On This Day

Wednesday, July 9, 1919

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	40	23	.635	--
White Sox	43	25	.632	-0.5
Indians	38	29	.567	4.0
Tigers	33	32	.508	8.0
Browns	33	32	.508	8.0
Red Sox	30	35	.462	11.0
Senators	28	39	.418	14.0
Athletics	17	47	.266	23.5

Games

White Sox 8, Athletics 7

White Sox 6, Athletics 2

Indians 2, Yankees 0

Tigers 2, Senators 1

Browns 3, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	43	22	.662	--
Reds	46	24	.657	-0.5
Cubs	39	32	.549	7.0
Robins	35	33	.515	9.5
Pirates	36	34	.514	9.5
Cardinals	28	41	.406	17.0
Braves	25	40	.385	18.0
Phillies	19	45	.297	23.5

Games

Pirates 2, Robins 0

Reds 3, Braves 1

Cardinals 12, Giants 8

Cubs 6, Phillies 1

Phillies 5, Cubs 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	5
1	Les Mann	5
1	Charlie Pick	5
4	Charlie Hollocher	4
4	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	1
1	Steve O'Neill	1
1	Fred Thomas	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	4
2	Dave Bancroft	2
2	Shano Collins	2
2	Red Faber	2
2	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snooks Dowd	2
1	Charlie Hollocher	2
3	Doug Baird	1
3	George Burns	1
3	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bernie Boland	2.67
2	Hippo Vaughn	1.50
3	Babe Adams	0.71
4	Jakie May	0.67
5	Phil Douglas	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	2
2	Babe Adams	1
2	Bernie Boland	1
2	Stan Coveleski	1
2	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bernie Boland	8
2	Eppa Rixey	6
2	Hippo Vaughn	6
4	Babe Adams	5
4	Phil Douglas	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Peckinpaugh	.382
2	Gavvy Cravath	.356
3	Bobby Veach	.347
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.346
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	Shoeless Joe Jackson	45
1	Benny Kauff	45
3	Gavvy Cravath	44
4	Babe Ruth	43
5	Bobby Veach	42

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	21
2	George Cutshaw	19
3	Charlie Pick	18
4	George Burns	17
4	3 others tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.33
2	Dutch Ruether	1.39
3	Eddie Cicotte	1.43
4	Slim Sallee	1.57
5	Dick Rudolph	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	15
2	Bob Shawkey	13
2	Lefty Williams	13
4	Jesse Barnes	11
4	5 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	87
2	Jim Shaw	73
3	Hod Eller	70
4	Bob Shawkey	64
4	Lefty Williams	64

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	.500
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.467
3	Jack Tobin	.417
4	Austin McHenry	.409
5	Chick Gandil	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	3
1	Ping Bodie	3
1	Fred Luderus	3
1	Rabbit Maranville	3
1	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	18
2	Chick Gandil	14
3	Benny Kauff	13
3	Ed Konetchy	13
5	6 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doug Baird	6
1	Les Mann	6
1	Charlie Pick	6
4	George Burns	5
4	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Myers	0.00
2	Walter Johnson	0.51
3	Dutch Ruether	0.53
4	Slim Sallee	0.75
5	Dick Rudolph	0.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Allan Sothoron	5
2	Sad Sam Jones	4
2	Dutch Ruether	4
2	Slim Sallee	4
2	Jim Shaw	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Shaw	23
2	Eric Erickson	20
3	Eppa Rixey	19
4	Jakie May	18
5	3 tied	17

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Peckinpaugh	.432
2	Hi Myers	.425
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.388
4	Benny Kauff	.369
5	Jack Tobin	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Peckinpaugh	5
1	Babe Ruth	5
3	Home Run Baker	4
3	Gavvy Cravath	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	24
2	Duffy Lewis	22
3	Fred Merkle	21
4	Benny Kauff	20
4	2 others tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Pick	12
2	Eddie Foster	11
3	George Cutshaw	10
4	Carson Bigbee	9
4	3 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.58
2	Dutch Ruether	0.64
3	Allan Sothoron	1.16
4	Fred Toney	1.46
5	Al Mamaux	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Slim Sallee	7
1	Allan Sothoron	7
3	Jim Bagby	6
3	Stan Coveleski	6
3	5 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Shaw	35
2	Bob Shawkey	30
3	Eppa Rixey	29
4	Phil Douglas	28
4	Walter Johnson	28

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	.346
2	Zack Wheat	.344
3	George Burns	.330
4	George Sisler	.325
5	Ross Youngs	.323

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	79
2	Edd Roush	74
3	Billy Southworth	70
4	Gavvy Cravath	68
5	2 tied	66

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	32
2	Greasy Neale	31
3	Burt Shotton	30
4	Carson Bigbee	29
4	3 others tied	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.44
2	Allan Sothoron	1.60
3	Jack Quinn	1.78
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.80
5	Fred Toney	1.81

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	171
2	Jim Shaw	140
3	Wilbur Cooper	118
4	Hod Eller	116
5	2 tied	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