On This Day

Saturday, July 19, 1919

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	50	28	.641	--
Yankees	44	31	.587	4.5
Indians	45	34	.570	5.5
Tigers	43	34	.558	6.5
Browns	40	36	.526	9.0
Senators	34	45	.430	16.5
Red Sox	32	43	.427	16.5
Athletics	19	56	.253	29.5

Games

White Sox 6, Senators 5

Indians 7, Red Sox 4

Tigers 6, Athletics 3

Yankees 9, Browns 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	48	23	.676	--
Reds	50	26	.658	0.5
Cubs	42	35	.545	9.0
Robins	38	36	.514	11.5
Pirates	39	37	.513	11.5
Cardinals	29	47	.382	21.5
Braves	27	45	.375	21.5
Phillies	23	47	.329	24.5

Games

Robins 2, Reds 1

Braves 2, Pirates 1

Giants 3, Cubs 2

Phillies 6, Cardinals 1

Phillies 4, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ping Bodie	3
1	Cliff Heathcote	3
1	Harry Hooper	3
1	Austin McHenry	3
1	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	1
1	Hal Chase	1
1	Art Fletcher	1
1	Harry Heilmann	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ping Bodie	3
1	Harry Heilmann	3
1	Possum Whitted	3
4	Bert Adams	2
4	13 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Smith	2
2	Charlie Hollocher	1
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	1
2	Mike Menosky	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Leon Cadore	0.33
1	Walter Johnson	0.33
3	Walt Kinney	0.30
3	Dick Rudolph	0.30
5	Sad Sam Jones	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Leon Cadore	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Brad Hogg	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	6
2	Dickey Kerr	4
3	Leon Cadore	3
3	Sad Sam Jones	3
3	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Thormahlen	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gavvy Cravath	.354
2	George Sisler	.350
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.348
4	Bobby Veach	.345
5	Ty Cobb	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Gavvy Cravath	9
3	Benny Kauff	8
4	Home Run Baker	7
4	Larry Doyle	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	59
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	55
3	Bobby Veach	50
4	Eddie Collins	47
4	Harry Heilmann	47

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	22
2	Doc Johnston	21
3	George Cutshaw	19
3	George Sisler	19
3	Jack Smith	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.37
2	Dutch Ruether	1.41
3	Walter Johnson	1.46
4	Dick Rudolph	1.50
5	Slim Sallee	1.53

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	101
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	.476
2	Austin McHenry	.429
3	Jake Daubert	.426
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.414
5	Mike Menosky	.412

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	19
2	Ken Williams	16
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	15
4	Hal Chase	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	8
2	Donie Bush	7
3	George Burns	6
3	Jack Smith	6
5	Charlie Hollocher	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	0.00
2	Jesse Barnes	0.35
3	Rube Benton	0.50
4	Leon Cadore	0.60
5	Dick Rudolph	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hooks Dauss	4
1	Allan Sothoron	4
1	Lefty Williams	4
4	Jesse Barnes	3
4	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	18
2	Dutch Leonard	17
2	Al Mamaux	17
2	Lee Meadows	17
5	2 tied	14

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	.424
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.418
3	Eddie Collins	.398
4	Austin McHenry	.385
5	Jack Tobin	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Home Run Baker	5
3	Gavvy Cravath	4
3	Harry Heilmann	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	31
2	Babe Ruth	28
3	Chick Gandil	26
4	Bobby Veach	24
5	Harry Heilmann	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donie Bush	13
2	George Cutshaw	9
2	Jack Smith	9
4	Les Mann	8
4	George Sisler	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Ruether	0.88
2	Dick Rudolph	1.05
3	Allan Sothoron	1.16
4	Leon Cadore	1.29
5	Al Mamaux	1.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Allan Sothoron	7
1	Lefty Williams	7
3	Leon Cadore	6
3	Stan Coveleski	6
3	6 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	33
2	Walter Johnson	31
2	Al Mamaux	31
4	Jesse Barnes	30
4	Jim Shaw	30

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	.344
2	Zack Wheat	.335
3	Edd Roush	.332
4	Ross Youngs	.318
5	George Burns	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	13
1	Babe Ruth	13
3	Home Run Baker	8
3	Larry Doyle	8
3	4 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	77
2	Babe Ruth	73
3	Chick Gandil	72
4	George Sisler	69
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	1.31
2	Allan Sothoron	1.65
3	Fred Toney	1.70
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.71
5	Babe Adams	1.81

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	172
2	Jim Shaw	134
3	Hod Eller	116
4	Wilbur Cooper	108
5	Eddie Cicotte	97

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