On This Day

Sunday, June 1, 1919

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 24 8 .750 --
Indians 19 11 .633 4.0
Yankees 15 11 .577 6.0
Browns 15 14 .517 7.5
Tigers 14 16 .467 9.0
Red Sox 12 15 .444 9.5
Senators 9 19 .321 13.0
Athletics 6 20 .231 15.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 22 8 .733 --
Reds 19 14 .576 4.5
Robins 17 13 .567 5.0
Pirates 16 17 .485 7.5
Cubs 15 16 .484 7.5
Phillies 13 14 .481 7.5
Braves 9 18 .333 11.5
Cardinals 10 21 .323 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Zack Wheat 5
2 Bert Adams 4
2 Fred Luderus 4
2 Ivy Olson 4
2 Casey Stengel 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 1
1 Heinie Zimmerman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Groh 4
2 Fred Luderus 3
3 George Cutshaw 2
3 Max Flack 2
3 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 2
1 Billy Southworth 2
3 Bert Adams 1
3 Doug Baird 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 1.14
2 Hippo Vaughn 0.62
3 Babe Adams 0.57
4 Dutch Ruether 0.56
5 Dutch Leonard 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 8
2 Jeff Pfeffer 6
3 Dutch Leonard 5
3 Dutch Ruether 5
3 Hippo Vaughn 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ross Youngs .402
2 Ty Cobb .388
3 Joe Gedeon .353
4 Bobby Veach .346
5 Lew McCarty .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
1 Benny Kauff 4
1 Cy Williams 4
4 Larry Doyle 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 26
2 Larry Gardner 23
3 Benny Kauff 22
4 Eddie Collins 21
4 3 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 12
2 Carson Bigbee 11
2 Ivy Olson 11
4 Burt Shotton 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Claude Hendrix 1.01
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.02
3 Hank Thormahlen 1.25
4 Jack Quinn 1.37
5 Red Faber 1.42

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 Walter Johnson 46
2 Hod Eller 39
3 Burleigh Grimes 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 Ty Cobb .478
2 Bobby Veach .450
3 Gavvy Cravath .447
4 Everett Scott .435
5 Home Run Baker .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Zimmerman 3
2 Hal Chase 2
2 Gavvy Cravath 2
2 Benny Kauff 2
2 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 20
2 Billy Southworth 16
3 Home Run Baker 14
3 Babe Ruth 14
5 Benny Kauff 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 7
2 Rogers Hornsby 5
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 5
2 Fred Merkle 5
2 Billy Southworth 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Claude Hendrix 0.42
2 Art Nehf 0.64
3 Eddie Cicotte 0.75
3 Al Demaree 0.75
5 Hank Thormahlen 0.93

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 Walter Johnson 17
1 Jeff Pfeffer 17
3 Jim Shaw 15
4 Burleigh Grimes 14
5 2 tied 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 Sisler .341
3 George Burns .336
4 Zack Wheat .335
5 Ross Youngs .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 12
2 Babe Ruth 11
3 Cy Williams 10
4 George Cutshaw 6
4 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 85
2 George Cutshaw 71
3 Babe Ruth 70
4 Ty Cobb 69
4 Edd Roush 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 40
2 George Sisler 33
3 George Burns 32
3 Ray Chapman 32
3 Eddie Collins 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.52
2 Allan Sothoron 1.75
3 Hippo Vaughn 1.79
4 Lefty Tyler 1.84
5 Harry Harper 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 22
2 Eddie Cicotte 20
2 Wilbur Cooper 20
2 Walter Johnson 20
2 Hippo Vaughn 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 172
2 Jim Shaw 135
3 Wilbur Cooper 125
4 Burleigh Grimes 124
5 Hippo Vaughn 115

Saves

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