The following are the baseball events of the year 1919 throughout the world.
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Chicago White Sox players accused of throwing World Series, resulting in the Black Sox scandal.
American League | National League | |||
Type | Name | Stat | Name | Stat |
AVG | Ty Cobb DET | .384 | Edd Roush CIN | .321 |
HR | Babe Ruth BSR | 29 | Gavvy Cravath PHP | 12 |
RBI | Babe Ruth BSR | 114 | Hy Myers BKN | 73 |
Wins | Eddie Cicotte CHW | 29 | Jesse Barnes NYG | 25 |
ERA | Walter Johnson WSH | 1.49 | Pete Alexander CHC | 1.72 |
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Chicago White Sox | 88 | 52 | 0.629 | — | 48–22 | 40–30 |
Cleveland Indians | 84 | 55 | 0.604 | 3½ | 44–25 | 40–30 |
New York Yankees | 80 | 59 | 0.576 | 7½ | 46–25 | 34–34 |
Detroit Tigers | 80 | 60 | 0.571 | 8 | 46–24 | 34–36 |
St. Louis Browns | 67 | 72 | 0.482 | 20½ | 40–30 | 27–42 |
Boston Red Sox | 66 | 71 | 0.482 | 20½ | 35–30 | 31–41 |
Washington Senators | 56 | 84 | 0.400 | 32 | 32–40 | 24–44 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 36 | 104 | 0.257 | 52 | 21–49 | 15–55 |
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cincinnati Reds | 96 | 44 | 0.686 | — | 51–19 | 45–25 |
New York Giants | 87 | 53 | 0.621 | 9 | 46–23 | 41–30 |
Chicago Cubs | 75 | 65 | 0.536 | 21 | 40–31 | 35–34 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 71 | 68 | 0.511 | 24½ | 39–31 | 32–37 |
Brooklyn Robins | 69 | 71 | 0.493 | 27 | 36–34 | 33–37 |
Boston Braves | 57 | 82 | 0.410 | 38½ | 29–38 | 28–44 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 54 | 83 | 0.394 | 40½ | 34–35 | 20–48 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 47 | 90 | 0.343 | 47½ | 26–44 | 21–46 |