On This Day

Sunday, August 3, 1919

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	58	34	.630	--
Indians	52	40	.565	6.0
Yankees	50	40	.556	7.0
Tigers	51	41	.554	7.0
Browns	49	40	.551	7.5
Red Sox	40	49	.449	16.5
Senators	39	55	.415	20.0
Athletics	24	64	.273	32.0

Games

Yankees 10, Tigers 2

Indians 4, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	61	29	.678	--
Giants	57	28	.671	1.5
Cubs	48	39	.552	11.5
Robins	43	44	.494	16.5
Pirates	43	47	.478	18.0
Braves	32	53	.376	26.5
Phillies	31	52	.373	26.5
Cardinals	31	54	.365	27.5

Games

Cubs 7, Phillies 1

Giants 4, Reds 0

Cardinals 2, Robins 1

Robins 8, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hi Myers	4
1	Wally Pipp	4
3	George Burns	3
3	Tommy Griffith	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hi Myers	1
1	Wally Pipp	1
1	Elmer Smith	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hi Myers	4
1	Wally Pipp	4
3	Rogers Hornsby	3
4	Turner Barber	2
4	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buck Herzog	2
1	Jack Smith	2
3	Larry Doyle	1
3	Jack Graney	1
3	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hippo Vaughn	1.00
2	Stan Coveleski	0.88
3	Burleigh Grimes	0.50
4	Bill Doak	0.43
5	Al Mamaux	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Stan Coveleski	7
2	Hippo Vaughn	5
3	Bill Doak	3
3	Hod Eller	3
3	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.368
2	George Sisler	.365
3	Bobby Veach	.352
4	Roger Peckinpaugh	.340
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
2	Bobby Veach	60
5	George Sisler	59

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.47
2	Dutch Ruether	1.49
3	Allan Sothoron	1.52
4	Fred Toney	1.58
5	Hippo Vaughn	1.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	19
2	Jesse Barnes	17
2	Lefty Williams	17
4	Stan Coveleski	15
4	3 others tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	114
2	Jim Shaw	95
3	Hod Eller	91
4	Lefty Williams	86
5	Bob Shawkey	85

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	Ty Cobb	.475
3	Hal Chase	.469
4	George Sisler	.444
5	Edd Roush	.423

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	3
2	Rube Bressler	2
2	Hal Chase	2
2	Tommy Griffith	2
2	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Gardner	13
1	Harry Heilmann	13
1	George Sisler	13
4	Duffy Lewis	12
4	4 others tied	12

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	Jesse Barnes	4
1	Dickey Kerr	4
1	Lee Meadows	4
1	Allan Sothoron	4
5	4 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	26
2	Lee Meadows	21
2	Allan Sothoron	21
4	Hod Eller	19
5	2 tied	18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Chase	.404
2	George Sisler	.403
3	Ty Cobb	.383
4	Hi Myers	.380
5	Wally Schang	.368

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	28
2	Larry Gardner	25
3	Home Run Baker	24
3	Hal Chase	24
3	Harry Heilmann	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donie Bush	11
1	George Cutshaw	11
1	George Sisler	11
4	Jack Smith	10
5	2 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.84
2	Lee Meadows	0.89
3	Jesse Barnes	0.94
4	Allan Sothoron	1.03
5	Hod Eller	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	8
1	Allan Sothoron	8
3	Eddie Cicotte	6
3	Stan Coveleski	6
3	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Meadows	38
2	Allan Sothoron	34
3	Eric Erickson	31
3	Walter Johnson	31
5	Jim Shaw	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hod Eller	2
1	Dick Rudolph	2
1	Jim Shaw	2
4	Eddie Cicotte	1
4	15 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.374
2	Edd Roush	.351
3	Bobby Veach	.329
4	Zack Wheat	.321
5	George Burns	.319

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	80
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	Dutch Ruether	1.49
4	Allan Sothoron	1.65
5	Hippo Vaughn	1.69

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	147
3	Hod Eller	123
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