On This Day

Saturday, August 2, 1919

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	58	34	.630	--
Tigers	51	40	.560	6.5
Indians	51	40	.560	6.5
Browns	49	40	.551	7.5
Yankees	49	40	.551	7.5
Red Sox	40	49	.449	16.5
Senators	39	54	.419	19.5
Athletics	24	64	.273	32.0

Games

Red Sox 5, White Sox 3

White Sox 10, Red Sox 1

Browns 5, Athletics 2

Indians 12, Senators 6

Tigers 14, Yankees 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	61	28	.685	--
Giants	56	28	.667	2.5
Cubs	47	39	.547	12.5
Robins	42	43	.494	17.0
Pirates	43	47	.478	18.5
Phillies	31	51	.378	26.5
Braves	32	53	.376	27.0
Cardinals	30	53	.361	28.0

Games

Phillies 2, Cubs 1

Phillies 4, Cubs 3

Reds 6, Giants 0

Pirates 4, Braves 2

Robins 3, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gene Paulette	5
2	Turner Barber	4
2	Ty Cobb	4
2	Harry Heilmann	4
2	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Heilmann	2
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	1
2	Roger Peckinpaugh	1
2	Bobby Veach	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	6
2	Roger Peckinpaugh	5
3	Bobby Veach	4
4	Happy Felsch	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tris Speaker	2
2	Ping Bodie	1
2	Tony Boeckel	1
2	George Cutshaw	1
2	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pete Alexander	1.36
2	Lefty Williams	0.62
3	Oscar Tuero	0.60
4	Sweetbread Bailey	0.43
5	Dana Fillingim	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Leon Cadore	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Lee Meadows	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	15
2	Lefty Williams	5
3	Sweetbread Bailey	3
3	Eddie Cicotte	3
3	7 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Erskine Mayer	1
1	Sherry Smith	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.365
2	George Sisler	.365
3	Bobby Veach	.353
4	Roger Peckinpaugh	.341
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	16
2	Gavvy Cravath	9
2	Benny Kauff	9
4	Home Run Baker	8
4	Tillie Walker	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	67
2	Harry Heilmann	60
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	60
4	George Sisler	59
4	Bobby Veach	59

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Cutshaw	28
2	Carson Bigbee	23
3	Doc Johnston	22
3	George Sisler	22
5	Jack Smith	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Ruether	1.39
2	Walter Johnson	1.48
3	Allan Sothoron	1.52
4	Fred Toney	1.58
5	Hippo Vaughn	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	19
2	Lefty Williams	17
3	Jesse Barnes	16
4	Jim Shaw	15
4	Allan Sothoron	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	114
2	Jim Shaw	93
3	Hod Eller	88
4	Lefty Williams	86
5	Bob Shawkey	83

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Coveleski	4
1	Bob Shawkey	4
3	Hod Eller	3
3	Oscar Tuero	3
5	10 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	.535
2	Hal Chase	.500
3	Ty Cobb	.452
4	Wally Schang	.417
5	George Sisler	.414

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	3
1	Harry Heilmann	3
1	Babe Ruth	3
4	Home Run Baker	2
4	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	16
2	Larry Gardner	14
2	George Sisler	14
4	Home Run Baker	13
4	Sam Rice	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Cutshaw	9
2	Wally Schang	5
3	Eddie Foster	4
3	Benny Kauff	4
3	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jeff Pfeffer	0.00
1	Dolf Luque	0.00
3	Lee Meadows	0.28
4	Pete Alexander	0.53
5	Phil Douglas	0.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dickey Kerr	5
2	Lee Meadows	4
2	Allan Sothoron	4
4	Jesse Barnes	3
4	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	26
2	Dickey Kerr	21
2	Lee Meadows	21
2	Allan Sothoron	21
5	Walter Johnson	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hod Eller	2
1	Dick Rudolph	2
1	Jim Shaw	2
4	Stan Coveleski	1
4	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Chase	.398
2	George Sisler	.390
3	Ty Cobb	.376
4	Hi Myers	.375
4	Zack Wheat	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Home Run Baker	5
3	Mike Menosky	4
3	Ken Williams	4
5	5 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	28
2	Larry Gardner	25
2	Harry Heilmann	25
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	25
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Cutshaw	12
2	Donie Bush	11
2	George Sisler	11
4	George Burns	9
4	Merlin Kopp	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.84
2	Lee Meadows	1.01
3	Allan Sothoron	1.03
4	Jesse Barnes	1.09
5	Dutch Ruether	1.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Allan Sothoron	8
2	Jesse Barnes	7
3	Eddie Cicotte	6
3	Hooks Dauss	6
3	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Meadows	38
2	Walter Johnson	35
3	Allan Sothoron	34
4	Eric Erickson	31
5	Al Mamaux	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hod Eller	2
1	Dick Rudolph	2
1	Jim Shaw	2
4	Eddie Cicotte	1
4	16 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.370
2	Edd Roush	.354
3	Zack Wheat	.327
4	Bobby Veach	.327
5	George Burns	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	16
2	Gavvy Cravath	12
3	Tillie Walker	10
4	Home Run Baker	9
4	Benny Kauff	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	79
2	Babe Ruth	76
2	George Sisler	76
4	Edd Roush	72
5	Larry Gardner	71

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Cutshaw	34
2	George Sisler	33
3	George Burns	29
3	Doc Johnston	29
5	Billy Southworth	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.37
2	Fred Toney	1.47
3	Allan Sothoron	1.65
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.71
5	Dick Rudolph	1.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	165
2	Jim Shaw	145
3	Hod Eller	120
4	Wilbur Cooper	100
5	Eddie Cicotte	97

Saves

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