On This Day

Thursday, May 15, 1919

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 13 5 .722 --
Yankees 8 4 .667 2.0
Indians 11 6 .647 1.5
Red Sox 8 5 .615 2.5
Senators 6 8 .429 5.0
Browns 6 10 .375 6.0
Tigers 5 12 .294 7.5
Athletics 3 10 .231 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 11 4 .733 --
Robins 11 4 .733 0.0
Reds 12 6 .667 0.5
Pirates 8 8 .500 3.5
Cubs 9 9 .500 3.5
Phillies 5 8 .385 5.0
Cardinals 4 13 .235 8.0
Braves 2 10 .167 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Wambsganss 4
2 Jack Barry 3
2 Chick Gandil 3
2 Lew McCarty 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Les Mann 1
1 Wally Pipp 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edd Roush 4
2 George Burns 2
2 Eddie Collins 2
2 Doc Johnston 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ivy Olson 2
1 Ross Youngs 2
3 Ping Bodie 1
3 Ray Chapman 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bullet Joe Bush 999.00
2 Babe Adams 0.83
3 Red Causey 0.60
4 Jing Johnson 0.56
4 Frank Woodward 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Red Causey 1
1 Hod Eller 1
1 Johnny Enzmann 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Babe Adams 5
1 Jing Johnson 5
1 Frank Woodward 5
4 Al Mamaux 4
4 Urban Shocker 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Coveleski 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ross Youngs .462
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .420
3 Cy Williams .407
4 Elmer Smith .396
5 Ed Konetchy .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doyle 3
1 Jim Shaw 3
1 Cy Williams 3
4 Max Flack 2
4 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 17
2 Eddie Collins 16
3 Happy Felsch 13
3 Tommy Griffith 13
5 Buck Weaver 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 10
2 Ivy Olson 9
3 Larry Doyle 7
3 Buck Herzog 7
3 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Caldwell 0.50
2 Urban Shocker 0.60
3 Sad Sam Jones 0.67
4 Jack Quinn 0.87
5 Allen Russell 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 5
1 Jeff Pfeffer 5
3 Jesse Barnes 4
3 Red Causey 4
3 4 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hod Eller 31
2 Walter Johnson 29
3 Burleigh Grimes 24
4 Howard Ehmke 19
4 Jim Shaw 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Coveleski 3
2 Rube Benton 1
2 Fritz Coumbe 1
2 Molly Craft 1
2 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Burns .348
2 George Sisler .334
3 Zack Wheat .325
4 Charlie Hollocher .323
5 Ross Youngs .315

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 75
2 Sherry Magee 74
3 George Cutshaw 67
3 Edd Roush 67
5 Ty Cobb 64

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 52
2 George Sisler 41
3 George Burns 35
4 Ray Chapman 34
5 Eddie Collins 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.33
2 Hippo Vaughn 1.60
3 Allan Sothoron 1.96
4 Sad Sam Jones 1.96
5 Burleigh Grimes 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 21
1 Hippo Vaughn 21
3 Walter Johnson 20
4 Wilbur Cooper 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 169
2 Hippo Vaughn 134
3 Jim Shaw 131
4 Wilbur Cooper 125
5 Burleigh Grimes 122

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Mogridge 6
2 Jim Bagby 5
3 Stan Coveleski 4
3 Walter Johnson 4
5 7 tied 3