On This Day

Saturday, June 14, 1919

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 25 13 .658 --
White Sox 28 15 .651 -0.5
Indians 26 16 .619 1.0
Browns 21 20 .512 5.5
Red Sox 18 20 .474 7.0
Tigers 19 22 .463 7.5
Senators 15 25 .375 11.0
Athletics 9 30 .231 16.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 28 13 .683 --
Reds 27 18 .600 3.0
Cubs 24 19 .558 5.0
Pirates 23 21 .523 6.5
Cardinals 20 23 .465 9.0
Robins 20 25 .444 10.0
Phillies 15 24 .385 12.0
Braves 14 28 .333 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Dugan 4
1 Chick Gandil 4
3 Jim Bagby 3
3 Carson Bigbee 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Happy Felsch 1
1 Heinie Groh 1
1 Casey Stengel 1
1 Jack Tobin 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Groh 4
2 Clyde Milan 3
3 Ping Bodie 2
3 Rube Bressler 2
3 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 2
1 Billy Southworth 2
3 George Burns 1
3 Eddie Collins 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Allan Sothoron 0.50
1 Oscar Tuero 0.50
3 Erskine Mayer 0.43
3 Hank Thormahlen 0.43
5 Eddie Cicotte 0.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Ray Fisher 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Cicotte 7
2 Dolf Luque 4
2 Jim Shaw 4
2 Oscar Tuero 4
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dolf Luque 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gavvy Cravath .418
2 George Sisler .364
3 Ross Youngs .363
4 Ty Cobb .360
5 Bobby Veach .357

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 30
3 Eddie Collins 28
3 Tommy Griffith 28
3 2 others tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 15
1 Doc Johnston 15
1 Ross Youngs 15
4 Eddie Collins 14
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.20
2 Claude Hendrix 1.34
3 Hippo Vaughn 1.36
4 Slim Sallee 1.44
5 Bob Shawkey 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 12
2 Bob Shawkey 9
3 Jesse Barnes 8
3 Red Causey 8
3 Lefty Williams 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 61
2 Burleigh Grimes 46
2 Lefty Williams 46
4 Hod Eller 45
5 Jim Shaw 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Coveleski 3
2 Jean Dubuc 2
2 Walt Kinney 2
2 Dolf Luque 2
2 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Johnston .458
2 George Sisler .444
3 Bobby Veach .422
4 Edd Roush .393
5 Braggo Roth .386

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Groh 15
2 Ping Bodie 13
2 Braggo Roth 13
4 Duffy Lewis 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doc Johnston 7
2 Carson Bigbee 6
2 Billy Southworth 6
2 Ross Youngs 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shawkey 0.30
2 Walter Johnson 0.50
2 Herb Pennock 0.50
2 Urban Shocker 0.50
5 Walt Kinney 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 4
1 Bob Shawkey 4
3 Babe Adams 3
3 Pete Alexander 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 23
2 Bob Shawkey 19
3 Eddie Cicotte 17
3 Bill Doak 17
5 Hippo Vaughn 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dolf Luque 2
2 Babe Adams 1
2 Doc Ayers 1
2 Jean Dubuc 1
2 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .408
2 Bobby Veach .407
3 Gavvy Cravath .385
4 Sam Rice .385
5 Braggo Roth .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
1 Braggo Roth 4
3 Benny Kauff 3
3 Babe Ruth 3
3 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 28
2 Heinie Groh 24
3 Babe Ruth 23
4 Home Run Baker 21
4 Billy Southworth 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 13
2 Doc Johnston 10
2 Ross Youngs 10
4 Billy Southworth 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walt Kinney 0.90
2 Claude Hendrix 1.04
3 Dickey Kerr 1.08
4 Eddie Cicotte 1.17
5 Dick Rudolph 1.41

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 32
2 Lefty Williams 28
3 Eddie Cicotte 27
4 Phil Douglas 26
4 Bob Shawkey 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jean Dubuc 2
1 Walt Kinney 2
1 Dolf Luque 2
1 Jesse Winters 2
5 12 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .401
2 Zack Wheat .335
3 Heinie Groh .318
4 Ross Youngs .316
5 Bobby Veach .314

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 79
2 George Cutshaw 74
3 Edd Roush 70
3 Babe Ruth 70
5 Gavvy Cravath 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 39
2 Eddie Collins 32
3 George Burns 31
3 Ray Chapman 31
3 George Sisler 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.56
2 Hippo Vaughn 1.75
3 Allan Sothoron 1.89
4 Lefty Tyler 1.92
5 Jim Shaw 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 22
2 Wilbur Cooper 21
2 Stan Coveleski 21
4 Eddie Cicotte 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 172
2 Jim Shaw 137
3 Wilbur Cooper 126
3 Burleigh Grimes 126
5 Hippo Vaughn 114

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Mogridge 5
2 Jim Bagby 4
2 Stan Coveleski 4
4 Wilbur Cooper 3
4 4 others tied 3