On This Day

Monday, September 8, 1919

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 79 44 .642 --
Indians 71 51 .582 7.5
Tigers 71 52 .577 8.0
Yankees 66 54 .550 11.5
Browns 64 60 .516 15.5
Red Sox 60 62 .492 18.5
Senators 47 77 .379 32.5
Athletics 32 90 .262 46.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 86 39 .688 --
Giants 75 45 .625 8.5
Cubs 64 56 .533 19.5
Pirates 61 61 .500 23.5
Robins 60 62 .492 24.5
Braves 50 69 .420 33.0
Cardinals 44 75 .370 39.0
Phillies 43 76 .361 40.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carson Bigbee 5
1 George Cutshaw 5
3 Home Run Baker 4
3 Stuffy McInnis 4
5 5 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carson Bigbee 1
1 Harry Hooper 1
1 Babe Ruth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walter Barbare 2
1 Charlie Grimm 2
1 Rabbit Maranville 2
1 Babe Ruth 2
1 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Cutshaw 2
2 Walter Barbare 1
2 Max Carey 1
2 Rabbit Maranville 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Waite Hoyt 0.83
2 Sad Sam Jones 0.44
3 George Mogridge 0.36
4 Frank Miller 0.33
5 Hank Thormahlen 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Causey 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Frank Miller 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Waite Hoyt 5
2 Sad Sam Jones 4
2 George Mogridge 4
4 Red Causey 2
4 5 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dana Fillingim 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .381
2 George Sisler .354
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .352
4 Bobby Veach .348
5 Roger Peckinpaugh .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 26
2 Gavvy Cravath 11
3 Home Run Baker 10
3 Benny Kauff 10
3 George Sisler 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 99
2 Bobby Veach 88
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 86
4 George Sisler 82
5 Harry Heilmann 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Cutshaw 32
2 George Burns 31
3 Jack Smith 29
4 Greasy Neale 28
5 George Sisler 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.49
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.71
3 Allan Sothoron 1.74
4 Hippo Vaughn 1.75
5 Fred Toney 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 28
2 Jesse Barnes 22
2 Lefty Williams 22
4 Stan Coveleski 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 139
2 Hod Eller 124
3 Jim Shaw 120
4 Lefty Williams 112
5 Hippo Vaughn 102

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Tobin .508
2 Ty Cobb .441
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .435
4 Stuffy McInnis .420
5 Tris Speaker .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 4
2 George Sisler 3
3 George Burns 2
3 Harry Hooper 2
3 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Tobin 16
2 Bobby Veach 14
3 Tillie Walker 13
4 Duffy Lewis 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 5
1 Cliff Heathcote 5
1 Greasy Neale 5
1 Sam Rice 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Doak 0.00
2 Al Mamaux 0.31
3 Earl Hamilton 0.54
4 Eddie Cicotte 0.62
5 Jack Scott 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 4
1 Allen Russell 4
1 Allan Sothoron 4
4 Wilbur Cooper 3
4 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walt Kinney 25
2 Allen Russell 19
3 Allan Sothoron 18
4 Hod Eller 17
4 Jack Scott 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dana Fillingim 2
2 Slim Love 1
2 Dolf Luque 1
2 Elmer Myers 1
2 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .424
2 Ty Cobb .422
3 Jack Tobin .394
4 Possum Whitted .390
5 Irish Meusel .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 George Sisler 4
3 George Burns 3
3 Harry Hooper 3
3 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 32
2 Bobby Veach 27
3 Happy Felsch 24
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 23
5 George Sisler 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cliff Heathcote 12
1 Greasy Neale 12
3 Frankie Frisch 11
4 Max Carey 9
4 4 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Mamaux 0.64
2 Fred Toney 0.74
3 Hal Carlson 0.81
4 George Uhle 0.93
5 Ray Fisher 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 8
2 Wilbur Cooper 6
2 Hooks Dauss 6
2 Allen Russell 6
5 10 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 37
2 Lee Meadows 36
3 Walt Kinney 34
4 Allen Russell 33
5 2 tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dana Fillingim 2
2 Jesse Barnes 1
2 Paul Carter 1
2 Phil Douglas 1
2 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .381
2 George Sisler .354
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .352
4 Bobby Veach .348
5 Harry Heilmann .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 26
2 Gavvy Cravath 11
3 Home Run Baker 10
3 Benny Kauff 10
3 George Sisler 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 99
2 Bobby Veach 88
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 86
4 George Sisler 82
5 Harry Heilmann 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Cutshaw 32
2 George Burns 31
3 Jack Smith 29
4 Greasy Neale 28
5 George Sisler 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.49
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.71
3 Allan Sothoron 1.74
4 Hippo Vaughn 1.75
5 Fred Toney 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 28
2 Jesse Barnes 22
2 Lefty Williams 22
4 Stan Coveleski 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 139
2 Hod Eller 124
3 Jim Shaw 120
4 Lefty Williams 112
5 Hippo Vaughn 102

Saves

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