| Player | Year | Team | GP | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamson, Ed | 1884 | Chicago NL | 107 | 27 |
| Freeman, Buck | 1899 | Washington NL | 155 | 25 |
| Pfeffer, Fred | 1884 | Chicago NL | 112 | 25 |
| Cravath, Gavvy | 1915 | Philadelphia NL | 150 | 24 |
| Dalrymple, Abner | 1884 | Chicago NL | 111 | 22 |
| Ruth, Babe | 1919 | Boston AL | 83 | 21 |
| Anson, Cap | 1884 | Chicago NL | 112 | 21 |
| Schulte, Frank | 1911 | Chicago NL | 154 | 21 |
| Thompson, Sam | 1889 | Philadelphia NL | 128 | 20 |
1919 AL - Games of Friday, 8 August
Red Sox 5, Indians 4: Boston capped a late-inning comeback by scoring twice in the bottom of the 9th inning to pip Cleveland. Larry Gardner tripled home two runs in the 1st, and singled in another in the 3rd, to push Cleveland to a 3-1 lead after the first three innings. The score stayed in that state into the 7th, when Boston began to mount a resurgence. Babe Ruth doubled to start the inning and scored on a Stuffy McInnis single and, in the 8th, Harry Hooper singled home Everett Scott to tie the game but two doubles in the top of the 9th put Cleveland clear once again. Trailing by a run in the home half of the 9th, Ruth led off against Stan Coveleski (9-13) with his 21st home run, Wally Schang doubled and McInnis again delivered the RBI base hit, this time to win the game and give the decision to Sam Jones (7-12). Ray Chapman and Gardner each had three hits for the Indians. [box]
1919 AL - Games of Thursday, 7 August
Tigers 2, Nationals 1: Detroit strung together four straight hits in the top of the 1st inning, and Howard Ehmke made sure that was enough at Griffith Stadium. With two outs in the 1st, Ty Cobb doubled and then Bobby Veach, Harry Heilmann and Chick Shorten each singled to produce two Tiger runs. Ehmke (11-12) allowed the Nationals to score once in the 3rd when he gave up a leadoff hit to hard-luck loser Jim Shaw (11-13) and then drilled Joe Judge in the ribs to set up a run-scoring ground out, but after that he was nearly impregnable, allowing only two hits over the final six innings. Cobb's double and single raised his League-leading average to .399. [box]
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