On This Day

Monday, August 11, 1919

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	62	38	.620	--
Tigers	56	41	.577	4.5
Indians	55	43	.561	6.0
Yankees	53	43	.552	7.0
Browns	51	45	.531	9.0
Red Sox	45	51	.469	15.0
Senators	40	60	.400	22.0
Athletics	27	68	.284	32.5

Games

Red Sox 1, Browns 0

Tigers 7, Athletics 4

White Sox 7, Senators 4

Indians 15, Yankees 9

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	66	31	.680	--
Giants	58	33	.637	5.0
Cubs	52	42	.553	12.5
Robins	46	49	.484	19.0
Pirates	46	50	.479	19.5
Braves	37	54	.407	26.0
Phillies	35	55	.389	27.5
Cardinals	33	59	.359	30.5

Games

Pirates 5, Robins 2

Phillies 5, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Shano Collins	4
1	Larry Gardner	4
3	George Burns	3
3	Chick Gandil	3
3	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Ainsmith	1
1	Ping Bodie	1
1	Duffy Lewis	1
1	Gene Paulette	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gene Paulette	4
1	Elmer Smith	4
3	Eddie Ainsmith	3
3	Larry Gardner	3
3	Wally Pipp	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Hooper	2
2	Max Carey	1
2	Shano Collins	1
2	Jake Daubert	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Herb Pennock	0.75
2	Lefty Williams	0.50
3	Eppa Rixey	0.43
4	Hooks Dauss	0.33
5	Allan Sothoron	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Frank Miller	1
1	Elmer Myers	1
1	Herb Pennock	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Williams	5
2	Hooks Dauss	3
2	Elmer Myers	3
2	Herb Pennock	3
2	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.366
2	George Sisler	.360
3	Bobby Veach	.351
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	.343
5	Roger Peckinpaugh	.336

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	69
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	67
3	Home Run Baker	62
3	Bobby Veach	62
5	3 tied	61

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	Dutch Ruether	1.53
2	Hippo Vaughn	1.54
3	Eddie Cicotte	1.55
4	Walter Johnson	1.59
5	Dick Rudolph	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	21
2	Jesse Barnes	18
2	Lefty Williams	18
4	Stan Coveleski	16
5	6 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	126
2	Jim Shaw	100
3	Hod Eller	99
4	Lefty Williams	93
5	Bob Shawkey	89

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	Larry Gardner	.511
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	.460
3	Ty Cobb	.440
4	Turner Barber	.438
5	Edd Roush	.414

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	3
1	Wally Pipp	3
1	Tillie Walker	3
4	Harry Heilmann	2
4	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Kopf	16
2	Wally Pipp	15
3	Edd Roush	14
4	Larry Gardner	13
5	Gene Paulette	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Cutshaw	7
2	Johnny Rawlings	6
3	George Burns	5
3	Jimmy Johnston	5
3	Jack Smith	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	0.00
2	Sherry Smith	0.64
3	Jeff Pfeffer	0.67
4	Ray Keating	0.72
5	Doc Ayers	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jimmy Ring	4
2	Jesse Barnes	3
2	Wilbur Cooper	3
2	Stan Coveleski	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	28
2	Lee Meadows	22
3	Hod Eller	18
4	Allan Sothoron	16
5	3 tied	14

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	Baby Doll Jacobson	.514
2	George Sisler	.412
3	Ty Cobb	.400
4	Hal Chase	.398
5	Larry Gardner	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Home Run Baker	4
3	Hal Chase	3
3	Harry Heilmann	3
3	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	25
2	Home Run Baker	23
2	Larry Gardner	23
4	George Sisler	22
5	Harry Heilmann	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Cutshaw	9
1	Jack Smith	9
3	George Burns	8
3	Merlin Kopp	8
3	Irish Meusel	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jeff Pfeffer	0.50
2	Lee Meadows	0.74
3	Pete Alexander	0.90
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.38
5	Jesse Barnes	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	6
1	Hooks Dauss	6
1	Dutch Leonard	6
1	Lee Meadows	6
1	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Meadows	43
2	Pete Alexander	41
3	Walter Johnson	35
4	Allan Sothoron	30
5	Eric Erickson	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hod Eller	2
1	Dick Rudolph	2
1	Allen Russell	2
1	Jim Shaw	2
5	11 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.363
2	Edd Roush	.340
3	Bobby Veach	.329
4	Larry Gardner	.321
5	Zack Wheat	.320

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Gardner	74
1	Babe Ruth	74
1	George Sisler	74
1	Bobby Veach	74
5	Home Run Baker	71

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Cutshaw	33
2	George Burns	32
3	George Sisler	31
4	Billy Southworth	28
5	2 tied	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.41
2	Dutch Ruether	1.53
3	Hippo Vaughn	1.60
4	Fred Toney	1.73
5	Allan Sothoron	1.79

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	161
2	Jim Shaw	145
3	Hod Eller	129
4	Eddie Cicotte	96
5	Lefty Williams	93

Saves

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