On This Day

Thursday, May 22, 1919

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 17 6 .739 --
Indians 14 8 .636 2.5
Yankees 10 6 .625 3.5
Browns 10 11 .476 6.0
Red Sox 9 10 .474 6.0
Senators 8 11 .421 7.0
Tigers 8 14 .364 8.5
Athletics 4 14 .222 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 14 5 .737 --
Reds 14 8 .636 1.5
Robins 12 7 .632 2.0
Pirates 11 10 .524 4.0
Cubs 11 11 .500 4.5
Phillies 8 9 .471 5.0
Cardinals 5 16 .238 10.0
Braves 4 13 .235 9.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Duffy Lewis 3
1 Tris Speaker 3
3 Eddie Ainsmith 2
3 Ray Chapman 2
3 6 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 2
1 Ray Demmitt 2
1 Larry Gardner 2
1 Patsy Gharrity 2
5 12 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 1
1 Ira Flagstead 1
1 Doc Johnston 1
1 Swede Risberg 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Stan Coveleski 0.67
2 Walter Johnson 0.50
2 Slim Love 0.50
4 Lefty Williams 0.44
5 Jack Quinn 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Slim Love 1
1 Allan Sothoron 1
1 Lefty Williams 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 5
1 Slim Love 5
3 Stan Coveleski 4
3 Lefty Williams 4
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ross Youngs .430
2 Bill Wambsganss .395
3 Cy Williams .394
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .384
5 Irish Meusel .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doyle 3
1 Charlie Hollocher 3
1 Benny Kauff 3
1 Jim Shaw 3
1 Cy Williams 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 20
2 Eddie Collins 18
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 16
4 Happy Felsch 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 10
2 Ivy Olson 9
2 Buck Weaver 9
4 Tony Boeckel 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Urban Shocker 0.38
2 Dolf Luque 0.39
3 Allen Russell 0.90
4 Eddie Cicotte 1.03
5 Jeff Pfeffer 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 6
1 Jeff Pfeffer 6
3 Jesse Barnes 5
3 Red Causey 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 37
2 Hod Eller 33
3 Burleigh Grimes 28
3 Jim Shaw 28
3 Lefty Williams 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Coveleski 3
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Rube Benton 1
2 Fritz Coumbe 1
2 9 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .400
1 Ross Youngs .400
3 Bill Wambsganss .396
4 Buck Weaver .373
5 Ping Bodie .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
1 Charlie Hollocher 2
1 Benny Kauff 2
4 Ray Chapman 1
4 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 13
2 Doc Johnston 11
3 Benny Kauff 10
3 Bill Wambsganss 10
5 2 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Boeckel 6
2 Carson Bigbee 5
2 Swede Risberg 5
2 Ross Youngs 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hank Thormahlen 0.00
1 Dave Davenport 0.00
3 Urban Shocker 0.38
4 Eddie Cicotte 0.91
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Causey 3
1 Eddie Cicotte 3
1 Wilbur Cooper 3
1 Jeff Pfeffer 3
5 17 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 19
2 Jim Shaw 15
2 Lefty Williams 15
4 Pete Alexander 14
4 3 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Coveleski 3
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Rudy Kallio 1
2 Jesse Winters 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Burns .338
2 George Sisler .333
3 Zack Wheat .330
4 Heinie Groh .322
5 Charlie Hollocher .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 10
1 Babe Ruth 10
3 Cy Williams 9
4 Tillie Walker 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 76
2 George Cutshaw 69
3 Ty Cobb 66
3 Sherry Magee 66
5 Edd Roush 65

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 47
2 George Sisler 36
3 Ray Chapman 34
4 George Burns 32
5 Eddie Collins 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.42
2 Hippo Vaughn 1.65
3 Bill Doak 1.84
4 Burleigh Grimes 1.88
5 Allan Sothoron 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 21
1 Hippo Vaughn 21
3 Wilbur Cooper 20
3 Stan Coveleski 20
3 Walter Johnson 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 168
2 Jim Shaw 134
3 Wilbur Cooper 129
4 Burleigh Grimes 126
4 Hippo Vaughn 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Mogridge 6
2 Jim Bagby 4
2 Stan Coveleski 4
2 Walter Johnson 4
5 6 tied 3