On This Day

Wednesday, July 2, 1919

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 36 19 .655 --
White Sox 36 24 .600 2.5
Indians 34 25 .576 4.0
Tigers 30 28 .517 7.5
Browns 29 28 .509 8.0
Red Sox 25 32 .439 12.0
Senators 25 34 .424 13.0
Athletics 15 40 .273 21.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 37 20 .649 --
Reds 38 23 .623 1.0
Pirates 33 28 .541 6.0
Cubs 33 30 .524 7.0
Robins 30 30 .500 8.5
Cardinals 27 34 .443 12.0
Braves 21 35 .375 15.5
Phillies 18 37 .327 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wally Gerber 4
1 Steve O'Neill 4
1 George Sisler 4
4 Jimmy Austin 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jing Johnson 1
1 Dots Miller 1
1 Billy Southworth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Sisler 5
2 Jake Daubert 3
3 Jimmy Austin 2
3 Tony Boeckel 2
3 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
1 Bob Jones 2
3 Tony Boeckel 1
3 Leo Callahan 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Shaw 0.73
2 Jakie May 0.67
3 Clarence Mitchell 0.33
4 Carl Weilman 0.27
5 Ray Caldwell 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 Jakie May 1
1 Hugh McQuillan 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Shaw 8
2 Jakie May 6
3 Clarence Mitchell 4
4 Brad Hogg 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Oscar Tuero 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Peckinpaugh .382
2 Gavvy Cravath .376
3 Ty Cobb .358
4 Bobby Veach .356
5 George Sisler .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 8
2 Babe Ruth 7
3 Larry Doyle 6
3 Benny Kauff 6
3 Cy Williams 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 42
2 Babe Ruth 39
3 Bobby Veach 38
4 Tommy Griffith 37
4 George Sisler 37

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 19
2 Doc Johnston 17
2 Charlie Pick 17
4 George Cutshaw 16
4 3 others tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.43
2 Jack Quinn 1.47
3 Claude Hendrix 1.48
4 Eddie Cicotte 1.48
5 Dutch Ruether 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 13
2 Bob Shawkey 12
3 Lefty Williams 11
4 Jim Shaw 10
5 8 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 79
2 Jim Shaw 65
3 Hod Eller 63
4 Lefty Williams 61
5 Bob Shawkey 58

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Coveleski 3
1 Bob Shawkey 3
3 Jean Dubuc 2
3 Walt Kinney 2
3 4 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Peckinpaugh .480
2 Hal Chase .449
3 Eddie Collins .448
4 Ed Konetchy .429
5 Ira Flagstead .424

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dots Miller 13
1 Bobby Veach 13
3 Ira Flagstead 12
3 Harry Heilmann 12
3 Duffy Lewis 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Braggo Roth 7
2 George Cutshaw 6
2 Eddie Foster 6
2 Charlie Pick 6
2 Billy Southworth 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jean Dubuc 0.00
2 Dutch Ruether 0.62
3 Sad Sam Jones 0.84
4 Al Mamaux 1.00
5 Walter Johnson 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Shaw 4
1 Allan Sothoron 4
3 Sweetbread Bailey 3
3 Hod Eller 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Shaw 22
2 Hod Eller 18
3 Dutch Leonard 16
4 Eppa Rixey 15
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 1
1 Al Demaree 1
1 Earl Hamilton 1
1 Speed Martin 1
1 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Peckinpaugh .416
2 Ira Flagstead .400
3 Babe Ruth .373
4 Clyde Milan .367
5 Bobby Veach .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Peckinpaugh 5
2 Ping Bodie 4
2 Gavvy Cravath 4
2 Ira Flagstead 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duffy Lewis 24
2 Ping Bodie 21
2 Bobby Veach 21
4 George Sisler 20
4 Tillie Walker 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Cutshaw 11
1 Charlie Pick 11
1 Billy Southworth 11
4 Eddie Foster 10
4 Braggo Roth 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Ruether 0.57
2 Walter Johnson 0.58
3 Jean Dubuc 0.63
4 Pete Alexander 1.18
5 Fred Toney 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Shaw 7
2 Bob Shawkey 6
3 Babe Adams 5
3 Bernie Boland 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 34
2 Walter Johnson 33
3 Phil Douglas 31
4 Jim Shaw 29
5 Harry Harper 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dolf Luque 2
1 Bob Shawkey 2
1 Oscar Tuero 2
4 Babe Adams 1
4 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edd Roush .344
2 Zack Wheat .341
3 George Sisler .337
4 Billy Southworth .333
5 George Burns .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 12
2 Tillie Walker 9
2 Cy Williams 9
4 Larry Doyle 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 80
2 Billy Southworth 77
3 Edd Roush 74
4 George Cutshaw 71
4 Tommy Griffith 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Southworth 34
2 George Burns 30
2 Eddie Collins 30
2 Burt Shotton 30
5 3 tied 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.56
2 Jack Quinn 1.67
3 Allan Sothoron 1.72
4 Hippo Vaughn 1.75
5 Lefty Tyler 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Shaw 22
2 Stan Coveleski 21
3 Eddie Cicotte 20
3 Wilbur Cooper 20
3 Hod Eller 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 170
2 Jim Shaw 141
3 Wilbur Cooper 118
4 Hod Eller 113
5 Burleigh Grimes 103

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Coveleski 4
2 Wilbur Cooper 3
2 Fritz Coumbe 3
2 Dave Danforth 3
2 4 others tied 3