Baseball44 On This Day: Thursday, August 14, 1919

On This Day

Thursday, August 14, 1919

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	62	39	.614	--
Tigers	57	42	.576	4.0
Indians	57	43	.570	4.5
Yankees	54	44	.551	6.5
Browns	53	45	.541	7.5
Red Sox	46	52	.469	14.5
Senators	40	61	.396	22.0
Athletics	27	70	.278	33.0

Games

Red Sox 15, White Sox 6

Indians 4, Senators 3

Yankees 5, Tigers 4

Browns 6, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	68	33	.673	--
Giants	61	35	.635	4.5
Cubs	54	44	.551	12.5
Pirates	47	50	.485	19.0
Robins	48	52	.480	19.5
Braves	37	55	.402	26.5
Phillies	35	57	.380	28.5
Cardinals	35	59	.372	29.5

Games

Cubs 2, Robins 0

Robins 1, Cubs 0

Giants 2, Reds 1

Giants 9, Reds 3

Cardinals 4, Phillies 2

Cardinals 6, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ross Youngs	6
2	Edd Roush	5
3	Hal Chase	4
3	Jake Daubert	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	1
1	Wally Pipp	1
1	Babe Ruth	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Red Shannon	4
2	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Babe Ruth	3
2	George Sisler	3
2	Milt Stock	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	3
2	Howie Shanks	2
3	Ping Bodie	1
3	Hal Chase	1
3	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pete Alexander	1.25
2	Rube Benton	1.00
3	Leon Cadore	0.80
4	Sweetbread Bailey	0.67
5	Bert Gallia	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Red Ames	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Leon Cadore	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	5
1	Eric Erickson	5
1	Bert Gallia	5
4	Red Ames	4
4	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Douglas	1
1	Bob Shawkey	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.373
2	George Sisler	.365
3	Bobby Veach	.353
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	.347
5	Roger Peckinpaugh	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	17
2	Home Run Baker	10
2	Gavvy Cravath	10
4	Benny Kauff	9
4	Tillie Walker	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	73
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	67
3	George Sisler	66
4	Home Run Baker	63
4	2 others tied	63

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Cutshaw	28
2	George Sisler	25
2	Jack Smith	25
4	George Burns	24
5	Carson Bigbee	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Ruether	1.56
2	Walter Johnson	1.59
3	Hippo Vaughn	1.60
4	Pete Alexander	1.72
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	Bob Shawkey	5
2	Stan Coveleski	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	.500
2	Ty Cobb	.479
3	Larry Gardner	.442
4	Stuffy McInnis	.439
5	Harry Heilmann	.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	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Kopf	15
2	Gene Paulette	12
3	Wally Pipp	11
4	Happy Felsch	10
4	4 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Johnston	6
2	Max Flack	5
2	Buck Herzog	5
2	Jack Smith	5
2	Tris Speaker	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Keating	0.72
2	Sherry Smith	0.82
3	Wilbur Cooper	0.87
4	Pete Alexander	0.90
5	Jesse Barnes	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	3
1	Leon Cadore	3
1	Wilbur Cooper	3
1	Stan Coveleski	3
1	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	33
2	Carl Mays	18
3	Phil Douglas	16
3	Hod Eller	16
5	2 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	2
2	Rube Benton	1
2	Phil Douglas	1
2	Hod Eller	1
2	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	.512
2	Ty Cobb	.429
2	George Sisler	.429
4	Stuffy McInnis	.394
5	Hal Chase	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Home Run Baker	4
2	Wally Pipp	4
4	Hal Chase	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	26
2	Home Run Baker	23
3	Harry Heilmann	22
4	Larry Gardner	21
4	2 others tied	21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lee Meadows	0.68
2	Pete Alexander	0.78
3	Jeff Pfeffer	1.20
4	Jesse Barnes	1.26
5	Phil Douglas	1.46

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	46
2	Lee Meadows	38
3	Walter Johnson	35
4	Eric Erickson	30
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	11 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.369
2	Edd Roush	.346
3	Bobby Veach	.327
4	Zack Wheat	.315
5	Larry Gardner	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	17
2	Home Run Baker	11
2	Gavvy Cravath	11
4	Benny Kauff	9
4	Tillie Walker	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	78
1	George Sisler	78
3	Bobby Veach	73
4	Home Run Baker	72
4	Larry Gardner	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	32
2	George Burns	31
3	George Cutshaw	30
4	Carson Bigbee	27
4	Billy Southworth	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.39
2	Dutch Ruether	1.56
3	Hippo Vaughn	1.62
4	Fred Toney	1.66
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	Hod Eller	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	155
2	Jim Shaw	140
3	Hod Eller	124
4	Eddie Cicotte	95
5	Wilbur Cooper	94

Saves

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