1919 Cleveland Indians

84-55 • .604 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1919 Cleveland Indians went 84-55 (.604) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 636 runs, allowed 537, and played home games at League Park II. Team leaders included Elmer Smith (9 HR, 54 RBI) and Stan Coveleski (24-12, 2.61 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

84 Wins
55 Losses
.604 Win %
2nd Rank
636 R 537 RA
Diff +99

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636 Runs Scored
537 Runs Allowed
+99 Run Diff
250K Attendance

📈 vs. 1919 AL Average

Batting Avg .277 4% above the 1919 league average (.268)
OBP .353 6% above the 1919 league average (.333)
SLG .380 6% above the 1919 league average (.358)
Team ERA 2.94 9% better than the 1919 league average (3.23)
Runs Scored 636 11% above the 1919 league average (573 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLeague Park II
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Home Games 69
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Total Attendance 250,000
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Avg per Game 3,623

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1919

Batting Avg

1 Joe Harris 0.375 2 Doc Johnston 0.305 3 Ray Chapman 0.300 4 Larry Gardner 0.300 5 Tris Speaker 0.296

Home Runs

1 Elmer Smith 9 2 Ray Chapman 3 3 Larry Gardner 2 4 Steve O'Neill 2 5 Tris Speaker 2

RBI

1 Larry Gardner 79 2 Tris Speaker 63 3 Bill Wambsganss 60 4 Elmer Smith 54 5 Ray Chapman 53
1919 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bill Wambsganss 139 526 60 146 17 6 2 60 32 24 18 0.278
Larry Gardner 139 524 67 157 29 7 2 79 39 29 7 0.300
Tris Speaker 134 494 83 146 38 12 2 63 73 12 15 0.296
Jack Graney 128 461 79 108 22 8 1 30 105 39 7 0.234
Ray Chapman 115 433 75 130 23 10 3 53 31 38 18 0.300
Steve O'Neill 125 398 46 115 35 7 2 47 48 21 4 0.289
Elmer Smith 114 395 60 110 24 6 9 54 41 30 15 0.278
Doc Johnston 102 331 42 101 17 3 1 33 25 18 21 0.305
Smoky Joe Wood 72 192 30 49 10 6 0 27 32 21 3 0.255
Joe Harris 62 184 30 69 16 1 1 46 33 21 2 0.375
Stan Coveleski 43 94 10 20 5 1 0 6 13 31 0 0.213
Jim Bagby 37 89 8 23 4 0 1 8 8 13 0 0.258
Harry Lunte 26 77 2 15 2 0 0 2 1 7 0 0.195
Guy Morton 26 56 2 9 1 0 0 9 2 8 0 0.161
Les Nunamaker 26 56 6 14 1 1 0 7 2 6 0 0.250
Elmer Myers 23 46 5 11 1 2 0 6 4 10 0 0.239
Pinch Thomas 34 46 2 5 0 0 0 2 4 3 0 0.109
George Uhle 26 43 7 13 2 1 0 6 1 5 0 0.302
Hi Jasper 12 29 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 0.103
Ray Caldwell 6 23 4 8 4 0 0 2 0 4 0 0.348
Charlie Jamieson 26 17 3 6 2 1 0 2 0 2 2 0.353
Johnny Enzmann 14 15 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.133
Joe Evans 21 14 9 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0.071
Tom Phillips 22 11 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.364
Fritz Coumbe 8 6 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0.500
Tony Faeth 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Ed Klepfer 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Engel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1919

ERA

1 Ray Caldwell 1.71 2 Johnny Enzmann 2.28 3 Stan Coveleski 2.61 4 Jim Bagby 2.80 5 Guy Morton 2.81

Wins

1 Stan Coveleski 24 2 Jim Bagby 17 3 George Uhle 10 4 Guy Morton 9 5 Elmer Myers 8

Strikeouts

1 Stan Coveleski 118 2 Guy Morton 64 3 Jim Bagby 61 4 George Uhle 50 5 Elmer Myers 38
1919 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Stan Coveleski 24 12 2.61 43 34 4 286.0 286 83 60 118
Jim Bagby 17 11 2.80 35 32 3 241.1 258 75 44 61
Guy Morton 9 9 2.81 26 20 0 147.1 128 46 47 64
Elmer Myers 8 7 3.74 23 15 1 134.2 134 56 43 38
George Uhle 10 5 2.91 26 12 0 127.0 129 41 43 50
Hi Jasper 4 5 3.59 12 10 0 82.2 83 33 28 25
Johnny Enzmann 3 2 2.28 14 4 0 55.1 67 14 8 13
Tom Phillips 3 2 2.95 22 3 0 55.0 55 18 34 18
Ray Caldwell 5 1 1.71 6 6 0 52.2 33 10 19 24
Fritz Coumbe 1 1 5.32 8 2 1 23.2 32 14 9 7
Tony Faeth 0 0 0.49 6 0 0 18.1 13 1 10 7
Charlie Jamieson 0 0 5.54 4 1 0 13.0 12 8 8 0
Ed Klepfer 0 0 7.36 5 0 0 7.1 12 6 6 7
Smoky Joe Wood 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0.2 0 0 0 0
Joe Engel 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 0

👥 Roster (28)

Jim Bagby Ray Caldwell Ray Chapman Fritz Coumbe Stan Coveleski Joe Engel Johnny Enzmann Joe Evans Tony Faeth Larry Gardner Jack Graney Joe Harris +16 more

28 players

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The 1919 Cleveland Indians in brief

The 1919 Cleveland Indians won 84 games and lost 55, ending up 2nd in the AL. With 636 runs scored and 537 given up, the 1919 differential was +99. The team batting average of .277 was 4% above the 1919 league mark of .268. The Cleveland Indians staff finished with a 2.94 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.23. Measured against the 573-run league average, the offense was 11% ahead.

Home games were played at League Park II, where 250,000 fans came through the gates. For power, Elmer Smith led the way with 9 homers. The RBI leader was Larry Gardner, with 79. The pitching staff's wins leader was Stan Coveleski (24). The 1919 roster runs to 28 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1919 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1919 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1919 Cleveland Indians finished 84-55 (.604 win pct).
Who led the 1919 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Elmer Smith led the 1919 Cleveland Indians with 9 home runs.
What was the 1919 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1919 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 2.94.
Did the 1919 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1919 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1919 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1919 Cleveland Indians played home games at League Park II.
Who led the 1919 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Elmer Smith (9 HR, 54 RBI) and Stan Coveleski (24-12, 2.61 ERA).
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