On This Day

Monday, July 28, 1919

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 55 31 .640 --
Indians 49 37 .570 6.0
Tigers 48 37 .565 6.5
Yankees 46 37 .554 7.5
Browns 45 39 .536 9.0
Red Sox 37 46 .446 16.5
Senators 37 51 .420 19.0
Athletics 22 61 .265 31.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 53 24 .688 --
Reds 55 27 .671 0.5
Cubs 46 36 .561 9.5
Robins 40 42 .488 15.5
Pirates 40 43 .482 16.0
Braves 30 48 .385 23.5
Cardinals 30 50 .375 24.5
Phillies 27 51 .346 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jake Daubert 5
2 George Burns 4
2 Fred Luderus 4
4 Larry Doyle 3
4 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edd Roush 4
2 Wally Schang 3
3 Bert Adams 2
3 Larry Doyle 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Rawlings 2
2 George Burns 1
2 Hal Chase 1
2 George Cutshaw 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Douglas 0.44
2 Pete Schneider 0.33
3 Al Demaree 0.14
4 Al Mamaux 0.12
4 Herb Pennock 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Douglas 1
1 Ed Gerner 1
1 Hugh McQuillan 1
1 Herb Pennock 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Douglas 4
1 Allen Russell 4
3 Pete Schneider 3
4 Eppa Rixey 2
5 6 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hod Eller 1
1 Dick Rudolph 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .370
2 Ty Cobb .353
3 Bobby Veach .342
4 Roger Peckinpaugh .336
5 George Burns .330

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 George Sisler 56
4 Home Run Baker 53
4 Bobby Veach 53

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 23
2 George Cutshaw 22
2 George Sisler 22
4 Doc Johnston 21
5 Jack Smith 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.28
2 Dutch Ruether 1.38
3 Walter Johnson 1.41
4 Allan Sothoron 1.47
5 Fred Toney 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 19
2 Lefty Williams 16
3 Jesse Barnes 15
4 Walter Johnson 14
4 Jim Shaw 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 112
2 Jim Shaw 90
3 Bob Shawkey 82
4 Hod Eller 81
4 Lefty Williams 81

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Coveleski 4
1 Bob Shawkey 4
3 Oscar Tuero 3
4 Al Demaree 2
4 8 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .508
2 Jake Daubert .444
3 Tris Speaker .436
4 Ray Chapman .435
5 Fred Luderus .425

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Sisler 16
2 Home Run Baker 13
3 Wally Schang 12
4 Sam Rice 11
4 Ken Williams 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 5
1 Merlin Kopp 5
1 Sam Rice 5
4 Harry Heilmann 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elmer Jacobs 0.00
1 Guy Morton 0.00
3 Lee Meadows 0.30
4 Dutch Leonard 0.33
5 Phil Douglas 0.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dickey Kerr 4
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Jesse Barnes 3
2 Eddie Cicotte 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 21
2 Dutch Leonard 18
3 Dickey Kerr 17
4 Lee Meadows 16
5 4 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Hod Eller 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Gene Packard 1
1 3 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chick Gandil .429
2 George Sisler .408
3 Austin McHenry .400
4 Hal Chase .389
5 Jake Daubert .384

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 27
3 George Sisler 26
4 Home Run Baker 24
5 Chick Gandil 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Donie Bush 11
1 George Sisler 11
3 Merlin Kopp 10
4 George Burns 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 0.62
2 Eddie Cicotte 0.94
3 Dutch Ruether 1.03
4 Allan Sothoron 1.11
5 Walter Johnson 1.18

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Shaw 39
2 Walter Johnson 37
3 Eppa Rixey 36
4 Eric Erickson 35
5 Al Mamaux 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Speed Martin 2
1 Bob Shawkey 2
1 Oscar Tuero 2
4 Eddie Cicotte 1
4 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .372
2 Edd Roush .336
3 Zack Wheat .330
4 Bobby Veach .315
5 George Burns .313

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 George Sisler 78
2 Bobby Veach 77
3 Babe Ruth 73
4 Home Run Baker 67
5 Tommy Griffith 66

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 33
2 Doc Johnston 29
3 Carson Bigbee 28
3 George Burns 28
3 George Cutshaw 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.36
2 Fred Toney 1.60
3 Hippo Vaughn 1.63
4 Allan Sothoron 1.69
5 Dick Rudolph 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Shaw 23
2 Eddie Cicotte 22
3 Hod Eller 21
4 Walter Johnson 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 175
2 Jim Shaw 145
3 Hod Eller 114
4 Wilbur Cooper 102
5 Eddie Cicotte 99

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