On This Day

Monday, July 7, 1919

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 40 22 .645 --
White Sox 41 25 .621 1.0
Indians 36 29 .554 5.5
Browns 32 31 .508 8.5
Tigers 32 32 .500 9.0
Red Sox 30 34 .469 11.0
Senators 28 38 .424 14.0
Athletics 17 45 .274 23.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 42 21 .667 --
Reds 44 23 .657 0.0
Cubs 37 31 .544 7.5
Robins 34 32 .515 9.5
Pirates 35 33 .515 9.5
Cardinals 27 40 .403 17.0
Braves 24 38 .387 17.5
Phillies 18 43 .295 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Burns 4
1 Hal Chase 4
1 Benny Kauff 4
1 Fred Luderus 4
1 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 1
1 Art Fletcher 1
1 Val Picinich 1
1 Vic Saier 1
1 Ken Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Chase 6
2 Casey Stengel 4
3 Doc Lavan 3
3 Walter Schmidt 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 2
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
1 Fred Luderus 2
1 Dots Miller 2
1 2 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jesse Barnes 1.20
2 Guy Morton 0.57
3 Eric Erickson 0.50
4 Sad Sam Jones 0.40
4 Ernie Shore 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Erskine Mayer 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jesse Barnes 6
2 Eric Erickson 4
2 Guy Morton 4
2 Herb Pennock 4
2 Ernie Shore 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Mays 1
1 Pol Perritt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Peckinpaugh .384
2 Gavvy Cravath .364
3 Bobby Veach .349
4 Ty Cobb .345
5 George Sisler .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 9
1 Babe Ruth 9
3 Larry Doyle 7
3 Benny Kauff 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 44
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 44
3 Babe Ruth 43
4 Benny Kauff 42
4 Bobby Veach 42

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 21
2 George Cutshaw 18
2 Charlie Pick 18
4 Doc Johnston 17
4 Ross Youngs 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.33
2 Dutch Ruether 1.39
3 Eddie Cicotte 1.43
4 Claude Hendrix 1.59
5 Hippo Vaughn 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 15
2 Bob Shawkey 13
2 Lefty Williams 13
4 Jesse Barnes 11
4 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 87
2 Jim Shaw 70
3 Lefty Williams 64
4 Hod Eller 63
5 Bob Shawkey 62

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Shawkey 4
2 Stan Coveleski 3
3 Al Demaree 2
3 Jean Dubuc 2
3 6 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hi Myers .490
2 Ed Konetchy .438
3 Roger Peckinpaugh .409
4 Hal Chase .404
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 4
1 Rabbit Maranville 4
1 Babe Ruth 4
4 Ping Bodie 3
4 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 17
2 Chick Gandil 14
2 Ed Konetchy 14
2 Bobby Veach 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Donie Bush 7
2 Charlie Pick 6
3 Doug Baird 5
3 George Cutshaw 5
3 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elmer Myers 0.00
2 Walter Johnson 0.51
3 Dutch Ruether 0.53
4 Sad Sam Jones 0.97
5 Ernie Shore 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sad Sam Jones 4
1 Jack Quinn 4
1 Dutch Ruether 4
1 Jim Shaw 4
1 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eric Erickson 20
1 Jim Shaw 20
3 Jesse Barnes 19
4 Al Mamaux 17
5 Harry Harper 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Demaree 2
1 Bob Shawkey 2
3 Red Ames 1
3 Speed Martin 1
3 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Peckinpaugh .443
2 Hi Myers .414
3 Ira Flagstead .400
4 Benny Kauff .374
5 Babe Ruth .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Home Run Baker 5
2 Gavvy Cravath 5
2 Roger Peckinpaugh 5
2 Tillie Walker 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 23
1 Duffy Lewis 23
3 Bobby Veach 22
4 Fred Merkle 20
5 5 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Pick 12
2 George Cutshaw 11
2 Eddie Foster 11
2 Billy Southworth 11
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Ruether 0.55
2 Walter Johnson 0.63
3 Allan Sothoron 1.33
4 Fred Toney 1.46
5 Dickey Kerr 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dutch Ruether 7
2 Stan Coveleski 6
2 Walter Johnson 6
2 Jack Quinn 6
2 6 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 34
2 Bob Shawkey 32
2 Jim Shaw 32
4 Al Mamaux 27
5 5 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Demaree 2
1 Bob Shawkey 2
3 Red Ames 1
3 Wilbur Cooper 1
3 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edd Roush .349
2 Zack Wheat .347
3 George Sisler .329
4 George Burns .328
5 Ross Youngs .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 13
2 Babe Ruth 9
3 Larry Doyle 8
3 Tillie Walker 8
3 Cy Williams 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 82
2 Edd Roush 73
3 Billy Southworth 70
4 Gavvy Cravath 69
4 Tommy Griffith 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 31
1 Greasy Neale 31
3 Carson Bigbee 29
3 Doc Johnston 29
3 2 others tied 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.49
2 Allan Sothoron 1.60
3 Jack Quinn 1.78
4 Hippo Vaughn 1.83
5 Lefty Tyler 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 21
1 Hod Eller 21
1 Jim Shaw 21
4 Eddie Cicotte 20
4 Walter Johnson 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 174
2 Jim Shaw 137
3 Wilbur Cooper 118
4 Hod Eller 113
5 Eddie Cicotte 99

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Coveleski 4
1 Bob Shawkey 4
3 Fritz Coumbe 3
3 Phil Douglas 3
3 2 others tied 3