1919 AL - Statistical Leaders through 15 August

 Statistical Leaders in the American League at the at the midpoint of August . . .

Ty Cobb, DET

BATTING (312 PA)

Ty Cobb, DET         .410

George Sisler, SLA .394
Harry Heilmann, DET         .367
Baby Doll Jacobson, SLA .361

Jack Tobin, SLA     .349
Joe Jackson, CHA .345
George Burns, PHA .343
Sam Rice, WAS     .339

Doc Johnston, CLE         .330

Tillie Walker, PHA         .320

HOME RUNS
Babe Ruth, BOS         22
Frank Baker, NYA 16

Duffy Lewis, NYA                 10

Jack Tobin, SLA     10

Tillie Walker, PHA                 9

RUNS BATTED IN
Happy Felsch, CHA 86

Joe Jackson, CHA 86

Babe Ruth, BOS     79

Frank Baker, NYA 78

George Sisler, SLA         78

ON-BASE PERCENTAGE (312 PA)
Babe Ruth, BOS         .429

Ty Cobb, DET         .449

George Sisler, SLA .415

Nemo Leibold, CHA .413

Harry Heilmann, DET         .408

SLUGGING PERCENTAGE (312 PA)
Babe Ruth, BOS         .653

George Sisler, SLA .589

Ty Cobb, DET         .557

Baby Doll Jacobson, SLA     .535

Harry Heilmann, DET         .530

ON-BASE PLUS SLUGGING (312 PA)
Babe Ruth, BOS         1.083

Ty Cobb, DET         1.006

George Sisler, SLA 1.004

Harry Heilmann, DET          .938

Baby Doll Jacobson, SLA .920

RUNS SCORED
Joe Jackson, CHA 75
Ty Cobb, DET         73

George Sisler, SLA 71

Jack Tobin, SLA         70
Eddie Collins, CHA 70

HITS

George Sisler, SLA 165

Harry Heilmann, DET         153

Ty Cobb, DET         148

Joe Jackson, CHA 146

Sam Rice, WAS       141

DOUBLES
Bobby Veach, DET         30
Happy Felsch, CHA 28
Baby Doll Jacobson, SLA 28
Joe Jackson, CHA 27

Babe Ruth, BOS                         27

TRIPLES
George Sisler, SLA 22

Ping Bodie, NYA     14

Ty Cobb, DET 14

Happy Felsch, CHA 11

Joe Jackson, CHA 11

BASES ON BALLS

Jack Graney, CLE 69

Babe Ruth, BOS     66

Joe Judge, WAS     60

Tris Speaker, CLE 58

Harry Hooper, BOS 57

STRIKEOUTS

Red Shannon, PHA-BOS 63

Fred Thomas, PHA         51

Wally Schang, BOS        50

Sammy Vick, NYA         47

4 tied with                     44

STOLEN BASES
Eddie Collins, CHA 28

Ray Chapman, CLE 15

Nemo Leibold, CHA 15

Harry Hooper, BOS                     13

4 tied with                                 12

Walter Johnson, WAS

EARNED-RUN AVERAGE (101 ip)

Walter Johnson, WAS         1.88
Eddie Cicotte, CHA 2.22
Urban Shocker, SLA 2.62
Bernie Boland, DET         2.80

Carl Weilman, SLA 2.83

Red Faber, CHA                     2.89

Stan Coveleski, CLE     2.92

Lefty Williams, CHA     3.21

Jim Shaw, WAS     3.23

Guy Morton, CLE 3.24

WINS
Lefty Williams, CHA 20

Eddie Cicotte, CHA 19

Walter Johnson, WAS         18

Bernie Boland, DET 15

4 tied with             14

STRIKEOUTS

Lefty Williams, CHA 118

Walter Johnson, WAS         103

Urban Shocker, SLA 98

Bob Shawkey, NYA 95

Jim Shaw, WAS         89

BASES ON BALLS

Harry Harper, WAS                     100

Sam Jones, BOS         89

Bob Shawkey, NYA         85

Howard Ehmke, DET         84

Scott Perry, PHA         79

LOSSES
Harry Harper, WAS 16
Jim Shaw, WAS         15

Scott Perry, PHA         14
Hooks Dauss, DET         13
Stan Coveleski, CLE         13

Sam Jones, BOS                        13

SAVES
Ray Caldwell, CLE 3

Molly Craft, WAS         3

Walter Johnson, WAS 3

Walt Kinney, PHA 3

Jack Quinn, NYA     3

INNINGS PITCHED
Lefty Williams, CHA 263.1
Eddie Cicotte, CHA 243.1
Jim Shaw, WAS            233.2

Walter Johnson, WAS 211.0

Stan Coveleski, CLE 203.1

COMPLETE GAMES

Eddie Cicotte, CHA 22

Walter Johnson, WAS         22

Jim Shaw, WAS                          21

Lefty Williams, CHA         21

Bernie Boland, DET         17

Urban Shocker, SLA         17

WHIP (101 ip)
Walter Johnson, WAS         0.97
Eddie Cicotte, CHA 1.10

Guy Morton, CLE 1.17

Urban Shocker, SLA 1.17

Carl Weilman, SLA         1.19