On This Day

Sunday, June 15, 1919

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 28 15 .651 --
Yankees 25 14 .641 1.0
Indians 26 16 .619 1.5
Browns 22 20 .524 5.5
Tigers 20 22 .476 7.5
Red Sox 18 20 .474 7.5
Senators 15 26 .366 12.0
Athletics 9 30 .231 17.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 29 13 .690 --
Reds 27 18 .600 3.5
Cubs 24 20 .545 6.0
Pirates 23 21 .523 7.0
Robins 21 25 .457 10.0
Cardinals 20 24 .455 10.0
Phillies 15 24 .385 12.5
Braves 14 28 .333 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Benny Kauff 5
2 Max Flack 3
2 Bobby Veach 3
4 Jimmy Austin 2
4 14 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Les Mann 2
1 Hi Myers 2
1 Dode Paskert 2
1 Bobby Veach 2
5 13 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Foster 2
1 Joe Judge 2
3 Cliff Heathcote 1
3 Jimmy Johnston 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Leon Cadore 0.38
2 Jack Quinn 0.20
3 Urban Shocker 0.17
4 Howard Ehmke 0.14
4 Claude Hendrix 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Clarence Mitchell 1
1 Urban Shocker 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Benton 3
1 Leon Cadore 3
3 Jean Dubuc 2
3 Howard Ehmke 2
3 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gavvy Cravath .418
2 Bobby Veach .367
3 George Sisler .364
4 Ty Cobb .357
5 Ross Youngs .352

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 Hippo Vaughn 1.36
3 Slim Sallee 1.44
4 Urban Shocker 1.45
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 .455
2 George Sisler .449
3 Bobby Veach .435
4 Benny Kauff .396
5 Whitey Witt .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Sisler 3
1 Cy Williams 3
3 Ping Bodie 2
3 Ira Flagstead 2
3 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Groh 15
2 Ping Bodie 13
3 Braggo Roth 12
4 Truck Hannah 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doc Johnston 7
2 Carson Bigbee 6
2 Billy Southworth 6
2 Ross Youngs 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Gallia 0.00
1 Speed Martin 0.00
3 Bob Shawkey 0.32
4 Urban Shocker 0.33
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 3
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Jim Bagby 3
1 Rube Benton 3
1 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 23
2 Pete Alexander 16
2 Bill Doak 16
2 Bob Shawkey 16
2 Hippo Vaughn 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dolf Luque 2
2 Babe Adams 1
2 Doc Ayers 1
2 Jean Dubuc 1
2 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Veach .430
2 George Sisler .415
3 Sam Rice .394
4 Gavvy Cravath .391
5 Doc Johnston .375

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 23
2 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
3 Billy Southworth 9
4 George Cutshaw 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walt Kinney 0.90
2 Phil Douglas 1.15
3 Eddie Cicotte 1.17
4 Dick Rudolph 1.41
5 Bob Shawkey 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 7
2 Rube Benton 6
2 Bob Shawkey 6
4 Stan Coveleski 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 32
2 Lefty Williams 28
3 Eddie Cicotte 27
4 Pete Alexander 26
5 Jeff Pfeffer 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jean Dubuc 2
1 Walt Kinney 2
1 Dolf Luque 2
1 Jesse Winters 2
5 11 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .398
2 Zack Wheat .335
3 Heinie Groh .318
4 Bobby Veach .314
5 Ross Youngs .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 11
1 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 73
3 Edd Roush 70
4 Gavvy Cravath 68
4 Billy Southworth 68

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 39
2 Eddie Collins 32
3 George Burns 31
3 Ray Chapman 31
5 George Sisler 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.56
2 Hippo Vaughn 1.58
3 Allan Sothoron 1.78
4 Lefty Tyler 1.92
5 Wilbur Cooper 2.05

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 172
2 Jim Shaw 137
3 Wilbur Cooper 125
4 Burleigh Grimes 119
5 Hippo Vaughn 112

Saves

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