On This Day

Monday, July 21, 1919

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 53 28 .654 --
Indians 47 34 .580 6.0
Yankees 44 34 .564 7.5
Tigers 44 35 .557 8.0
Browns 42 37 .532 10.0
Red Sox 33 44 .429 18.0
Senators 35 47 .427 18.5
Athletics 19 58 .247 32.0

Games

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
Braves 28 45 .384 21.0
Cardinals 29 48 .377 22.0
Phillies 23 47 .329 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Del Pratt 5
2 Home Run Baker 4
2 Duffy Lewis 4
2 Buck Weaver 4
5 6 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cliff Heathcote 1
1 Babe Ruth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cliff Heathcote 3
1 Del Pratt 3
1 Swede Risberg 3
1 Elmer Smith 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 2
2 Doug Baird 1
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 Eddie Collins 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Guy Morton 0.62
2 Bob Shawkey 0.50
3 Lefty Williams 0.31
4 Jim Shaw 0.30
5 Babe Ruth 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dickey Kerr 2
2 Dave Davenport 1
2 Howard Ehmke 1
2 Dana Fillingim 1
2 Guy Morton 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Guy Morton 5
1 Babe Ruth 5
1 Lefty Williams 5
4 Dickey Kerr 4
4 Bob Shawkey 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .353
2 Ty Cobb .352
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .348
4 Hi Myers .341
5 Bobby Veach .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 14
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 60
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 57
3 Bobby Veach 51
4 Eddie Collins 49
5 2 tied 47

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 22
2 Doc Johnston 21
2 George Sisler 21
4 Jack Smith 20
5 George Cutshaw 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.35
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 18
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 84
3 Lefty Williams 77
4 Bob Shawkey 76
5 Hod Eller 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 Jake Daubert .432
2 Chick Gandil .425
2 Austin McHenry .425
4 Mike Menosky .411
5 Ray Chapman .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
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 17
2 Ken Williams 15
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 13
3 Jack Tobin 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 9
2 Donie Bush 7
2 Jack Smith 7
4 George Burns 6
5 Merlin Kopp 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 Eddie Cicotte 4
1 Allan Sothoron 4
3 Jim Bagby 3
3 Jesse Barnes 3
3 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 17
2 Allan Sothoron 16
3 Walter Johnson 14
3 Slim Love 14
3 4 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Bert Gallia 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Speed Martin 1
1 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hi Myers .429
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .409
3 Austin McHenry .402
4 Mike Menosky .372
5 Jake Daubert .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Home Run Baker 5
3 Gavvy Cravath 4
3 Rabbit Maranville 4
3 Mike Menosky 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 31
2 Babe Ruth 28
3 Chick Gandil 25
4 Bobby Veach 23
5 Duffy Lewis 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Donie Bush 13
2 George Sisler 10
2 Jack Smith 10
4 George Cutshaw 9
5 Les Mann 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Ruether 0.92
2 Dick Rudolph 1.05
3 Allan Sothoron 1.25
4 Al Mamaux 1.30
5 Leon Cadore 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Sothoron 8
2 Eddie Cicotte 6
2 Hooks Dauss 6
2 Howard Ehmke 6
2 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Shaw 37
2 Walter Johnson 31
2 Al Mamaux 31
4 Allan Sothoron 30
5 Eric Erickson 29

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 George Sisler .350
2 Zack Wheat .335
3 Edd Roush .333
4 Ross Youngs .319
5 Bobby Veach .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 14
2 Gavvy Cravath 13
3 Home Run Baker 8
3 Benny Kauff 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 78
2 Babe Ruth 74
3 Chick Gandil 70
4 George Sisler 69
5 Tommy Griffith 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 33
2 George Sisler 32
3 Doc Johnston 30
4 Eddie Collins 28
4 Burt Shotton 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.32
2 Fred Toney 1.70
3 Hippo Vaughn 1.71
4 Allan Sothoron 1.75
5 Dick Rudolph 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Shaw 23
2 Eddie Cicotte 22
3 Stan Coveleski 21
3 Hod Eller 21
5 Walter Johnson 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 167
2 Jim Shaw 141
3 Hod Eller 116
4 Wilbur Cooper 106
5 Eddie Cicotte 100

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