On This Day

Tuesday, June 17, 1919

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	30	15	.667	--
Yankees	27	14	.659	1.0
Indians	29	16	.644	1.0
Browns	22	22	.500	7.5
Tigers	21	23	.477	8.5
Red Sox	18	23	.439	10.0
Senators	16	27	.372	13.0
Athletics	9	32	.220	19.0

Games

Indians 4, Red Sox 3

Indians 3, Red Sox 2

White Sox 7, Athletics 6

Senators 2, Tigers 1

Yankees 5, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	30	14	.682	--
Reds	27	18	.600	3.5
Pirates	25	21	.543	6.0
Cubs	25	21	.543	6.0
Cardinals	21	24	.467	9.5
Robins	21	26	.447	10.5
Phillies	15	26	.366	13.5
Braves	14	28	.333	15.0

Games

Cubs 7, Giants 2

Pirates 6, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Babe Ruth	4
2	Ray Chapman	3
2	Larry Gardner	3
2	Doc Johnston	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	1
1	Dode Paskert	1
1	Roger Peckinpaugh	1
1	Cy Perkins	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Gardner	3
1	Dode Paskert	3
1	Casey Stengel	3
4	Happy Felsch	2
4	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Howie Shanks	2
2	George Cutshaw	1
2	Roy Grover	1
2	Doc Johnston	1
2	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	1.80
2	Frank Miller	0.71
3	Slim Love	0.44
4	Guy Morton	0.43
5	2 tied	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Dickey Kerr	1
1	Frank Miller	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	9
2	Frank Miller	5
3	Slim Love	4
4	Red Causey	3
4	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Smoky Joe Wood	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gavvy Cravath	.415
2	George Sisler	.366
3	Ty Cobb	.358
4	Bobby Veach	.355
5	Ross Youngs	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	6
2	Gavvy Cravath	5
2	Benny Kauff	5
2	Babe Ruth	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	34
2	Babe Ruth	31
3	Eddie Collins	29
3	Larry Gardner	29
3	George Sisler	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	16
1	Doc Johnston	16
3	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	70
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	Babe Ruth	.452
2	George Sisler	.431
3	Billy Southworth	.421
4	Heinie Groh	.405
5	Ira Flagstead	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Sisler	3
2	Happy Felsch	2
2	Ernie Krueger	2
2	Roger Peckinpaugh	2
2	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Braggo Roth	13
2	George Sisler	12
3	Duffy Lewis	11
4	Babe Ruth	10
5	4 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doc Johnston	8
2	Carson Bigbee	5
2	Ty Cobb	5
2	Roger Peckinpaugh	5
2	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dickey Kerr	0.00
1	Speed Martin	0.00
3	Walter Johnson	0.25
4	Urban Shocker	0.33
5	Dutch Ruether	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	3
1	Pete Alexander	3
1	Eddie Cicotte	3
1	Stan Coveleski	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	24
2	Bob Shawkey	18
3	Guy Morton	17
4	Bill Doak	16
5	Pete Alexander	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	George Sisler	.416
2	Bobby Veach	.407
3	Sam Rice	.389
4	Gavvy Cravath	.388
5	Babe Ruth	.386

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	12
2	Doc Johnston	10
2	Billy Southworth	10
4	George Cutshaw	9
5	3 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walt Kinney	0.90
2	Phil Douglas	1.11
3	Eddie Cicotte	1.17
4	Walter Johnson	1.32
5	Dick Rudolph	1.41

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	Walter Johnson	41
2	Phil Douglas	32
3	Bob Shawkey	31
4	Eddie Cicotte	27
5	Pete Alexander	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jean Dubuc	2
1	Walt Kinney	2
1	Dolf Luque	2
1	Jesse Winters	2
5	13 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.401
2	Zack Wheat	.336
3	Heinie Groh	.314
4	Ross Youngs	.311
5	Bobby Veach	.309

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
3	Billy Southworth	70
5	Larry Gardner	68

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	1.51
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	Walter Johnson	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	181
2	Jim Shaw	136
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
4	Fritz Coumbe	3
4	4 others tied	3