On This Day

Sunday, June 8, 1919

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 25 13 .658 --
Indians 23 13 .639 1.0
Yankees 21 12 .636 1.5
Tigers 18 18 .500 6.0
Browns 18 18 .500 6.0
Red Sox 16 17 .485 6.5
Senators 12 23 .343 11.5
Athletics 7 26 .212 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 25 11 .694 --
Reds 23 16 .590 3.5
Cubs 20 18 .526 6.0
Robins 20 19 .513 6.5
Pirates 18 21 .462 8.5
Phillies 15 19 .441 9.0
Cardinals 15 22 .405 10.5
Braves 13 23 .361 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Max Flack 3
1 Roger Peckinpaugh 3
1 Tris Speaker 3
4 Doug Baird 2
4 19 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 1
1 Gavvy Cravath 1
1 Max Flack 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 3
1 Max Flack 3
3 Charlie Deal 2
3 Heinie Groh 2
3 Jack Smith 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Herman Bronkie 1
1 Happy Felsch 1
1 Max Flack 1
1 Doc Johnston 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Shawkey 1.33
2 Pete Alexander 1.00
3 Walter Johnson 0.86
4 Burleigh Grimes 0.44
4 Guy Morton 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Red Ames 1
1 Hod Eller 1
1 Bert Gallia 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 6
1 Walter Johnson 6
3 Burleigh Grimes 4
3 Guy Morton 4
3 Bob Shawkey 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gavvy Cravath .440
2 Bobby Veach .362
3 Ty Cobb .359
4 Ross Youngs .357
5 George Sisler .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 5
1 Benny Kauff 5
1 Cy Williams 5
4 Larry Doyle 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 32
2 Babe Ruth 27
3 Eddie Collins 26
3 Larry Gardner 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 13
1 Ross Youngs 13
3 Carson Bigbee 12
3 Buck Herzog 12
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.00
2 Claude Hendrix 1.01
3 Hippo Vaughn 1.45
4 Bob Shawkey 1.51
5 Dick Rudolph 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 10
2 Red Causey 8
2 Bob Shawkey 8
4 Jesse Barnes 7
4 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 59
2 Burleigh Grimes 46
3 Hod Eller 43
4 Lefty Williams 42
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Coveleski 3
2 Bob Shawkey 2
2 Jesse Winters 2
4 Babe Adams 1
4 21 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Braggo Roth .453
2 Doc Johnston .452
3 Bobby Veach .422
4 Babe Ruth .421
5 Sam Rice .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Braggo Roth 4
2 Gavvy Cravath 3
2 Heinie Zimmerman 3
4 Home Run Baker 2
4 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 16
1 Babe Ruth 16
3 Gavvy Cravath 15
3 Billy Southworth 15
5 Heinie Groh 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Cutshaw 7
2 Billy Southworth 6
3 Carson Bigbee 5
3 Ross Youngs 5
5 12 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Speed Martin 0.00
2 Claude Hendrix 0.33
3 Dick Rudolph 0.53
3 Slim Sallee 0.53
5 Walt Kinney 0.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Shawkey 5
2 Hooks Dauss 4
3 Red Causey 3
3 Eddie Cicotte 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 22
2 Phil Douglas 18
3 Rube Marquard 17
4 Jeff Pfeffer 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Doc Ayers 1
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 Ray Fisher 1
1 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gavvy Cravath .418
2 George Sisler .392
3 Sam Rice .390
4 Edd Roush .389
5 Doc Johnston .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 5
2 Benny Kauff 4
2 Braggo Roth 4
4 Babe Ruth 3
4 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 28
2 Home Run Baker 20
2 Heinie Groh 20
2 Babe Ruth 20
5 3 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 11
2 Ross Youngs 9
3 George Cutshaw 8
3 Doc Johnston 8
3 Fred Merkle 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 0.94
2 Claude Hendrix 1.01
3 Art Nehf 1.20
4 Dick Rudolph 1.21
5 Phil Douglas 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Causey 6
1 Eddie Cicotte 6
1 Bob Shawkey 6
4 Rube Benton 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 39
2 Burleigh Grimes 29
2 Lefty Williams 29
4 Phil Douglas 27
4 Rube Marquard 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Coveleski 3
2 Jesse Winters 2
3 Babe Adams 1
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .396
2 George Sisler .340
3 Zack Wheat .332
4 George Burns .325
5 Heinie Groh .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 12
2 Cy Williams 10
3 Babe Ruth 8
4 Edd Roush 7
4 Tillie Walker 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 85
2 George Cutshaw 72
3 Ty Cobb 70
4 Gavvy Cravath 69
4 2 others tied 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 40
2 George Burns 33
3 Ray Chapman 32
3 Eddie Collins 32
3 George Sisler 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.51
2 Allan Sothoron 1.74
3 Hippo Vaughn 1.78
4 Lefty Tyler 1.81
5 Burleigh Grimes 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 23
2 Wilbur Cooper 20
2 Stan Coveleski 20
4 Eddie Cicotte 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 180
2 Jim Shaw 135
3 Burleigh Grimes 127
4 Wilbur Cooper 123
5 Hippo Vaughn 114

Saves

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