On This Day

Saturday, July 26, 1919

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	55	30	.647	--
Indians	49	36	.576	6.0
Yankees	46	36	.561	7.5
Tigers	47	37	.560	7.5
Browns	44	39	.530	10.0
Red Sox	36	46	.439	17.5
Senators	37	50	.425	19.0
Athletics	21	61	.256	32.5

Games

Yankees 8, Red Sox 5

Browns 5, White Sox 2

Indians 9, Tigers 1

Athletics 4, Senators 1

Senators 14, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	51	24	.680	--
Reds	53	27	.663	0.5
Cubs	45	36	.556	9.0
Robins	40	40	.500	13.5
Pirates	40	41	.494	14.0
Braves	29	47	.382	22.5
Cardinals	30	49	.380	23.0
Phillies	26	50	.342	25.5

Games

Braves 6, Giants 5

Phillies 2, Robins 0

Robins 11, Phillies 5

Reds 4, Pirates 2

Cardinals 3, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lena Blackburne	4
1	Jimmy Johnston	4
1	Buzz Murphy	4
1	Zack Wheat	4
5	13 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hi Myers	4
2	Home Run Baker	3
2	Larry Gardner	3
2	Hank Gowdy	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lena Blackburne	2
1	George Burns	2
1	Pete Kilduff	2
1	Merlin Kopp	2
1	3 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Shaw	1.00
2	Harry Harper	0.71
3	Jing Johnson	0.67
4	Burleigh Grimes	0.38
5	Frank Miller	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Dana Fillingim	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Elmer Jacobs	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Shaw	6
2	Burleigh Grimes	5
2	Harry Harper	5
4	Jing Johnson	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.365
2	Ty Cobb	.351
3	Bobby Veach	.343
4	Roger Peckinpaugh	.337
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.334

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	Home Run Baker	52
4	George Sisler	52

Stolen Bases

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

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
3	Jim Shaw	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	109
2	Jim Shaw	90
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	.478
2	Harry Hooper	.456
3	Ray Chapman	.426
3	Tris Speaker	.426
5	Mike Menosky	.419

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	18
2	Ken Williams	15
3	Home Run Baker	13
3	George Sisler	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Merlin Kopp	7
2	George Burns	5
2	Donie Bush	5
2	Sam Rice	5
2	George Sisler	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Jacobs	0.00
2	Dutch Leonard	0.33
2	Carl Weilman	0.33
4	Al Mamaux	0.36
5	Lee Meadows	0.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dickey Kerr	4
2	Eddie Cicotte	3
2	Hooks Dauss	3
2	Howard Ehmke	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Meadows	21
2	Walter Johnson	18
2	Dutch Leonard	18
2	Bob Shawkey	18
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	Jim Shaw	1
1	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chick Gandil	.417
2	Austin McHenry	.410
3	Hi Myers	.404
4	George Sisler	.397
5	Mike Menosky	.386

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	Babe Ruth	29
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	28
3	Home Run Baker	23
3	Chick Gandil	23
5	George Sisler	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donie Bush	11
2	Merlin Kopp	10
2	George Sisler	10
4	Jack Smith	9
5	2 tied	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	Jim Shaw	39
2	Eric Erickson	35
3	Walter Johnson	34
3	Eppa Rixey	34
5	2 tied	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	.362
2	Edd Roush	.336
3	Zack Wheat	.331
4	Larry Gardner	.315
5	Bobby Veach	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	15
2	Gavvy Cravath	12
3	Benny Kauff	9
4	Home Run Baker	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	79
2	Babe Ruth	75
3	George Sisler	74
4	Home Run Baker	66
4	3 others tied	66

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	32
2	Doc Johnston	30
3	George Burns	29
4	Carson Bigbee	28
5	4 tied	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.35
2	Hippo Vaughn	1.58
3	Fred Toney	1.60
4	Allan Sothoron	1.74
5	Babe Adams	1.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Shaw	24
2	Eddie Cicotte	23
3	Hod Eller	21
4	Stan Coveleski	20
4	Walter Johnson	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	172
2	Jim Shaw	147
3	Hod Eller	114
4	Eddie Cicotte	103
5	Wilbur Cooper	102

Saves

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