On This Day

Sunday, August 24, 1919

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	72	39	.649	--
Tigers	65	44	.596	6.0
Indians	63	46	.578	8.0
Browns	58	51	.532	13.0
Yankees	57	51	.528	13.5
Red Sox	50	59	.459	21.0
Senators	43	67	.391	28.5
Athletics	28	79	.262	42.0

Games

White Sox 4, Yankees 1

Indians 2, Athletics 1

Red Sox 8, Tigers 7

Senators 5, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	78	34	.696	--
Giants	68	39	.636	7.5
Cubs	60	48	.556	16.0
Robins	53	56	.486	23.5
Pirates	52	55	.486	23.5
Braves	40	63	.388	33.5
Cardinals	39	67	.368	36.0
Phillies	38	66	.365	36.0

Games

Robins 10, Cardinals 1

Giants 1, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Johnston	4
2	Eddie Ainsmith	3
2	Tommy Griffith	3
2	Ed Konetchy	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	2
2	Tommy Griffith	1
2	Hal Janvrin	1
2	Joe Judge	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	4
2	Tommy Griffith	2
2	Hal Janvrin	2
2	Jimmy Johnston	2
2	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Schultz	2
2	Eddie Collins	1
2	Harry Hooper	1
2	Jimmy Johnston	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Caldwell	0.50
1	Hal Carlson	0.50
1	Fred Toney	0.50
4	Doc Ayers	0.40
5	Rollie Naylor	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Herb Pennock	1
1	Sherry Smith	1
1	Fred Toney	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Caldwell	3
1	Hal Carlson	3
1	Sad Sam Jones	3
1	Jack Quinn	3
1	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Allen Russell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.372
2	George Sisler	.355
3	Bobby Veach	.354
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	.352
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	22
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	87
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	79
3	Bobby Veach	74
4	George Sisler	72
5	2 tied	69

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	30
1	George Cutshaw	30
3	Jack Smith	28
4	Carson Bigbee	26
4	George Sisler	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.52
2	Dutch Ruether	1.55
3	Hippo Vaughn	1.72
4	Allan Sothoron	1.73
5	Fred Toney	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	24
2	Jesse Barnes	20
2	Lefty Williams	20
4	Stan Coveleski	19
5	Hooks Dauss	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	134
2	Hod Eller	107
3	Jim Shaw	105
4	Lefty Williams	103
5	Bob Shawkey	93

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Possum Whitted	.426
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.417
3	Max Carey	.407
4	Ty Cobb	.396
5	Buck Weaver	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Duffy Lewis	3
2	Wally Pipp	3
4	Gavvy Cravath	2
4	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	19
2	Happy Felsch	15
3	Rogers Hornsby	14
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	13
4	Edd Roush	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	8
2	George Burns	7
2	Cliff Heathcote	7
2	Greasy Neale	7
5	Eddie Collins	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Fisher	0.00
2	Sherry Smith	0.51
3	Walter Johnson	0.55
4	Hal Carlson	0.59
5	Fred Toney	0.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
1	Eddie Cicotte	4
1	Hooks Dauss	4
4	Wilbur Cooper	3
4	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Meadows	24
2	Pete Alexander	20
2	Dutch Leonard	20
4	Leon Cadore	17
4	Wilbur Cooper	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Paul Carter	1
1	Phil Douglas	1
1	Hod Eller	1
1	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	.445
2	Ty Cobb	.416
3	Bobby Veach	.402
4	Edd Roush	.402
5	Possum Whitted	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Wally Pipp	5
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	4
3	Elmer Smith	4
5	5 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Edd Roush	27
2	Babe Ruth	25
3	Buck Weaver	24
4	Rogers Hornsby	23
4	2 others tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	12
2	George Cutshaw	11
3	Cliff Heathcote	10
3	Jimmy Johnston	10
5	2 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sherry Smith	0.43
2	Pete Alexander	1.21
3	Hank Thormahlen	1.29
4	Tom Zachary	1.57
5	Hal Carlson	1.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hooks Dauss	7
1	Jimmy Ring	7
3	Jesse Barnes	6
3	Wilbur Cooper	6
3	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	46
2	Lee Meadows	42
3	Hod Eller	35
4	Hippo Vaughn	30
5	Dutch Leonard	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hod Eller	3
1	Allen Russell	3
3	Dick Rudolph	2
4	Jesse Barnes	1
4	14 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.354
2	Bobby Veach	.344
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.342
4	Edd Roush	.338
5	Harry Heilmann	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	22
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	89
2	Bobby Veach	80
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	79
4	George Sisler	77
5	Home Run Baker	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	34
2	George Cutshaw	31
3	Carson Bigbee	28
3	George Sisler	28
3	Jack Smith	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.41
2	Dutch Ruether	1.55
3	Fred Toney	1.58
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.70
5	Allan Sothoron	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	24
2	Stan Coveleski	21
3	Jesse Barnes	20
3	Lefty Williams	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	146
2	Jim Shaw	125
3	Hod Eller	120
4	Lefty Williams	103
5	Wilbur Cooper	95

Saves

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