1919 Season

24 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1919 Major League Baseball season was played by 24 teams. The Cincinnati Reds won the World Series, defeating the Chicago White Sox. Babe Ruth led with 29 home runs, Babe Ruth led with 114 RBI, and Ty Cobb and Bobby Veach led with 191 hits. This page carries the 1919 standings, league leaders, postseason results, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

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1919 Bracket
World Series CIN def. CHA (5-3)

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1919 Home Run Leaders

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Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 434 plate appearances at 140 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Ty Cobb .384 2 Bobby Veach .355 3 George Sisler .352 4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .351 5 Jack Tobin .327

OPS qualified

1 Babe Ruth 1.114 2 Ty Cobb .944 3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .928 4 George Sisler .921 5 Bobby Veach .916

Home Runs all players

1 Babe Ruth 29 2 Pete Hill 16 3 Gavvy Cravath 12 4 Home Run Baker 10 5 Benny Kauff 10

RBI all players

1 Babe Ruth 114 2 Bobby Veach 101 3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 96 4 Harry Heilmann 93 5 Duffy Lewis 89

Hits all players

1 Ty Cobb 191 2 Bobby Veach 191 3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 181 4 George Sisler 180 5 Sam Rice 179

Runs all players

1 Babe Ruth 103 2 George Sisler 96 3 Ty Cobb 92 4 Roger Peckinpaugh 89 5 Buck Weaver 89

Stolen Bases all players

1 George Burns 40 2 George Cutshaw 36 3 Eddie Collins 33 4 Carson Bigbee 31 5 Jack Smith 30
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1919 Strikeout Leaders

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ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 140 innings at 140 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Walter Johnson 1.49 2 Pete Alexander 1.72 3 Hippo Vaughn 1.79 4 Dutch Ruether 1.82 5 Eddie Cicotte 1.82

WHIP qualified

1 Babe Adams 0.90 2 Pete Alexander 0.93 3 Walter Johnson 0.99 4 Eddie Cicotte 0.99 5 Jesse Barnes 1.01

Wins all pitchers

1 Eddie Cicotte 29 2 Jesse Barnes 25 3 Stan Coveleski 24 4 Lefty Williams 23 5 Hooks Dauss 21

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Walter Johnson 147 2 Hippo Vaughn 141 3 Hod Eller 137 4 Jim Shaw 128 5 Lefty Williams 125

Saves all pitchers

1 Allen Russell 5 2 Jim Shaw 5 3 Bob Shawkey 5 4 Stan Coveleski 4 5 Oscar Tuero 4
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📋 Standings

EAS

Atlantic City Bacharach Giants ★ 14-8 New York Lincoln Giants 16-12 Cuban Stars East 13-11 Hilldale Club 10-11 Brooklyn Royal Giants 4-13

American League

Chicago White Sox ★ 88-52 Cleveland Indians 84-55 New York Yankees 80-59 Detroit Tigers 80-60 St. Louis Browns 67-72 Boston Red Sox 66-71 Washington Senators 56-84 Philadelphia Athletics 36-104

National League

Cincinnati Reds ★ 96-44 New York Giants 87-53 Chicago Cubs 75-65 Pittsburgh Pirates 71-68 Brooklyn Robins 69-71 Boston Braves 57-82 St. Louis Cardinals 54-83 Philadelphia Phillies 47-90

WES

Detroit Stars ★ 27-14 Chicago American Giants 27-16 Cuban Stars West 19-17

The 1919 season in brief

No 1919 club finished with a better record than the Cincinnati Reds at 96-44. Nobody in 1919 fared worse than the Brooklyn Royal Giants (4-13). Group by group, the EAS group went to the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants by the narrowest of margins over the New York Lincoln Giants, 14-8 to 16-12, the Detroit Stars (27-14) edged the Chicago American Giants (27-16) in the WES group, the Chicago White Sox (88-52) held off the Cleveland Indians (84-55) in the American League, and nobody in the National League came near the Cincinnati Reds's 96-44. The 1919 title went to the Cincinnati Reds, who defeated the Chicago White Sox in the World Series, 5 games to 3. On the home run tile, Babe Ruth sat first with 29, ahead of Pete Hill with 16. Among qualified hitters, Ty Cobb had the top batting average, .384, with Bobby Veach next at .355. The board counts only hitters with 434 or more plate appearances, which is what 140 team games require. The batting tiles keep returning to Babe Ruth, first in OPS, home runs, RBI, and runs. The ERA board, limited to qualified pitchers, starts with Walter Johnson at 1.49; Pete Alexander followed at 1.72. Elsewhere on the pitching side, the 1919 leaders were Eddie Cicotte in wins (29) and Walter Johnson in strikeouts (147). For the complete tables behind these tiles, see the 1919 leaders page.

1919 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 1919?
The Cincinnati Reds won the 1919 World Series, beating the Chicago White Sox.
How many teams played in 1919?
24 teams played in the 1919 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1919?
Babe Ruth led with 29 home runs in 1919.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1919?
Babe Ruth led with 114 RBI in 1919.
Who led MLB in hits in 1919?
Ty Cobb and Bobby Veach tied for the lead with 191 hits in 1919.
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