On This Day

Monday, June 16, 1919

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	29	15	.659	--
Yankees	26	14	.650	1.0
Indians	27	16	.628	1.5
Browns	22	21	.512	6.5
Tigers	21	22	.488	7.5
Red Sox	18	21	.462	8.5
Senators	15	27	.357	13.0
Athletics	9	31	.225	18.0

Games

Indians 1, Red Sox 0

White Sox 5, Athletics 1

Tigers 3, Senators 1

Yankees 4, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	30	13	.698	--
Reds	27	18	.600	4.0
Pirates	24	21	.533	7.0
Cubs	24	21	.533	7.0
Cardinals	21	24	.467	10.0
Robins	21	26	.447	11.0
Phillies	15	25	.375	13.5
Braves	14	28	.333	15.5

Games

Giants 4, Cubs 3

Pirates 6, Phillies 5

Cardinals 2, Robins 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jesse Barnes	3
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	3
1	Jack Tobin	3
4	Josh Billings	2
4	17 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Happy Felsch	1
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	1
1	Mike Menosky	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jesse Barnes	2
1	Josh Billings	2
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	2
1	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	2
2	Carson Bigbee	1
2	Tony Boeckel	1
2	Max Flack	1
2	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Mamaux	0.83
2	Bernie Boland	0.67
3	Bob Shawkey	0.57
4	Phil Douglas	0.53
5	Babe Adams	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Bernie Boland	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Phil Douglas	8
1	Bob Shawkey	8
3	Babe Adams	6
4	Al Mamaux	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilbur Cooper	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gavvy Cravath	.421
2	Bobby Veach	.364
3	George Sisler	.363
4	Ty Cobb	.360
5	Ross Youngs	.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	34
2	Babe Ruth	30
3	George Sisler	29
4	Eddie Collins	28
4	2 others tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	16
2	Doc Johnston	15
2	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	Jack Quinn	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	12
2	Bob Shawkey	10
3	Jesse Barnes	9
3	Lefty Williams	9
5	Red Causey	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	61
2	Lefty Williams	49
3	Bob Shawkey	48
4	Burleigh Grimes	46
5	2 tied	45

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	.419
2	George Sisler	.412
3	Nemo Leibold	.405
4	Bobby Veach	.404
5	Heinie Groh	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Sisler	3
2	Ping Bodie	2
2	Happy Felsch	2
2	Ira Flagstead	2
2	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ping Bodie	13
2	Duffy Lewis	12
2	Braggo Roth	12
2	George Sisler	12
5	2 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doc Johnston	7
2	Carson Bigbee	5
2	Ty Cobb	5
2	Happy Felsch	5
2	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Speed Martin	0.00
2	Walter Johnson	0.33
2	Urban Shocker	0.33
4	Herb Pennock	0.50
4	Dutch Ruether	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Shawkey	4
2	Babe Adams	3
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Bernie Boland	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	24
2	Phil Douglas	20
3	Pete Alexander	16
3	Bill Doak	16
5	Walter Johnson	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dolf Luque	2
2	Babe Adams	1
2	Doc Ayers	1
2	Wilbur Cooper	1
2	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Veach	.422
2	George Sisler	.410
3	Gavvy Cravath	.394
4	Sam Rice	.380
5	Ty Cobb	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Braggo Roth	4
2	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Benny Kauff	3
2	Babe Ruth	3
2	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	13
2	Doc Johnston	10
2	Billy Southworth	10
4	Ty Cobb	8
4	3 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walt Kinney	0.90
2	Phil Douglas	1.11
3	Eddie Cicotte	1.17
4	Dick Rudolph	1.41
5	Claude Hendrix	1.44

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Phil Douglas	32
1	Walter Johnson	32
3	Bob Shawkey	31
3	Lefty Williams	31
5	Eddie Cicotte	27

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	.399
2	Zack Wheat	.336
3	Heinie Groh	.314
4	Bobby Veach	.313
5	Ross Youngs	.311

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	79
2	George Cutshaw	73
3	Edd Roush	70
3	Billy Southworth	70
5	2 tied	67

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	37
2	Eddie Collins	32
3	George Burns	31
4	Carson Bigbee	30
4	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	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	22
2	Wilbur Cooper	21
2	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	Wilbur Cooper	4
1	Stan Coveleski	4
1	George Mogridge	4
5	4 tied	3