On This Day

Tuesday, May 27, 1919

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 21 7 .750 --
Indians 18 8 .692 2.0
Browns 14 11 .560 5.5
Yankees 11 10 .524 6.5
Tigers 11 15 .423 9.0
Red Sox 9 14 .391 9.5
Senators 8 15 .348 10.5
Athletics 5 17 .227 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 18 6 .750 --
Robins 16 8 .667 2.0
Reds 16 10 .615 3.0
Phillies 11 10 .524 5.5
Cubs 13 13 .500 6.0
Pirates 11 15 .423 8.0
Cardinals 7 19 .269 12.0
Braves 5 16 .238 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ping Bodie 3
1 Hick Cady 3
1 Claude Hendrix 3
1 Fred Merkle 3
1 Tom Phillips 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 1
1 Hal Chase 1
1 Gavvy Cravath 1
1 Benny Kauff 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doyle 4
2 Ray Chapman 3
2 Gavvy Cravath 3
2 George Sisler 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doug Baird 1
1 Carson Bigbee 1
1 Ping Bodie 1
1 Hal Chase 1
1 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Claude Hendrix 0.43
2 Harry Harper 0.38
3 Al Mamaux 0.33
3 Frank Woodward 0.33
5 Bill Doak 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Bill Doak 1
1 Claude Hendrix 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Harper 3
1 Claude Hendrix 3
1 Rube Marquard 3
1 Allan Sothoron 3
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ross Youngs .417
2 Ty Cobb .377
3 Bill Wambsganss .370
4 Ping Bodie .357
4 Irish Meusel .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Benny Kauff 4
2 Gavvy Cravath 3
2 Larry Doyle 3
2 Charlie Hollocher 3
2 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 21
2 Eddie Collins 20
2 Larry Gardner 20
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 20
2 Benny Kauff 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 11
2 Ivy Olson 9
2 Buck Weaver 9
2 Ross Youngs 9
5 5 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allen Russell 0.75
2 Eddie Cicotte 0.89
3 Oscar Tuero 0.98
4 Hank Thormahlen 1.04
5 Jack Quinn 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 8
2 Jeff Pfeffer 7
3 Jesse Barnes 6
3 Red Causey 6
3 Lefty Williams 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hod Eller 39
2 Walter Johnson 37
3 Burleigh Grimes 32
3 Lefty Williams 32
5 Jim Shaw 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Coveleski 3
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Rube Benton 1
2 Fritz Coumbe 1
2 13 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gavvy Cravath .515
2 George Sisler .432
3 Ping Bodie .425
4 Ty Cobb .417
5 Rogers Hornsby .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 3
2 Hal Chase 2
2 George Cutshaw 2
2 Charlie Hollocher 2
2 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 17
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 13
3 Bill Wambsganss 12
4 Larry Gardner 11
4 Benny Kauff 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 6
2 Tony Boeckel 5
2 Ray Chapman 5
2 Rogers Hornsby 5
2 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Davenport 0.00
2 Eddie Cicotte 0.25
3 Hank Thormahlen 0.29
4 Babe Adams 0.46
5 Claude Hendrix 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Benton 4
1 Eddie Cicotte 4
3 Red Causey 3
3 Stan Coveleski 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stan Coveleski 14
1 Urban Shocker 14
1 Lefty Williams 14
4 Eddie Cicotte 13
4 Burleigh Grimes 13

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Zack Wheat .338
2 George Sisler .336
3 George Burns .335
4 Heinie Groh .316
5 Ross Youngs .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 11
2 Babe Ruth 10
3 Cy Williams 9
4 George Cutshaw 6
4 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 80
2 George Cutshaw 70
3 Edd Roush 67
4 Ty Cobb 66
5 2 tied 65

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 46
2 Ray Chapman 35
2 George Sisler 35
4 Eddie Collins 31
5 George Burns 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.56
2 Hippo Vaughn 1.73
3 Allan Sothoron 1.83
4 Burleigh Grimes 1.86
5 Harry Harper 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 23
2 Eddie Cicotte 20
2 Stan Coveleski 20
2 Hippo Vaughn 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 165
2 Jim Shaw 133
3 Wilbur Cooper 129
4 Burleigh Grimes 127
5 Hippo Vaughn 122

Saves

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