On This Day

Sunday, May 25, 1919

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 19 7 .731 --
Indians 16 8 .667 2.0
Yankees 11 8 .579 4.5
Browns 12 11 .522 5.5
Red Sox 9 12 .429 7.5
Tigers 10 14 .417 8.0
Senators 8 13 .381 8.5
Athletics 4 16 .200 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 16 6 .727 --
Robins 15 7 .682 1.0
Reds 15 9 .625 2.0
Phillies 10 9 .526 4.5
Pirates 11 13 .458 6.0
Cubs 11 13 .458 6.0
Braves 5 14 .263 9.5
Cardinals 6 18 .250 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Home Run Baker 3
1 Eddie Foster 3
1 Larry Gardner 3
1 Sammy Vick 3
5 21 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Zimmerman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Gerber 4
2 Home Run Baker 3
2 Larry Gardner 3
2 Hi Myers 3
5 4 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 3
2 Jimmy Austin 1
2 Donie Bush 1
2 Joe Judge 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hooks Dauss 0.43
2 Sherry Smith 0.33
3 Urban Shocker 0.25
4 Jim Shaw 0.22
5 2 tied 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Red Causey 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Dickey Kerr 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hooks Dauss 3
1 Urban Shocker 3
3 Marv Goodwin 2
3 Carl Mays 2
3 Jim Shaw 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Danforth 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ross Youngs .411
2 Cy Williams .380
3 Bill Wambsganss .376
4 Irish Meusel .371
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .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 19
3 Benny Kauff 18
4 Gavvy Cravath 17
4 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 10
2 Ivy Olson 9
2 Buck Weaver 9
4 Tony Boeckel 8
4 3 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allen Russell 0.82
2 Eddie Cicotte 0.88
3 Hank Thormahlen 0.92
4 Oscar Tuero 0.98
5 Dolf Luque 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 7
1 Jeff Pfeffer 7
3 Red Causey 6
4 Jesse Barnes 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 37
2 Hod Eller 33
3 Burleigh Grimes 31
4 Jim Shaw 30
5 Lefty Williams 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Coveleski 3
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Rube Benton 1
2 Fritz Coumbe 1
2 11 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .421
2 Ty Cobb .408
3 Ray Schalk .400
4 George Sisler .395
5 Edd Roush .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
1 George Cutshaw 2
1 Charlie Hollocher 2
1 Benny Kauff 2
5 20 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 13
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 13
3 Benny Kauff 12
4 Doc Johnston 11
5 2 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 6
1 Tony Boeckel 6
3 Ray Chapman 5
4 Walter Holke 4
4 7 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 0.00
1 Hank Thormahlen 0.00
1 Dave Davenport 0.00
4 Dickey Kerr 0.56
5 Oscar Tuero 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Causey 4
2 Rube Benton 3
2 Eddie Cicotte 3
2 Wilbur Cooper 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 17
1 Jim Shaw 17
3 Urban Shocker 15
3 Lefty Williams 15
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Coveleski 3
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Dave Danforth 1
2 Jean Dubuc 1
2 2 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Burns .338
2 Zack Wheat .337
3 George Sisler .331
4 Heinie Groh .323
5 Charlie Hollocher .316

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 78
2 George Cutshaw 70
3 Edd Roush 67
4 Ty Cobb 65
4 Sherry Magee 65

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 46
2 Ray Chapman 36
3 George Sisler 35
4 George Burns 30
4 Eddie Collins 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.50
2 Hippo Vaughn 1.70
3 Allan Sothoron 1.87
4 Burleigh Grimes 1.89
5 Harry Harper 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 22
2 Hippo Vaughn 21
3 Walter Johnson 20
4 Eddie Cicotte 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 168
2 Jim Shaw 136
3 Wilbur Cooper 129
3 Burleigh Grimes 129
3 Hippo Vaughn 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Mogridge 6
2 Jim Bagby 4
2 Stan Coveleski 4
2 Walter Johnson 4
5 7 tied 3