On This Day

Friday, August 15, 1919

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	63	39	.618	--
Tigers	58	42	.580	4.0
Indians	57	44	.564	5.5
Browns	54	45	.545	7.5
Yankees	54	45	.545	7.5
Red Sox	46	53	.465	15.5
Senators	41	61	.402	22.0
Athletics	27	71	.276	34.0

Games

White Sox 6, Red Sox 5

Senators 3, Indians 2

Tigers 7, Yankees 0

Browns 8, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	70	33	.680	--
Giants	61	37	.622	6.5
Cubs	54	45	.545	14.0
Robins	49	52	.485	20.0
Pirates	47	52	.475	21.0
Braves	39	55	.415	26.5
Phillies	36	58	.383	29.5
Cardinals	36	60	.375	30.5

Games

Robins 3, Cubs 1

Braves 5, Pirates 3

Braves 3, Pirates 2

Reds 4, Giants 3

Reds 4, Giants 0

Cardinals 7, Phillies 2

Phillies 7, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Max Carey	5
1	Ray Powell	5
1	Milt Stock	5
4	Jake Daubert	4
4	7 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hod Eller	1
1	Irish Meusel	1
1	Bill Wambsganss	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	6
2	Irish Meusel	5
3	Possum Whitted	4
4	Walton Cruise	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	3
1	Greasy Neale	3
3	Cliff Heathcote	2
3	Sherry Magee	2
3	Jack Smith	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hooks Dauss	0.67
2	Lee Meadows	0.62
3	Babe Adams	0.57
3	Hod Eller	0.57
5	Lefty Williams	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Causey	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Hod Eller	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Meadows	5
2	Babe Adams	4
2	Hal Carlson	4
2	Hooks Dauss	4
2	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.375
2	George Sisler	.368
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	.355
4	Bobby Veach	.355
5	Roger Peckinpaugh	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	17
2	Home Run Baker	10
2	Gavvy Cravath	10
4	Benny Kauff	9
4	Tillie Walker	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	73
2	George Sisler	68
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	67
4	Harry Heilmann	65
4	Bobby Veach	65

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Cutshaw	28
2	Jack Smith	27
3	George Burns	25
3	George Sisler	25
5	Carson Bigbee	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Ruether	1.56
2	Walter Johnson	1.57
3	Hippo Vaughn	1.60
4	Pete Alexander	1.72
5	Dick Rudolph	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	22
2	Jesse Barnes	19
3	Lefty Williams	18
4	Stan Coveleski	17
5	3 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	128
2	Hod Eller	103
3	Jim Shaw	100
4	Lefty Williams	97
5	Bob Shawkey	93

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Shawkey	5
2	Stan Coveleski	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	.519
2	Ty Cobb	.511
3	Harry Heilmann	.447
4	Stuffy McInnis	.422
5	Larry Gardner	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	3
2	Home Run Baker	2
2	Harry Heilmann	2
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	2
2	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	15
2	Larry Kopf	14
3	Harry Heilmann	11
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	11
3	Wally Pipp	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Smith	7
2	Frankie Frisch	6
2	Jimmy Johnston	6
4	George Burns	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Keating	0.50
2	Sherry Smith	0.82
3	Wilbur Cooper	0.87
4	Pete Alexander	0.90
5	Hal Carlson	1.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	3
1	Leon Cadore	3
1	Eddie Cicotte	3
1	Wilbur Cooper	3
1	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	33
2	Hod Eller	20
3	Carl Mays	18
4	Lee Meadows	17
5	Lefty Williams	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	2
2	Rube Benton	1
2	Phil Douglas	1
2	Hod Eller	1
2	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	.529
2	Ty Cobb	.432
3	George Sisler	.425
4	Stuffy McInnis	.408
5	Milt Stock	.379

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	26
2	Home Run Baker	23
3	Larry Gardner	21
3	Harry Heilmann	21
3	Larry Kopf	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Smith	10
2	George Cutshaw	9
3	George Burns	8
3	Irish Meusel	8
5	3 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.60
2	Lee Meadows	0.72
3	Jeff Pfeffer	1.20
4	Phil Douglas	1.46
5	Ray Keating	1.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	7
1	Lee Meadows	7
3	Hooks Dauss	6
3	Dutch Leonard	6
3	Slim Sallee	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	44
2	Lee Meadows	43
3	Walter Johnson	33
4	Hod Eller	31
5	Eric Erickson	30

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	.376
2	Edd Roush	.348
3	Bobby Veach	.330
4	Milt Stock	.317
5	Zack Wheat	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	17
2	Home Run Baker	11
2	Gavvy Cravath	11
4	Benny Kauff	9
4	Tillie Walker	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	80
2	Babe Ruth	78
3	Bobby Veach	74
4	Home Run Baker	72
4	Larry Gardner	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	32
1	George Sisler	32
3	George Cutshaw	30
4	Carson Bigbee	27
4	2 others tied	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.37
2	Dutch Ruether	1.56
3	Fred Toney	1.66
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.68
5	Allan Sothoron	1.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	22
2	Stan Coveleski	20
2	Jim Shaw	20
4	Jesse Barnes	19
4	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	157
2	Jim Shaw	135
3	Hod Eller	123
4	Lefty Williams	97
5	Eddie Cicotte	95

Saves

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