On This Day

Wednesday, July 23, 1919

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	53	29	.646	--
Indians	48	34	.585	5.0
Yankees	45	34	.570	6.5
Tigers	45	36	.556	7.5
Browns	43	37	.538	9.0
Red Sox	34	45	.430	17.5
Senators	35	48	.422	18.5
Athletics	19	59	.244	32.0

Games

Red Sox 8, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	49	23	.681	--
Reds	50	27	.649	1.5
Cubs	44	35	.557	8.5
Pirates	40	38	.513	12.0
Robins	38	38	.500	13.0
Braves	28	45	.384	21.5
Cardinals	29	48	.377	22.5
Phillies	24	48	.333	25.0

Games

Cubs 3, Robins 0

Cubs 6, Robins 0

Giants 6, Reds 1

Phillies 6, Pirates 1

Pirates 1, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Max Flack	4
2	Hal Chase	3
2	Charlie Deal	3
2	Tommy Griffith	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Casey Stengel	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rube Benton	3
1	Charlie Deal	3
3	Art Fletcher	2
3	Charlie Hollocher	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Deal	2
2	Carson Bigbee	1
2	Fred Merkle	1
2	Irish Meusel	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eppa Rixey	1.33
2	Frank Miller	1.25
3	Pete Alexander	1.20
4	Lee Meadows	0.60
5	2 tied	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Phil Douglas	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eppa Rixey	8
2	Pete Alexander	6
2	Lee Meadows	6
4	Frank Miller	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.355
2	Ty Cobb	.354
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.343
4	Bobby Veach	.338
5	Hi Myers	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	14
2	Gavvy Cravath	9
3	Benny Kauff	8
4	Home Run Baker	7
4	Larry Doyle	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	60
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	57
3	Bobby Veach	51
4	Home Run Baker	49
4	2 others tied	49

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	23
2	Doc Johnston	21
2	George Sisler	21
4	Jack Smith	20
5	George Cutshaw	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.35
2	Dutch Ruether	1.41
3	Walter Johnson	1.46
4	Dick Rudolph	1.50
5	Allan Sothoron	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	18
2	Lefty Williams	16
3	Jesse Barnes	13
3	Stan Coveleski	13
3	3 others tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	101
2	Jim Shaw	84
3	Lefty Williams	77
4	Bob Shawkey	76
5	Hod Eller	72

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.431
2	Austin McHenry	.429
3	Mike Menosky	.418
4	Harry Hooper	.411
5	Chick Gandil	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	Heinie Groh	2
2	Mike Menosky	2
2	George Sisler	2
2	Ken Williams	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	17
2	Ken Williams	15
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	13
4	Mike Menosky	12
4	George Sisler	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	8
2	Donie Bush	7
3	George Burns	6
4	Jack Smith	5
5	6 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Barnes	0.00
1	Babe Adams	0.00
3	Leon Cadore	0.43
4	Carl Weilman	0.50
5	Lee Meadows	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	3
1	Stan Coveleski	3
1	Hooks Dauss	3
1	Howard Ehmke	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	24
2	Lee Meadows	19
3	Slim Love	18
4	Eppa Rixey	17
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Bert Gallia	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hi Myers	.411
2	Austin McHenry	.405
3	Hal Chase	.391
4	Chick Gandil	.383
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Home Run Baker	5
3	Rabbit Maranville	4
3	Mike Menosky	4
5	9 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	30
2	Babe Ruth	28
3	Chick Gandil	24
4	Home Run Baker	23
4	Bobby Veach	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donie Bush	14
2	George Sisler	10
2	Jack Smith	10
4	Doug Baird	7
4	3 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Ruether	0.93
2	Dick Rudolph	1.05
3	Carl Weilman	1.14
4	Al Mamaux	1.25
5	Walter Johnson	1.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Allan Sothoron	7
2	Eddie Cicotte	6
2	Howard Ehmke	6
2	Jack Quinn	6
2	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	34
1	Jim Shaw	34
3	Al Mamaux	32
4	Eppa Rixey	31
5	Eric Erickson	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Demaree	2
1	Speed Martin	2
1	Bob Shawkey	2
1	Oscar Tuero	2
5	12 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.356
2	Edd Roush	.332
3	Zack Wheat	.331
4	Larry Gardner	.318
5	Ross Youngs	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	14
2	Gavvy Cravath	13
3	Home Run Baker	8
3	Benny Kauff	8
3	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	78
2	Babe Ruth	73
3	George Sisler	71
4	Chick Gandil	69
5	2 tied	66

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	32
2	George Burns	31
3	Doc Johnston	30
4	Carson Bigbee	28
5	3 tied	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.32
2	Fred Toney	1.68
3	Hippo Vaughn	1.71
4	Allan Sothoron	1.75
5	Dick Rudolph	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Shaw	23
2	Eddie Cicotte	22
3	Hod Eller	21
4	Stan Coveleski	20
4	Walter Johnson	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	167
2	Jim Shaw	141
3	Hod Eller	116
4	Wilbur Cooper	105
5	Eddie Cicotte	100

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Coveleski	5
2	Bob Shawkey	4
3	Fritz Coumbe	3
3	Phil Douglas	3
3	4 others tied	3