On This Day

Thursday, July 31, 1919

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	57	33	.633	--
Tigers	50	39	.562	6.5
Indians	50	39	.562	6.5
Yankees	48	39	.552	7.5
Browns	47	40	.540	8.5
Red Sox	39	48	.448	16.5
Senators	38	53	.418	19.5
Athletics	24	62	.279	31.0

Games

Red Sox 2, Tigers 1

Browns 3, Senators 2

White Sox 7, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	56	26	.683	--
Reds	59	28	.678	-0.5
Cubs	46	37	.554	10.5
Robins	41	42	.494	15.5
Pirates	42	46	.477	17.0
Braves	31	52	.373	25.5
Cardinals	30	52	.366	26.0
Phillies	29	51	.363	26.0

Games

Reds 5, Braves 0

Reds 2, Braves 0

Giants 5, Pirates 2

Phillies 11, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Collins	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
1	Possum Whitted	4
4	Lena Blackburne	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gene Paulette	4
2	Home Run Baker	2
2	Lena Blackburne	2
2	Rube Bressler	2
2	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Cutshaw	2
1	Doc Lavan	2
3	Donie Bush	1
3	Pickles Dillhoefer	1
3	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dickey Kerr	0.44
2	Ray Keating	0.40
2	Urban Shocker	0.40
4	Doc Ayers	0.29
5	Hal Carlson	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Phil Douglas	1
1	Ray Fisher	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	Dickey Kerr	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Doc Ayers	5
2	Dickey Kerr	4
2	Urban Shocker	4
4	Hal Carlson	3
5	5 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.369
2	Bobby Veach	.355
3	Ty Cobb	.353
4	Roger Peckinpaugh	.340
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	16
2	Gavvy Cravath	9
2	Benny Kauff	9
4	Home Run Baker	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	66
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	58
2	George Sisler	58
4	Home Run Baker	56
5	Bobby Veach	55

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Cutshaw	26
2	Carson Bigbee	23
3	George Sisler	22
4	Doc Johnston	21
5	2 tied	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Ruether	1.39
2	Fred Toney	1.40
3	Walter Johnson	1.48
4	Allan Sothoron	1.50
5	Eddie Cicotte	1.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	19
2	Jesse Barnes	16
2	Lefty Williams	16
4	Jim Shaw	15
5	4 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	114
2	Jim Shaw	92
3	Hod Eller	83
3	Bob Shawkey	83
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	Hal Chase	.543
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	.543
3	George Sisler	.467
4	Ray Chapman	.444
5	Harry Hooper	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	Hal Chase	3
3	Home Run Baker	2
3	Rube Bressler	2
3	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	16
1	George Sisler	16
3	Babe Ruth	13
4	Hal Chase	12
4	3 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Cutshaw	7
2	George Burns	5
2	Benny Kauff	5
2	Merlin Kopp	5
2	Wally Schang	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.00
1	Jeff Pfeffer	0.00
1	Dolf Luque	0.00
4	Lee Meadows	0.23
5	Phil Douglas	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dickey Kerr	5
2	Jesse Barnes	4
2	Lee Meadows	4
4	Hooks Dauss	3
4	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Meadows	26
2	Dickey Kerr	21
2	Allan Sothoron	21
4	Walter Johnson	19
5	Jim Shaw	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Rudolph	2
2	Stan Coveleski	1
2	Hod Eller	1
2	Sad Sam Jones	1
2	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Chase	.420
2	George Sisler	.418
3	Ray Chapman	.410
4	Jake Daubert	.388
5	Wally Schang	.385

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	29
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	26
2	George Sisler	26
4	Home Run Baker	24
4	Hal Chase	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donie Bush	11
1	George Sisler	11
3	George Cutshaw	10
3	Merlin Kopp	10
5	George Burns	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.62
2	Lee Meadows	1.04
3	Jesse Barnes	1.09
4	Dutch Ruether	1.10
5	Fred Toney	1.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Allan Sothoron	8
2	Jesse Barnes	7
3	Eddie Cicotte	6
3	Hooks Dauss	6
3	5 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Meadows	36
2	Walter Johnson	35
2	Jim Shaw	35
4	Allan Sothoron	34
5	Al Mamaux	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	.373
2	Edd Roush	.347
3	Zack Wheat	.330
4	Bobby Veach	.324
5	Eddie Collins	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	16
2	Gavvy Cravath	12
3	Home Run Baker	9
3	Benny Kauff	9
3	Tillie Walker	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	78
2	Bobby Veach	77
3	Babe Ruth	75
4	Home Run Baker	69
4	Edd Roush	69

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	33
2	George Cutshaw	32
3	George Burns	29
4	Carson Bigbee	28
4	2 others tied	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.38
2	Fred Toney	1.53
3	Allan Sothoron	1.63
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.65
5	Babe Adams	1.97

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	176
2	Jim Shaw	144
3	Hod Eller	116
4	Wilbur Cooper	101
5	Eddie Cicotte	94

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