On This Day

Sunday, August 17, 1919

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 65 39 .625 --
Tigers 59 43 .578 5.0
Indians 57 45 .559 7.0
Yankees 55 46 .545 8.5
Browns 54 48 .529 10.0
Red Sox 48 54 .471 16.0
Senators 42 61 .408 22.5
Athletics 28 72 .280 35.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 71 34 .676 --
Giants 62 37 .626 6.0
Cubs 54 46 .540 14.5
Robins 50 53 .485 20.0
Pirates 48 53 .475 21.0
Braves 39 57 .406 27.5
Cardinals 38 60 .388 29.5
Phillies 37 59 .385 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harry Hooper 5
2 Ping Bodie 4
2 Braggo Roth 4
2 Everett Scott 4
2 Ken Williams 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Ken Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Braggo Roth 4
2 Del Pratt 3
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 2
3 Babe Ruth 2
5 19 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Johnston 2
2 Ray Chapman 1
2 Joe Dugan 1
2 Harry Hooper 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Herb Pennock 0.67
2 Grover Lowdermilk 0.60
3 Walter Johnson 0.57
4 Dutch Leonard 0.33
4 Allan Sothoron 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Grover Lowdermilk 1
1 George Mogridge 1
1 Herb Pennock 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 6
1 Guy Morton 6
3 Walter Johnson 4
3 Herb Pennock 4
3 Allan Sothoron 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .374
2 Baby Doll Jacobson .360
3 George Sisler .357
4 Bobby Veach .352
5 Roger Peckinpaugh .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 19
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 77
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 70
3 George Sisler 69
4 Harry Heilmann 67
4 Bobby Veach 67

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 1.54
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
4 Walter Johnson 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 132
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 .491
2 Joe Judge .463
3 Rogers Hornsby .431
4 Ty Cobb .426
4 Stuffy McInnis .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Pipp 3
1 Babe Ruth 3
3 Home Run Baker 2
3 Gavvy Cravath 2
3 Elmer Smith 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 16
2 Larry Kopf 14
3 Possum Whitted 13
4 Wally Pipp 12
5 Stuffy McInnis 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Johnston 8
2 Frankie Frisch 7
3 Jack Smith 6
4 George Burns 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sweetbread Bailey 0.00
2 Wilbur Cooper 0.39
3 Sherry Smith 0.62
4 Pete Alexander 0.69
5 Hal Carlson 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 3
1 Eddie Cicotte 3
1 Stan Coveleski 3
1 Hooks Dauss 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 18
1 Walter Johnson 18
1 Dutch Leonard 18
1 Carl Mays 18
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 2 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Baby Doll Jacobson .515
2 Ty Cobb .432
3 Stuffy McInnis .431
4 Hal Chase .376
5 Chick Fewster .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
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 26
2 Babe Ruth 24
3 Home Run Baker 23
3 Harry Heilmann 23
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 0.60
2 Lee Meadows 0.85
3 Sherry Smith 0.93
4 Phil Douglas 1.49
5 Jeff Pfeffer 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 6
1 Hooks Dauss 6
1 Dutch Leonard 6
1 Lee Meadows 6
1 Herb Pennock 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 44
2 Walter Johnson 37
3 Lee Meadows 35
4 Dutch Leonard 33
5 Hod Eller 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 .361
2 Edd Roush .338
3 Bobby Veach .332
4 Sam Rice .317
5 Larry Gardner .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 19
2 Gavvy Cravath 12
3 Home Run Baker 11
4 Benny Kauff 9
4 Tillie Walker 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 81
2 George Sisler 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 1.39
2 Dutch Ruether 1.48
3 Fred Toney 1.58
4 Dick Rudolph 1.72
5 Allan Sothoron 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 22
2 Stan Coveleski 20
2 Walter Johnson 20
2 Jim Shaw 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 156
2 Jim Shaw 135
3 Hod Eller 123
4 Lefty Williams 97
5 Bob Shawkey 93

Saves

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