On This Day

Monday, June 2, 1919

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	24	10	.706	--
Indians	20	11	.645	2.5
Yankees	17	11	.607	4.0
Browns	15	15	.500	7.0
Tigers	16	16	.500	7.0
Red Sox	12	16	.429	9.0
Senators	10	19	.345	11.5
Athletics	6	22	.214	15.0

Games

Indians 6, Browns 3

Tigers 5, White Sox 3

Tigers 2, White Sox 1

Yankees 7, Athletics 0

Yankees 10, Athletics 5

Senators 4, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	24	8	.750	--
Reds	20	14	.588	5.0
Robins	18	14	.563	6.0
Cubs	17	16	.515	7.5
Pirates	16	19	.457	9.5
Phillies	13	16	.448	9.5
Braves	10	19	.345	12.5
Cardinals	10	22	.313	14.0

Games

Robins 3, Braves 1

Braves 5, Robins 1

Cubs 7, Pirates 0

Cubs 2, Pirates 1

Giants 7, Phillies 4

Giants 9, Phillies 7

Reds 7, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ping Bodie	6
2	George Burns	5
2	George Cutshaw	5
2	Nemo Leibold	5
5	6 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ping Bodie	2
2	Ira Flagstead	1
2	Benny Kauff	1
2	Fred Lear	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ping Bodie	6
2	Milt Stock	4
3	Hick Cady	3
3	Truck Hannah	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	2
1	Gavvy Cravath	2
1	Red Smith	2
4	Eddie Ainsmith	1
4	23 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Burleigh Grimes	999.00
2	Phil Douglas	1.00
2	Bob Shawkey	1.00
4	Wilbur Cooper	0.62
5	Carl Mays	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Bernie Boland	1
1	Rube Bressler	1
1	Leon Cadore	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Phil Douglas	7
2	Bob Shawkey	6
3	Wilbur Cooper	5
3	Carl Mays	5
5	6 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jesse Winters	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gavvy Cravath	.466
2	Ross Youngs	.392
3	Ty Cobb	.372
4	Ping Bodie	.364
5	Bobby Veach	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Benny Kauff	5
1	Cy Williams	5
3	Gavvy Cravath	4
4	Larry Doyle	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	27
2	Larry Gardner	24
2	Benny Kauff	24
4	Eddie Collins	22
4	Tommy Griffith	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	13
2	Carson Bigbee	11
2	Ivy Olson	11
2	Ross Youngs	11
5	3 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.00
2	Claude Hendrix	1.01
3	Jack Quinn	1.37
4	Art Nehf	1.46
5	Hippo Vaughn	1.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	9
2	Jesse Barnes	7
2	Red Causey	7
2	Jeff Pfeffer	7
2	2 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	46
2	Hod Eller	40
3	Lefty Williams	39
4	Burleigh Grimes	38
5	Jim Shaw	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Coveleski	3
2	Jesse Winters	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Rube Benton	1
3	15 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Veach	.477
2	Ivey Wingo	.469
3	Ty Cobb	.440
4	Gavvy Cravath	.434
5	Everett Scott	.422

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Benny Kauff	3
1	Heinie Zimmerman	3
3	Ping Bodie	2
3	Hal Chase	2
3	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	21
2	Billy Southworth	16
3	Heinie Groh	14
3	Benny Kauff	14
3	Babe Ruth	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	7
2	Doug Baird	5
2	Ray Chapman	5
2	George Cutshaw	5
2	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Claude Hendrix	0.00
2	Carl Weilman	0.56
3	Art Nehf	0.64
4	Walt Kinney	0.93
5	Eddie Cicotte	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Shawkey	4
2	Rube Benton	3
2	Red Causey	3
2	Eddie Cicotte	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Phil Douglas	19
2	Jim Shaw	15
2	Lefty Williams	15
4	Burleigh Grimes	14
4	2 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jesse Winters	2
2	Pete Alexander	1
2	Dave Danforth	1
2	Jean Dubuc	1
2	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gavvy Cravath	.424
2	Edd Roush	.405
3	Ross Youngs	.384
4	George Sisler	.372
5	Sam Rice	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
1	Benny Kauff	4
1	Cy Williams	4
4	Charlie Hollocher	3
4	Heinie Zimmerman	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	23
2	Larry Gardner	21
3	Benny Kauff	20
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	18
5	Heinie Groh	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	10
2	Ivy Olson	9
3	Fred Merkle	8
3	Burt Shotton	8
3	Ross Youngs	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Weilman	0.86
2	Art Nehf	0.97
3	Claude Hendrix	1.01
4	Eddie Cicotte	1.15
5	Jack Quinn	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	7
2	Bob Shawkey	6
3	Jesse Barnes	5
3	Rube Benton	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	32
2	Lefty Williams	30
3	Wilbur Cooper	27
4	Phil Douglas	26
5	2 tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Coveleski	3
2	Jesse Winters	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Molly Craft	1
3	8 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.404
2	George Burns	.338
3	Zack Wheat	.336
4	George Sisler	.334
5	Ross Youngs	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	12
2	Babe Ruth	11
3	Cy Williams	10
4	Benny Kauff	7
5	5 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	87
2	George Cutshaw	71
3	Edd Roush	70
3	Babe Ruth	70
5	Ty Cobb	69

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	40
2	George Burns	33
2	Ray Chapman	33
2	Eddie Collins	33
5	George Sisler	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.52
2	Allan Sothoron	1.75
3	Hippo Vaughn	1.79
4	Harry Harper	1.80
5	Lefty Tyler	1.84

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	134
3	Wilbur Cooper	126
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