On This Day

Friday, May 23, 1919

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 18 6 .750 --
Indians 14 8 .636 3.0
Yankees 10 7 .588 4.5
Browns 10 11 .476 6.5
Red Sox 9 10 .474 6.5
Senators 8 11 .421 7.5
Tigers 8 14 .364 9.0
Athletics 4 14 .222 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 15 5 .750 --
Reds 15 8 .652 1.5
Robins 13 7 .650 2.0
Phillies 9 9 .500 5.0
Pirates 11 11 .500 5.0
Cubs 11 12 .478 5.5
Cardinals 5 17 .227 11.0
Braves 4 14 .222 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Home Run Baker 4
2 Gavvy Cravath 3
2 Manuel Cueto 3
2 Heinie Groh 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Chase 1
1 Walton Cruise 1
1 George Cutshaw 1
1 Art Fletcher 1
1 Burt Shotton 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 5
2 Heinie Groh 3
2 Benny Kauff 3
2 Greasy Neale 3
2 Burt Shotton 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lena Blackburne 2
2 Doug Baird 1
2 Walter Holke 1
2 Rogers Hornsby 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dolf Luque 0.50
2 Frank Miller 0.29
2 George Smith 0.29
4 Eddie Cicotte 0.25
5 Jeff Pfeffer 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Dolf Luque 1
1 Jeff Pfeffer 1
1 George Smith 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 5
2 Eddie Cicotte 3
2 Jeff Pfeffer 3
4 Frank Miller 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jean Dubuc 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ross Youngs .422
2 Bill Wambsganss .395
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .393
4 Cy Williams .382
5 Elmer Smith .368

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 Gavvy Cravath 17
3 Benny Kauff 17
5 2 tied 16

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 Eddie Cicotte 0.88
3 Allen Russell 0.90
4 Dolf Luque 1.13
5 Hippo Vaughn 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 7
1 Jeff Pfeffer 7
3 Jesse Barnes 5
3 Red Causey 5
3 3 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 10 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Wambsganss .409
2 George Sisler .400
3 Benny Kauff .389
3 Roger Peckinpaugh .389
5 Heinie Groh .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
1 George Cutshaw 2
1 Charlie Hollocher 2
1 Benny Kauff 2
5 18 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 13
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 13
3 Doc Johnston 11
3 Benny Kauff 11
5 2 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Boeckel 6
2 Carson Bigbee 5
2 Fred Merkle 5
2 Swede Risberg 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 0.61
5 Walter Johnson 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Benton 3
1 Red Causey 3
1 Eddie Cicotte 3
1 Wilbur Cooper 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 17
2 Pete Alexander 15
2 Jim Shaw 15
2 Lefty Williams 15
5 2 tied 14

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Burns .338
2 Zack Wheat .334
3 George Sisler .333
4 Heinie Groh .324
5 Ross Youngs .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 10
1 Babe Ruth 10
3 Cy Williams 9
4 Walton Cruise 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 76
2 George Cutshaw 71
3 Edd Roush 67
4 Ty Cobb 66
4 Sherry Magee 66

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 Allan Sothoron 1.87
4 Burleigh Grimes 1.88
5 Harry Harper 1.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 21
1 Hippo Vaughn 21
3 Stan Coveleski 20
3 Walter Johnson 20
5 2 tied 19

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