On This Day

Monday, August 4, 1919

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 58 35 .624 --
Indians 52 40 .565 5.5
Yankees 50 40 .556 6.5
Tigers 51 41 .554 6.5
Browns 49 41 .544 7.5
Red Sox 41 49 .456 15.5
Senators 39 55 .415 19.5
Athletics 25 64 .281 31.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 61 29 .678 --
Giants 57 28 .671 1.5
Cubs 48 40 .545 12.0
Robins 44 44 .500 16.0
Pirates 43 47 .478 18.0
Phillies 32 52 .381 26.0
Braves 32 53 .376 26.5
Cardinals 31 55 .360 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Burns 3
1 Happy Felsch 3
1 Jimmy Johnston 3
1 Austin McHenry 3
5 18 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Perkins 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Perkins 4
2 Possum Whitted 3
3 Dots Miller 2
3 Gene Packard 2
5 14 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Irish Meusel 2
2 George Burns 1
2 Harry Hooper 1
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Davenport 0.40
2 Sad Sam Jones 0.25
3 Gene Packard 0.22
4 Claude Hendrix 0.17
4 Jing Johnson 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jing Johnson 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Gene Packard 1
1 Jeff Pfeffer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Davenport 4
2 Marv Goodwin 3
3 Red Faber 2
3 Jing Johnson 2
3 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .368
2 George Sisler .363
3 Bobby Veach .352
4 Roger Peckinpaugh .340
5 Baby Doll Jacobson .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 .532
2 Hal Chase .469
3 Ty Cobb .466
4 Wally Schang .452
5 George Sisler .438

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Gardner 13
1 Harry Heilmann 13
3 Hi Myers 12
3 Wally Pipp 12
3 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Cutshaw 9
2 Irish Meusel 6
3 Wally Schang 5
4 George Burns 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 0.00
2 Lee Meadows 0.28
3 Doc Ayers 0.52
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
4 Phil Douglas 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 26
2 Lee Meadows 21
3 Hod Eller 19
4 Dickey Kerr 18
5 Eppa Rixey 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hod Eller 2
1 Dick Rudolph 2
3 Stan Coveleski 1
3 Erskine Mayer 1
3 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Chase .422
2 George Sisler .398
3 Wally Schang .393
4 Ty Cobb .390
5 Larry Doyle .372

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 27
2 Hal Chase 24
2 Harry Heilmann 24
4 George Sisler 22
4 Ken Williams 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Cutshaw 11
1 George Sisler 11
3 George Burns 10
3 Jack Smith 10
5 Donie Bush 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 0.84
2 Lee Meadows 0.89
3 Jesse Barnes 0.93
4 Allan Sothoron 1.03
5 Hod Eller 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Sothoron 8
2 Jesse Barnes 7
3 Hooks Dauss 6
3 Slim Sallee 6
5 9 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lee Meadows 38
2 Allan Sothoron 34
3 Walter Johnson 31
4 Jim Shaw 30
5 3 tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hod Eller 2
1 Dick Rudolph 2
1 Jim Shaw 2
4 Eddie Cicotte 1
4 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .365
2 Edd Roush .353
3 Bobby Veach .332
4 Zack Wheat .321
5 George Burns .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 16
2 Gavvy Cravath 11
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
3 George Sisler 74
4 Larry Gardner 71
4 Edd Roush 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Cutshaw 34
2 George Sisler 32
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 1.62
5 Hippo Vaughn 1.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 165
2 Jim Shaw 143
3 Hod Eller 122
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 2 others tied 3