1919 New York Yankees

80-59 • .576 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1919 New York Yankees went 80-59 (.576) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 578 runs, allowed 506, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included Home Run Baker (10 HR, 83 RBI) and Bob Shawkey (20-11, 2.72 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

80 Wins
59 Losses
.576 Win %
3rd Rank
578 R 506 RA
Diff +72

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578 Runs Scored
506 Runs Allowed
+72 Run Diff
775K Attendance

📈 vs. 1919 AL Average

Batting Avg .267 equal to the 1919 league average (.268)
OBP .326 2% below the 1919 league average (.333)
SLG .356 1% below the 1919 league average (.358)
Team ERA 2.82 13% better than the 1919 league average (3.23)
Runs Scored 578 1% above the 1919 league average (573 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games 73
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Total Attendance 775,500
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Avg per Game 10,623

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1919

Batting Avg

1 Roger Peckinpaugh 0.305 2 Home Run Baker 0.293 3 Del Pratt 0.292 4 Chick Fewster 0.283 5 Ping Bodie 0.278

Home Runs

1 Home Run Baker 10 2 Duffy Lewis 7 3 Roger Peckinpaugh 7 4 Wally Pipp 7 5 Ping Bodie 6

RBI

1 Duffy Lewis 89 2 Home Run Baker 83 3 Ping Bodie 59 4 Del Pratt 56 5 Wally Pipp 50
1919 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Home Run Baker 141 567 70 166 22 1 10 83 44 18 13 0.293
Duffy Lewis 141 559 67 152 23 4 7 89 17 42 8 0.272
Del Pratt 140 527 69 154 27 7 4 56 36 24 22 0.292
Wally Pipp 138 523 74 144 23 10 7 50 39 42 9 0.275
Ping Bodie 134 475 45 132 27 8 6 59 36 46 15 0.278
Roger Peckinpaugh 122 453 89 138 20 2 7 33 59 37 10 0.305
Sammy Vick 106 407 59 101 15 9 2 27 35 55 9 0.248
Chick Fewster 81 244 38 69 9 3 1 15 34 36 8 0.283
Muddy Ruel 79 233 18 56 6 0 0 31 34 26 4 0.240
Truck Hannah 75 227 14 54 8 3 1 20 22 19 0 0.238
Bob Shawkey 41 94 5 22 1 0 0 6 1 15 0 0.234
Jack Quinn 38 91 7 19 1 0 0 4 10 17 0 0.209
Hank Thormahlen 30 59 3 11 0 1 0 7 4 21 0 0.186
George Mogridge 35 48 4 6 1 1 0 1 4 13 1 0.125
Al Wickland 26 46 2 7 1 0 0 1 2 10 0 0.152
Carl Mays 13 45 6 14 3 0 0 4 0 3 0 0.311
Aaron Ward 27 34 5 7 2 0 0 2 5 6 0 0.206
Allen Russell 23 30 1 7 2 0 0 1 0 17 0 0.233
Ernie Shore 20 28 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0.143
George Halas 12 22 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.091
Bill Lamar 11 16 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0.188
Lefty O'Doul 19 16 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0.250
Pete Schneider 7 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.111
Luke Nelson 9 7 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 0.143
Walt Smallwood 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.000
Frank Gleich 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.250
Bob McGraw 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Fred Hofmann 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Kane 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Curt Walker 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1919

ERA

1 Carl Mays 1.65 2 Jack Quinn 2.61 3 Hank Thormahlen 2.62 4 Bob Shawkey 2.72 5 George Mogridge 2.77

Wins

1 Bob Shawkey 20 2 Jack Quinn 15 3 Hank Thormahlen 12 4 George Mogridge 10 5 Carl Mays 9

Strikeouts

1 Bob Shawkey 122 2 Jack Quinn 97 3 Hank Thormahlen 62 4 George Mogridge 58 5 Carl Mays 54
1919 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Quinn 15 14 2.61 38 31 0 266.0 242 77 65 97
Bob Shawkey 20 11 2.72 41 27 5 261.1 218 79 92 122
Hank Thormahlen 12 10 2.62 30 25 1 188.2 155 55 61 62
George Mogridge 10 7 2.77 35 18 0 169.0 159 52 46 58
Carl Mays 9 3 1.65 13 13 0 120.0 96 22 37 54
Ernie Shore 5 8 4.17 20 13 0 95.0 105 44 44 24
Allen Russell 5 5 3.47 23 9 1 90.2 89 35 32 50
Pete Schneider 0 1 3.41 7 4 0 29.0 19 11 22 11
Luke Nelson 3 0 2.96 9 1 0 24.1 22 8 11 11
Walt Smallwood 0 0 4.98 6 0 0 21.2 20 12 9 6
Bob McGraw 1 0 3.31 6 0 0 16.1 11 6 10 3
Lefty O'Doul 0 0 3.60 3 0 0 5.0 7 2 4 2

👥 Roster (30)

Home Run Baker Ping Bodie Chick Fewster Frank Gleich George Halas Truck Hannah Fred Hofmann Frank Kane Bill Lamar Duffy Lewis Carl Mays Bob McGraw +18 more

30 players

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The 1919 New York Yankees in brief

In 1919 the New York Yankees posted a 80-59 mark (.576) and finished 3rd in the AL. The run column shows 578 for and 506 against. The staff ERA of 2.82 was 13% better than the league average of 3.23. Measured against the 573-run league average, the offense was 1% ahead. Home games were played at Polo Grounds IV, where 775,500 fans came through the gates.

Home Run Baker led the club in home runs with 10. Duffy Lewis drove in a team-high 89 runs. Bob Shawkey was the top winner, with 20 victories. The 1919 roster runs to 30 players. The 1918 season and the 1920 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1919 New York Yankees

What was the 1919 New York Yankees record?
The 1919 New York Yankees finished 80-59 (.576 win pct).
Who led the 1919 New York Yankees in home runs?
Home Run Baker led the 1919 New York Yankees with 10 home runs.
What was the 1919 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1919 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 2.82.
Did the 1919 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1919 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1919 New York Yankees play?
The 1919 New York Yankees played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
Who led the 1919 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Home Run Baker (10 HR, 83 RBI) and Bob Shawkey (20-11, 2.72 ERA).
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