On This Day

Friday, May 2, 1919

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 6 2 .750 --
Yankees 4 2 .667 1.0
Red Sox 4 3 .571 1.5
Indians 3 3 .500 2.0
Tigers 3 4 .429 2.5
Senators 3 4 .429 2.5
Athletics 2 4 .333 3.0
Browns 2 5 .286 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 7 1 .875 --
Robins 5 1 .833 1.0
Giants 4 2 .667 2.0
Cubs 4 3 .571 2.5
Phillies 3 3 .500 3.0
Pirates 2 4 .333 4.0
Cardinals 2 7 .222 5.5
Braves 0 6 .000 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Gardner 4
1 Bobby Veach 4
3 Turner Barber 3
3 George Cutshaw 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Shaw 2
2 Chick Gandil 1
2 Lew McCarty 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lew McCarty 4
2 Larry Gardner 3
2 Benny Kauff 3
2 Hank Severeid 3
2 Oscar Tuero 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Turner Barber 1
1 Tony Boeckel 1
1 George Burns 1
1 Max Carey 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Erskine Mayer 999.00
2 Jeff Pfeffer 0.83
3 Jim Shaw 0.75
4 Allen Russell 0.56
5 Jesse Barnes 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Bert Gallia 1
1 Bill James 1
1 Jeff Pfeffer 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Shaw 6
2 Jesse Barnes 5
2 Bill Evans 5
2 Walter Johnson 5
2 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Cunningham 1
1 Phil Douglas 1
1 Walter Johnson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Williams .517
2 Joe Gedeon .500
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .500
4 Bill Rariden .478
5 George Burns .476

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max Flack 2
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 2
1 Jim Shaw 2
4 Doug Baird 1
4 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug Baird 11
2 Eddie Collins 9
2 Happy Felsch 9
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 8
4 3 others tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 6
2 George Burns 4
2 Buck Herzog 4
2 Hal Janvrin 4
2 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allen Russell 0.00
1 Jing Johnson 0.00
1 Guy Morton 0.00
1 Bob Shawkey 0.00
1 Red Faber 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Pfeffer 3
2 Jesse Barnes 2
2 Red Causey 2
2 Eddie Cicotte 2
2 7 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hod Eller 16
2 Burleigh Grimes 15
2 Carl Mays 15
4 Walter Johnson 14
5 Dick Rudolph 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Fritz Coumbe 1
1 George Cunningham 1
1 Phil Douglas 1
1 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .394
2 George Burns .355
3 George Sisler .337
4 Zack Wheat .328
5 Heinie Groh .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Tillie Walker 11
3 Gavvy Cravath 8
4 Cy Williams 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 82
2 Sherry Magee 80
3 George Cutshaw 68
3 Dode Paskert 68
5 Fred Merkle 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 57
2 George Sisler 45
3 George Burns 38
4 Braggo Roth 35
5 Ray Chapman 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.30
2 Hippo Vaughn 1.65
3 Harry Harper 1.92
4 Scott Perry 2.00
5 Allan Sothoron 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 22
2 Burleigh Grimes 20
2 Carl Mays 20
2 Lefty Tyler 20
2 Hippo Vaughn 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 162
2 Hippo Vaughn 135
3 Jim Shaw 132
4 Wilbur Cooper 120
4 2 others tied 120

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Mogridge 7
2 Jim Bagby 6
3 Fritz Coumbe 4
3 Bob Geary 4
3 Walter Johnson 4