1919 Philadelphia Phillies

47-90 • .343 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1919 Philadelphia Phillies went 47-90 (.343) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 510 runs, allowed 699, and played home games at Baker Bowl. Team leaders included Gavvy Cravath (12 HR, 45 RBI) and Lee Meadows (8-10, 2.33 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

47 Wins
90 Losses
.343 Win %
8th Rank
510 R 699 RA
Diff -189

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510 Runs Scored
699 Runs Allowed
-189 Run Diff
124K Attendance

📈 vs. 1919 NL Average

Batting Avg .250 3% below the 1919 league average (.257)
OBP .302 3% below the 1919 league average (.310)
SLG .342 2% above the 1919 league average (.337)
Team ERA 4.14 42% worse than the 1919 league average (2.91)
Runs Scored 510 equal to the 1919 league average (509 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBaker Bowl
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Home Games 71
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Total Attendance 124,300
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Avg per Game 1,750

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1919

Batting Avg

1 Gavvy Cravath 0.341 2 Irish Meusel 0.305 3 Fred Luderus 0.293 4 Brad Hogg 0.283 5 Cy Williams 0.278

Home Runs

1 Gavvy Cravath 12 2 Cy Williams 9 3 Fred Luderus 5 4 Irish Meusel 5 5 George Whitted 3

RBI

1 Irish Meusel 59 2 Fred Luderus 49 3 Gavvy Cravath 45 4 Cy Williams 39 5 George Whitted 32
1919 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Irish Meusel 135 521 65 159 26 7 5 59 15 13 24 0.305
Fred Luderus 138 509 60 149 30 6 5 49 54 48 6 0.293
Cy Williams 109 435 54 121 21 1 9 39 30 43 9 0.278
Dave Bancroft 92 335 45 91 13 7 0 25 31 30 8 0.272
Lena Blackburne 72 291 32 58 10 5 2 19 10 22 2 0.199
George Whitted 78 289 32 72 14 1 3 32 14 20 5 0.249
Harry Pearce 68 244 24 44 3 3 0 9 8 27 6 0.180
Gene Paulette 67 243 20 63 8 3 1 31 19 10 10 0.259
Doug Baird 66 242 33 61 13 3 2 30 22 28 13 0.252
Leo Callahan 81 235 26 54 14 4 1 9 29 19 5 0.230
Bert Adams 78 232 14 54 7 2 1 17 6 27 4 0.233
Gavvy Cravath 83 214 34 73 18 5 12 45 35 21 8 0.341
Ed Sicking 61 185 16 40 2 1 0 15 8 17 4 0.216
Walt Tragesser 35 114 7 27 7 0 0 8 9 31 4 0.237
Forrest Cady 34 98 6 21 6 0 1 19 4 8 1 0.214
Bevo LeBourveau 17 63 4 17 0 0 0 0 10 8 2 0.270
Jay Clarke 26 62 4 15 3 0 0 2 4 5 1 0.242
Brad Hogg 25 60 5 17 3 0 0 5 2 5 0 0.283
George Smith 31 60 2 8 2 0 0 1 2 28 0 0.133
Lee Meadows 21 51 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 0.118
Gene Packard 27 51 8 7 1 1 0 8 3 11 0 0.137
Eppa Rixey 23 47 3 7 2 0 0 2 1 5 0 0.149
Elmer Jacobs 17 45 5 8 2 0 0 1 1 9 0 0.178
Frank Woodward 17 29 4 6 0 1 0 3 4 5 2 0.207
Larry Cheney 9 21 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.095
Milt Watson 8 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.062
Joe Oeschger 5 15 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.000
Pat Murray 8 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Mike Cantwell 5 9 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.222
Red Ames 3 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.400
Doc Wallace 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Mike Prendergast 5 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Lou Raymond 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Lefty Weinert 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
John Cavanaugh 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Pasquella 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Rags Faircloth 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bert Yeabsley 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1919

ERA

1 Lee Meadows 2.33 2 George Smith 3.22 3 Elmer Jacobs 3.85 4 Eppa Rixey 3.97 5 Gene Packard 4.15

Wins

1 Lee Meadows 8 2 Elmer Jacobs 6 3 Gene Packard 6 4 Eppa Rixey 6 5 Frank Woodward 6

Strikeouts

1 Lee Meadows 88 2 Eppa Rixey 63 3 Brad Hogg 48 4 George Smith 42 5 Elmer Jacobs 37
1919 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
George Smith 5 11 3.22 31 20 0 184.2 194 66 46 42
Lee Meadows 8 10 2.33 18 17 0 158.1 128 41 49 88
Eppa Rixey 6 12 3.97 23 18 0 154.0 160 68 50 63
Brad Hogg 5 12 4.43 22 19 0 150.1 163 74 55 48
Gene Packard 6 8 4.15 21 16 1 134.1 167 62 30 24
Elmer Jacobs 6 10 3.85 17 15 0 128.2 150 55 44 37
Frank Woodward 6 9 4.74 17 12 0 100.2 109 53 35 27
Larry Cheney 2 5 4.55 9 6 0 57.1 69 29 28 25
Milt Watson 2 4 5.17 8 4 0 47.0 51 27 19 12
Joe Oeschger 0 1 5.92 5 4 0 38.0 52 25 16 5
Pat Murray 0 2 6.29 8 2 0 34.1 50 24 12 11
Mike Cantwell 1 3 5.60 5 3 0 27.1 36 17 9 6
Red Ames 0 2 6.19 3 2 1 16.0 26 11 3 4
Mike Prendergast 0 1 8.40 5 0 0 15.0 20 14 10 5
Lefty Weinert 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 4.0 11 8 2 0
Rags Faircloth 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 2.0 5 2 0 0

👥 Roster (38)

Bert Adams Red Ames Doug Baird Dave Bancroft Lena Blackburne Forrest Cady Leo Callahan Mike Cantwell John Cavanaugh Larry Cheney Jay Clarke Gavvy Cravath +26 more

38 players

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The 1919 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

In 1919 the Philadelphia Phillies posted a 47-90 mark (.343) and finished 8th in the NL. With 510 runs scored and 699 given up, the 1919 differential was -189. Against a league average of .257, the 1919 Philadelphia Phillies batted .250. The Philadelphia Phillies staff finished with a 4.14 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.91. Attendance at Baker Bowl totaled 124,300 for the year.

The home run leader was Gavvy Cravath, who hit 12. Irish Meusel drove in a team-high 59 runs. On the mound, Lee Meadows won 8 games to lead the staff. The 1919 roster runs to 38 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1918 season and the 1920 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1919 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1919 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1919 Philadelphia Phillies finished 47-90 (.343 win pct).
Who led the 1919 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
Gavvy Cravath led the 1919 Philadelphia Phillies with 12 home runs.
What was the 1919 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1919 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 4.14.
Did the 1919 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1919 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1919 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1919 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Baker Bowl.
Who led the 1919 Philadelphia Phillies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Gavvy Cravath (12 HR, 45 RBI) and Lee Meadows (8-10, 2.33 ERA).
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