On This Day

Monday, August 18, 1919

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 66 39 .629 --
Tigers 60 43 .583 5.0
Indians 58 45 .563 7.0
Yankees 55 47 .539 9.5
Browns 55 48 .534 10.0
Red Sox 48 55 .466 17.0
Senators 42 62 .404 23.5
Athletics 28 73 .277 36.0

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 49 53 .480 20.5
Braves 39 57 .406 27.5
Cardinals 38 60 .388 29.5
Phillies 37 60 .381 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chick Gandil 4
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 3
2 Roxy Walters 3
4 Jimmy Austin 2
4 26 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carson Bigbee 1
1 Harry Hooper 1
1 Mike Menosky 1
1 Irish Meusel 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Chapman 2
1 Wilbur Cooper 2
1 Wally Gerber 2
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 2
1 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 2
2 Carson Bigbee 1
2 Shano Collins 1
2 Gavvy Cravath 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wilbur Cooper 0.70
2 Bill Doak 0.50
3 Dickey Kerr 0.43
4 Jim Shaw 0.42
5 Carl Mays 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Bernie Boland 1
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Bert Gallia 1
1 Dickey Kerr 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilbur Cooper 7
1 Elmer Jacobs 7
3 Dickey Kerr 6
4 Jim Shaw 5
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .373
2 Baby Doll Jacobson .362
3 George Sisler .359
4 Bobby Veach .354
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 72
3 George Sisler 70
4 Harry Heilmann 68
4 Bobby Veach 68

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Cutshaw 29
2 Jack Smith 27
3 George Burns 25
3 George Sisler 25
5 Carson Bigbee 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Ruether 1.48
2 Walter Johnson 1.54
3 Pete Alexander 1.72
4 Dick Rudolph 1.73
5 Hippo Vaughn 1.75

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 Jim Shaw 105
3 Hod Eller 103
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 .492
2 Joe Judge .436
3 Rogers Hornsby .434
4 Ty Cobb .404
5 Milt Stock .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 3
2 Home Run Baker 2
2 Gavvy Cravath 2
2 Irish Meusel 2
2 Wally Pipp 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Kopf 14
2 Rogers Hornsby 13
2 Possum Whitted 13
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 12
5 3 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Johnston 8
2 Frankie Frisch 7
3 George Burns 5
3 Max Flack 5
5 7 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sweetbread Bailey 0.00
2 Sherry Smith 0.62
3 Pete Alexander 0.69
4 Wilbur Cooper 0.75
5 Hal Carlson 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 3
1 Wilbur Cooper 3
1 Hooks Dauss 3
1 Walter Johnson 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Mays 20
2 Pete Alexander 18
2 Walter Johnson 18
2 Dutch Leonard 18
5 3 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 .510
2 Ty Cobb .438
3 Stuffy McInnis .397
4 Bobby Veach .385
5 Hal Chase .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Home Run Baker 4
2 Harry Heilmann 4
2 Wally Pipp 4
5 4 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Sisler 25
2 Harry Heilmann 24
3 Home Run Baker 21
3 Larry Gardner 21
3 2 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Cutshaw 10
1 Jack Smith 10
3 Jimmy Johnston 9
4 Irish Meusel 8
5 4 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 Dickey Kerr 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 Hod Eller 31
4 Dickey Kerr 31

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 .362
2 Bobby Veach .342
3 Edd Roush .336
4 George Burns .317
5 Milt Stock .317

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 78
3 Bobby Veach 75
4 Home Run Baker 72
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 32
2 George Cutshaw 30
2 George Sisler 30
4 Carson Bigbee 27
4 Jack Smith 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.39
2 Dutch Ruether 1.48
3 Fred Toney 1.58
4 Dick Rudolph 1.69
5 Hippo Vaughn 1.81

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 156
2 Jim Shaw 140
3 Hod Eller 121
4 Wilbur Cooper 97
4 Lefty Williams 97

Saves

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