On This Day

Thursday, May 29, 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 12 10 .545 6.0
Tigers 11 15 .423 9.0
Red Sox 10 14 .417 9.0
Senators 8 16 .333 11.0
Athletics 5 18 .217 13.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 19 7 .731 --
Reds 18 10 .643 2.0
Robins 16 10 .615 3.0
Cubs 13 14 .481 6.5
Phillies 11 12 .478 6.5
Pirates 12 16 .429 8.0
Braves 7 16 .304 10.5
Cardinals 8 19 .296 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Rice 3
1 Amos Strunk 3
1 Zeb Terry 3
4 Home Run Baker 2
4 17 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 2
1 Truck Hannah 2
1 Stuffy McInnis 2
1 Sam Rice 2
1 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Home Run Baker 1
1 Ping Bodie 1
1 Hal Chase 1
1 Gavvy Cravath 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carl Mays 1.50
2 Jim Shaw 0.75
3 Burleigh Grimes 0.55
4 Allen Russell 0.33
5 Slim Sallee 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Causey 1
1 Al Demaree 1
1 Carl Mays 1
1 Slim Sallee 1
1 Bob Shawkey 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burleigh Grimes 6
1 Carl Mays 6
1 Jim Shaw 6
4 Allen Russell 5
5 Slim Sallee 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ross Youngs .388
2 Ty Cobb .377
3 Bill Wambsganss .370
4 Irish Meusel .359
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .353

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 24
2 Benny Kauff 21
3 Eddie Collins 20
3 Larry Gardner 20
3 2 others tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 11
2 Ivy Olson 10
3 Buck Weaver 9
3 Ross Youngs 9
5 6 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 0.89
2 Hank Thormahlen 1.04
3 Jack Quinn 1.27
4 Oscar Tuero 1.33
5 Claude Hendrix 1.35

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hod Eller 39
2 Burleigh Grimes 38
3 Walter Johnson 37
4 Jim Shaw 36
5 Lefty Williams 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Coveleski 3
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Rube Benton 1
2 Fritz Coumbe 1
2 14 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gavvy Cravath .472
2 Ty Cobb .436
3 Bill Wambsganss .432
4 Larry Gardner .417
4 George Sisler .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 3
2 Hal Chase 2
2 Benny Kauff 2
2 Irish Meusel 2
5 19 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 19
2 Benny Kauff 12
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 11
4 Bill Wambsganss 10
5 5 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 6
2 Ray Chapman 5
2 Rogers Hornsby 5
4 Ping Bodie 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 0.33
2 Hank Thormahlen 0.41
3 Hooks Dauss 0.50
4 Claude Hendrix 0.55
5 Art Nehf 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Causey 4
2 Rube Benton 3
2 Eddie Cicotte 3
2 Stan Coveleski 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Shaw 17
2 Burleigh Grimes 14
2 Urban Shocker 14
2 Lefty Williams 14
5 3 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 Jean Dubuc 1
1 4 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Burns .338
2 George Sisler .337
3 Zack Wheat .331
4 Heinie Groh .315
5 Charlie Hollocher .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 12
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 68
4 Gavvy Cravath 67
5 Ty Cobb 66

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 46
2 Ray Chapman 35
3 George Sisler 33
4 George Burns 31
4 Eddie Collins 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.56
2 Allan Sothoron 1.71
3 Hippo Vaughn 1.76
4 Harry Harper 1.90
5 Burleigh Grimes 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 22
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 137
3 Burleigh Grimes 125
4 Wilbur Cooper 122
4 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