On This Day

Thursday, June 5, 1919

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 25 11 .694 --
Indians 21 13 .618 3.0
Yankees 19 12 .613 3.5
Tigers 17 17 .500 7.0
Browns 16 17 .485 7.5
Red Sox 15 16 .484 7.5
Senators 11 21 .344 12.0
Athletics 7 24 .226 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 24 10 .706 --
Reds 20 16 .556 5.0
Robins 20 16 .556 5.0
Cubs 18 17 .514 6.5
Phillies 15 16 .484 7.5
Pirates 17 20 .459 8.5
Braves 12 21 .364 11.5
Cardinals 12 22 .353 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Whitey Witt 5
2 Ray Chapman 3
2 Del Gainer 3
2 Cliff Heathcote 3
2 Bill Wambsganss 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Collins 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Collins 4
2 Ray Chapman 2
2 Patsy Gharrity 2
2 Roy Grover 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Happy Felsch 2
1 George Sisler 2
1 Smoky Joe Wood 2
4 Heinie Groh 1
4 Whitey Witt 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 1.17
2 Bill Doak 0.50
3 Eddie Cicotte 0.38
4 Babe Ruth 0.25
5 Dutch Leonard 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Bill Doak 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Socks Seibold 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 7
2 Bill Doak 5
3 Eddie Cicotte 3
4 Dutch Leonard 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Mays 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gavvy Cravath .450
2 Ross Youngs .371
3 Ty Cobb .365
4 Joe Gedeon .352
5 Doc Johnston .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Benny Kauff 5
1 Cy Williams 5
3 Gavvy Cravath 4
3 Larry Doyle 4
3 Braggo Roth 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 28
2 Eddie Collins 26
2 Larry Gardner 26
4 Tommy Griffith 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 13
2 Carson Bigbee 12
2 Buck Herzog 12
2 Ross Youngs 12
5 Ivy Olson 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.00
2 Claude Hendrix 1.01
3 Jack Quinn 1.40
4 Slim Sallee 1.41
5 Hippo Vaughn 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 10
2 Jesse Barnes 7
2 Red Causey 7
2 Jeff Pfeffer 7
2 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 53
2 Burleigh Grimes 42
3 Hod Eller 40
4 Lefty Williams 39
5 Jim Shaw 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Coveleski 3
2 Bob Shawkey 2
2 Jesse Winters 2
4 Babe Adams 1
4 19 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Braggo Roth .464
2 Doc Johnston .439
3 Everett Scott .429
4 Bobby Veach .422
5 Sam Rice .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Braggo Roth 4
2 Heinie Zimmerman 3
3 Ping Bodie 2
3 Hal Chase 2
3 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 16
1 Billy Southworth 16
3 Larry Gardner 15
4 Home Run Baker 14
4 Walter Holke 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 6
2 Doug Baird 5
2 George Cutshaw 5
2 Billy Southworth 5
5 11 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Claude Hendrix 0.00
1 Speed Martin 0.00
3 Slim Sallee 0.53
4 Roy Mitchell 0.63
5 Dick Rudolph 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 4
1 Bob Shawkey 4
3 Rube Benton 3
3 Hooks Dauss 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 21
2 Phil Douglas 18
3 Rube Marquard 17
4 Lefty Williams 15
5 3 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 Jean Dubuc 1
1 Ray Fisher 1
1 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gavvy Cravath .435
2 George Sisler .388
3 Edd Roush .388
4 Doc Johnston .375
5 Braggo Roth .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
1 Benny Kauff 4
1 Braggo Roth 4
4 Larry Doyle 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 24
2 Larry Gardner 20
2 Benny Kauff 20
4 Baby Doll Jacobson 19
5 Walter Holke 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 11
2 Ross Youngs 9
3 Doc Johnston 8
3 Fred Merkle 8
3 Burt Shotton 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 0.95
2 Claude Hendrix 1.01
3 Phil Douglas 1.30
4 Sherry Smith 1.35
5 Dutch Leonard 1.38

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 35
2 Lefty Williams 30
3 Burleigh Grimes 27
3 Rube Marquard 27
5 3 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Coveleski 3
2 Jesse Winters 2
3 Babe Adams 1
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .401
2 George Sisler .338
3 Zack Wheat .337
4 George Burns .327
5 Ross Youngs .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 12
2 Cy Williams 10
3 Babe Ruth 8
4 George Cutshaw 6
4 6 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 40
2 George Burns 33
2 Eddie Collins 33
4 Ray Chapman 32
5 George Sisler 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.50
2 Allan Sothoron 1.74
3 Hippo Vaughn 1.78
4 Lefty Tyler 1.81
5 Harry Harper 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 23
2 Eddie Cicotte 20
2 Wilbur Cooper 20
2 Walter Johnson 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 177
2 Jim Shaw 133
3 Wilbur Cooper 126
4 Burleigh Grimes 123
5 Hippo Vaughn 114

Saves

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