On This Day

Wednesday, August 13, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 68 31 .687 --
Giants 59 35 .628 6.5
Cubs 53 43 .552 13.5
Pirates 47 50 .485 20.0
Robins 47 51 .480 20.5
Braves 37 55 .402 27.5
Phillies 35 55 .389 28.5
Cardinals 33 59 .359 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Zack Wheat 4
2 Turner Barber 3
2 Carson Bigbee 3
2 George Burns 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Groh 1
1 Billy Southworth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Herzog 2
1 Larry Kopf 2
1 Sherry Magee 2
1 Frank Snyder 2
5 15 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Johnston 2
2 George Burns 1
2 Jake Daubert 1
2 Max Flack 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Douglas 1.17
2 Jeff Pfeffer 0.57
3 Art Nehf 0.50
4 Wilbur Cooper 0.46
5 Al Mamaux 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Al Mamaux 1
1 Dutch Ruether 1
1 Slim Sallee 1
1 Hippo Vaughn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Douglas 7
2 Wilbur Cooper 6
3 Al Mamaux 4
3 Art Nehf 4
3 Jeff Pfeffer 4

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 Burns 24
3 George Sisler 24
5 Carson Bigbee 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.55
2 Dutch Ruether 1.56
3 Walter Johnson 1.59
4 Hippo Vaughn 1.60
5 Dick Rudolph 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 21
2 Jesse Barnes 19
3 Lefty Williams 18
4 Stan Coveleski 17
5 Hippo Vaughn 16

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 Ty Cobb .490
2 Baby Doll Jacobson .480
3 Larry Gardner .465
4 Turner Barber .425
5 Stuffy McInnis .417

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Kopf 15
2 Gene Paulette 12
2 Wally Pipp 12
4 Larry Gardner 10
4 5 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Johnston 7
2 George Cutshaw 5
2 Max Flack 5
2 Jack Smith 5
2 Tris Speaker 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 0.00
2 Sherry Smith 0.64
3 Ray Keating 0.72
4 Jesse Barnes 0.79
5 Wilbur Cooper 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 4
1 Slim Sallee 4
3 Wilbur Cooper 3
3 Stan Coveleski 3
3 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 28
2 Lee Meadows 22
3 Hod Eller 16
4 Walter Johnson 14
4 2 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 2
2 Rube Benton 1
2 Hod Eller 1
2 Erskine Mayer 1
2 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Baby Doll Jacobson .513
2 George Sisler .423
3 Ty Cobb .418
4 Hal Chase .398
5 Larry Gardner .394

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 23
2 Home Run Baker 22
2 Harry Heilmann 22
4 Larry Gardner 21
4 Larry Kopf 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Cutshaw 9
1 Jack Smith 9
3 Irish Meusel 8
4 George Burns 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lee Meadows 0.68
2 Pete Alexander 0.90
3 Jeff Pfeffer 1.20
4 Jesse Barnes 1.26
5 Phil Douglas 1.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 7
1 Dutch Leonard 7
3 Hooks Dauss 6
3 Lee Meadows 6
3 Slim Sallee 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 41
2 Lee Meadows 38
3 Walter Johnson 35
4 Dutch Leonard 31
5 Allan Sothoron 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hod Eller 2
1 Dick Rudolph 2
1 Allen Russell 2
1 Jim Shaw 2
5 9 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 .323
5 Larry Gardner .316

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 33
2 George Cutshaw 31
2 George Sisler 31
4 Carson Bigbee 27
4 Billy Southworth 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.41
2 Dutch Ruether 1.56
3 Hippo Vaughn 1.62
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 Wilbur Cooper 94

Saves

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