On This Day

Thursday, July 24, 1919

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	54	29	.651	--
Indians	48	35	.578	6.0
Yankees	45	35	.563	7.5
Tigers	46	36	.561	7.5
Browns	43	38	.531	10.0
Red Sox	35	45	.438	17.5
Senators	36	48	.429	18.5
Athletics	19	60	.241	33.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Yankees 3

White Sox 1, Browns 0

Tigers 4, Indians 2

Senators 1, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	50	23	.685	--
Reds	51	27	.654	1.5
Cubs	44	35	.557	9.0
Pirates	40	39	.506	13.0
Robins	38	39	.494	14.0
Braves	28	46	.378	22.5
Cardinals	29	48	.377	23.0
Phillies	25	48	.342	25.0

Games

Giants 7, Braves 6

Phillies 7, Robins 6

Reds 3, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dave Bancroft	3
1	Hal Chase	3
1	Eddie Foster	3
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rube Bressler	1
1	Hal Chase	1
1	Benny Kauff	1
1	Hi Myers	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	4
2	Leon Cadore	2
2	Walter Holke	2
2	Duffy Lewis	2
2	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Irish Meusel	2
2	Dave Bancroft	1
2	Eddie Foster	1
2	Heinie Groh	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	1.14
2	Leon Cadore	0.80
3	Bob Shawkey	0.55
4	Bernie Boland	0.40
5	2 tied	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Bernie Boland	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Leon Cadore	8
1	Walter Johnson	8
3	Bob Shawkey	6
4	Bernie Boland	4
5	6 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.357
2	Ty Cobb	.352
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.341
4	Bobby Veach	.337
5	2 tied	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	15
2	Gavvy Cravath	9
2	Benny Kauff	9
4	Home Run Baker	7
4	Larry Doyle	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	62
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	57
3	Bobby Veach	51
4	Home Run Baker	49
4	2 others tied	49

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	23
2	Doc Johnston	21
2	George Sisler	21
4	Jack Smith	20
5	George Cutshaw	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.28
2	Dutch Ruether	1.38
3	Walter Johnson	1.40
4	Dick Rudolph	1.50
5	Allan Sothoron	1.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	19
2	Lefty Williams	16
3	Jesse Barnes	14
3	Walter Johnson	14
5	3 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	109
2	Jim Shaw	84
3	Bob Shawkey	82
4	Lefty Williams	77
5	Hod Eller	72

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Menosky	.455
2	George Sisler	.439
3	Harry Hooper	.418
4	Eddie Collins	.400
5	Ty Cobb	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Hal Chase	2
2	Heinie Groh	2
2	Mike Menosky	2
2	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	19
2	Ken Williams	15
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	12
3	Mike Menosky	12
3	George Sisler	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	8
2	Donie Bush	6
3	George Burns	5
3	Jack Smith	5
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Weilman	0.50
2	Lee Meadows	0.64
3	Eddie Cicotte	0.68
4	Al Mamaux	0.69
5	Dutch Leonard	0.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	4
2	Jesse Barnes	3
2	Hooks Dauss	3
2	Howard Ehmke	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	24
2	Walter Johnson	22
3	Lee Meadows	19
4	Slim Love	18
4	Bob Shawkey	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Bert Gallia	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hi Myers	.411
2	Austin McHenry	.408
2	Mike Menosky	.408
4	Hal Chase	.407
5	Chick Gandil	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Home Run Baker	4
2	Rabbit Maranville	4
2	Mike Menosky	4
5	9 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	30
1	Babe Ruth	30
3	Chick Gandil	23
4	Home Run Baker	22
5	6 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donie Bush	13
2	George Sisler	10
2	Jack Smith	10
4	Doug Baird	7
4	5 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Rudolph	0.88
2	Dutch Ruether	0.94
3	Eddie Cicotte	1.08
4	Walter Johnson	1.11
5	Carl Weilman	1.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	7
1	Allan Sothoron	7
3	Howard Ehmke	6
3	Walter Johnson	6
3	5 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	36
2	Jim Shaw	34
3	Al Mamaux	32
3	Bob Shawkey	32
5	Eppa Rixey	31

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	.356
2	Edd Roush	.329
3	Zack Wheat	.328
4	Larry Gardner	.317
5	Bobby Veach	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	15
2	Gavvy Cravath	13
3	Benny Kauff	9
4	Home Run Baker	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	78
2	Babe Ruth	75
3	George Sisler	71
4	Chick Gandil	69
5	2 tied	66

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	32
2	George Burns	31
3	Doc Johnston	30
4	Carson Bigbee	28
5	3 tied	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.28
2	Allan Sothoron	1.66
3	Fred Toney	1.68
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.71
5	Dick Rudolph	1.80

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	175
2	Jim Shaw	141
3	Hod Eller	116
4	Wilbur Cooper	106
5	Eddie Cicotte	103

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Coveleski	5
2	Bob Shawkey	4
3	Fritz Coumbe	3
3	Phil Douglas	3
3	4 others tied	3