On This Day

Friday, August 29, 1919

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 75 40 .652 --
Tigers 66 47 .584 8.0
Indians 66 47 .584 8.0
Yankees 62 51 .549 12.0
Browns 59 54 .522 15.0
Red Sox 53 61 .465 21.5
Senators 43 72 .374 32.0
Athletics 30 82 .268 43.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 81 34 .704 --
Giants 71 41 .634 8.5
Cubs 60 50 .545 18.5
Robins 56 58 .491 24.5
Pirates 54 57 .486 25.0
Braves 44 65 .404 34.0
Cardinals 40 70 .364 38.5
Phillies 40 71 .360 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Powell 5
2 Leo Callahan 4
2 Les Mann 4
4 Dave Bancroft 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Jones 1
1 Cy Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 4
2 Home Run Baker 3
2 George Cutshaw 3
2 Bob Jones 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Hooper 2
1 Sam Rice 2
3 Home Run Baker 1
3 Pete Kilduff 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Quinn 1.00
1 Urban Shocker 1.00
3 Art Nehf 0.67
4 Sherry Smith 0.64
5 Frank Miller 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Al Demaree 1
1 Frank Miller 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 7
1 Sherry Smith 7
3 Al Demaree 6
3 Walt Kinney 6
3 Jack Quinn 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .376
2 Bobby Veach .358
3 George Sisler .355
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .347
5 Baby Doll Jacobson .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 23
2 Gavvy Cravath 11
3 Home Run Baker 10
4 Benny Kauff 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 90
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 80
3 Bobby Veach 79
4 Happy Felsch 75
5 George Sisler 73

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 1.55
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 26
2 Jesse Barnes 21
2 Lefty Williams 21
4 Stan Coveleski 20
5 Hooks Dauss 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 139
2 Hod Eller 117
3 Jim Shaw 111
4 Lefty Williams 105
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 .469
2 Irish Meusel .436
3 Heinie Groh .426
4 Charlie Hollocher .408
5 Nemo Leibold .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Cy Williams 3
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 2
3 Duffy Lewis 2
3 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 19
2 Happy Felsch 18
3 Babe Ruth 17
4 Bobby Veach 16
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Greasy Neale 9
2 Irish Meusel 8
3 Frankie Frisch 7
3 Cliff Heathcote 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Uhle 0.00
2 Ray Fisher 0.31
3 Elmer Myers 0.55
4 Hal Carlson 0.59
5 Allan Sothoron 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 5
2 Hooks Dauss 4
2 Art Nehf 4
4 Stan Coveleski 3
4 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lee Meadows 22
2 Hod Eller 18
3 Wilbur Cooper 16
3 Stan Coveleski 16
3 3 others tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Paul Carter 1
1 Hod Eller 1
1 Dana Fillingim 1
1 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .441
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .406
3 Baby Doll Jacobson .397
4 Bobby Veach .389
5 Stuffy McInnis .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
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 Happy Felsch 28
2 Bobby Veach 26
3 Babe Ruth 25
4 Rogers Hornsby 24
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Irish Meusel 12
2 Jimmy Johnston 11
3 George Burns 10
3 Frankie Frisch 10
3 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Uhle 0.61
2 Ray Fisher 0.69
3 Wilbur Cooper 1.31
4 Pete Alexander 1.36
5 Ray Keating 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 7
1 Hooks Dauss 7
3 Jesse Barnes 6
3 Stan Coveleski 6
5 11 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 44
1 Lee Meadows 44
3 Hod Eller 34
4 Urban Shocker 30
5 Stan Coveleski 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 3
2 Hod Eller 2
2 Jimmy Ring 2
4 Jesse Barnes 1
4 15 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .353
2 Bobby Veach .352
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .347
4 Edd Roush .325
5 Irish Meusel .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 23
2 Gavvy Cravath 12
3 Home Run Baker 11
4 Benny Kauff 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 92
2 Bobby Veach 84
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 80
4 Happy Felsch 75
5 George Sisler 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 31
2 George Cutshaw 30
3 Jack Smith 29
4 Carson Bigbee 28
4 Greasy Neale 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.49
2 Dutch Ruether 1.63
3 Fred Toney 1.66
4 Allan Sothoron 1.69
5 Hippo Vaughn 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 26
2 Jesse Barnes 21
2 Stan Coveleski 21
2 Lefty Williams 21
5 Hooks Dauss 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 145
2 Hod Eller 125
3 Jim Shaw 122
4 Lefty Williams 105
5 Wilbur Cooper 97

Saves

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