On This Day

Friday, September 19, 1919

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 87 46 .654 --
Indians 80 52 .606 6.5
Tigers 75 58 .564 12.0
Yankees 72 58 .554 13.5
Red Sox 63 67 .485 22.5
Browns 64 69 .481 23.0
Senators 53 81 .396 34.5
Athletics 35 98 .263 52.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 93 41 .694 --
Giants 81 50 .618 10.5
Cubs 70 60 .538 21.0
Pirates 69 66 .511 24.5
Robins 64 69 .481 28.5
Braves 54 76 .415 37.0
Cardinals 50 81 .382 41.5
Phillies 46 84 .354 45.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Wingo 4
2 Max Carey 3
2 Joe Harris 3
2 Joe Judge 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 3
2 Dave Bancroft 2
2 Chick Galloway 2
2 Joe Harris 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Menosky 2
2 Max Carey 1
2 Eddie Foster 1
2 Joe Judge 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Mogridge 2.00
2 Brad Hogg 0.88
3 Wilbur Cooper 0.71
4 Waite Hoyt 0.45
5 2 tied 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Brad Hogg 1
1 Walt Kinney 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Brad Hogg 7
2 George Mogridge 6
3 Wilbur Cooper 5
3 Waite Hoyt 5
5 Jim Bagby 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .386
2 George Sisler .353
3 Bobby Veach .349
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .345
5 Jack Tobin .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 107
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 93
2 Bobby Veach 93
4 Happy Felsch 89
5 Harry Heilmann 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 35
2 George Cutshaw 34
3 Eddie Collins 32
4 Jack Smith 30
5 2 tied 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.49
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.69
3 Hippo Vaughn 1.74
4 Dutch Ruether 1.82
5 Fred Toney 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 29
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 135
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 Carson Bigbee .474
2 Ty Cobb .472
3 Jack Tobin .460
4 Possum Whitted .436
5 Joe Harris .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Burns 2
1 Harry Hooper 2
1 Rogers Hornsby 2
1 Babe Ruth 2
1 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Ellerbe 17
2 Ty Cobb 15
2 Harry Heilmann 15
2 Hi Myers 15
2 Billy Southworth 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 0.00
1 Ray Caldwell 0.00
1 Roy Wilkinson 0.00
4 Slim Sallee 0.33
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 3
1 Red Causey 3
1 Clarence Mitchell 3
1 Art Nehf 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 29
2 Allen Russell 22
3 Leon Cadore 18
3 Wilbur Cooper 18
5 Pete Alexander 16

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Tobin .415
2 Ty Cobb .412
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .398
4 Possum Whitted .389
5 Charlie Hollocher .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 George Sisler 4
3 George Burns 3
3 Elmer Smith 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 30
2 Happy Felsch 28
3 Jack Tobin 24
3 Bobby Veach 24
5 Ty Cobb 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cliff Heathcote 13
2 Ty Cobb 11
2 Eddie Collins 11
4 Max Carey 9
5 5 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 0.84
2 Ray Fisher 0.91
3 Walter Johnson 1.21
4 Eddie Cicotte 1.29
5 Slim Sallee 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 7
1 Art Nehf 7
1 Allen Russell 7
4 Babe Adams 5
4 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 44
2 Allen Russell 43
3 Dutch Leonard 33
4 Walt Kinney 32
5 Allan Sothoron 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 2
1 Dana Fillingim 2
1 Jim Shaw 2
4 Bernie Boland 1
4 15 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .386
2 George Sisler .353
3 Bobby Veach .349
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .345
5 Jack Tobin .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 107
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 93
2 Bobby Veach 93
4 Happy Felsch 89
5 Harry Heilmann 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 35
2 George Cutshaw 34
3 Eddie Collins 32
4 Jack Smith 30
5 2 tied 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.49
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.69
3 Hippo Vaughn 1.74
4 Dutch Ruether 1.82
5 Fred Toney 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 29
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 135
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