On This Day

Tuesday, August 12, 1919

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 62 38 .620 --
Tigers 57 41 .582 4.0
Indians 56 43 .566 5.5
Yankees 53 44 .546 7.5
Browns 52 45 .536 8.5
Red Sox 45 52 .464 15.5
Senators 40 60 .400 22.0
Athletics 27 69 .281 33.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 66 31 .680 --
Giants 59 33 .641 4.5
Cubs 52 42 .553 12.5
Pirates 46 50 .479 19.5
Robins 46 50 .479 19.5
Braves 37 54 .407 26.0
Phillies 35 55 .389 27.5
Cardinals 33 59 .359 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ossie Vitt 4
2 Ty Cobb 3
2 Joe Harris 3
2 George Sisler 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Burns 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Burns 3
1 Hank Severeid 3
3 Harry Heilmann 2
3 Chick Shorten 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Doyle 1
1 Art Fletcher 1
1 Larry Gardner 1
1 Bob Jones 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Urban Shocker 0.43
2 Stan Coveleski 0.33
2 Clarence Mitchell 0.33
4 Jesse Barnes 0.29
4 2 others tied 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Urban Shocker 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 6
2 Dutch Leonard 5
3 Clarence Mitchell 3
4 Jesse Barnes 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .371
2 George Sisler .364
3 Bobby Veach .354
4 Baby Doll Jacobson .345
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
3 Tillie Walker 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 70
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 67
3 Harry Heilmann 63
3 George Sisler 63
3 Bobby Veach 63

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Cutshaw 28
2 Jack Smith 25
3 George Sisler 24
4 Carson Bigbee 23
4 George Burns 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 19
3 Lefty Williams 18
4 Stan Coveleski 17
5 6 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 126
2 Jim Shaw 100
3 Hod Eller 99
4 Lefty Williams 93
5 Bob Shawkey 89

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 Larry Gardner .471
2 Ty Cobb .463
2 Baby Doll Jacobson .463
4 Turner Barber .438
5 Bobby Veach .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 3
1 Wally Pipp 3
1 Tillie Walker 3
4 Harry Heilmann 2
4 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Kopf 16
2 Wally Pipp 15
3 Larry Gardner 13
4 Harry Heilmann 12
4 Gene Paulette 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Cutshaw 6
2 Jimmy Johnston 5
2 Jack Smith 5
2 Tris Speaker 5
5 8 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 0.00
2 Sherry Smith 0.64
3 Jeff Pfeffer 0.67
4 Ray Keating 0.72
5 Jesse Barnes 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 4
1 Stan Coveleski 4
1 Dutch Leonard 4
1 Jimmy Ring 4
5 8 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 28
2 Lee Meadows 22
3 Hod Eller 18
4 Stan Coveleski 16
4 Allan Sothoron 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 2
2 Rube Benton 1
2 Hod Eller 1
2 Erskine Mayer 1
2 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Baby Doll Jacobson .513
2 George Sisler .420
3 Ty Cobb .417
4 Hal Chase .404
5 Larry Gardner .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Home Run Baker 4
3 Hal Chase 3
3 Harry Heilmann 3
3 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Sisler 24
2 Harry Heilmann 23
3 Home Run Baker 22
3 Babe Ruth 22
5 Larry Gardner 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Cutshaw 9
1 Jack Smith 9
3 George Burns 8
3 Merlin Kopp 8
3 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Pfeffer 0.50
2 Lee Meadows 0.74
3 Pete Alexander 0.90
4 Jesse Barnes 1.26
5 Hippo Vaughn 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 7
1 Dutch Leonard 7
3 Stan Coveleski 6
3 Hooks Dauss 6
3 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lee Meadows 43
2 Pete Alexander 41
3 Walter Johnson 35
4 Dutch Leonard 31
5 Allan Sothoron 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hod Eller 2
1 Dick Rudolph 2
1 Allen Russell 2
1 Jim Shaw 2
5 10 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .368
2 Edd Roush .343
3 Bobby Veach .328
4 Zack Wheat .320
5 Larry Gardner .318

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 75
1 George Sisler 75
3 Larry Gardner 74
4 Bobby Veach 73
5 Home Run Baker 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 32
1 George Cutshaw 32
3 George Sisler 31
4 Carson Bigbee 27
4 2 others tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.41
2 Dutch Ruether 1.53
3 Hippo Vaughn 1.58
4 Fred Toney 1.73
5 Allan Sothoron 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 21
2 Stan Coveleski 20
2 Jim Shaw 20
4 Jesse Barnes 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 161
2 Jim Shaw 140
3 Hod Eller 124
4 Eddie Cicotte 95
5 Lefty Williams 93

Saves

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