On This Day

Saturday, May 31, 1919

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	24	7	.774	--
Indians	18	11	.621	5.0
Yankees	15	10	.600	6.0
Browns	15	13	.536	7.5
Tigers	13	16	.448	10.0
Red Sox	12	15	.444	10.0
Senators	8	19	.296	14.0
Athletics	6	20	.231	15.5

Games

White Sox 5, Indians 2

Browns 9, Tigers 7

Red Sox 6, Athletics 4

Yankees 6, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	21	8	.724	--
Robins	17	12	.586	4.0
Reds	18	13	.581	4.0
Pirates	15	16	.484	7.0
Cubs	14	16	.467	7.5
Phillies	12	14	.462	7.5
Braves	9	17	.346	10.5
Cardinals	10	20	.333	11.5

Games

Phillies 6, Braves 1

Robins 3, Giants 2

Pirates 10, Reds 5

Cubs 2, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Austin	4
1	Home Run Baker	4
3	Doug Baird	3
3	Ty Cobb	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Doug Baird	1
1	Braggo Roth	1
1	Billy Southworth	1
1	Jack Tobin	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Southworth	6
2	Doug Baird	3
3	Home Run Baker	2
3	Eddie Cicotte	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Austin	1
1	Home Run Baker	1
1	Ping Bodie	1
1	Tony Boeckel	1
1	16 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Marquard	0.50
2	Eddie Cicotte	0.43
3	Bill James	0.33
4	Claude Hendrix	0.20
5	Earl Hamilton	0.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Earl Hamilton	1
1	Claude Hendrix	1
1	Bill James	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	4
2	Eddie Cicotte	3
2	Earl Hamilton	3
2	Bill James	3
2	Bob Shawkey	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allan Sothoron	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ross Youngs	.407
2	Ty Cobb	.390
3	Joe Gedeon	.353
4	Irish Meusel	.344
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.342

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
3	Babe Ruth	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	11
2	Ivy Olson	10
3	Carson Bigbee	9
3	Tony Boeckel	9
3	6 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Claude Hendrix	1.01
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.02
3	Hank Thormahlen	1.25
4	Oscar Tuero	1.33
5	Jack Quinn	1.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	9
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	15 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gavvy Cravath	.474
2	Ty Cobb	.468
3	Bobby Veach	.425
4	Everett Scott	.408
5	Home Run Baker	.407

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	19
2	Billy Southworth	15
3	Home Run Baker	14
3	Babe Ruth	14
5	Benny Kauff	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	6
2	Rogers Hornsby	5
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	5
2	Fred Merkle	5
5	8 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Claude Hendrix	0.42
2	Art Nehf	0.67
3	Allan Sothoron	0.69
4	Eddie Cicotte	0.75
4	Al Demaree	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	4
2	Rube Benton	3
2	Red Causey	3
2	Stan Coveleski	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Williams	18
2	Jim Shaw	17
3	Burleigh Grimes	14
4	Eddie Cicotte	13
4	Bert Gallia	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	Jean Dubuc	1
1	Ray Fisher	1
1	4 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.409
2	George Burns	.336
3	George Sisler	.334
4	Zack Wheat	.330
5	Ross Youngs	.318

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	83
2	Babe Ruth	70
3	George Cutshaw	69
4	Ty Cobb	68
4	Edd Roush	68

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	43
2	George Sisler	33
3	Ray Chapman	32
4	George Burns	31
4	Eddie Collins	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.53
2	Allan Sothoron	1.70
3	Hippo Vaughn	1.82
4	Lefty Tyler	1.84
5	Harry Harper	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	22
2	Eddie Cicotte	21
3	Wilbur Cooper	20
4	Stan Coveleski	19
4	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	164
2	Jim Shaw	135
3	Wilbur Cooper	125
4	Burleigh Grimes	124
5	Hippo Vaughn	110

Saves

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