Red Sox 8, White Sox 2: Boston scored five times in the late innings to distance themselves from Chicago at Comiskey Park. Leading only 3-2 after the first four inning, the Red Sox got singletons in the next three frames and then a pair in the 8th to put the game away. Wally Schang had two walks and a single in the last five innings, and Everett Scott collected three of his four hits while scoring one run and driving home another. Sam Jones (8-13) pitched shutout ball other than a two-run 3rd helped along by his only two free passes of the day, and he set down the final twelve South Siders with only two balls leaving the infield. [box]
1919 AL - Statistical Leaders through 15 August
Statistical Leaders in the American League at the at the midpoint of August . . .
1919 AL - Games of Friday, 15 August
White Sox 3, Red Sox 0: Lefty Williams allowed only four Boston batters to reach base, and became the circuit's first twenty-game winner in fine style with a complete-game shutout. Chicago scored twice in the 5th when the top three men in the order went double-triple-double against Waite Hoyt (5-2), and that was more than enough for Lefty. He had a no-hitter through the first six innings, retiring fifteen in a row at one stretch, and struck out Babe Ruth for the final out of the contest. Nemo Leibold and Eddie Collins had three hits apiece for the winners. [box]
1919 AL - Ruth's chase for the all-time home-run record
| 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 |
| Ruth, Babe | 1919 | Boston AL | 89 | 22 |
| Dalrymple, Abner | 1884 | Chicago NL | 111 | 22 |
| 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 Thursday, 14 August
Browns 8, Athletics 1: Hank Severeid had four hits and a pair of runs knocked home as St. Louis piled up fifteen hits in an easy win over Philadelphia. Severeid's RBI triple helped to fuel a three-run 5th that stretched the Browns' lead to 7-1 and put the game out of reach, and Bert Gallia (8-7) - despite control problems that led to six walks - held the A's to only three base hits, all singles. [box]
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