On This Day

Friday, August 1, 1919

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 57 33 .633 --
Yankees 49 39 .557 7.0
Tigers 50 40 .556 7.0
Indians 50 40 .556 7.0
Browns 48 40 .545 8.0
Red Sox 39 48 .448 16.5
Senators 39 53 .424 19.0
Athletics 24 63 .276 31.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 60 28 .682 --
Giants 56 27 .675 1.5
Cubs 47 37 .560 11.0
Robins 41 43 .488 17.0
Pirates 42 47 .472 18.5
Braves 32 52 .381 26.0
Cardinals 30 52 .366 27.0
Phillies 29 51 .363 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 Patsy Gharrity 3
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 3
1 Lee Magee 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Fewster 1
1 Tillie Walker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Turner Barber 3
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 Fred Merkle 3
4 Baby Doll Jacobson 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Griffith 2
1 Hi Myers 2
3 Jimmy Austin 1
3 Turner Barber 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Art Nehf 1.67
2 Claude Hendrix 1.00
3 Carl Weilman 0.57
4 Earl Hamilton 0.44
5 Bernie Boland 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Harper 1
1 Claude Hendrix 1
1 George Mogridge 1
1 Art Nehf 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hod Eller 5
1 Claude Hendrix 5
1 Art Nehf 5
4 Earl Hamilton 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hod Eller 1
1 Jim Shaw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .366
2 Ty Cobb .358
3 Bobby Veach .353
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .336
5 Roger Peckinpaugh .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 16
2 Gavvy Cravath 9
2 Benny Kauff 9
4 Home Run Baker 8
4 Tillie Walker 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 66
2 George Sisler 59
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 58
4 Home Run Baker 56
5 Bobby Veach 55

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Cutshaw 27
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 Walter Johnson 1.48
3 Allan Sothoron 1.50
4 Fred Toney 1.58
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 93
3 Hod Eller 88
4 Bob Shawkey 83
5 Lefty Williams 81

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Coveleski 4
1 Bob Shawkey 4
3 Hod Eller 3
3 Oscar Tuero 3
5 10 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Baby Doll Jacobson .538
2 Hal Chase .533
3 George Sisler .431
4 Harry Hooper .411
5 Fred Luderus .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Hal Chase 3
3 Home Run Baker 2
3 Rube Bressler 2
3 3 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 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Cutshaw 8
2 Wally Schang 5
3 Eddie Foster 4
3 Benny Kauff 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 0.00
1 Jeff Pfeffer 0.00
1 Dolf Luque 0.00
4 Lee Meadows 0.33
5 Phil Douglas 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dickey Kerr 5
2 Jesse Barnes 3
2 Hooks Dauss 3
2 Phil Douglas 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dickey Kerr 21
2 Walter Johnson 19
3 Lee Meadows 18
3 Allan Sothoron 18
5 3 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hod Eller 2
1 Dick Rudolph 2
1 Jim Shaw 2
4 Stan Coveleski 1
4 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .411
2 Hal Chase .404
3 Wally Schang .389
4 Ray Chapman .385
5 Hi Myers .383

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 27
1 George Sisler 27
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 25
4 Home Run Baker 24
4 Hal Chase 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 0.62
2 Allan Sothoron 0.90
3 Jesse Barnes 1.09
4 Lee Meadows 1.09
5 Dutch Ruether 1.10

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Shaw 36
2 Walter Johnson 35
2 Lee Meadows 35
4 Allan Sothoron 31
5 Al Mamaux 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hod Eller 2
1 Dick Rudolph 2
1 Jim Shaw 2
1 Oscar Tuero 2
5 14 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .369
2 Edd Roush .348
3 Bobby Veach .324
4 Zack Wheat .323
5 Eddie Collins .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 16
2 Gavvy Cravath 12
3 Tillie Walker 10
4 Home Run Baker 9
4 Benny Kauff 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Sisler 76
2 Babe Ruth 75
2 Bobby Veach 75
4 Edd Roush 71
5 2 tied 69

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.37
2 Fred Toney 1.63
3 Allan Sothoron 1.63
4 Hippo Vaughn 1.65
5 Dick Rudolph 1.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 165
2 Jim Shaw 145
3 Hod Eller 121
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 Hod Eller 3
3 3 others tied 3