On This Day

Friday, September 26, 1919

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 88 50 .638 --
Indians 83 54 .606 4.5
Yankees 77 59 .566 10.0
Tigers 78 60 .565 10.0
Red Sox 66 68 .493 20.0
Browns 66 71 .482 21.5
Senators 53 84 .387 34.5
Athletics 36 101 .263 51.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 95 43 .688 --
Giants 84 53 .613 10.5
Cubs 74 64 .536 21.0
Pirates 70 67 .511 24.5
Robins 69 70 .496 26.5
Braves 56 82 .406 39.0
Cardinals 53 82 .393 40.5
Phillies 47 87 .351 46.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ira Flagstead 4
2 Eddie Ainsmith 3
2 George Burns 3
2 Jake Daubert 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Duncan 1
1 Fred Nicholson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pat Duncan 5
2 Turner Barber 3
2 Jim Hickman 3
2 Greasy Neale 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Jenkins 1
1 Bob Kinsella 1
1 Chick Shorten 1
1 Bobby Veach 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carl Mays 1.17
2 Ray Fisher 1.00
3 Hippo Vaughn 0.64
4 Babe Adams 0.62
5 Ferdie Schupp 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Ray Fisher 1
1 Carl Mays 1
1 Rosy Ryan 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Mays 7
1 Hippo Vaughn 7
3 John Sullivan 6
4 Babe Adams 5
4 Ferdie Schupp 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jean Dubuc 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .380
2 Bobby Veach .356
3 George Sisler .347
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .346
5 Jack Tobin .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 28
2 Gavvy Cravath 12
3 Home Run Baker 10
3 Benny Kauff 10
3 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 110
2 Bobby Veach 97
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 96
4 Happy Felsch 91
5 Harry Heilmann 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 38
2 George Cutshaw 34
3 Eddie Collins 33
4 Jack Smith 30
5 4 tied 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.49
2 Fred Toney 1.79
3 Pete Alexander 1.79
4 Eddie Cicotte 1.80
5 Hippo Vaughn 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 29
2 Jesse Barnes 24
2 Stan Coveleski 24
4 Lefty Williams 23
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 147
2 Hippo Vaughn 141
3 Hod Eller 135
4 Jim Shaw 129
5 Lefty Williams 126

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam Rice .571
2 Ira Flagstead .487
3 Rogers Hornsby .449
4 Happy Felsch .425
5 Ed Konetchy .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lena Blackburne 2
1 George Burns 2
1 Pat Duncan 2
1 Ernie Krueger 2
1 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Ellerbe 16
2 Joe Harris 13
3 Happy Felsch 12
4 Pat Duncan 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 7
2 George Burns 5
2 Ray Chapman 5
2 Ty Cobb 5
2 Joe Judge 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Fisher 0.00
1 Allen Russell 0.00
1 Eric Erickson 0.00
1 Roy Wilkinson 0.00
5 Art Nehf 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Mays 4
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Stan Coveleski 3
2 Ray Fisher 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 33
2 Allen Russell 21
3 Carl Mays 17
3 Lee Meadows 17
5 Leon Cadore 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 3
2 Red Ames 1
2 Bernie Boland 1
2 Al Demaree 1
2 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Tobin .423
2 Possum Whitted .408
3 Ty Cobb .402
4 Happy Felsch .374
5 Carson Bigbee .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 George Burns 4
3 Ernie Krueger 3
3 George Sisler 3
3 Jack Tobin 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duffy Lewis 23
2 Joe Harris 22
3 Ty Cobb 21
3 Babe Ruth 21
3 Bobby Veach 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 10
1 Cliff Heathcote 10
1 Sam Rice 10
4 George Burns 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 0.77
2 Allen Russell 0.78
3 Ray Fisher 0.94
4 Walter Johnson 1.28
5 Carl Mays 1.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Mays 6
1 Allen Russell 6
3 Stan Coveleski 5
3 Art Nehf 5
3 Slim Sallee 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 53
2 Allen Russell 41
3 Jack Scott 33
4 Carl Mays 32
5 Lee Meadows 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 3
2 Jim Shaw 2
3 Red Ames 1
3 Bernie Boland 1
3 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .380
2 Bobby Veach .356
3 George Sisler .347
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .346
5 Jack Tobin .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 28
2 Gavvy Cravath 12
3 Home Run Baker 10
3 Benny Kauff 10
3 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 110
2 Bobby Veach 97
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 96
4 Happy Felsch 91
5 Harry Heilmann 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 38
2 George Cutshaw 34
3 Eddie Collins 33
4 Jack Smith 30
5 4 tied 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.49
2 Fred Toney 1.79
3 Pete Alexander 1.79
4 Eddie Cicotte 1.80
5 Hippo Vaughn 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 29
2 Jesse Barnes 24
2 Stan Coveleski 24
4 Lefty Williams 23
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 147
2 Hippo Vaughn 141
3 Hod Eller 135
4 Jim Shaw 129
5 Lefty Williams 126

Saves

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