On This Day

Thursday, July 17, 1919

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	48	28	.632	--
Yankees	42	31	.575	4.5
Indians	44	33	.571	4.5
Tigers	41	34	.547	6.5
Browns	40	34	.541	7.0
Senators	34	43	.442	14.5
Red Sox	31	42	.425	15.5
Athletics	19	54	.260	27.5

Games

Senators 9, White Sox 4

Indians 4, Red Sox 0

Tigers 5, Athletics 3

Browns 7, Yankees 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	47	23	.671	--
Reds	50	25	.667	-0.5
Cubs	42	34	.553	8.0
Pirates	38	36	.514	11.0
Robins	37	36	.507	11.5
Cardinals	29	45	.392	20.0
Braves	26	44	.371	21.0
Phillies	21	47	.309	25.0

Games

Reds 5, Robins 1

Giants 2, Cubs 1

Phillies 1, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Collins	4
1	Joe Judge	4
1	Wally Pipp	4
1	George Sisler	4
5	5 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Sisler	1
1	Ken Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Ainsmith	3
1	Ken Williams	3
3	Patsy Gharrity	2
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	2
3	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	2
1	Doc Johnston	2
3	Eddie Ainsmith	1
3	George Burns	1
3	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lee Meadows	1.14
2	Slim Love	0.64
3	Jesse Barnes	0.60
4	Elmer Jacobs	0.30
5	Jack Quinn	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Bert Gallia	1
1	Slim Love	1
1	Lee Meadows	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Meadows	8
2	Slim Love	7
3	Hank Thormahlen	6
4	Bert Gallia	4
5	5 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gavvy Cravath	.354
2	George Sisler	.353
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.349
4	Ty Cobb	.346
5	Bobby Veach	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	Gavvy Cravath	9
3	Benny Kauff	8
4	Larry Doyle	7
5	4 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	53
1	Babe Ruth	53
3	Bobby Veach	50
4	Benny Kauff	46
5	Eddie Collins	45

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	21
1	Doc Johnston	21
3	George Cutshaw	19
3	George Sisler	19
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.30
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.37
3	Dutch Ruether	1.39
4	Slim Sallee	1.53
5	Dick Rudolph	1.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	17
2	Lefty Williams	15
3	Jesse Barnes	13
3	Walter Johnson	13
3	2 others tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	95
2	Jim Shaw	77
3	Hod Eller	72
3	Bob Shawkey	72
5	Lefty Williams	69

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Shawkey	4
2	Stan Coveleski	3
2	Oscar Tuero	3
4	Al Demaree	2
4	7 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hi Myers	.520
2	Chick Gandil	.456
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.435
4	Mike Menosky	.423
5	Jake Daubert	.419

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	4
2	Home Run Baker	3
2	Ken Williams	3
4	Heinie Groh	2
4	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chick Gandil	18
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	18
3	Ken Williams	16
4	Larry Kopf	14
4	Babe Ruth	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donie Bush	8
1	George Sisler	8
3	George Burns	6
4	Merlin Kopp	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Barnes	0.51
2	Slim Sallee	0.67
3	Walter Johnson	0.75
3	Allan Sothoron	0.75
5	Dutch Ruether	0.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	4
1	Eddie Cicotte	4
1	Walter Johnson	4
1	Allan Sothoron	4
1	Lefty Williams	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Mamaux	25
2	Slim Love	20
3	Jesse Barnes	18
4	Lee Meadows	17
5	4 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Al Demaree	1
1	Bert Gallia	1
1	Speed Martin	1
1	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hi Myers	.434
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.402
3	Eddie Collins	.390
4	Jack Tobin	.389
5	Ed Konetchy	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Roger Peckinpaugh	5
3	Home Run Baker	4
3	Gavvy Cravath	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	29
2	Chick Gandil	26
3	Bobby Veach	25
4	Babe Ruth	23
5	Harry Heilmann	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donie Bush	12
2	George Cutshaw	10
3	Les Mann	9
4	Eddie Foster	8
4	3 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Ruether	0.75
2	Walter Johnson	0.76
3	Allan Sothoron	1.03
4	Elmer Myers	1.19
5	Al Mamaux	1.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Allan Sothoron	8
2	Walter Johnson	7
2	Jim Shaw	7
4	Hod Eller	6
4	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	34
1	Jim Shaw	34
3	Al Mamaux	31
4	Jesse Barnes	30
5	2 tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Demaree	2
1	Speed Martin	2
1	Bob Shawkey	2
1	Oscar Tuero	2
5	11 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.340
2	Zack Wheat	.336
3	Edd Roush	.333
4	Ross Youngs	.323
5	George Burns	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	13
2	Babe Ruth	11
3	Larry Doyle	8
3	Rogers Hornsby	8
3	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	78
2	Chick Gandil	72
3	Babe Ruth	70
4	Tommy Griffith	67
4	Edd Roush	67

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	33
2	Doc Johnston	31
2	Greasy Neale	31
4	Burt Shotton	30
4	George Sisler	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.20
2	Hippo Vaughn	1.63
3	Allan Sothoron	1.65
4	Fred Toney	1.68
5	Dick Rudolph	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Shaw	23
2	Eddie Cicotte	22
3	Stan Coveleski	21
3	Hod Eller	21
3	Walter Johnson	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	166
2	Jim Shaw	138
3	Hod Eller	117
4	Wilbur Cooper	108
5	Eddie Cicotte	103

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Coveleski	4
1	Bob Shawkey	4
3	Fritz Coumbe	3
3	Phil Douglas	3
3	4 others tied	3