On This Day

Thursday, June 12, 1919

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	24	12	.667	--
White Sox	27	14	.659	-0.5
Indians	25	15	.625	1.0
Browns	20	19	.513	5.5
Red Sox	17	19	.472	7.0
Tigers	18	21	.462	7.5
Senators	13	25	.342	12.0
Athletics	9	28	.243	15.5

Games

Red Sox 4, White Sox 0

Browns 5, Athletics 0

Indians 5, Senators 1

Yankees 6, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	27	12	.692	--
Reds	25	18	.581	4.0
Cubs	24	18	.571	4.5
Pirates	21	21	.500	7.5
Robins	20	23	.465	9.0
Cardinals	18	23	.439	10.0
Phillies	15	23	.395	11.5
Braves	14	26	.350	13.5

Games

Cubs 3, Phillies 0

Giants 2, Reds 1

Pirates 5, Robins 4

Cardinals 3, Braves 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Austin McHenry	3
1	Red Shannon	3
1	Casey Stengel	3
1	Ross Youngs	3
5	25 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ira Flagstead	1
1	Ernie Krueger	1
1	Duffy Lewis	1
1	Austin McHenry	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Krueger	2
1	Duffy Lewis	2
1	Austin McHenry	2
1	Babe Ruth	2
1	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Shannon	2
2	Tony Boeckel	1
2	Ray Demmitt	1
2	Bert Gallia	1
2	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Herb Pennock	1.25
2	Pete Alexander	1.00
3	Bob Shawkey	0.55
4	Rollie Naylor	0.44
5	Bert Gallia	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Bert Gallia	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	8
2	Bob Shawkey	6
3	Bert Gallia	5
3	Herb Pennock	5
5	Rollie Naylor	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gavvy Cravath	.434
2	George Sisler	.358
3	Doc Johnston	.356
4	Ross Youngs	.355
5	Ty Cobb	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	6
2	Gavvy Cravath	5
2	Benny Kauff	5
4	Larry Doyle	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	33
2	Babe Ruth	29
3	Tommy Griffith	28
4	George Sisler	27
5	3 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doc Johnston	14
1	Ross Youngs	14
3	Carson Bigbee	13
3	Eddie Collins	13
3	2 others tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.09
2	Claude Hendrix	1.34
3	Hippo Vaughn	1.38
4	Bob Shawkey	1.45
5	Hank Thormahlen	1.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	11
2	Bob Shawkey	9
3	Jesse Barnes	8
3	Red Causey	8
3	Lefty Williams	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	59
2	Burleigh Grimes	46
2	Lefty Williams	46
4	Hod Eller	45
5	2 tied	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Coveleski	3
2	Jean Dubuc	2
2	Walt Kinney	2
2	Bob Shawkey	2
2	Jesse Winters	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Doc Johnston	.478
2	Braggo Roth	.433
3	Babe Ruth	.429
4	Bobby Veach	.413
5	Sam Rice	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Braggo Roth	3
1	George Sisler	3
1	Cy Williams	3
4	Ping Bodie	2
4	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Braggo Roth	15
1	Babe Ruth	15
3	Home Run Baker	14
3	Duffy Lewis	14
3	Billy Southworth	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Cutshaw	6
1	Doc Johnston	6
1	Billy Southworth	6
4	Carson Bigbee	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Shawkey	0.26
2	Walt Kinney	0.57
3	Jim Shaw	0.58
4	Hippo Vaughn	0.90
5	Walter Johnson	0.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Shawkey	6
2	Babe Adams	3
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Eddie Cicotte	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	22
2	Bob Shawkey	21
3	Pete Alexander	18
3	Carl Mays	18
5	5 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Doc Ayers	1
1	Jean Dubuc	1
1	Walt Kinney	1
1	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gavvy Cravath	.415
2	George Sisler	.408
3	Doc Johnston	.402
4	Sam Rice	.376
5	Edd Roush	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	5
2	Braggo Roth	4
2	George Sisler	4
4	Ira Flagstead	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	29
2	Babe Ruth	22
3	Home Run Baker	21
3	Heinie Groh	21
5	Billy Southworth	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	11
1	Doc Johnston	11
3	Ross Youngs	10
4	George Cutshaw	8
5	5 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	0.84
2	Dickey Kerr	0.94
3	Claude Hendrix	1.04
4	Hank Thormahlen	1.18
5	Jim Shaw	1.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	7
1	Bob Shawkey	7
3	Rube Benton	6
4	Red Causey	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	30
1	Walter Johnson	30
3	Lefty Williams	28
4	Burleigh Grimes	27
5	2 tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Coveleski	2
1	Jean Dubuc	2
1	Walt Kinney	2
1	Jesse Winters	2
5	12 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.399
2	George Sisler	.342
3	Zack Wheat	.337
4	Heinie Groh	.317
5	Bobby Veach	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	12
2	Cy Williams	11
3	Babe Ruth	8
4	Edd Roush	7
4	Tillie Walker	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	84
2	George Cutshaw	71
3	Gavvy Cravath	70
3	Edd Roush	70
3	Babe Ruth	70

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	40
2	George Sisler	33
3	Eddie Collins	31
4	George Burns	30
4	Ray Chapman	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.56
2	Hippo Vaughn	1.77
3	Allan Sothoron	1.81
4	Lefty Tyler	1.89
5	Jim Shaw	1.98

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	173
2	Jim Shaw	133
3	Burleigh Grimes	126
4	Wilbur Cooper	122
5	Hippo Vaughn	111

Saves

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