On This Day

Saturday, August 23, 1919

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	71	39	.645	--
Tigers	65	43	.602	5.0
Indians	62	46	.574	8.0
Browns	58	50	.537	12.0
Yankees	57	50	.533	12.5
Red Sox	49	59	.454	21.0
Senators	42	67	.385	28.5
Athletics	28	78	.264	41.0

Games

White Sox 10, Yankees 2

Indians 6, Athletics 2

Tigers 8, Red Sox 4

Browns 11, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	78	34	.696	--
Giants	67	39	.632	8.0
Cubs	60	48	.556	16.0
Pirates	52	54	.491	23.0
Robins	52	56	.481	24.0
Braves	40	63	.388	33.5
Cardinals	39	66	.371	35.5
Phillies	38	66	.365	36.0

Games

Robins 7, Cardinals 3

Cubs 6, Braves 0

Cubs 7, Braves 6

Pirates 6, Giants 1

Reds 8, Phillies 3

Reds 6, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Deal	5
1	Heinie Groh	5
1	Edd Roush	5
4	Max Flack	4
4	Irish Meusel	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	1
1	Duffy Lewis	1
1	Wally Pipp	1
1	Ray Powell	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
3	Max Flack	3
3	Chick Gandil	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gene Paulette	2
2	Eddie Ainsmith	1
2	Carson Bigbee	1
2	Ty Cobb	1
2	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Wilbur Cooper	0.67
1	Stan Coveleski	0.67
1	Hippo Vaughn	0.67
4	Harry Harper	0.46
5	Jimmy Ring	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Leon Cadore	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Stan Coveleski	6
1	Harry Harper	6
1	Lee Meadows	6
1	Hippo Vaughn	6
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Paul Carter	1
1	Dutch Ruether	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.374
2	George Sisler	.355
3	Bobby Veach	.355
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	.351
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	20
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	83
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	78
3	Bobby Veach	73
4	George Sisler	72
5	Harry Heilmann	69

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.54
2	Dutch Ruether	1.55
3	Hippo Vaughn	1.72
4	Allan Sothoron	1.73
5	Pete Alexander	1.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	24
2	Jesse Barnes	20
3	Stan Coveleski	19
3	Lefty Williams	19
5	Hooks Dauss	18

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	Possum Whitted	.447
2	Ty Cobb	.423
3	Buck Weaver	.421
4	Nemo Leibold	.405
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	4
2	Duffy Lewis	3
2	Wally Pipp	3
4	Gavvy Cravath	2
4	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	16
2	Happy Felsch	15
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	15
4	Edd Roush	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	8
2	George Burns	7
2	Cliff Heathcote	7
2	Jimmy Johnston	7
2	Greasy Neale	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Fisher	0.00
2	Sherry Smith	0.69
3	Allan Sothoron	0.87
4	Hal Carlson	0.92
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
1	Eddie Cicotte	4
1	Hooks Dauss	4
4	Wilbur Cooper	3
4	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Meadows	25
2	Dutch Leonard	23
3	Pete Alexander	20
4	Hippo Vaughn	18
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Paul Carter	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	.454
2	Ty Cobb	.420
3	Bobby Veach	.400
4	Edd Roush	.390
5	Chick Shorten	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Wally Pipp	5
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	4
3	Elmer Smith	4
5	4 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Edd Roush	27
2	Buck Weaver	24
3	Larry Kopf	23
3	Babe Ruth	23
3	George Sisler	23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sherry Smith	0.76
2	Lefty Leifield	1.00
3	Doc Ayers	1.19
4	Pete Alexander	1.21
5	Hank Thormahlen	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	7
1	Hooks Dauss	7
1	Jimmy Ring	7
4	Eddie Cicotte	6
4	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	46
2	Lee Meadows	42
3	Hod Eller	35
4	Leon Cadore	32
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	13 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.356
2	Bobby Veach	.344
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.339
4	Edd Roush	.337
5	Buck Weaver	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	20
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	86
2	George Sisler	79
2	Bobby Veach	79
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	78
5	Home Run Baker	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	35
2	George Cutshaw	31
3	George Sisler	29
4	Carson Bigbee	28
4	Jack Smith	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.43
2	Dutch Ruether	1.55
3	Fred Toney	1.67
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.70
5	Allan Sothoron	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	24
2	Stan Coveleski	22
3	Jesse Barnes	20
4	Hooks Dauss	19
4	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	144
2	Jim Shaw	125
3	Hod Eller	120
4	Lefty Williams	100
5	Wilbur Cooper	95

Saves

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