On This Day

Wednesday, July 30, 1919

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	56	33	.629	--
Tigers	50	38	.568	5.5
Indians	50	39	.562	6.0
Yankees	48	38	.558	6.5
Browns	46	40	.535	8.5
Red Sox	38	48	.442	16.5
Senators	38	52	.422	18.5
Athletics	24	62	.279	30.5

Games

Tigers 3, Red Sox 1

Red Sox 3, Tigers 2

White Sox 5, Yankees 3

Athletics 2, Indians 1

Senators 1, Browns 0

Yankees 6, White Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	55	26	.679	--
Reds	57	28	.671	0.0
Cubs	46	37	.554	10.0
Robins	41	42	.494	15.0
Pirates	42	45	.483	16.0
Braves	31	50	.383	24.0
Cardinals	30	51	.370	25.0
Phillies	28	51	.354	26.0

Games

Robins 6, Cubs 0

Reds 7, Braves 6

Giants 9, Pirates 0

Pirates 6, Giants 1

Phillies 3, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hal Chase	5
1	Billy Southworth	5
3	Ty Cobb	4
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	1
1	Billy Southworth	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shano Collins	3
1	Rabbit Maranville	3
1	Buck Weaver	3
4	Hal Chase	2
4	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Walton Cruise	2
1	Walter Holke	2
1	Johnny Rawlings	2
4	Ping Bodie	1
4	18 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lee Meadows	1.43
2	Jesse Barnes	1.00
3	Hi Jasper	0.67
4	Bill Doak	0.56
5	Red Faber	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Bill James	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Meadows	10
2	Hi Jasper	6
3	Bill Doak	5
3	Grover Lowdermilk	5
3	Jack Quinn	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Babe Ruth	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.370
2	Ty Cobb	.355
3	Bobby Veach	.351
4	Roger Peckinpaugh	.340
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	16
2	Gavvy Cravath	9
2	Benny Kauff	9
4	Home Run Baker	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	65
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	58
2	George Sisler	58
4	Home Run Baker	54
4	2 others tied	54

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Cutshaw	24
2	Carson Bigbee	23
3	George Sisler	22
4	Doc Johnston	21
5	2 tied	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Ruether	1.39
2	Fred Toney	1.40
3	Walter Johnson	1.41
4	Allan Sothoron	1.50
5	Dick Rudolph	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	19
2	Jesse Barnes	16
2	Lefty Williams	16
4	Jim Shaw	15
5	4 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	112
2	Jim Shaw	92
3	Hod Eller	83
3	Bob Shawkey	83
5	Lefty Williams	81

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Coveleski	4
1	Bob Shawkey	4
3	Oscar Tuero	3
4	Al Demaree	2
4	9 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Chase	.524
2	George Sisler	.483
3	Ray Chapman	.469
4	Fred Luderus	.421
5	Harry Hooper	.414

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	Hal Chase	3
3	Rube Bressler	2
3	Tommy Griffith	2
3	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	16
2	Home Run Baker	14
3	Tillie Walker	13
4	Duffy Lewis	12
4	Babe Ruth	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	5
1	George Cutshaw	5
1	Benny Kauff	5
1	Merlin Kopp	5
1	Sam Rice	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.00
1	Elmer Jacobs	0.00
1	Jeff Pfeffer	0.00
4	Lee Meadows	0.23
5	Phil Douglas	0.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	4
1	Dickey Kerr	4
1	Lee Meadows	4
4	Hooks Dauss	3
4	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Meadows	26
2	Allan Sothoron	21
3	Eric Erickson	18
4	Walter Johnson	17
4	2 others tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Rudolph	2
2	Stan Coveleski	1
2	Hod Eller	1
2	Sad Sam Jones	1
2	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chick Gandil	.451
2	George Sisler	.413
3	Hal Chase	.410
4	Ray Chapman	.410
5	Jake Daubert	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
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	32
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	26
2	George Sisler	26
4	Home Run Baker	23
4	Chick Gandil	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	11
2	Donie Bush	10
2	Merlin Kopp	10
4	George Burns	9
4	George Cutshaw	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.62
2	Lee Meadows	1.04
3	Dutch Ruether	1.09
4	Jesse Barnes	1.09
5	Fred Toney	1.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Allan Sothoron	8
2	Jesse Barnes	7
2	Eddie Cicotte	7
4	Hooks Dauss	6
4	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Meadows	36
2	Jim Shaw	35
3	Allan Sothoron	34
4	Walter Johnson	33
5	Bob Shawkey	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Rudolph	2
1	Oscar Tuero	2
3	Eddie Cicotte	1
3	Stan Coveleski	1
3	14 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.373
2	Edd Roush	.346
3	Zack Wheat	.330
4	Bobby Veach	.323
5	George Burns	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	16
2	Gavvy Cravath	12
3	Benny Kauff	9
3	Tillie Walker	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	78
2	Bobby Veach	76
3	Babe Ruth	75
4	Larry Gardner	68
4	Edd Roush	68

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	33
2	George Cutshaw	30
3	George Burns	29
3	Doc Johnston	29
5	2 tied	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.33
2	Fred Toney	1.53
3	Allan Sothoron	1.63
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.65
5	Dick Rudolph	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Shaw	24
2	Eddie Cicotte	22
3	Hod Eller	21
4	Stan Coveleski	20
4	Walter Johnson	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	174
2	Jim Shaw	147
3	Hod Eller	116
4	Wilbur Cooper	101
5	Eddie Cicotte	100

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