On This Day

Monday, May 19, 1919

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 15 6 .714 --
Yankees 10 5 .667 2.0
Indians 12 8 .600 2.5
Red Sox 8 8 .500 4.5
Senators 8 9 .471 5.0
Browns 8 10 .444 5.5
Tigers 6 14 .300 8.5
Athletics 4 11 .267 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 13 5 .722 --
Robins 12 6 .667 1.0
Reds 14 7 .667 0.5
Cubs 10 11 .476 4.5
Pirates 9 10 .474 4.5
Phillies 6 9 .400 5.5
Braves 4 11 .267 7.5
Cardinals 5 14 .263 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carson Bigbee 3
1 Gavvy Cravath 3
1 Cy Williams 3
4 Ping Bodie 2
4 19 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Benny Kauff 1
1 Joe Schultz 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ping Bodie 3
1 Gavvy Cravath 3
1 Benny Kauff 3
4 Doug Baird 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 2
2 Larry Gardner 1
2 Tommy Griffith 1
2 Benny Kauff 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Art Nehf 0.86
2 Hippo Vaughn 0.83
3 Burleigh Grimes 0.57
4 Babe Adams 0.50
5 2 tied 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Elmer Jacobs 1
1 Dolf Luque 1
1 Art Nehf 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Art Nehf 6
2 Hippo Vaughn 5
3 Ray Fisher 4
3 Burleigh Grimes 4
3 Jakie May 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ross Youngs .434
2 Cy Williams .431
3 Bill Wambsganss .410
4 Ed Konetchy .391
5 Elmer Smith .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doyle 3
1 Charlie Hollocher 3
1 Benny Kauff 3
1 Jim Shaw 3
1 Cy Williams 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Collins 18
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 18
3 Happy Felsch 14
3 Tommy Griffith 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 10
2 Ivy Olson 9
3 Tony Boeckel 8
3 Buck Herzog 8
3 Buck Weaver 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 0.39
2 Allen Russell 0.90
3 Oscar Tuero 1.02
4 Eddie Cicotte 1.03
5 Sad Sam Jones 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 6
1 Jeff Pfeffer 6
3 Jesse Barnes 5
3 Hippo Vaughn 5
5 6 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 32
2 Hod Eller 31
3 Burleigh Grimes 28
4 Lefty Williams 24
5 Howard Ehmke 22

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 .344
2 George Sisler .331
3 Zack Wheat .330
4 Charlie Hollocher .321
5 Heinie Groh .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 10
2 Babe Ruth 9
2 Cy Williams 9
4 Tillie Walker 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 76
2 Sherry Magee 69
3 George Cutshaw 68
4 Edd Roush 67
5 Ty Cobb 63

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 48
2 George Sisler 37
3 George Burns 33
4 Ray Chapman 32
5 Eddie Collins 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.40
2 Hippo Vaughn 1.63
3 Bill Doak 1.84
4 Burleigh Grimes 1.88
5 George Mogridge 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 21
1 Hippo Vaughn 21
3 Wilbur Cooper 20
3 Walter Johnson 20
5 Stan Coveleski 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 163
2 Hippo Vaughn 131
3 Jim Shaw 130
4 Wilbur Cooper 126
4 Burleigh Grimes 126

Saves

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