On This Day

Tuesday, July 8, 1919

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 40 22 .645 --
White Sox 41 25 .621 1.0
Indians 37 29 .561 5.0
Tigers 32 32 .500 9.0
Browns 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 43 21 .672 --
Reds 45 24 .652 0.5
Cubs 38 31 .551 7.5
Robins 35 32 .522 9.5
Pirates 35 34 .507 10.5
Cardinals 27 41 .397 18.0
Braves 25 39 .391 18.0
Phillies 18 44 .290 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jake Daubert 5
2 Rabbit Maranville 4
2 Ray Powell 4
4 Jim Bagby 3
4 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Claude Hendrix 1
1 Benny Kauff 1
1 Fred Luderus 1
1 Zack Wheat 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Benny Kauff 3
1 Heinie Zimmerman 3
3 Tony Boeckel 2
3 Rube Bressler 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Deal 2
1 Hank Gowdy 2
1 Morrie Rath 2
1 Joe Riggert 2
5 12 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Benton 0.75
2 Hod Eller 0.70
3 Leon Cadore 0.60
4 Claude Hendrix 0.56
5 Dick Rudolph 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Leon Cadore 1
1 Hod Eller 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hod Eller 7
2 Claude Hendrix 5
3 Art Nehf 4
3 Dick Rudolph 4
3 George Smith 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Peckinpaugh .384
2 Gavvy Cravath .362
3 Bobby Veach .349
4 Ty Cobb .345
5 Ira Flagstead .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 9
1 Babe Ruth 9
3 Benny Kauff 8
4 Larry Doyle 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Benny Kauff 45
2 Gavvy Cravath 44
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 44
4 Babe Ruth 43
5 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 2 others tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.33
2 Dutch Ruether 1.39
3 Eddie Cicotte 1.43
4 Dick Rudolph 1.57
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 3 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 87
2 Hod Eller 70
2 Jim Shaw 70
4 Lefty Williams 64
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 .472
2 Ed Konetchy .412
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .404
4 George Burns .403
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 17
2 Benny Kauff 14
2 Ed Konetchy 14
4 Chick Gandil 13
5 7 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Donie Bush 6
1 Lee Magee 6
1 Charlie Pick 6
4 Doug Baird 5
4 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elmer Myers 0.00
2 Walter Johnson 0.51
3 Dutch Ruether 0.53
4 Dick Rudolph 0.84
5 Sad Sam Jones 0.97

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 Hod Eller 21
2 Eric Erickson 20
2 Jim Shaw 20
4 Jesse Barnes 19
5 Al Mamaux 17

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 .450
2 Hi Myers .424
3 Benny Kauff .383
4 Babe Ruth .364
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 5
1 Gavvy Cravath 5
1 Roger Peckinpaugh 5
1 Babe Ruth 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 23
2 Duffy Lewis 22
3 Fred Merkle 21
4 Benny Kauff 20
4 Bobby Veach 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Pick 12
2 Eddie Foster 11
3 Carson Bigbee 9
3 George Cutshaw 9
3 3 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 0.63
2 Dutch Ruether 0.64
3 Allan Sothoron 1.33
4 Fred Toney 1.46
5 Dickey Kerr 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 6
1 Hod Eller 6
1 Walter Johnson 6
1 Dutch Ruether 6
1 6 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 34
2 Bob Shawkey 32
2 Jim Shaw 32
4 Hod Eller 30
5 Al Mamaux 27

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 .347
2 Zack Wheat .347
3 George Burns .328
4 George Sisler .325
5 Ross Youngs .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 13
2 Babe Ruth 9
3 Larry Doyle 8
3 Benny Kauff 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 82
2 Edd Roush 74
3 Billy Southworth 70
4 Gavvy Cravath 68
5 Tommy Griffith 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 31
1 Greasy Neale 31
3 Burt Shotton 30
4 Carson Bigbee 29
4 2 others tied 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.44
2 Allan Sothoron 1.68
3 Jack Quinn 1.78
4 Fred Toney 1.81
5 Hippo Vaughn 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hod Eller 22
2 Stan Coveleski 21
2 Jim Shaw 21
4 Eddie Cicotte 20
4 Walter Johnson 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 171
2 Jim Shaw 137
3 Hod Eller 120
4 Wilbur Cooper 118
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