Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, August 10, 1919

On This Day

Sunday, August 10, 1919

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	61	38	.616	--
Tigers	55	41	.573	4.5
Yankees	53	42	.558	6.0
Indians	54	43	.557	6.0
Browns	51	44	.537	8.0
Red Sox	44	51	.463	15.0
Senators	40	59	.404	21.0
Athletics	27	67	.287	31.5

Games

White Sox 1, Senators 0

Yankees 11, Indians 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	66	30	.688	--
Giants	58	33	.637	5.5
Cubs	52	42	.553	13.0
Robins	46	48	.489	19.0
Pirates	45	50	.474	20.5
Braves	37	54	.407	26.5
Phillies	34	55	.382	28.5
Cardinals	33	59	.359	31.0

Games

Pirates 5, Robins 3

Cubs 2, Giants 0

Reds 3, Phillies 2

Braves 5, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dave Bancroft	4
1	Max Carey	4
3	Doc Johnston	3
3	Del Pratt	3
5	18 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Robertson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	3
2	Ping Bodie	2
2	Dave Robertson	2
2	Muddy Ruel	2
5	18 tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	2
1	Buck Herzog	2
1	Charlie Jamieson	2
1	Bill Wambsganss	2
5	7 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pete Alexander	1.00
2	Lee Meadows	0.60
3	Leon Cadore	0.55
4	Rube Benton	0.50
4	Eddie Cicotte	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Ray Keating	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	7
2	Leon Cadore	6
2	Lee Meadows	6
4	Carl Mays	5
5	Eddie Cicotte	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.368
2	George Sisler	.360
3	Bobby Veach	.353
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	.347
5	Roger Peckinpaugh	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	16
2	Home Run Baker	10
3	Gavvy Cravath	9
3	Benny Kauff	9
5	Tillie Walker	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	68
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	66
3	Home Run Baker	62
3	Bobby Veach	62
5	2 tied	61

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Cutshaw	28
2	Jack Smith	25
3	Carson Bigbee	23
3	George Burns	23
3	George Sisler	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Ruether	1.53
2	Hippo Vaughn	1.54
3	Eddie Cicotte	1.55
4	Walter Johnson	1.59
5	Dick Rudolph	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	21
2	Jesse Barnes	18
3	Lefty Williams	17
4	Stan Coveleski	16
5	5 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	126
2	Jim Shaw	100
3	Hod Eller	97
4	Bob Shawkey	89
5	Lefty Williams	88

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Coveleski	4
1	Bob Shawkey	4
3	Hod Eller	3
3	Allen Russell	3
3	Oscar Tuero	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	.481
2	Ty Cobb	.460
3	Turner Barber	.438
4	Larry Gardner	.435
5	Edd Roush	.424

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	3
2	Harry Heilmann	2
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	2
2	Wally Pipp	2
2	Tillie Walker	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Kopf	15
2	Edd Roush	13
3	Wally Pipp	12
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	11
4	2 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Cutshaw	8
2	Johnny Rawlings	6
3	George Burns	5
3	Buck Herzog	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	0.00
2	Jeff Pfeffer	0.67
3	Hod Eller	0.82
4	Pete Alexander	0.90
4	Jesse Barnes	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	4
1	Jimmy Ring	4
1	Slim Sallee	4
4	Wilbur Cooper	3
4	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	33
2	Lee Meadows	22
3	Walter Johnson	17
4	Hod Eller	16
5	2 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hod Eller	2
1	Dick Rudolph	2
1	Allen Russell	2
4	Rube Benton	1
4	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.414
2	Ty Cobb	.404
3	Hal Chase	.396
4	Stuffy McInnis	.394
5	Fred Luderus	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Home Run Baker	4
3	Hal Chase	3
3	Harry Heilmann	3
3	Ken Williams	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	24
2	Home Run Baker	23
3	Harry Heilmann	22
3	George Sisler	22
3	Tris Speaker	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Smith	10
2	George Burns	9
2	George Cutshaw	9
4	Merlin Kopp	8
4	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hod Eller	0.45
2	Lee Meadows	0.74
3	Pete Alexander	0.90
4	Jesse Barnes	1.26
5	2 tied	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	7
2	Eddie Cicotte	6
2	Dutch Leonard	6
2	Lee Meadows	6
2	Jimmy Ring	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Meadows	43
2	Pete Alexander	41
3	Walter Johnson	35
4	Eric Erickson	28
5	4 tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hod Eller	2
1	Dick Rudolph	2
1	Allen Russell	2
1	Jim Shaw	2
5	12 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.362
2	Edd Roush	.349
3	Bobby Veach	.330
4	Zack Wheat	.322
5	Larry Gardner	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	16
2	Home Run Baker	11
3	Gavvy Cravath	10
4	Benny Kauff	9
5	Tillie Walker	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	74
1	Bobby Veach	74
3	Babe Ruth	73
4	Home Run Baker	71
4	Larry Gardner	71

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Cutshaw	33
2	George Burns	32
3	George Sisler	31
4	Billy Southworth	28
5	2 tied	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.37
2	Dutch Ruether	1.53
3	Hippo Vaughn	1.60
4	Fred Toney	1.65
5	Allan Sothoron	1.82

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	171
2	Jim Shaw	145
3	Hod Eller	127
4	Eddie Cicotte	96
5	Wilbur Cooper	92

Saves

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