On This Day

Saturday, July 12, 1919

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	45	26	.634	--
Yankees	41	26	.612	2.0
Indians	40	32	.556	5.5
Tigers	36	33	.522	8.0
Browns	35	33	.515	8.5
Red Sox	31	37	.456	12.5
Senators	31	41	.431	14.5
Athletics	18	49	.269	25.0

Games

Red Sox 12, White Sox 4

Senators 6, Indians 3

Senators 5, Indians 3

Tigers 8, Yankees 5

Athletics 3, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	49	24	.671	--
Giants	44	23	.657	2.0
Cubs	40	33	.548	9.0
Pirates	38	34	.528	10.5
Robins	35	35	.500	12.5
Cardinals	29	42	.408	19.0
Braves	26	42	.382	20.5
Phillies	19	47	.288	26.5

Games

Cardinals 10, Robins 5

Braves 4, Cubs 1

Pirates 1, Giants 0

Reds 7, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mike Menosky	5
2	Eddie Foster	4
2	Hal Janvrin	4
2	Joe Judge	4
2	Stuffy McInnis	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Ainsmith	1
1	Heinie Groh	1
1	Babe Ruth	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Austin McHenry	5
2	Mike Menosky	4
2	Babe Ruth	4
4	Heinie Groh	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donie Bush	2
1	Cliff Heathcote	2
1	Ernie Krueger	2
1	Fred McMullin	2
5	7 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Wilbur Cooper	0.67
2	Bert Gallia	0.43
2	Clarence Mitchell	0.43
2	Jimmy Ring	0.43
5	Howard Ehmke	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Eric Erickson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	6
2	Dave Danforth	5
2	Howard Ehmke	5
4	Tom Phillips	4
5	7 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Oscar Tuero	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Peckinpaugh	.360
2	Gavvy Cravath	.354
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.352
4	Ty Cobb	.346
5	Bobby Veach	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	Gavvy Cravath	9
3	Benny Kauff	8
4	Larry Doyle	7
5	4 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	48
1	Babe Ruth	48
3	Benny Kauff	45
4	Gavvy Cravath	44
4	Bobby Veach	44

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	21
2	George Cutshaw	19
3	Doc Johnston	18
3	Charlie Pick	18
5	3 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.37
2	Dutch Ruether	1.39
3	Eddie Cicotte	1.41
4	Jack Quinn	1.53
5	Dick Rudolph	1.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	16
2	Lefty Williams	14
3	Bob Shawkey	13
4	Jesse Barnes	12
4	3 others tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	91
2	Jim Shaw	75
3	Hod Eller	72
4	Lefty Williams	66
5	Bob Shawkey	64

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Shawkey	4
2	Stan Coveleski	3
2	Oscar Tuero	3
4	Al Demaree	2
4	7 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.491
2	Austin McHenry	.459
3	Hi Myers	.453
4	Chick Gandil	.448
5	Ed Konetchy	.408

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	Home Run Baker	3
2	Ping Bodie	3
2	Rabbit Maranville	3
2	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	18
2	Chick Gandil	17
3	Babe Ruth	15
4	Ed Konetchy	13
4	Larry Kopf	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donie Bush	8
2	Les Mann	6
3	Doug Baird	5
3	George Cutshaw	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.75
1	Slim Sallee	0.75
3	Dick Rudolph	0.88
3	Dutch Ruether	0.88
5	Slim Love	1.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	4
1	Walter Johnson	4
1	Jack Quinn	4
1	Dutch Ruether	4
1	4 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Shaw	24
2	Eric Erickson	23
3	Eppa Rixey	22
4	Jesse Barnes	21
5	Jakie May	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Speed Martin	2
1	Bob Shawkey	2
1	Oscar Tuero	2
4	Al Demaree	1
4	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hi Myers	.416
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.398
3	Jack Tobin	.392
4	Roger Peckinpaugh	.385
5	Babe Ruth	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Roger Peckinpaugh	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	26
2	Bobby Veach	22
3	Duffy Lewis	21
3	Babe Ruth	21
5	4 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donie Bush	11
2	George Cutshaw	10
2	Charlie Pick	10
4	Eddie Foster	9
4	3 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Ruether	0.75
2	Walter Johnson	0.76
3	Allan Sothoron	1.16
4	Elmer Myers	1.26
5	Dick Rudolph	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	7
1	Jim Shaw	7
1	Allan Sothoron	7
4	Jim Bagby	6
4	6 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Shaw	36
2	Walter Johnson	32
2	Eppa Rixey	32
4	Jesse Barnes	30
4	Bob Shawkey	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Demaree	2
1	Speed Martin	2
1	Bob Shawkey	2
1	Oscar Tuero	2
5	12 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zack Wheat	.346
2	Edd Roush	.338
3	George Sisler	.325
4	George Burns	.322
5	Ross Youngs	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	13
2	Babe Ruth	11
3	Larry Doyle	8
3	Rogers Hornsby	8
3	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	78
2	Edd Roush	71
3	Gavvy Cravath	67
4	Chick Gandil	66
4	2 others tied	66

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	32
2	Greasy Neale	31
3	Burt Shotton	30
4	George Cutshaw	29
4	Doc Johnston	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.29
2	Allan Sothoron	1.60
3	Hippo Vaughn	1.66
4	Jack Quinn	1.69
5	Fred Toney	1.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	169
2	Jim Shaw	142
3	Hod Eller	118
4	Wilbur Cooper	114
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	4 others tied	3