On This Day

Thursday, August 7, 1919

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	59	36	.621	--
Tigers	54	41	.568	5.0
Yankees	51	41	.554	6.5
Indians	52	42	.553	6.5
Browns	50	42	.543	7.5
Red Sox	43	49	.467	14.5
Senators	39	58	.402	21.0
Athletics	26	65	.286	31.0

Games

Red Sox 8, Indians 7

Yankees 8, Browns 2

White Sox 2, Athletics 1

Athletics 3, White Sox 2

Tigers 4, Senators 3

Browns 6, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	63	30	.677	--
Giants	58	30	.659	2.5
Cubs	49	42	.538	13.0
Robins	45	46	.495	17.0
Pirates	43	49	.467	19.5
Phillies	34	52	.395	25.5
Braves	34	54	.386	26.5
Cardinals	33	56	.371	28.0

Games

Cubs 6, Braves 2

Reds 13, Robins 0

Phillies 5, Pirates 3

Giants 5, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ray Chapman	4
1	Wally Pipp	4
1	George Sisler	4
1	Whitey Witt	4
5	11 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	1
1	Happy Felsch	1
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	1
1	Sammy Vick	1
1	Possum Whitted	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sammy Vick	4
2	Charlie Deal	3
2	Stuffy McInnis	3
2	Possum Whitted	3
5	12 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Del Pratt	2
2	Jimmy Austin	1
2	Walter Barbare	1
2	George Burns	1
2	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hod Eller	3.00
2	Speed Martin	1.20
3	Carl Mays	1.00
4	Eddie Cicotte	0.62
5	Frank Miller	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Hod Eller	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Mays	9
2	Hod Eller	6
2	Speed Martin	6
4	Eddie Cicotte	5
4	Eric Erickson	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Allen Russell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.366
2	Ty Cobb	.366
3	Bobby Veach	.351
4	Roger Peckinpaugh	.336
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	.335

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	67
2	Harry Heilmann	61
2	Bobby Veach	61
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	60
4	George Sisler	60

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Cutshaw	28
2	Jack Smith	25
3	Carson Bigbee	23
3	George Burns	23
3	George Sisler	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.45
2	Dutch Ruether	1.49
3	Hippo Vaughn	1.61
4	Eddie Cicotte	1.64
5	Dick Rudolph	1.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	20
2	Jesse Barnes	18
3	Lefty Williams	17
4	Stan Coveleski	15
4	3 others tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	120
2	Hod Eller	97
2	Jim Shaw	97
4	Lefty Williams	88
5	Bob Shawkey	85

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Coveleski	4
1	Bob Shawkey	4
3	Hod Eller	3
3	Allen Russell	3
3	Oscar Tuero	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	.510
2	Hal Chase	.441
3	George Sisler	.438
4	Bobby Veach	.426
5	Edd Roush	.424

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	2
1	Rube Bressler	2
1	Hal Chase	2
1	Tommy Griffith	2
1	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Gardner	13
1	Harry Heilmann	13
1	Edd Roush	13
4	Hal Chase	12
4	3 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Cutshaw	9
2	Irish Meusel	6
3	George Burns	5
3	Del Pratt	5
3	Jack Smith	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lee Meadows	0.00
1	Dolf Luque	0.00
3	Hod Eller	0.58
4	Jeff Pfeffer	0.67
5	Doc Ayers	0.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	5
2	Lee Meadows	4
2	Jimmy Ring	4
4	Bernie Boland	3
4	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	26
2	Hod Eller	25
3	Eric Erickson	19
3	Walter Johnson	19
5	Lee Meadows	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hod Eller	2
1	Dick Rudolph	2
1	Allen Russell	2
4	Rube Benton	1
4	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.419
2	Hal Chase	.416
3	Stuffy McInnis	.408
4	Wally Schang	.407
5	Ty Cobb	.398

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Home Run Baker	3
2	Hal Chase	3
2	Harry Heilmann	3
2	Ken Williams	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	24
1	Babe Ruth	24
3	George Sisler	23
4	Larry Gardner	22
4	Buck Weaver	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	11
2	George Burns	10
2	George Cutshaw	10
2	Jack Smith	10
5	3 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lee Meadows	0.43
2	Hod Eller	0.92
3	Pete Alexander	1.06
4	Doc Ayers	1.07
5	Jesse Barnes	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	7
2	Hooks Dauss	6
2	Lee Meadows	6
2	Allan Sothoron	6
5	10 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Meadows	37
2	Pete Alexander	34
2	Hod Eller	34
4	Walter Johnson	33
5	Allan Sothoron	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hod Eller	2
1	Dick Rudolph	2
1	Allen Russell	2
1	Jim Shaw	2
5	12 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.368
2	Edd Roush	.353
3	Bobby Veach	.331
4	Zack Wheat	.319
5	George Burns	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	16
2	Gavvy Cravath	11
3	Home Run Baker	10
4	Benny Kauff	9
5	Tillie Walker	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	77
2	Babe Ruth	74
3	George Sisler	73
4	Edd Roush	70
5	Larry Gardner	69

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.25
2	Dutch Ruether	1.49
3	Fred Toney	1.60
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.65
5	Allan Sothoron	1.82

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	166
2	Jim Shaw	145
3	Hod Eller	128
4	Eddie Cicotte	96
5	Burleigh Grimes	93

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