On This Day

Wednesday, August 6, 1919

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	58	35	.624	--
Tigers	53	41	.564	5.5
Indians	52	41	.559	6.0
Yankees	50	40	.556	6.5
Browns	49	41	.544	7.5
Red Sox	42	49	.462	15.0
Senators	39	57	.406	20.5
Athletics	25	64	.281	31.0

Games

Tigers 4, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	62	30	.674	--
Giants	57	30	.655	2.5
Cubs	48	42	.533	13.0
Robins	45	45	.500	16.0
Pirates	43	48	.473	18.5
Braves	34	53	.391	25.5
Phillies	33	52	.388	25.5
Cardinals	33	55	.375	27.0

Games

Braves 2, Cubs 0

Robins 6, Reds 1

Cardinals 8, Giants 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Judge	4
2	Hal Chase	3
2	Jimmy Johnston	3
2	Ivy Olson	3
5	14 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	1
1	Ray Keating	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	4
2	Leon Cadore	2
2	Ray Keating	2
2	Ivy Olson	2
2	Milt Stock	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Walter Holke	1
1	Jimmy Johnston	1
1	Austin McHenry	1
1	Ralph Young	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pete Alexander	1.20
2	Ray Keating	0.50
3	Leon Cadore	0.33
4	Harry Harper	0.27
5	Dutch Leonard	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Leon Cadore	1
1	Elmer Jacobs	1
1	Ray Keating	1
1	Dutch Leonard	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	6
2	Dolf Luque	5
3	Elmer Jacobs	4
4	Harry Harper	3
4	Ray Keating	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.365
2	George Sisler	.363
3	Bobby Veach	.351
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	61
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	60
3	Bobby Veach	60
5	George Sisler	59

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Cutshaw	28
2	Jack Smith	24
3	Carson Bigbee	23
4	George Burns	22
4	2 others tied	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.45
2	Dutch Ruether	1.49
3	Allan Sothoron	1.52
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.61
5	Dick Rudolph	1.70

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	120
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	11 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	.535
2	Hal Chase	.466
3	Wally Schang	.444
4	George Sisler	.425
5	Edd Roush	.424

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rube Bressler	2
1	Hal Chase	2
1	Tommy Griffith	2
1	Harry Heilmann	2
1	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	13
2	Larry Gardner	12
2	Hi Myers	12
2	Wally Pipp	12
2	Edd Roush	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Cutshaw	9
2	Irish Meusel	7
3	George Burns	4
3	George Burns	4
3	7 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	0.00
2	Lee Meadows	0.22
3	Doc Ayers	0.52
4	Jeff Pfeffer	0.67
5	Hod Eller	0.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lee Meadows	5
2	Jesse Barnes	4
2	Jimmy Ring	4
4	Bernie Boland	3
4	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	32
2	Lee Meadows	23
3	Hod Eller	19
3	Walter Johnson	19
5	3 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hod Eller	2
1	Dick Rudolph	2
3	Erskine Mayer	1
3	Gene Packard	1
3	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Chase	.415
2	Wally Schang	.410
3	George Sisler	.402
4	Stuffy McInnis	.400
5	Ty Cobb	.398

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Ken Williams	4
3	Home Run Baker	3
3	Hal Chase	3
3	Harry Heilmann	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	25
2	Babe Ruth	24
3	Hal Chase	22
3	George Sisler	22
5	Larry Gardner	21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lee Meadows	0.43
2	Jesse Barnes	0.93
3	Pete Alexander	1.06
4	Hod Eller	1.13
5	Allan Sothoron	1.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	7
1	Allan Sothoron	7
3	Lee Meadows	6
4	Bernie Boland	5
4	9 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Meadows	37
2	Pete Alexander	34
3	Walter Johnson	33
4	Allan Sothoron	30
5	Hod Eller	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hod Eller	2
1	Dick Rudolph	2
1	Jim Shaw	2
4	Eddie Cicotte	1
4	13 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.364
2	Edd Roush	.353
3	Bobby Veach	.333
4	Zack Wheat	.320
5	George Burns	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	16
2	Gavvy Cravath	11
3	Home Run Baker	9
3	Benny Kauff	9
5	Tillie Walker	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	78
2	Babe Ruth	75
3	George Sisler	73
4	Larry Gardner	70
4	Edd Roush	70

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Cutshaw	34
2	George Sisler	32
3	George Burns	31
4	Doc Johnston	28
4	Billy Southworth	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.25
2	Dutch Ruether	1.49
3	Fred Toney	1.60
4	Allan Sothoron	1.62
5	Hippo Vaughn	1.65

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	166
2	Jim Shaw	143
3	Hod Eller	122
4	Wilbur Cooper	100
5	Burleigh Grimes	92

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