On This Day

Tuesday, June 24, 1919

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	31	16	.660	--
Indians	33	18	.647	0.0
White Sox	32	20	.615	1.5
Tigers	25	26	.490	8.0
Browns	24	26	.480	8.5
Red Sox	21	26	.447	10.0
Senators	19	31	.380	13.5
Athletics	13	35	.271	18.5

Games

Red Sox 5, Senators 2

Indians 2, White Sox 0

Tigers 8, Browns 4

Yankees 9, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	34	17	.667	--
Reds	32	20	.615	2.5
Pirates	30	23	.566	5.0
Cubs	28	25	.528	7.0
Robins	25	29	.463	10.5
Cardinals	23	29	.442	11.5
Phillies	17	31	.354	15.5
Braves	17	32	.347	16.0

Games

Giants 4, Robins 2

Robins 9, Giants 3

Cubs 6, Reds 2

Reds 2, Cubs 0

Braves 10, Phillies 6

Phillies 9, Braves 5

Cardinals 9, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tommy Griffith	6
2	Hal Chase	5
2	Irish Meusel	5
4	Buck Herzog	4
4	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Ainsmith	1
1	Gavvy Cravath	1
1	Ira Flagstead	1
1	Tommy Griffith	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Griffith	4
2	Doug Baird	3
2	Ira Flagstead	3
2	Walter Holke	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donie Bush	2
1	Happy Felsch	2
1	Irish Meusel	2
1	Jim Thorpe	2
5	19 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hod Eller	1.67
2	Clarence Mitchell	0.50
3	Ray Caldwell	0.43
4	Sweetbread Bailey	0.40
4	Jack Quinn	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Phil Douglas	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hod Eller	10
2	Clarence Mitchell	5
3	Phil Douglas	4
3	George Smith	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Demaree	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gavvy Cravath	.400
2	Roger Peckinpaugh	.389
3	Ty Cobb	.358
4	Bobby Veach	.358
5	Doc Johnston	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	7
2	Larry Doyle	6
2	Benny Kauff	6
2	Babe Ruth	6
2	Cy Williams	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	38
2	Tommy Griffith	34
3	Babe Ruth	33
4	Harry Heilmann	32
4	2 others tied	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	17
1	Doc Johnston	17
3	Ross Youngs	16
4	Buck Herzog	15
5	2 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.40
2	Jack Quinn	1.42
3	Hippo Vaughn	1.45
4	Claude Hendrix	1.55
5	Walter Johnson	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	12
2	Bob Shawkey	11
3	Lefty Williams	10
4	Jesse Barnes	9
4	3 others tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	73
2	Hod Eller	59
3	Lefty Williams	57
4	Bob Shawkey	50
4	Jim Shaw	50

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	Roger Peckinpaugh	.521
2	Billy Southworth	.422
3	Clyde Milan	.407
4	Ira Flagstead	.389
5	George Cutshaw	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Peckinpaugh	4
2	Happy Felsch	3
2	Ira Flagstead	3
2	Duffy Lewis	3
2	Casey Stengel	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	13
1	Duffy Lewis	13
1	Clyde Milan	13
4	George Burns	12
5	3 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Foster	7
2	Charlie Pick	6
2	Braggo Roth	6
2	Billy Southworth	6
5	5 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lee Meadows	0.00
2	Walter Johnson	0.67
2	Fred Toney	0.67
4	Dick Robertson	0.71
5	Jack Quinn	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	4
1	Stan Coveleski	4
3	Babe Adams	3
3	Hod Eller	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Cicotte	17
2	Hod Eller	16
2	Bob Shawkey	16
4	Harry Harper	15
4	Lefty Williams	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Al Demaree	1
1	Jean Dubuc	1
1	Earl Hamilton	1
1	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Peckinpaugh	.444
2	Doc Johnston	.396
3	Braggo Roth	.393
3	Babe Ruth	.393
5	Bobby Veach	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	5
1	Roger Peckinpaugh	5
1	Braggo Roth	5
4	Ira Flagstead	4
4	Babe Ruth	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duffy Lewis	23
1	Braggo Roth	23
3	Home Run Baker	22
3	Babe Ruth	22
3	2 others tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Cutshaw	12
1	Billy Southworth	12
3	Carson Bigbee	10
3	Doc Johnston	10
5	Braggo Roth	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jean Dubuc	0.72
2	Dutch Ruether	1.08
3	Allan Sothoron	1.23
4	Bill Doak	1.27
5	Walter Johnson	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Shawkey	8
2	Jim Bagby	6
2	Stan Coveleski	6
4	Babe Adams	5
4	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	36
2	Phil Douglas	32
3	Bob Shawkey	31
4	Lefty Williams	29
5	2 tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Walt Kinney	2
1	Dolf Luque	2
3	Babe Adams	1
3	Doc Ayers	1
3	15 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zack Wheat	.339
2	Edd Roush	.336
3	George Burns	.321
4	Ross Youngs	.317
5	Bobby Veach	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	11
2	Cy Williams	10
3	Babe Ruth	9
4	Larry Doyle	7
4	3 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	80
2	Billy Southworth	72
3	George Cutshaw	71
3	Tommy Griffith	71
3	Edd Roush	71

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	33
2	Eddie Collins	32
3	Billy Southworth	31
4	Carson Bigbee	30
5	3 tied	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hippo Vaughn	1.55
2	Walter Johnson	1.61
3	Allan Sothoron	1.62
4	Jack Quinn	1.63
5	Lefty Tyler	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	22
2	Wilbur Cooper	21
3	Hod Eller	20
3	Burleigh Grimes	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	172
2	Jim Shaw	133
3	Wilbur Cooper	123
4	Hod Eller	111
4	Burleigh Grimes	111

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	4
1	Stan Coveleski	4
3	Wilbur Cooper	3
3	Fritz Coumbe	3
3	4 others tied	3