On This Day

Thursday, August 21, 1919

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	69	39	.639	--
Tigers	63	43	.594	5.0
Indians	60	46	.566	8.0
Browns	57	49	.538	11.0
Yankees	56	49	.533	11.5
Red Sox	49	57	.462	19.0
Senators	42	65	.393	26.5
Athletics	28	76	.269	39.0

Games

White Sox 11, Senators 4

Red Sox 4, Indians 3

Tigers 2, Athletics 0

Yankees 3, Browns 2

Browns 2, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	75	34	.688	--
Giants	66	38	.635	6.5
Cubs	57	48	.543	16.0
Pirates	51	54	.486	22.0
Robins	51	56	.477	23.0
Braves	40	60	.400	30.5
Cardinals	39	64	.379	33.0
Phillies	38	63	.376	33.0

Games

Robins 3, Pirates 2

Reds 7, Braves 6

Giants 5, Cardinals 2

Cubs 5, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jack Tobin	5
2	Home Run Baker	4
3	Ping Bodie	3
3	Max Carey	3
3	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Max Flack	1
1	Charlie Pick	1
1	George Sisler	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	3
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	3
3	Max Flack	2
3	Walter Holke	2
3	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	2
1	Edd Roush	2
3	Carson Bigbee	1
3	Max Carey	1
3	17 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dutch Leonard	1.00
2	Babe Adams	0.57
3	Brad Hogg	0.53
4	Urban Shocker	0.50
5	Allan Sothoron	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Hendrix	1
1	Dutch Leonard	1
1	Dolf Luque	1
1	Art Nehf	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Brad Hogg	8
2	Dutch Leonard	7
3	Allen Russell	6
4	George Mogridge	5
4	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hod Eller	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.378
2	George Sisler	.357
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	.354
4	Bobby Veach	.352
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	79
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	76
3	George Sisler	72
3	Bobby Veach	72
5	Harry Heilmann	69

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	30
1	George Cutshaw	30
3	Jack Smith	28
4	George Sisler	26
5	Carson Bigbee	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.54
2	Dutch Ruether	1.55
3	Allan Sothoron	1.73
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.78
5	Pete Alexander	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	23
2	Jesse Barnes	20
3	Lefty Williams	19
4	Stan Coveleski	18
5	2 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	132
2	Hod Eller	106
3	Jim Shaw	105
4	Lefty Williams	100
5	Bob Shawkey	93

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Shawkey	5
2	Stan Coveleski	4
2	Hod Eller	4
4	Allen Russell	3
4	Oscar Tuero	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.458
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	.433
3	Nemo Leibold	.425
4	Possum Whitted	.408
5	Max Flack	.405

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	Shoeless Joe Jackson	16
2	Happy Felsch	13
2	Larry Kopf	13
2	George Sisler	13
2	Buck Weaver	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	8
1	Frankie Frisch	8
3	Cliff Heathcote	7
3	Jimmy Johnston	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Fisher	0.00
2	George Uhle	0.48
3	Sherry Smith	0.67
4	Jimmy Ring	0.74
5	Wilbur Cooper	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	4
1	Hooks Dauss	4
1	Dutch Ruether	4
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	11 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	23
2	Carl Mays	20
3	Lee Meadows	19
4	Urban Shocker	17
5	Walt Kinney	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Phil Douglas	1
1	Hod Eller	1
1	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	.474
2	Ty Cobb	.436
3	Bobby Veach	.382
4	Stuffy McInnis	.380
5	Edd Roush	.378

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	25
2	Edd Roush	24
3	Harry Heilmann	22
3	Buck Weaver	22
5	2 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	12
2	George Cutshaw	11
3	Cliff Heathcote	10
3	Irish Meusel	10
5	Jimmy Johnston	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.91
2	Sherry Smith	0.93
3	Lefty Leifield	1.00
4	Lee Meadows	1.12
5	Doc Ayers	1.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	7
2	Hooks Dauss	6
2	Dutch Leonard	6
2	Lee Meadows	6
2	Jimmy Ring	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	46
2	Lee Meadows	42
3	Hod Eller	34
4	Dutch Leonard	33
5	Walter Johnson	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hod Eller	3
2	Dick Rudolph	2
2	Allen Russell	2
4	Jesse Barnes	1
4	11 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.356
2	Bobby Veach	.342
3	Edd Roush	.339
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.335
5	Buck Weaver	.320

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	83
2	George Sisler	79
3	Bobby Veach	78
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	76
5	Home Run Baker	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	35
2	George Cutshaw	31
3	George Sisler	30
4	Jack Smith	28
5	2 tied	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.43
2	Dutch Ruether	1.55
3	Fred Toney	1.63
4	Allan Sothoron	1.75
5	Dick Rudolph	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	23
2	Stan Coveleski	21
3	Jesse Barnes	20
4	Walter Johnson	19
4	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	144
2	Jim Shaw	134
3	Hod Eller	124
4	Lefty Williams	100
5	Eddie Cicotte	96

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Coveleski	5
1	Bob Shawkey	5
3	Hod Eller	4
4	Allen Russell	3
4	Oscar Tuero	3