On This Day

Friday, June 20, 1919

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	32	16	.667	--
Indians	31	16	.660	0.5
Yankees	27	16	.628	2.5
Browns	23	24	.489	8.5
Tigers	22	25	.468	9.5
Red Sox	20	24	.455	10.0
Senators	17	29	.370	14.0
Athletics	11	33	.250	19.0

Games

Red Sox 3, Browns 1

Tigers 11, Athletics 9

White Sox 5, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	32	15	.681	--
Reds	30	18	.625	2.5
Pirates	27	22	.551	6.0
Cubs	26	23	.531	7.0
Robins	23	27	.460	10.5
Cardinals	22	26	.458	10.5
Phillies	15	29	.341	15.5
Braves	15	30	.333	16.0

Games

Cubs 6, Robins 5

Reds 5, Phillies 4

Pirates 4, Braves 0

Giants 4, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Heinie Groh	3
1	Earl Hamilton	3
1	Harry Heilmann	3
1	Doc Lavan	3
1	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Shano Collins	1
1	Ira Flagstead	1
1	Harry Heilmann	1
1	Tillie Walker	1
1	Buck Weaver	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	4
2	Max Flack	3
2	Red Shannon	3
4	George Burns	2
4	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Heinie Groh	2
2	Jake Daubert	1
2	Frank Gilhooley	1
2	Nemo Leibold	1
2	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Earl Hamilton	1.40
2	Lefty Williams	1.17
3	Oscar Tuero	0.57
4	Jesse Barnes	0.44
5	Howard Ehmke	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sweetbread Bailey	1
1	Jean Dubuc	1
1	Hod Eller	1
1	Earl Hamilton	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Hamilton	7
1	Lefty Williams	7
3	Jesse Barnes	4
3	Howard Ehmke	4
3	Oscar Tuero	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gavvy Cravath	.419
2	George Sisler	.362
3	Ty Cobb	.358
4	Bobby Veach	.358
5	Roger Peckinpaugh	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Benny Kauff	6
1	Cy Williams	6
3	Gavvy Cravath	5
3	Larry Doyle	5
3	Babe Ruth	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	36
2	Babe Ruth	32
3	Benny Kauff	31
4	Tommy Griffith	30
4	Heinie Groh	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doc Johnston	17
2	Carson Bigbee	16
2	Ross Youngs	16
4	Eddie Collins	14
5	2 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.27
2	Slim Sallee	1.37
3	Urban Shocker	1.41
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.48
5	Walter Johnson	1.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	12
2	Bob Shawkey	10
2	Lefty Williams	10
4	Jesse Barnes	9
5	4 tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	70
2	Lefty Williams	56
3	Hod Eller	49
4	Bob Shawkey	48
5	Jim Shaw	47

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	Billy Southworth	.463
2	Heinie Groh	.457
3	Roger Peckinpaugh	.452
4	Babe Ruth	.444
5	George Sisler	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Happy Felsch	2
1	Ira Flagstead	2
1	Harry Heilmann	2
1	Ernie Krueger	2
1	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Heinie Groh	11
1	Harry Heilmann	11
3	Braggo Roth	10
3	Tillie Walker	10
5	2 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doc Johnston	7
2	Charlie Pick	6
2	Billy Southworth	6
4	Ty Cobb	5
4	6 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dickey Kerr	0.00
2	Walter Johnson	0.33
3	Dutch Ruether	0.43
4	Fred Toney	0.50
5	Urban Shocker	0.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	4
2	Babe Adams	3
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Jim Bagby	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	18
2	Walter Johnson	17
2	Lefty Williams	17
4	Oscar Tuero	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dolf Luque	2
2	Doc Ayers	1
2	Wilbur Cooper	1
2	Jean Dubuc	1
2	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Veach	.419
2	Babe Ruth	.413
3	Billy Southworth	.396
4	Roger Peckinpaugh	.391
5	George Sisler	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Braggo Roth	4
2	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Ira Flagstead	3
2	Benny Kauff	3
2	6 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	25
2	Heinie Groh	24
2	Billy Southworth	24
4	Braggo Roth	21
4	2 others tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doc Johnston	11
1	Billy Southworth	11
3	Carson Bigbee	10
4	Ty Cobb	8
4	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slim Sallee	1.02
2	Dutch Ruether	1.14
3	Walt Kinney	1.22
4	Jean Dubuc	1.30
5	Dick Rudolph	1.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Shawkey	7
2	Eddie Cicotte	6
2	Stan Coveleski	6
2	Lefty Williams	6
5	4 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	38
2	Lefty Williams	32
3	Phil Douglas	31
3	Bob Shawkey	31
5	2 tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jean Dubuc	2
1	Walt Kinney	2
1	Dolf Luque	2
4	Babe Adams	1
4	13 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Edd Roush	.343
2	Zack Wheat	.342
3	Heinie Groh	.319
4	Ross Youngs	.311
5	Bobby Veach	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	10
1	Cy Williams	10
3	Babe Ruth	8
3	Tillie Walker	8
5	Edd Roush	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	78
2	George Cutshaw	72
3	Edd Roush	71
3	Billy Southworth	71
5	Tommy Griffith	68

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	35
2	Eddie Collins	32
3	George Burns	30
3	George Sisler	30
5	4 tied	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.53
2	Hippo Vaughn	1.58
3	Allan Sothoron	1.67
4	Jack Quinn	1.73
5	Lefty Tyler	1.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	22
2	Wilbur Cooper	21
2	Burleigh Grimes	21
4	Hod Eller	20
4	Jim Shaw	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	177
2	Jim Shaw	138
3	Wilbur Cooper	126
4	Burleigh Grimes	117
5	Hippo Vaughn	106

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