On This Day

Sunday, July 27, 1919

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	55	31	.640	--
Indians	49	37	.570	6.0
Tigers	48	37	.565	6.5
Yankees	46	36	.561	7.0
Browns	45	39	.536	9.0
Red Sox	36	46	.439	17.0
Senators	37	51	.420	19.0
Athletics	22	61	.265	31.5

Games

Browns 11, White Sox 5

Tigers 2, Indians 1

Athletics 3, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	52	24	.684	--
Reds	54	27	.667	0.5
Cubs	46	36	.561	9.0
Robins	40	41	.494	14.5
Pirates	40	42	.488	15.0
Braves	29	48	.377	23.5
Cardinals	30	50	.375	24.0
Phillies	27	50	.351	25.5

Games

Phillies 4, Robins 2

Reds 5, Pirates 3

Giants 5, Braves 2

Cubs 4, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Walter Barbare	3
1	Fred Luderus	3
1	Ivy Olson	3
1	George Sisler	3
1	Buck Weaver	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Max Flack	1
1	Tommy Griffith	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	4
2	Casey Stengel	3
3	Dave Bancroft	2
3	Max Flack	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rogers Hornsby	2
2	George Burns	1
2	George Cutshaw	1
2	Charlie Deal	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pete Alexander	0.83
2	Leon Cadore	0.44
2	George Smith	0.44
4	Bernie Boland	0.40
5	Carl Weilman	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Bernie Boland	1
1	Tom Rogers	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	5
2	Leon Cadore	4
2	George Smith	4
4	Walter Johnson	3
4	Carl Weilman	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gene Packard	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.370
2	Ty Cobb	.353
3	Bobby Veach	.342
4	Roger Peckinpaugh	.337
5	Hi Myers	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	15
2	Gavvy Cravath	9
2	Benny Kauff	9
4	Home Run Baker	7
4	Larry Doyle	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	62
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	57
3	George Sisler	56
4	Bobby Veach	53
5	Home Run Baker	52

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	23
2	George Sisler	22
3	George Cutshaw	21
3	Doc Johnston	21
5	Jack Smith	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.28
2	Dutch Ruether	1.38
3	Walter Johnson	1.41
4	Allan Sothoron	1.47
5	Fred Toney	1.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	19
2	Lefty Williams	16
3	Jesse Barnes	15
4	Walter Johnson	14
4	Jim Shaw	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	112
2	Jim Shaw	90
3	Bob Shawkey	82
4	Hod Eller	81
4	Lefty Williams	81

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	.493
2	Harry Hooper	.462
3	Ray Chapman	.429
4	Tris Speaker	.419
5	Sam Rice	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	4
2	Hal Chase	3
2	Ken Williams	3
4	Rube Bressler	2
4	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	17
2	Ken Williams	16
3	Babe Ruth	14
4	Home Run Baker	12
5	3 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Merlin Kopp	7
2	George Burns	6
2	George Sisler	6
4	Benny Kauff	5
4	Sam Rice	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Jacobs	0.00
1	Guy Morton	0.00
3	Dutch Leonard	0.33
4	Al Mamaux	0.36
5	Lee Meadows	0.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dickey Kerr	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Jesse Barnes	3
2	Bernie Boland	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	21
1	Lee Meadows	21
3	Leon Cadore	18
3	Dutch Leonard	18
3	Bob Shawkey	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	Gene Packard	1
1	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chick Gandil	.438
2	George Sisler	.403
3	Austin McHenry	.392
4	Hi Myers	.392
5	Hal Chase	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Home Run Baker	4
2	Mike Menosky	4
2	Elmer Smith	4
2	Ken Williams	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	29
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	27
3	George Sisler	26
4	Home Run Baker	23
4	Chick Gandil	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donie Bush	11
1	George Sisler	11
3	Merlin Kopp	10
4	George Burns	9
5	2 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.62
2	Dutch Ruether	1.03
3	Eddie Cicotte	1.08
4	Allan Sothoron	1.11
5	Walter Johnson	1.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	7
1	Allan Sothoron	7
3	Jesse Barnes	6
3	Hooks Dauss	6
3	5 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Shaw	39
2	Walter Johnson	37
3	Eric Erickson	35
4	Eppa Rixey	34
5	2 tied	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Speed Martin	2
1	Bob Shawkey	2
1	Oscar Tuero	2
4	Eddie Cicotte	1
4	12 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.369
2	Edd Roush	.334
3	Zack Wheat	.330
4	Bobby Veach	.314
5	Larry Gardner	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	15
2	Gavvy Cravath	12
3	Benny Kauff	9
4	Home Run Baker	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	79
2	George Sisler	78
3	Babe Ruth	75
4	Tommy Griffith	68
5	2 tied	66

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	33
2	Doc Johnston	29
3	Carson Bigbee	28
3	George Cutshaw	28
5	3 tied	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.36
2	Hippo Vaughn	1.58
3	Fred Toney	1.60
4	Allan Sothoron	1.69
5	Babe Adams	1.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Shaw	23
2	Eddie Cicotte	22
3	Hod Eller	21
4	Walter Johnson	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	175
2	Jim Shaw	145
3	Hod Eller	114
4	Wilbur Cooper	102
5	Eddie Cicotte	99

Saves

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