On This Day

Friday, July 25, 1919

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 55 29 .655 --
Indians 48 36 .571 7.0
Tigers 47 36 .566 7.5
Yankees 45 36 .556 8.5
Browns 43 39 .524 11.0
Red Sox 36 45 .444 17.5
Senators 36 49 .424 19.5
Athletics 20 60 .250 33.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 51 23 .689 --
Reds 52 27 .658 1.5
Cubs 45 35 .563 9.0
Robins 39 39 .500 14.0
Pirates 40 40 .500 14.0
Braves 28 47 .373 23.5
Cardinals 29 49 .372 24.0
Phillies 25 49 .338 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Chapman 4
2 Chick Fewster 3
2 Harry Heilmann 3
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rube Bressler 1
1 Hal Chase 1
1 Tommy Griffith 1
1 Elmer Smith 1
1 Ken Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Fewster 3
1 Harry Heilmann 3
1 Ossie Vitt 3
4 Rube Bressler 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Baird 1
1 Walton Cruise 1
1 Happy Felsch 1
1 Charlie Hollocher 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hod Eller 1.50
2 Hippo Vaughn 1.00
3 Eric Erickson 0.75
4 Fred Toney 0.67
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Hod Eller 1
1 Dickey Kerr 1
1 Scott Perry 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hod Eller 9
2 Eric Erickson 6
3 Hippo Vaughn 5
4 Dickey Kerr 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .362
2 Ty Cobb .352
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .339
4 Roger Peckinpaugh .338
5 Bobby Veach .338

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 53
4 Harry Heilmann 51
5 2 tied 50

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 Allan Sothoron 1.52
5 Fred Toney 1.53

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 109
2 Jim Shaw 84
3 Bob Shawkey 82
4 Hod Eller 81
5 Lefty Williams 79

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 George Sisler .469
2 Harry Hooper .453
3 Mike Menosky .444
4 Ray Chapman .422
5 Tris Speaker .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Hal Chase 3
2 Ken Williams 3
4 Rube Bressler 2
4 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 18
2 Ken Williams 15
3 Harry Heilmann 12
3 Tris Speaker 12
5 3 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Donie Bush 5
1 Merlin Kopp 5
1 George Sisler 5
1 Jack Smith 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hod Eller 0.00
2 Dutch Leonard 0.33
2 Carl Weilman 0.33
4 Lee Meadows 0.64
5 Eddie Cicotte 0.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 4
1 Dickey Kerr 4
3 Jesse Barnes 3
3 Hooks Dauss 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Speed Martin 1
1 3 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hi Myers .411
2 Chick Gandil .402
3 Mike Menosky .395
4 Austin McHenry .395
5 George Sisler .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Home Run Baker 4
2 Mike Menosky 4
2 Elmer Smith 4
2 Ken Williams 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 30
2 Babe Ruth 29
3 Chick Gandil 23
4 Sam Rice 22
5 4 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Donie Bush 11
2 George Sisler 10
3 Jack Smith 9
4 Merlin Kopp 8
4 Sam Rice 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Ruether 0.94
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.08
3 Walter Johnson 1.11
4 Carl Weilman 1.14
5 Dick Rudolph 1.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 7
1 Allan Sothoron 7
3 Hooks Dauss 6
3 Walter Johnson 6
3 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 36
2 Eric Erickson 35
3 Jim Shaw 34
4 Al Mamaux 32
4 Bob Shawkey 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Speed Martin 2
1 Bob Shawkey 2
1 Oscar Tuero 2
4 Red Ames 1
4 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .359
2 Edd Roush .331
3 Zack Wheat .331
4 Bobby Veach .316
5 Larry Gardner .314

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 80
2 Babe Ruth 75
3 George Sisler 72
4 Chick Gandil 69
5 Tommy Griffith 68

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.28
2 Hippo Vaughn 1.58
3 Fred Toney 1.60
4 Allan Sothoron 1.65
5 Jack Quinn 1.83

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 175
2 Jim Shaw 141
3 Hod Eller 125
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