On This Day

Monday, August 25, 1919

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 72 40 .643 --
Tigers 65 45 .591 6.0
Indians 64 46 .582 7.0
Browns 59 51 .536 12.0
Yankees 58 51 .532 12.5
Red Sox 51 59 .464 20.0
Senators 43 68 .387 28.5
Athletics 28 80 .259 42.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 79 34 .699 --
Giants 68 39 .636 8.0
Cubs 60 48 .556 16.5
Robins 53 56 .486 24.0
Pirates 52 55 .486 24.0
Braves 40 63 .388 34.0
Cardinals 39 67 .368 36.5
Phillies 38 67 .362 37.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Gardner 4
2 Home Run Baker 3
2 Ping Bodie 3
2 Ty Cobb 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Chapman 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Ken Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Chapman 3
1 Morrie Rath 3
1 Bill Wambsganss 3
4 Del Pratt 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Ainsmith 1
1 Ping Bodie 1
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Greasy Neale 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Uhle 0.50
2 Dutch Ruether 0.29
2 Jim Shaw 0.29
4 Urban Shocker 0.20
5 Dutch Leonard 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dutch Ruether 1
1 Allen Russell 1
1 Urban Shocker 1
1 Hank Thormahlen 1
1 George Uhle 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Ruether 4
1 George Uhle 4
3 Grover Lowdermilk 3
4 Jim Shaw 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jimmy Ring 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .375
2 George Sisler .357
3 Bobby Veach .351
4 Baby Doll Jacobson .348
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 23
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 89
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 79
3 Bobby Veach 74
4 George Sisler 72
5 Happy Felsch 70

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 1.63
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
2 Jim Shaw 107
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 2 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .447
2 Chick Shorten .441
3 Possum Whitted .426
4 Irish Meusel .419
5 Chick Gandil .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Duffy Lewis 3
2 Wally Pipp 3
4 Gavvy Cravath 2
4 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 21
2 Happy Felsch 16
3 Edd Roush 15
4 Rogers Hornsby 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Uhle 0.00
1 Ray Fisher 0.00
3 Sherry Smith 0.51
4 Walter Johnson 0.55
5 Hal Carlson 0.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hooks Dauss 4
1 Dutch Ruether 4
3 Pete Alexander 3
3 Eddie Cicotte 3
3 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 21
2 Lee Meadows 18
3 Wilbur Cooper 17
3 Dutch Ruether 17
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Paul Carter 1
1 Phil Douglas 1
1 Hod Eller 1
1 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .429
2 Baby Doll Jacobson .424
3 Edd Roush .408
4 Bobby Veach .387
5 Possum Whitted .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Wally Pipp 5
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 4
4 Home Run Baker 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edd Roush 29
2 Babe Ruth 27
3 Happy Felsch 23
3 Rogers Hornsby 23
3 Buck Weaver 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 12
2 George Cutshaw 11
3 Cliff Heathcote 10
3 Jimmy Johnston 10
3 Greasy Neale 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sherry Smith 0.43
2 George Uhle 0.61
3 Pete Alexander 1.21
4 Doc Ayers 1.55
5 Jimmy Ring 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jimmy Ring 7
2 Jesse Barnes 6
2 Wilbur Cooper 6
2 Stan Coveleski 6
2 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 46
2 Lee Meadows 42
3 Dutch Leonard 29
4 Stan Coveleski 27
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hod Eller 3
1 Allen Russell 3
3 Jimmy Ring 2
3 Dick Rudolph 2
5 14 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .358
2 Bobby Veach .344
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .344
4 Edd Roush .337
5 Harry Heilmann .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 23
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 91
2 Bobby Veach 80
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 79
4 George Sisler 77
5 Larry Gardner 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 Fred Toney 1.58
3 Dutch Ruether 1.63
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 127
3 Hod Eller 120
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 3 tied 3