On This Day

Friday, May 30, 1919

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 23 7 .767 --
Indians 18 10 .643 4.0
Yankees 14 10 .583 6.0
Browns 14 13 .519 7.5
Tigers 13 15 .464 9.0
Red Sox 11 15 .423 10.0
Senators 8 18 .308 13.0
Athletics 6 19 .240 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 21 7 .750 --
Reds 18 12 .600 4.0
Robins 16 12 .571 5.0
Pirates 14 16 .467 8.0
Cubs 13 16 .448 8.5
Phillies 11 14 .440 8.5
Braves 9 16 .360 10.5
Cardinals 10 19 .345 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Home Run Baker 6
2 Larry Doyle 5
2 Duffy Lewis 5
2 Braggo Roth 5
2 Babe Ruth 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Konetchy 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Tillie Walker 1
1 Heinie Zimmerman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 4
2 Home Run Baker 3
2 Walter Holke 3
2 Fritz Mollwitz 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Konetchy 2
1 Fred Merkle 2
1 Fritz Mollwitz 2
4 Carson Bigbee 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Rudolph 1.00
2 Howard Ehmke 0.86
3 Red Faber 0.50
3 Lefty Williams 0.50
5 2 tied 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howard Ehmke 6
2 Dick Rudolph 4
2 Lefty Williams 4
4 Pete Alexander 3
4 7 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ross Youngs .391
2 Ty Cobb .377
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .355
4 Joe Gedeon .353
5 Irish Meusel .349

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 25
2 Benny Kauff 22
3 Eddie Collins 21
3 Larry Gardner 21
5 3 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 11
2 Ivy Olson 10
3 Carson Bigbee 9
3 Buck Herzog 9
3 4 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 0.89
2 Hank Thormahlen 1.25
3 Oscar Tuero 1.33
4 Claude Hendrix 1.35
5 Jack Quinn 1.37

Wins

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

Strikeouts

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

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 .442
3 Carson Bigbee .407
4 Bobby Veach .405
5 Sam Rice .404

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 20
2 Benny Kauff 13
2 Babe Ruth 13
4 Home Run Baker 12
5 Baby Doll Jacobson 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 7
2 Rogers Hornsby 5
2 Fred Merkle 5
4 Ray Chapman 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 0.33
2 Harry Harper 0.66
3 Art Nehf 0.67
4 Claude Hendrix 0.71
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 3
1 Rube Benton 3
1 Red Causey 3
1 Eddie Cicotte 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Williams 18
2 Jim Shaw 17
3 Burleigh Grimes 14
4 Wilbur Cooper 12
4 3 others tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 Jean Dubuc 1
1 Ray Fisher 1
1 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Burns .336
2 George Sisler .333
3 Zack Wheat .330
4 Heinie Groh .314
5 Ross Youngs .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 12
2 Babe Ruth 11
3 Cy Williams 9
4 George Cutshaw 6
4 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 82
2 George Cutshaw 72
3 Edd Roush 69
3 Babe Ruth 69
5 Gavvy Cravath 68

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 1.53
2 Allan Sothoron 1.71
3 Hippo Vaughn 1.76
4 Harry Harper 1.85
5 Burleigh Grimes 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 22
2 Eddie Cicotte 20
2 Wilbur Cooper 20
2 Stan Coveleski 20
2 Hippo Vaughn 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 164
2 Jim Shaw 137
3 Wilbur Cooper 125
3 Burleigh Grimes 125
5 Hippo Vaughn 122

Saves

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