On This Day

Wednesday, August 20, 1919

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	68	39	.636	--
Tigers	62	43	.590	5.0
Indians	60	45	.571	7.0
Browns	56	48	.538	10.5
Yankees	55	48	.534	11.0
Red Sox	48	57	.457	19.0
Senators	42	64	.396	25.5
Athletics	28	75	.272	38.0

Games

White Sox 10, Senators 3

Indians 5, Red Sox 2

Tigers 2, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	74	34	.685	--
Giants	65	38	.631	6.5
Cubs	56	48	.538	16.0
Pirates	51	53	.490	21.0
Robins	50	56	.472	23.0
Braves	40	59	.404	29.5
Cardinals	39	63	.382	32.0
Phillies	38	62	.380	32.0

Games

Pirates 5, Robins 1

Reds 10, Braves 3

Giants 5, Cardinals 2

Giants 4, Cardinals 1

Phillies 10, Cubs 2

Cubs 6, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Fred Luderus	5
2	Lee Magee	4
2	Fred Merkle	4
2	Irish Meusel	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Verne Clemons	1
1	Charlie Deal	1
1	Val Picinich	1
1	Edd Roush	1
1	Cy Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	5
2	Charlie Deal	4
2	Gene Paulette	4
4	Eddie Collins	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Gowdy	2
1	Cliff Heathcote	2
1	Buck Herzog	2
1	Charlie Hollocher	2
1	2 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jakie May	0.57
2	Bill Doak	0.50
3	George Uhle	0.45
4	Win Noyes	0.44
5	Doc Ayers	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Ayers	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Doak	5
1	George Uhle	5
3	Eddie Cicotte	4
3	Burleigh Grimes	4
3	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.374
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	.363
3	George Sisler	.360
4	Bobby Veach	.353
5	Roger Peckinpaugh	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	19
2	Gavvy Cravath	11
3	Home Run Baker	10
4	Benny Kauff	9
4	Tillie Walker	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	77
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	73
3	Bobby Veach	71
4	George Sisler	70
5	Harry Heilmann	68

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Cutshaw	29
2	George Burns	28
2	Jack Smith	28
4	George Sisler	25
5	2 tied	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.54
2	Dutch Ruether	1.55
3	Dick Rudolph	1.73
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.78
5	Pete Alexander	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	23
2	Jesse Barnes	20
3	Stan Coveleski	18
3	Lefty Williams	18
5	2 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	132
2	Hod Eller	106
3	Jim Shaw	105
4	Lefty Williams	98
5	Bob Shawkey	93

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	.492
2	Ty Cobb	.438
3	Nemo Leibold	.425
4	Joe Judge	.415
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	3
2	Home Run Baker	2
2	Gavvy Cravath	2
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	2
2	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	15
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	13
2	Larry Kopf	13
2	Buck Weaver	13
5	Possum Whitted	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	8
1	Jimmy Johnston	8
3	George Burns	6
3	Max Flack	6
3	Cliff Heathcote	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Uhle	0.48
2	Sherry Smith	0.67
3	Jimmy Ring	0.74
4	Wilbur Cooper	0.75
5	Hal Carlson	0.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	4
1	Hooks Dauss	4
1	Dutch Ruether	4
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	12 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	20
1	Carl Mays	20
3	Lee Meadows	19
4	Ray Keating	18
4	Dutch Leonard	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Phil Douglas	1
1	Jimmy Ring	1
1	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	.509
2	Ty Cobb	.436
3	George Sisler	.386
4	Stuffy McInnis	.386
5	Bobby Veach	.382

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	23
1	Buck Weaver	23
3	Edd Roush	22
4	Larry Gardner	21
4	3 others tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	10
1	George Cutshaw	10
1	Irish Meusel	10
4	Cliff Heathcote	9
4	2 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.91
2	Sherry Smith	0.93
3	Lefty Leifield	1.00
4	Lee Meadows	1.12
5	Doc Ayers	1.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	7
2	Hooks Dauss	6
2	Lee Meadows	6
2	Jimmy Ring	6
5	10 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	46
2	Lee Meadows	42
3	Hod Eller	34
4	Walter Johnson	31
5	Leon Cadore	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hod Eller	2
1	Dick Rudolph	2
1	Allen Russell	2
4	Jesse Barnes	1
4	11 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.358
2	Bobby Veach	.343
3	Edd Roush	.333
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.332
5	Buck Weaver	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	19
2	Gavvy Cravath	12
3	Home Run Baker	11
4	Benny Kauff	9
4	Tillie Walker	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	81
2	George Sisler	77
2	Bobby Veach	77
4	Home Run Baker	73
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	33
2	George Cutshaw	30
3	George Sisler	29
4	Jack Smith	28
5	2 tied	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.43
2	Dutch Ruether	1.55
3	Fred Toney	1.63
4	Dick Rudolph	1.69
5	2 tied	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	23
2	Stan Coveleski	21
3	Jesse Barnes	20
4	Walter Johnson	19
4	Jim Shaw	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	144
2	Jim Shaw	134
3	Hod Eller	124
4	Lefty Williams	98
5	Eddie Cicotte	96

Saves

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