.96
5 Carl Mays 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 22
2 Hippo Vaughn 21
3 Burleigh Grimes 20
3 Carl Mays 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 165
2 Hippo Vaughn 135
3 Jim Shaw 128
4 Wilbur Cooper 122
5 Guy Morton 118

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Mogridge 7
2 Jim Bagby 6
3 Walter Johnson 4
4 Doc Ayers 3
4 8 others tied 3