On This Day

Tuesday, August 26, 1919

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	73	40	.646	--
Tigers	65	46	.586	7.0
Indians	65	46	.586	7.0
Yankees	58	51	.532	13.0
Browns	59	52	.532	13.0
Red Sox	51	59	.464	20.5
Senators	43	68	.387	29.0
Athletics	28	80	.259	42.5

Games

Indians 7, Tigers 2

White Sox 4, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	81	34	.704	--
Giants	69	40	.633	9.0
Cubs	60	50	.545	18.5
Robins	55	56	.495	24.0
Pirates	53	56	.486	25.0
Braves	42	63	.400	34.0
Cardinals	39	69	.361	38.5
Phillies	38	69	.355	39.0

Games

Robins 1, Cardinals 0

Robins 2, Cardinals 1

Braves 1, Cubs 0

Braves 7, Cubs 2

Giants 9, Pirates 1

Pirates 4, Giants 1

Reds 4, Phillies 3

Reds 8, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Hollocher	6
2	Heinie Groh	5
2	Irish Meusel	5
2	Billy Southworth	5
5	2 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Heinie Groh	1
1	Cy Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jake Daubert	3
1	Heinie Groh	3
1	Walter Holke	3
4	Pat Duncan	2
4	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Irish Meusel	3
2	Frankie Frisch	2
2	Heinie Zimmerman	2
4	Eddie Ainsmith	1
4	21 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hod Eller	1.11
2	Pete Alexander	0.75
3	Burleigh Grimes	0.71
4	Jakie May	0.67
5	Larry Cheney	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Hod Eller	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hod Eller	10
2	Larry Cheney	9
3	Burleigh Grimes	5
4	Jakie May	4
5	6 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dana Fillingim	1
1	Dolf Luque	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.374
2	George Sisler	.359
3	Bobby Veach	.352
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	.347
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	23
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	89
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	79
3	Bobby Veach	76
4	George Sisler	73
5	Happy Felsch	71

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	30
1	George Cutshaw	30
3	Jack Smith	29
4	Carson Bigbee	26
4	George Sisler	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.52
2	Dutch Ruether	1.63
3	Allan Sothoron	1.69
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.72
5	Pete Alexander	1.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	25
2	Jesse Barnes	20
2	Lefty Williams	20
4	Stan Coveleski	19
5	Hooks Dauss	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	134
2	Hod Eller	117
3	Jim Shaw	107
4	Lefty Williams	103
5	Bob Shawkey	93

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.478
2	Irish Meusel	.441
3	Chick Gandil	.423
4	Ty Cobb	.421
5	Chick Shorten	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Gavvy Cravath	2
2	Heinie Groh	2
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	2
2	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	20
2	Happy Felsch	16
3	Rogers Hornsby	14
3	Edd Roush	14
3	Bobby Veach	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	10
2	Greasy Neale	9
3	George Burns	7
3	Cliff Heathcote	7
3	Irish Meusel	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Uhle	0.00
2	Ray Fisher	0.31
3	Sherry Smith	0.35
4	Walter Johnson	0.55
5	Hal Carlson	0.59

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	21
2	Hod Eller	18
2	Lee Meadows	18
4	Wilbur Cooper	17
4	Dutch Ruether	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Paul Carter	1
1	Phil Douglas	1
1	Hod Eller	1
1	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.432
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	.407
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.379
4	Bobby Veach	.376
5	2 tied	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Wally Pipp	5
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	4
4	Home Run Baker	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Edd Roush	28
2	Babe Ruth	27
3	Happy Felsch	24
3	Larry Kopf	24
5	2 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	12
2	Jimmy Johnston	11
2	Irish Meusel	11
2	Greasy Neale	11
5	3 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sherry Smith	0.43
2	George Uhle	0.61
3	Ray Fisher	0.69
4	Pete Alexander	1.20
5	Jimmy Ring	1.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	6
1	Eddie Cicotte	6
1	Wilbur Cooper	6
1	Stan Coveleski	6
1	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	49
2	Lee Meadows	40
3	Hod Eller	36
4	Dutch Leonard	29
5	Allan Sothoron	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hod Eller	3
1	Allen Russell	3
3	Jimmy Ring	2
3	Dick Rudolph	2
5	16 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.360
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.345
3	Bobby Veach	.345
4	Edd Roush	.326
5	Harry Heilmann	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	23
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	91
2	Bobby Veach	82
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	79
4	George Sisler	78
5	Larry Gardner	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	34
2	George Cutshaw	31
3	Jack Smith	29
4	Carson Bigbee	28
4	2 others tied	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.46
2	Fred Toney	1.58
3	Dutch Ruether	1.63
4	Allan Sothoron	1.69
5	Hippo Vaughn	1.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	25
2	Stan Coveleski	21
3	Jesse Barnes	20
3	Lefty Williams	20
5	Hooks Dauss	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	140
2	Hod Eller	125
3	Jim Shaw	118
4	Lefty Williams	103
5	Bob Shawkey	93

Saves

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