On This Day

Tuesday, August 5, 1919

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	58	35	.624	--
Tigers	52	41	.559	6.0
Indians	52	41	.559	6.0
Yankees	50	40	.556	6.5
Browns	49	41	.544	7.5
Red Sox	42	49	.462	15.0
Senators	39	56	.411	20.0
Athletics	25	64	.281	31.0

Games

Red Sox 7, Indians 5

Tigers 2, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	62	29	.681	--
Giants	57	29	.663	2.5
Cubs	48	41	.539	13.0
Robins	44	45	.494	17.0
Pirates	43	48	.473	19.0
Phillies	33	52	.388	26.0
Braves	33	53	.384	26.5
Cardinals	32	55	.368	28.0

Games

Braves 3, Cubs 1

Reds 7, Robins 2

Phillies 2, Pirates 0

Cardinals 6, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Stuffy McInnis	4
2	Larry Gardner	3
2	Rogers Hornsby	3
2	Doc Lavan	3
2	Red Smith	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Doc Lavan	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Greasy Neale	3
2	Pickles Dillhoefer	2
2	Heinie Groh	2
2	Waite Hoyt	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	2
2	Walton Cruise	1
2	Art Fletcher	1
2	Walter Holke	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Babe Adams	0.71
2	Walter Johnson	0.60
3	Lee Meadows	0.33
3	Jimmy Ring	0.33
5	Phil Douglas	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bernie Boland	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	Jakie May	1
1	Lee Meadows	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	6
2	Babe Adams	5
3	Bernie Boland	2
3	Phil Douglas	2
3	4 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.364
2	George Sisler	.363
3	Bobby Veach	.352
4	Roger Peckinpaugh	.340
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	.333

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	67
2	Harry Heilmann	61
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	60
3	Bobby Veach	60
5	George Sisler	59

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Cutshaw	28
2	Jack Smith	24
3	Carson Bigbee	23
4	George Burns	22
4	2 others tied	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.45
2	Dutch Ruether	1.49
3	Allan Sothoron	1.52
4	Fred Toney	1.58
5	Hippo Vaughn	1.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	19
2	Jesse Barnes	17
2	Lefty Williams	17
4	Stan Coveleski	15
4	3 others tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	120
2	Jim Shaw	95
3	Hod Eller	91
4	Lefty Williams	86
5	Bob Shawkey	85

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Coveleski	4
1	Bob Shawkey	4
3	Hod Eller	3
3	Oscar Tuero	3
5	11 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	.532
2	Hal Chase	.453
3	Wally Schang	.450
4	Edd Roush	.436
5	George Sisler	.432

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rube Bressler	2
1	Hal Chase	2
1	Tommy Griffith	2
1	Harry Heilmann	2
1	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	14
2	Larry Gardner	12
2	Hi Myers	12
2	Wally Pipp	12
2	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Cutshaw	9
2	Irish Meusel	7
3	Wally Schang	5
4	George Burns	4
4	6 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	0.00
2	Lee Meadows	0.22
3	Doc Ayers	0.52
4	Pete Alexander	0.53
5	Jeff Pfeffer	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lee Meadows	5
2	Jesse Barnes	4
2	Jimmy Ring	4
4	Bernie Boland	3
4	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	26
2	Lee Meadows	23
3	Hod Eller	19
3	Walter Johnson	19
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hod Eller	2
1	Dick Rudolph	2
3	Stan Coveleski	1
3	Erskine Mayer	1
3	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Schang	.410
2	Hal Chase	.404
3	Stuffy McInnis	.400
4	George Sisler	.395
5	Ty Cobb	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Ken Williams	4
3	Home Run Baker	3
3	Hal Chase	3
3	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	25
2	Babe Ruth	24
3	Hal Chase	22
3	George Sisler	22
5	Larry Gardner	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Cutshaw	11
1	Jack Smith	11
3	George Burns	10
3	George Sisler	10
5	Donie Bush	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lee Meadows	0.43
2	Pete Alexander	0.84
3	Jesse Barnes	0.93
4	Hod Eller	1.13
5	Allan Sothoron	1.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	7
1	Allan Sothoron	7
3	Lee Meadows	6
3	Slim Sallee	6
5	9 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	37
1	Lee Meadows	37
3	Allan Sothoron	30
4	Pete Alexander	28
4	Hod Eller	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hod Eller	2
1	Dick Rudolph	2
1	Jim Shaw	2
4	Eddie Cicotte	1
4	13 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.364
2	Edd Roush	.355
3	Bobby Veach	.333
4	Zack Wheat	.321
5	Eddie Collins	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	16
2	Gavvy Cravath	11
3	Home Run Baker	9
3	Benny Kauff	9
5	Tillie Walker	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	78
2	Babe Ruth	75
3	George Sisler	73
4	Larry Gardner	72
5	Edd Roush	71

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Cutshaw	34
2	George Sisler	32
3	George Burns	31
4	Doc Johnston	28
4	Billy Southworth	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.25
2	Fred Toney	1.47
3	Dutch Ruether	1.49
4	Allan Sothoron	1.62
5	Hippo Vaughn	1.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	166
2	Jim Shaw	143
3	Hod Eller	122
4	Wilbur Cooper	100
5	Burleigh Grimes	92

Saves

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