On This Day

Friday, August 22, 1919

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 70 39 .642 --
Tigers 64 43 .598 5.0
Indians 61 46 .570 8.0
Yankees 57 49 .538 11.5
Browns 57 50 .533 12.0
Red Sox 49 58 .458 20.0
Senators 42 66 .389 27.5
Athletics 28 77 .267 40.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 76 34 .691 --
Giants 67 38 .638 6.5
Cubs 58 48 .547 16.0
Pirates 51 54 .486 22.5
Robins 51 56 .477 23.5
Braves 40 61 .396 31.5
Cardinals 39 65 .375 34.0
Phillies 38 64 .373 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Hollocher 3
1 Fred Merkle 3
1 Ossie Vitt 3
4 Eddie Ainsmith 2
4 37 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Gowdy 1
1 Duffy Lewis 1
1 Dick Rudolph 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Smoky Joe Wood 4
2 Stuffy McInnis 3
3 Turner Barber 2
3 Charlie Deal 2
3 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lee Magee 2
1 Irish Meusel 2
3 Al Baird 1
3 Doug Baird 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Alexander 0.86
2 Bill James 0.50
3 Bernie Boland 0.25
3 Herb Pennock 0.25
5 Carl Mays 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Bernie Boland 1
1 Jean Dubuc 1
1 Bill James 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 6
1 Guy Morton 6
3 Bernie Boland 4
3 Bill James 4
5 7 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Toney 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .378
2 George Sisler .356
3 Baby Doll Jacobson .353
4 Bobby Veach .351
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .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 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 1.81

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 107
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 Nemo Leibold .444
3 Baby Doll Jacobson .429
4 Possum Whitted .422
5 Max Carey .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 3
2 Gavvy Cravath 2
2 Duffy Lewis 2
2 Irish Meusel 2
2 Wally Pipp 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 16
2 Happy Felsch 14
3 Rogers Hornsby 12
3 Larry Kopf 12
3 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Fisher 0.00
2 Sherry Smith 0.67
3 Jimmy Ring 0.69
4 Wilbur Cooper 0.75
5 Allan Sothoron 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Dutch Ruether 4
3 Eddie Cicotte 3
3 Wilbur Cooper 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 23
2 Pete Alexander 20
3 Lee Meadows 19
4 Walt Kinney 17
5 3 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Phil Douglas 1
1 Hod Eller 1
1 Jimmy Ring 1
1 3 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Baby Doll Jacobson .465
2 Ty Cobb .429
3 Edd Roush .382
4 Possum Whitted .374
5 Bobby Veach .373

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 Edd Roush 24
2 George Sisler 23
3 Larry Kopf 22
3 Buck Weaver 22
5 5 tied 21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sherry Smith 0.93
2 Lefty Leifield 1.00
3 Pete Alexander 1.04
4 Lee Meadows 1.12
5 Doc Ayers 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 7
1 Jimmy Ring 7
3 Pete Alexander 6
3 Hooks Dauss 6
3 Lee Meadows 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 52
2 Lee Meadows 42
3 Hod Eller 35
4 Walter Johnson 31
5 Leon Cadore 30

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 .340
3 Edd Roush .338
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .336
5 Buck Weaver .321

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 82
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 1.73
5 Hippo Vaughn 1.80

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 120
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