On This Day

Friday, July 18, 1919

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	49	28	.636	--
Yankees	43	31	.581	4.5
Indians	44	34	.564	5.5
Tigers	42	34	.553	6.5
Browns	40	35	.533	8.0
Senators	34	44	.436	15.5
Red Sox	32	42	.432	15.5
Athletics	19	55	.257	28.5

Games

White Sox 3, Senators 0

Red Sox 8, Indians 7

Tigers 3, Athletics 0

Yankees 4, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	47	23	.671	--
Reds	50	25	.667	-0.5
Cubs	42	34	.553	8.0
Pirates	39	36	.520	10.5
Robins	37	36	.507	11.5
Cardinals	29	45	.392	20.0
Braves	26	45	.366	21.5
Phillies	21	47	.309	25.0

Games

Pirates 2, Braves 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ray Caldwell	3
2	Walter Barbare	2
2	Carson Bigbee	2
2	Donie Bush	2
2	16 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	2
2	George Sisler	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Home Run Baker	3
2	Joe Harris	3
4	George Sisler	2
5	9 tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	1
1	Ping Bodie	1
1	Donie Bush	1
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Frank Miller	999.00
2	Dutch Leonard	0.88
3	Lefty Williams	0.75
4	Hi Jasper	0.33
5	Allen Russell	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Dutch Leonard	1
1	Allen Russell	1
1	Lefty Williams	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	7
2	Babe Adams	5
3	Allen Russell	4
4	Ray Caldwell	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.355
2	Gavvy Cravath	.354
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.347
4	Hi Myers	.344
5	Ty Cobb	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Gavvy Cravath	9
3	Benny Kauff	8
4	Larry Doyle	7
5	5 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	59
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	54
3	Bobby Veach	50
4	Benny Kauff	46
5	2 tied	45

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	22
2	Doc Johnston	21
3	George Cutshaw	19
3	George Sisler	19
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.30
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.37
3	Dutch Ruether	1.39
4	Slim Sallee	1.53
5	Dick Rudolph	1.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	17
2	Lefty Williams	16
3	Jesse Barnes	13
3	Walter Johnson	13
3	2 others tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	95
2	Jim Shaw	77
3	Hod Eller	72
3	Bob Shawkey	72
3	Lefty Williams	72

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	Hi Myers	.533
2	Mike Menosky	.423
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.417
4	Chick Gandil	.415
5	Jake Daubert	.414

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Home Run Baker	3
2	Ken Williams	3
4	Heinie Groh	2
4	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	20
2	Ken Williams	17
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	16
4	Chick Gandil	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donie Bush	9
2	George Sisler	8
3	George Burns	6
4	Merlin Kopp	5
4	Sam Rice	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Benton	0.50
2	Jesse Barnes	0.51
3	Slim Sallee	0.67
4	Allan Sothoron	0.75
5	Dutch Ruether	0.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	4
1	Eddie Cicotte	4
1	Allan Sothoron	4
1	Lefty Williams	4
5	15 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Slim Love	20
2	Jesse Barnes	18
3	Dutch Leonard	17
3	Al Mamaux	17
3	Lee Meadows	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Bert Gallia	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	Speed Martin	1
1	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hi Myers	.434
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.405
3	Eddie Collins	.402
4	Jack Tobin	.385
5	Ed Konetchy	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Home Run Baker	4
2	Gavvy Cravath	4
2	Rabbit Maranville	4
2	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	30
2	Babe Ruth	28
3	Chick Gandil	26
4	Bobby Veach	25
5	Harry Heilmann	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donie Bush	13
2	George Cutshaw	9
3	Eddie Foster	8
3	Les Mann	8
3	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Ruether	0.75
2	Walter Johnson	0.87
3	Allan Sothoron	1.03
4	Al Mamaux	1.30
5	Dick Rudolph	1.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Allan Sothoron	8
2	Jim Shaw	7
2	Lefty Williams	7
4	Hod Eller	6
4	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Shaw	34
2	Dutch Leonard	33
3	Al Mamaux	31
4	Jesse Barnes	30
5	Eppa Rixey	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Demaree	2
1	Speed Martin	2
1	Bob Shawkey	2
1	Oscar Tuero	2
5	11 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.346
2	Zack Wheat	.337
3	Edd Roush	.336
4	Ross Youngs	.322
5	Larry Gardner	.316

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	78
2	Babe Ruth	74
3	Chick Gandil	72
4	George Sisler	68
5	Tommy Griffith	67

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	33
2	Doc Johnston	30
2	Greasy Neale	30
2	George Sisler	30
5	2 tied	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.20
2	Hippo Vaughn	1.63
3	Allan Sothoron	1.65
4	Fred Toney	1.68
5	Babe Adams	1.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Shaw	23
2	Eddie Cicotte	22
3	Stan Coveleski	21
3	Hod Eller	21
3	Walter Johnson	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	166
2	Jim Shaw	138
3	Hod Eller	116
4	Wilbur Cooper	106
5	Eddie Cicotte	103

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