On This Day

Saturday, June 28, 1919

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 33 17 .660 --
White Sox 34 22 .607 2.0
Indians 33 22 .600 2.5
Tigers 28 26 .519 7.0
Browns 26 27 .491 8.5
Red Sox 23 29 .442 11.0
Senators 23 32 .418 12.5
Athletics 13 38 .255 20.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 35 19 .648 --
Reds 35 21 .625 1.0
Cubs 32 26 .552 5.0
Pirates 30 27 .526 6.5
Robins 28 29 .491 8.5
Cardinals 25 32 .439 11.5
Braves 19 34 .358 15.5
Phillies 18 34 .346 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Burns 5
1 Eddie Foster 5
3 Walton Cruise 4
3 Larry Doyle 4
3 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ping Bodie 1
1 Tony Boeckel 1
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Val Picinich 1
1 Tillie Walker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doyle 3
1 Art Fletcher 3
1 Dots Miller 3
4 Home Run Baker 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Foster 2
1 Walter Holke 2
1 Joe Judge 2
4 Doug Baird 1
4 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eppa Rixey 1.40
2 Eric Erickson 1.00
3 Jesse Barnes 0.86
4 Dutch Leonard 0.75
4 Hank Thormahlen 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sweetbread Bailey 1
1 Leon Cadore 1
1 Jean Dubuc 1
1 Eric Erickson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eric Erickson 12
2 Carl Mays 8
3 Eppa Rixey 7
4 Jesse Barnes 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Speed Martin 1
1 Bob Shawkey 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Peckinpaugh .395
2 Gavvy Cravath .390
3 Ty Cobb .358
4 Bobby Veach .344
5 George Sisler .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 8
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 40
2 Tommy Griffith 35
2 Harry Heilmann 35
4 Ira Flagstead 34
5 3 tied 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 18
2 Doc Johnston 17
3 Charlie Pick 16
3 Ross Youngs 16
5 3 tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 1.42
2 Hippo Vaughn 1.42
3 Eddie Cicotte 1.45
4 Walter Johnson 1.53
5 Claude Hendrix 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 12
2 Bob Shawkey 11
2 Lefty Williams 11
4 Jesse Barnes 9
4 6 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 75
2 Lefty Williams 61
3 Hod Eller 59
4 Jim Shaw 57
5 Bob Shawkey 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Coveleski 3
1 Bob Shawkey 3
3 Jean Dubuc 2
3 Walt Kinney 2
3 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Peckinpaugh .556
2 Clyde Milan .433
3 Jack Tobin .410
4 Tillie Walker .396
5 Ira Flagstead .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Peckinpaugh 4
2 Gavvy Cravath 3
2 Happy Felsch 3
2 Harry Heilmann 3
2 Casey Stengel 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Clyde Milan 15
2 Harry Heilmann 13
3 Ira Flagstead 12
3 Dots Miller 12
3 Tillie Walker 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Foster 8
2 Charlie Pick 7
2 Braggo Roth 7
4 Joe Judge 6
4 Billy Southworth 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hod Eller 0.47
1 Dutch Ruether 0.47
3 Jean Dubuc 0.53
4 Grover Lowdermilk 1.00
5 2 tied 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Shaw 4
2 Jim Bagby 3
2 Sweetbread Bailey 3
2 Stan Coveleski 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Shaw 18
2 Eddie Cicotte 17
2 Eppa Rixey 17
4 Dutch Leonard 16
5 Lefty Williams 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 1
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Al Demaree 1
1 Earl Hamilton 1
1 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Peckinpaugh .450
2 Babe Ruth .402
3 Braggo Roth .383
4 Ira Flagstead .382
5 Clyde Milan .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Peckinpaugh 5
2 Gavvy Cravath 4
2 Ira Flagstead 4
2 Braggo Roth 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duffy Lewis 26
2 Braggo Roth 23
3 Harry Heilmann 22
4 Tillie Walker 21
5 3 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Southworth 12
2 George Cutshaw 11
2 Charlie Pick 11
4 Carson Bigbee 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jean Dubuc 0.72
2 Walter Johnson 0.84
3 Dutch Ruether 0.94
4 Hippo Vaughn 1.25
5 Bob Shawkey 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Shawkey 8
2 Jim Shaw 6
3 Babe Adams 5
3 Jim Bagby 5
3 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 38
2 Bob Shawkey 33
3 Carl Mays 29
3 Lefty Williams 29
5 4 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dolf Luque 2
1 Bob Shawkey 2
3 Babe Adams 1
3 Red Ames 1
3 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edd Roush .344
2 Zack Wheat .342
3 George Burns .315
4 Ross Youngs .311
5 Heinie Groh .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 12
2 Cy Williams 10
3 Babe Ruth 8
3 Tillie Walker 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edd Roush 76
1 Bobby Veach 76
3 George Cutshaw 72
3 Billy Southworth 72
5 Tommy Griffith 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 32
2 Carson Bigbee 31
2 George Burns 31
2 Billy Southworth 31
5 Eddie Collins 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allan Sothoron 1.58
2 Hippo Vaughn 1.58
3 Jack Quinn 1.63
4 Walter Johnson 1.65
5 Lefty Tyler 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 21
1 Jim Shaw 21
3 Wilbur Cooper 20
3 Hod Eller 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 169
2 Jim Shaw 133
3 Wilbur Cooper 119
4 Hod Eller 111
5 Eddie Cicotte 105

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Coveleski 4
2 Wilbur Cooper 3
2 Fritz Coumbe 3
2 Dave Danforth 3
2 4 others tied 3