On This Day

Tuesday, August 19, 1919

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	67	39	.632	--
Tigers	61	43	.587	5.0
Indians	59	45	.567	7.0
Browns	56	48	.538	10.0
Yankees	55	48	.534	10.5
Red Sox	48	56	.462	18.0
Senators	42	63	.400	24.5
Athletics	28	74	.275	37.0

Games

White Sox 8, Athletics 7

Indians 5, Yankees 1

Tigers 7, Senators 2

Browns 5, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	73	34	.682	--
Giants	63	38	.624	7.0
Cubs	55	47	.539	15.5
Pirates	50	53	.485	21.0
Robins	50	55	.476	22.0
Braves	40	58	.408	28.5
Cardinals	39	61	.390	30.5
Phillies	37	61	.378	31.5

Games

Reds 1, Robins 0

Reds 6, Robins 1

Cardinals 4, Braves 2

Braves 2, Cardinals 1

Cubs 4, Giants 3

Giants 5, Cubs 1

Pirates 5, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Larry Kopf	5
2	Walton Cruise	4
2	Sherry Magee	4
2	Buck Weaver	4
5	14 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Morrie Rath	3
2	Doug Baird	2
2	Turner Barber	2
2	Ray Chapman	2
2	14 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	2
1	Ty Cobb	2
3	Eddie Ainsmith	1
3	Jimmy Austin	1
3	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Stan Coveleski	1.25
2	Jimmy Ring	0.75
3	Ray Keating	0.70
4	Lee Meadows	0.64
5	Hod Eller	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Keating	7
1	Lee Meadows	7
3	Leon Cadore	5
3	Stan Coveleski	5
5	Bill Sherdel	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Williams	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.377
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	.363
3	George Sisler	.360
4	Bobby Veach	.351
5	Roger Peckinpaugh	.335

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	73
3	George Sisler	70
4	Bobby Veach	69
5	Harry Heilmann	68

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Cutshaw	29
2	Jack Smith	28
3	George Burns	27
4	George Sisler	25
5	Carson Bigbee	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Ruether	1.48
2	Walter Johnson	1.54
3	Dick Rudolph	1.73
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.75
5	Eddie Cicotte	1.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	22
2	Jesse Barnes	20
3	Stan Coveleski	18
3	Lefty Williams	18
5	2 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	132
2	Hod Eller	106
3	Jim Shaw	105
4	Lefty Williams	98
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	Ty Cobb	.429
3	Joe Judge	.425
4	Nemo Leibold	.421
5	Milt Stock	.411

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	3
2	Home Run Baker	2
2	Gavvy Cravath	2
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	2
2	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	15
1	Larry Kopf	15
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	13
4	Stuffy McInnis	11
4	4 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Johnston	8
2	George Burns	7
2	Frankie Frisch	7
4	Max Flack	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sweetbread Bailey	0.00
2	Sherry Smith	0.62
3	Wilbur Cooper	0.75
4	Hal Carlson	0.92
5	Jimmy Ring	0.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hooks Dauss	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Jesse Barnes	3
2	Eddie Cicotte	3
2	12 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Meadows	21
2	Pete Alexander	20
2	Carl Mays	20
4	Walter Johnson	18
4	2 others tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	2
2	Jesse Barnes	1
2	Rube Benton	1
2	Phil Douglas	1
2	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	.509
2	Ty Cobb	.455
3	Stuffy McInnis	.394
4	George Sisler	.387
5	Milt Stock	.376

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	24
2	Harry Heilmann	21
2	Rogers Hornsby	21
2	Buck Weaver	21
5	4 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Cutshaw	10
2	George Burns	9
2	Jimmy Johnston	9
2	Jack Smith	9
5	Irish Meusel	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.91
2	Sherry Smith	0.93
3	Lee Meadows	1.12
4	Jimmy Ring	1.39
5	Jeff Pfeffer	1.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	7
2	Hooks Dauss	6
2	Lee Meadows	6
2	Herb Pennock	6
2	Jimmy Ring	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	46
2	Lee Meadows	42
3	Hod Eller	34
4	Walter Johnson	31
5	2 tied	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	.361
2	Bobby Veach	.339
3	Edd Roush	.333
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.332
5	Buck Weaver	.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	77
3	Bobby Veach	76
4	Home Run Baker	73
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	34
2	George Cutshaw	30
2	George Sisler	30
4	Jack Smith	28
5	Carson Bigbee	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	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	22
2	Stan Coveleski	21
3	Jesse Barnes	20
3	Walter Johnson	20
5	Jim Shaw	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	156
2	Jim Shaw	134
3	Hod Eller	124
4	Lefty Williams	98
5	Wilbur Cooper	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