On This Day

Monday, September 1, 1919

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	77	42	.647	--
Indians	69	48	.590	7.0
Tigers	68	50	.576	8.5
Yankees	65	51	.560	10.5
Browns	61	57	.517	15.5
Red Sox	55	62	.470	21.0
Senators	44	74	.373	32.5
Athletics	30	85	.261	45.0

Games

Red Sox 2, Senators 1

Red Sox 4, Senators 1

White Sox 6, Tigers 0

White Sox 5, Tigers 1

Yankees 5, Athletics 2

Indians 5, Browns 3

Browns 4, Indians 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	82	37	.689	--
Giants	73	42	.635	7.0
Cubs	63	51	.553	16.5
Pirates	57	58	.496	23.0
Robins	57	60	.487	24.0
Braves	46	66	.411	32.5
Phillies	41	73	.360	38.5
Cardinals	41	73	.360	38.5

Games

Phillies 6, Robins 4

Cubs 4, Reds 3

Reds 4, Cubs 2

Giants 3, Braves 2

Cardinals 5, Pirates 4

Pirates 2, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Collins	4
1	Charlie Deal	4
1	Jack Graney	4
1	Charlie Hollocher	4
1	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	1
1	Les Mann	1
1	Fred Merkle	1
1	Babe Ruth	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hod Eller	3
1	Swede Risberg	3
1	Babe Ruth	3
4	Jimmy Austin	2
4	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Kilduff	2
1	Nemo Leibold	2
1	Fritz Mollwitz	2
1	Greasy Neale	2
1	Braggo Roth	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Allen Russell	2.00
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.20
3	Ferdie Schupp	0.57
4	Hippo Vaughn	0.54
5	Lefty Williams	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	Brad Hogg	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allen Russell	8
2	Hippo Vaughn	7
3	Eddie Cicotte	6
4	Hooks Dauss	4
4	5 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.373
2	George Sisler	.354
3	Bobby Veach	.353
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.349
5	Roger Peckinpaugh	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	24
2	Gavvy Cravath	11
3	Home Run Baker	10
4	Benny Kauff	9
4	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	93
2	Bobby Veach	84
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	83
4	George Sisler	79
5	Happy Felsch	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	30
1	George Cutshaw	30
3	Jack Smith	29
4	Greasy Neale	27
4	George Sisler	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.54
2	Allan Sothoron	1.61
3	Pete Alexander	1.69
4	Dutch Ruether	1.69
5	Eddie Cicotte	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	27
2	Jesse Barnes	22
2	Lefty Williams	22
4	Stan Coveleski	21
5	Hooks Dauss	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	139
2	Hod Eller	120
3	Jim Shaw	115
4	Lefty Williams	109
5	2 tied	97

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.500
2	Val Picinich	.462
3	Charlie Deal	.458
4	Irish Meusel	.436
5	Heinie Groh	.431

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	George Sisler	3
2	Cy Williams	3
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	2
4	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	18
2	Bobby Veach	17
3	Babe Ruth	16
3	Cy Williams	16
5	Ray Chapman	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Irish Meusel	8
2	Cliff Heathcote	7
2	Greasy Neale	7
4	Eddie Collins	6
5	5 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Mamaux	0.00
1	Elmer Myers	0.00
3	Allan Sothoron	0.26
4	Hal Carlson	0.36
5	Ray Fisher	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	5
2	Stan Coveleski	4
2	Art Nehf	4
2	Allen Russell	4
2	Lefty Williams	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allen Russell	24
2	Stan Coveleski	22
2	Lee Meadows	22
4	Larry Cheney	20
5	Wilbur Cooper	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Paul Carter	1
1	Hod Eller	1
1	Dana Fillingim	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.412
2	Stuffy McInnis	.391
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.387
4	Possum Whitted	.368
5	Nemo Leibold	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	4
2	Wally Pipp	4
2	Elmer Smith	4
5	4 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	29
2	Happy Felsch	28
3	Babe Ruth	27
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	25
5	Rogers Hornsby	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Irish Meusel	12
2	Frankie Frisch	11
2	Cliff Heathcote	11
2	Greasy Neale	11
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Carlson	0.76
2	Ray Fisher	0.89
3	George Uhle	1.16
4	Al Mamaux	1.17
5	Jimmy Ring	1.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	8
2	Stan Coveleski	7
3	Jesse Barnes	6
3	Wilbur Cooper	6
3	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	46
2	Lee Meadows	39
3	Stan Coveleski	35
4	Hod Eller	32
5	3 tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	3
2	Jimmy Ring	2
3	Jesse Barnes	1
3	Rube Benton	1
3	14 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.385
2	Bobby Veach	.353
3	George Sisler	.352
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.349
5	Edd Roush	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	24
2	Home Run Baker	11
2	Gavvy Cravath	11
4	Benny Kauff	9
4	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	93
2	Bobby Veach	89
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	83
4	George Sisler	79
5	Happy Felsch	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	30
1	George Cutshaw	30
3	Jack Smith	29
4	Carson Bigbee	28
4	Greasy Neale	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.53
2	Allan Sothoron	1.61
3	Pete Alexander	1.69
4	Dutch Ruether	1.69
5	Hippo Vaughn	1.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	27
2	Jesse Barnes	22
2	Lefty Williams	22
4	Stan Coveleski	21
5	Hooks Dauss	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	140
2	Hod Eller	126
3	Jim Shaw	119
4	Lefty Williams	109
5	Eddie Cicotte	98

Saves

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