On This Day

Tuesday, July 29, 1919

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	55	32	.632	--
Tigers	49	37	.570	5.5
Indians	50	38	.568	5.5
Yankees	47	37	.560	6.5
Browns	46	39	.541	8.0
Red Sox	37	47	.440	16.5
Senators	37	52	.416	19.0
Athletics	23	62	.271	31.0

Games

Tigers 10, Red Sox 8

Indians 8, Athletics 2

Athletics 11, Indians 7

Browns 6, Senators 3

Yankees 10, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	54	25	.684	--
Reds	56	28	.667	0.5
Cubs	46	36	.561	9.5
Robins	40	42	.488	15.5
Pirates	41	44	.482	16.0
Braves	31	49	.388	23.5
Cardinals	30	50	.375	24.5
Phillies	27	51	.346	26.5

Games

Reds 3, Braves 2

Braves 6, Reds 4

Giants 3, Pirates 0

Pirates 7, Giants 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Edd Roush	5
2	Home Run Baker	4
2	Larry Doyle	4
2	Larry Gardner	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jake Daubert	1
1	Jack Graney	1
1	Babe Ruth	1
1	Tillie Walker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tillie Walker	4
2	Larry Gardner	3
2	Walter Holke	3
2	Larry Kopf	3
2	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Walter Barbare	1
1	George Burns	1
1	Ray Chapman	1
1	Hal Chase	1
1	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Fred Toney	0.80
2	Babe Adams	0.75
3	Jimmy Ring	0.62
4	Eric Erickson	0.55
5	Allan Sothoron	0.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Jing Johnson	1
1	Dutch Leonard	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allan Sothoron	8
2	Babe Adams	6
2	Eric Erickson	6
2	Paul Musser	6
5	Jimmy Ring	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Rudolph	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.370
2	Ty Cobb	.350
3	Bobby Veach	.347
4	Roger Peckinpaugh	.341
5	George Burns	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	16
2	Gavvy Cravath	9
2	Benny Kauff	9
4	Home Run Baker	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	65
2	George Sisler	58
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	57
4	Home Run Baker	54
5	2 tied	53

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Ruether	1.38
2	Fred Toney	1.40
3	Walter Johnson	1.41
4	Allan Sothoron	1.50
5	Dick Rudolph	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	19
2	Lefty Williams	16
3	Jesse Barnes	15
4	Stan Coveleski	14
4	3 others tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	112
2	Jim Shaw	90
3	Hod Eller	83
4	Bob Shawkey	82
5	Lefty Williams	81

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Coveleski	4
1	Bob Shawkey	4
3	Oscar Tuero	3
4	Al Demaree	2
4	9 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.508
2	Hal Chase	.486
3	Ray Chapman	.449
4	Harry Hooper	.426
5	Walter Barbare	.425

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
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	18
2	Home Run Baker	14
3	Babe Ruth	13
3	Tillie Walker	13
5	Harry Heilmann	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	5
1	Merlin Kopp	5
1	Sam Rice	5
4	George Cutshaw	4
4	6 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Jacobs	0.00
2	Lee Meadows	0.30
3	Phil Douglas	0.47
4	Pete Alexander	0.62
5	Fred Toney	0.67

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	21
1	Allan Sothoron	21
3	Eric Erickson	18
4	Dickey Kerr	17
5	Lee Meadows	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Rudolph	2
2	Stan Coveleski	1
2	Hod Eller	1
2	Sad Sam Jones	1
2	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chick Gandil	.446
2	George Sisler	.421
3	Hal Chase	.387
4	Jake Daubert	.385
5	Hi Myers	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
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	32
2	George Sisler	28
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	25
4	Home Run Baker	23
4	2 others tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	11
2	Donie Bush	10
2	Merlin Kopp	10
4	George Burns	9
4	George Cutshaw	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.62
2	Dutch Ruether	1.03
3	Fred Toney	1.14
4	Walter Johnson	1.18
5	Allan Sothoron	1.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Allan Sothoron	8
2	Eddie Cicotte	7
3	Jesse Barnes	6
3	Walter Johnson	6
3	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allan Sothoron	38
2	Walter Johnson	37
3	Jim Shaw	33
4	Al Mamaux	30
4	Bob Shawkey	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Rudolph	2
1	Oscar Tuero	2
3	Eddie Cicotte	1
3	Stan Coveleski	1
3	14 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.370
2	Edd Roush	.342
3	Zack Wheat	.330
4	Bobby Veach	.317
5	Larry Gardner	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	16
2	Gavvy Cravath	12
3	Benny Kauff	9
3	Tillie Walker	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	79
2	Babe Ruth	76
3	Bobby Veach	75
4	Larry Gardner	68
5	2 tied	67

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.36
2	Fred Toney	1.53
3	Hippo Vaughn	1.63
4	Allan Sothoron	1.70
5	Dick Rudolph	1.85

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	175
2	Jim Shaw	145
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	Walter Johnson	3
3	3 others tied	3