On This Day

Saturday, August 30, 1919

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	75	41	.647	--
Indians	67	47	.588	7.0
Tigers	67	48	.583	7.5
Yankees	63	51	.553	11.0
Browns	60	55	.522	14.5
Red Sox	53	61	.465	21.0
Senators	43	72	.374	31.5
Athletics	30	83	.265	43.5

Games

Indians 4, White Sox 0

Browns 4, Tigers 0

Tigers 8, Browns 7

Yankees 5, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	81	35	.698	--
Giants	71	42	.628	8.5
Cubs	61	50	.550	17.5
Robins	57	58	.496	23.5
Pirates	55	57	.491	24.0
Braves	46	65	.414	32.5
Cardinals	40	71	.360	38.5
Phillies	40	73	.354	39.5

Games

Robins 3, Giants 1

Cubs 6, Cardinals 3

Braves 5, Phillies 4

Braves 3, Phillies 2

Pirates 1, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Walter Holke	5
1	George Sisler	5
3	Dave Bancroft	4
3	Ty Cobb	4
3	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	1
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Ray Demmitt	1
1	George Sisler	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	5
2	Jimmy Austin	3
2	Home Run Baker	3
2	Ty Cobb	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Cliff Heathcote	2
1	Les Mann	2
3	Max Flack	1
3	Frankie Frisch	1
3	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Scott	0.89
2	Babe Adams	0.71
3	Allan Sothoron	0.70
4	Claude Hendrix	0.64
5	Bob Shawkey	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Claude Hendrix	1
1	Al Mamaux	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Scott	8
2	Claude Hendrix	7
2	Allan Sothoron	7
4	Babe Adams	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Love	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.378
2	George Sisler	.360
3	Bobby Veach	.356
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.347
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	.345

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	Bobby Veach	81
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	80
4	George Sisler	78
5	Happy Felsch	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	30
1	George Cutshaw	30
3	Jack Smith	29
4	George Sisler	27
5	Carson Bigbee	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.55
2	Allan Sothoron	1.62
3	Dutch Ruether	1.63
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	97

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	.500
2	Charlie Hollocher	.426
3	Irish Meusel	.423
4	Heinie Groh	.414
5	2 tied	.400

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	Happy Felsch	18
2	Babe Ruth	17
3	Bobby Veach	16
3	Cy Williams	16
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Irish Meusel	8
2	Cliff Heathcote	7
3	Eddie Collins	6
3	Harry Hooper	6
3	Greasy Neale	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Mamaux	0.00
1	Elmer Myers	0.00
1	George Uhle	0.00
1	Hal Carlson	0.00
5	Ray Fisher	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	4
1	Art Nehf	4
3	Stan Coveleski	3
3	Hooks Dauss	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Meadows	22
2	Larry Cheney	20
3	Allan Sothoron	19
4	Dutch Leonard	18
5	4 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Paul Carter	1
1	Hod Eller	1
1	Dana Fillingim	1
1	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.438
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	.403
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.384
4	Stuffy McInnis	.378
5	Possum Whitted	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	4
2	Wally Pipp	4
4	Home Run Baker	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	28
2	Bobby Veach	27
3	Babe Ruth	25
4	Rogers Hornsby	24
5	2 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Irish Meusel	12
2	Frankie Frisch	11
2	Cliff Heathcote	11
4	George Burns	10
4	Jimmy Johnston	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Uhle	0.61
2	Ray Fisher	0.69
3	Al Mamaux	1.17
4	Wilbur Cooper	1.31
5	Jimmy Ring	1.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	7
2	Stan Coveleski	6
2	Hooks Dauss	6
4	Jesse Barnes	5
4	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	44
2	Lee Meadows	39
3	Hod Eller	34
4	Dutch Leonard	30
4	Urban Shocker	30

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	.358
2	Bobby Veach	.349
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.347
4	Edd Roush	.326
5	Irish Meusel	.322

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	86
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	80
4	George Sisler	79
5	Home Run Baker	76

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.49
2	Allan Sothoron	1.62
3	Dutch Ruether	1.63
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.69
5	Fred Toney	1.75

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	123
3	Jim Shaw	122
4	Lefty Williams	105
5	Bob Shawkey	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