Baseball44 On This Day: Wednesday, September 17, 1919

On This Day

Wednesday, September 17, 1919

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	86	45	.656	--
Indians	78	52	.600	7.5
Tigers	74	57	.565	12.0
Yankees	70	58	.547	14.5
Browns	64	66	.492	21.5
Red Sox	63	65	.492	21.5
Senators	51	80	.389	35.0
Athletics	34	97	.260	52.0

Games

Tigers 7, Red Sox 6

Red Sox 2, Tigers 1

White Sox 11, Yankees 2

Indians 8, Athletics 2

White Sox 2, Yankees 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	92	41	.692	--
Giants	80	49	.620	10.0
Cubs	70	60	.538	20.5
Pirates	68	65	.511	24.0
Robins	64	68	.485	27.5
Braves	54	76	.415	36.5
Cardinals	50	80	.385	40.5
Phillies	45	84	.349	45.0

Games

Robins 8, Pirates 3

Braves 6, Cardinals 5

Braves 5, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Collins	6
2	Happy Felsch	5
2	Ira Flagstead	5
2	Rogers Hornsby	5
5	2 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	1
1	Buck Weaver	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	3
1	Harry Heilmann	3
1	Nemo Leibold	3
1	Hi Myers	3
1	Wally Schang	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	3
2	Hi Myers	2
3	Walter Barbare	1
3	Tony Boeckel	1
3	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Quinn	0.60
2	Dutch Leonard	0.56
3	Dickey Kerr	0.38
4	Oscar Tuero	0.25
5	2 tied	0.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Ayers	1
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Al Demaree	1
1	Bill James	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allen Russell	12
2	Dutch Leonard	5
3	William Pierson	4
3	Bob Shawkey	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bernie Boland	1
1	Al Demaree	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.388
2	George Sisler	.354
3	Bobby Veach	.349
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.344
5	Edd Roush	.326

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	105
2	Bobby Veach	93
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	91
4	Happy Felsch	89
5	Harry Heilmann	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	35
2	George Cutshaw	34
3	Eddie Collins	31
4	Jack Smith	30
5	2 tied	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.49
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.71
3	Hippo Vaughn	1.74
4	Dutch Ruether	1.82
5	Allan Sothoron	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	28
2	Jesse Barnes	23
2	Stan Coveleski	23
2	Lefty Williams	23
5	5 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	147
2	Hod Eller	130
3	Jim Shaw	126
4	Hippo Vaughn	124
5	Lefty Williams	118

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.511
2	Carson Bigbee	.483
3	Possum Whitted	.462
4	Rogers Hornsby	.415
5	2 tied	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Tobin	3
2	George Burns	2
2	Harry Hooper	2
2	Babe Ruth	2
2	Frank Welch	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hi Myers	15
2	Ty Cobb	14
2	Harry Heilmann	14
2	Billy Southworth	14
5	Jack Tobin	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	7
1	Ty Cobb	7
1	Cliff Heathcote	7
4	Eddie Collins	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Caldwell	0.00
2	Slim Sallee	0.33
3	Bill James	0.50
4	Allen Russell	0.85
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Benton	3
1	Red Causey	3
1	Wilbur Cooper	3
1	Clarence Mitchell	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	29
2	Allen Russell	22
3	Dutch Leonard	21
4	Jack Scott	18
5	Pete Alexander	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Shaw	2
2	Jim Bagby	1
2	Bernie Boland	1
2	Al Demaree	1
2	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.431
2	Jack Tobin	.405
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.402
4	Possum Whitted	.400
5	Eddie Collins	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	George Sisler	4
3	George Burns	3
3	Harry Hooper	3
3	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	30
2	Babe Ruth	28
3	Bobby Veach	26
4	Jack Tobin	24
5	2 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Cliff Heathcote	14
2	Ty Cobb	12
2	Eddie Collins	12
4	George Burns	10
5	Edd Roush	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Fisher	0.91
2	Walter Johnson	1.21
3	Eddie Cicotte	1.34
4	Slim Sallee	1.37
5	Ray Caldwell	1.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Allen Russell	7
2	Eddie Cicotte	6
2	Wilbur Cooper	6
2	Stan Coveleski	6
2	Art Nehf	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allen Russell	46
2	Hippo Vaughn	44
3	Lee Meadows	37
4	Stan Coveleski	35
5	Dutch Leonard	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dana Fillingim	2
1	Jim Shaw	2
3	Jim Bagby	1
3	Bernie Boland	1
3	16 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.388
2	George Sisler	.354
3	Bobby Veach	.349
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.344
5	Edd Roush	.326

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	105
2	Bobby Veach	93
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	91
4	Happy Felsch	89
5	Harry Heilmann	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	35
2	George Cutshaw	34
3	Eddie Collins	31
4	Jack Smith	30
5	2 tied	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.49
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.71
3	Hippo Vaughn	1.74
4	Dutch Ruether	1.82
5	Allan Sothoron	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	28
2	Jesse Barnes	23
2	Stan Coveleski	23
2	Lefty Williams	23
5	5 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	147
2	Hod Eller	130
3	Jim Shaw	126
4	Hippo Vaughn	124
5	Lefty Williams	118

Saves

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