On This Day

Saturday, August 16, 1919

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	64	39	.621	--
Tigers	59	42	.584	4.0
Indians	57	44	.564	6.0
Browns	54	46	.540	8.5
Yankees	54	46	.540	8.5
Red Sox	46	54	.460	16.5
Senators	41	61	.402	22.5
Athletics	28	71	.283	34.0

Games

White Sox 7, Red Sox 6

Tigers 3, Yankees 2

Athletics 7, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	71	33	.683	--
Giants	62	37	.626	6.5
Cubs	54	46	.540	15.0
Robins	49	53	.480	21.0
Pirates	48	53	.475	21.5
Braves	39	57	.406	28.0
Cardinals	38	60	.388	30.0
Phillies	37	59	.385	30.0

Games

Reds 3, Robins 0

Cardinals 8, Braves 2

Cardinals 4, Braves 1

Giants 5, Cubs 4

Pirates 6, Phillies 4

Phillies 4, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Max Carey	5
2	Lena Blackburne	4
2	Possum Whitted	4
4	Dave Bancroft	3
4	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	1
1	Harry Heilmann	1
1	Walt Kinney	1
1	Fred Luderus	1
1	Babe Ruth	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walt Kinney	4
2	Stuffy McInnis	3
2	Possum Whitted	3
4	Walter Barbare	2
4	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Verne Clemons	1
1	George Cutshaw	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Cliff Heathcote	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dutch Ruether	0.83
2	Ferdie Schupp	0.80
3	Ray Keating	0.50
3	Frank Miller	0.50
5	Walt Kinney	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Ayers	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Walt Kinney	1
1	Frank Miller	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ferdie Schupp	8
2	Ray Keating	5
2	Walt Kinney	5
2	Frank Miller	5
2	Dutch Ruether	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jesse Barnes	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.373
2	George Sisler	.364
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	.359
4	Bobby Veach	.354
5	Roger Peckinpaugh	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	18
2	Gavvy Cravath	11
3	Home Run Baker	10
4	Benny Kauff	9
4	Tillie Walker	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	75
2	George Sisler	69
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	68
4	Harry Heilmann	67
5	Bobby Veach	66

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Cutshaw	29
2	Jack Smith	27
3	George Burns	25
3	George Sisler	25
5	Carson Bigbee	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Ruether	1.48
2	Walter Johnson	1.57
3	Pete Alexander	1.72
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.75
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	Harry Heilmann	.478
3	Ty Cobb	.468
4	Stuffy McInnis	.438
5	Joe Judge	.436

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Heilmann	3
1	Wally Pipp	3
3	Home Run Baker	2
3	Gavvy Cravath	2
3	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	16
2	Larry Kopf	14
3	Harry Heilmann	13
3	Possum Whitted	13
5	Stuffy McInnis	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sherry Smith	0.82
2	Wilbur Cooper	0.87
3	Pete Alexander	0.90
4	Hal Carlson	1.21
5	Jimmy Ring	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eppa Rixey	4
2	Jesse Barnes	3
2	Leon Cadore	3
2	Eddie Cicotte	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	33
2	Carl Mays	18
3	Lee Meadows	17
4	Lefty Williams	16
5	4 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	2
2	Jesse Barnes	1
2	Rube Benton	1
2	Phil Douglas	1
2	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	.533
2	Ty Cobb	.427
3	Stuffy McInnis	.414
4	George Sisler	.404
5	Harry Heilmann	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Home Run Baker	4
2	Harry Heilmann	4
2	Wally Pipp	4
5	3 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	27
2	Home Run Baker	23
2	Harry Heilmann	23
4	Babe Ruth	22
4	Possum Whitted	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Cutshaw	10
1	Jack Smith	10
3	George Burns	8
3	Irish Meusel	8
5	4 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.60
2	Lee Meadows	0.72
3	Phil Douglas	1.46
4	Jeff Pfeffer	1.53
5	Jimmy Ring	1.59

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	Allan Sothoron	29

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	.370
2	Edd Roush	.344
3	Bobby Veach	.330
4	Milt Stock	.313
5	Larry Gardner	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	18
2	Gavvy Cravath	12
3	Home Run Baker	11
4	Benny Kauff	9
4	Tillie Walker	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	80
2	Babe Ruth	79
3	Bobby Veach	74
4	Home Run Baker	72
5	Larry Gardner	71

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	32
2	George Cutshaw	30
2	George Sisler	30
4	Jack Smith	27
4	Billy Southworth	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.37
2	Dutch Ruether	1.48
3	Fred Toney	1.66
4	Allan Sothoron	1.79
5	Claude Hendrix	1.81

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