On This Day

Wednesday, May 28, 1919

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 21 7 .750 --
Indians 18 8 .692 2.0
Browns 14 11 .560 5.5
Yankees 11 10 .524 6.5
Tigers 11 15 .423 9.0
Red Sox 9 14 .391 9.5
Senators 8 15 .348 10.5
Athletics 5 17 .227 13.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 18 7 .720 --
Robins 16 9 .640 2.0
Reds 17 10 .630 2.0
Phillies 11 11 .500 5.5
Cubs 13 14 .481 6.0
Pirates 12 15 .444 7.0
Cardinals 8 19 .296 11.0
Braves 6 16 .273 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cliff Heathcote 4
2 Hal Chase 3
2 Manuel Cueto 3
2 Larry Kopf 3
2 Irish Meusel 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 3
1 Cliff Heathcote 3
3 Tommy Griffith 2
3 Cliff Lee 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 1
1 Hal Chase 1
1 Verne Clemons 1
1 Larry Kopf 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Oscar Tuero 0.50
2 Jeff Pfeffer 0.28
3 George Smith 0.13
4 Art Nehf 0.12
5 Jean Dubuc 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Fisher 1
1 Earl Hamilton 1
1 Art Nehf 1
1 Oscar Tuero 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Oscar Tuero 6
2 Jeff Pfeffer 5
3 Elmer Jacobs 2
3 Jimmy Ring 2
3 George Smith 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jimmy Ring 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ross Youngs .400
2 Irish Meusel .378
3 Ty Cobb .377
4 Bill Wambsganss .370
5 Ping Bodie .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
1 Benny Kauff 4
3 Larry Doyle 3
3 Charlie Hollocher 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 24
2 Eddie Collins 20
2 Larry Gardner 20
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 20
2 Benny Kauff 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 11
2 Ivy Olson 10
3 Buck Weaver 9
3 Ross Youngs 9
5 6 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allen Russell 0.75
2 Eddie Cicotte 0.89
3 Hank Thormahlen 1.04
4 Jack Quinn 1.27
5 Oscar Tuero 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 8
2 Jeff Pfeffer 7
3 Jesse Barnes 6
3 Red Causey 6
3 Lefty Williams 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hod Eller 39
2 Walter Johnson 37
3 Burleigh Grimes 32
3 Lefty Williams 32
5 Jim Shaw 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Coveleski 3
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Rube Benton 1
2 Fritz Coumbe 1
2 14 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gavvy Cravath .500
2 George Sisler .439
3 Irish Meusel .436
4 Ping Bodie .425
5 Bill Wambsganss .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 3
2 Hal Chase 2
2 Benny Kauff 2
2 Irish Meusel 2
5 22 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 19
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 13
3 Benny Kauff 11
3 Bill Wambsganss 11
5 Larry Gardner 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 6
2 Ray Chapman 5
2 Rogers Hornsby 5
2 Elmer Smith 5
5 8 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 0.25
2 Hank Thormahlen 0.29
3 Hooks Dauss 0.50
4 Claude Hendrix 0.55
5 Art Nehf 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 4
2 Rube Benton 3
2 Red Causey 3
2 Stan Coveleski 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 14
1 Lefty Williams 14
3 Eddie Cicotte 13
3 Burleigh Grimes 13
5 3 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 Jean Dubuc 1
1 4 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Burns .336
2 George Sisler .335
3 Zack Wheat .334
4 Heinie Groh .316
5 Charlie Hollocher .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 12
2 Babe Ruth 10
3 Cy Williams 9
4 George Cutshaw 6
4 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 80
2 George Cutshaw 70
3 Gavvy Cravath 67
3 Edd Roush 67
5 Ty Cobb 66

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 46
2 Ray Chapman 35
3 George Sisler 33
4 George Burns 31
4 Eddie Collins 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.56
2 Allan Sothoron 1.71
3 Hippo Vaughn 1.76
4 Harry Harper 1.90
5 Burleigh Grimes 1.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 22
2 Eddie Cicotte 20
2 Stan Coveleski 20
2 Hippo Vaughn 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 165
2 Jim Shaw 133
3 Wilbur Cooper 122
3 Hippo Vaughn 122
5 Burleigh Grimes 119

Saves

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