1919

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The following are the baseball events of the year 1919 throughout the world.  

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Contents 1 Headline Event of the Year 2 Champions 3 Awards and honors 4 MLB Statistical Leaders 5 Major League Baseball final standings 5.1 American League final standings 5.2 National League final standings 6 Events 7 Births 8 Deaths

[edit] Headline Event of the Year

Chicago White Sox players accused of throwing World Series, resulting in the Black Sox scandal.

[edit] Champions

• World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Chicago White Sox (5-3)

[edit] Awards and honors

• MLB Most Valuable Player Award
  • None

[edit] MLB Statistical Leaders

American League National League Type Name Stat Name Stat AVG Ty Cobb .384 Edd Roush .321 HR Babe Ruth 29 Gavvy Cravath 12 RBI Babe Ruth 114 Hy Myers 73 Wins Eddie Cicotte 29 Jesse Barnes 25 ERA Walter Johnson 1.49 Pete Alexander 1.72

[edit] Major League Baseball final standings

[edit] American League final standings

American League
Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
Chicago White Sox	88	52	.629	--
Cleveland Indians	84	55	.604	3.5
New York Yankees	80	59	.576	7.5
Detroit Tigers	80	60	.571	8
St. Louis Browns	67	72	.482	20.5
Boston Red Sox	66	71	.482	20.5
Washington Senators	56	84	.400	32
Philadelphia Athletics	36	104	.257	52

[edit] National League final standings

National League
Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
Cincinnati Reds	96	44	.686	--
New York Giants	87	53	.621	9
Chicago Cubs	75	65	.536	21
Pittsburgh Pirates	71	68	.511	24.5
Brooklyn Robins	69	71	.493	27
Boston Braves	57	82	.410	38.5
St. Louis Cardinals	54	83	.394	40.5
Philadelphia Phillies	47	90	.343	47.5

[edit] Events

[edit] Births

• January 31 - Jackie Robinson (d. 1972)
• February 25 - Monte Irvin (living)
• March 16 - Tom Gorman (d. 1986)
• March 17 - Pete Reiser (d. 1981)
• March 28 - Vic Raschi (d. 1988)
• July 31 - Curt Gowdy (d. 2006)
• August 9 - Ralph Houk (living)
• August 12 - Fred Hutchinson (d. 1964)
• August 29 - Billy Cox (d. 1978)
• September 4 - Eddie Waitkus (d. 1972)
• September 27 - Johnny Pesky (living)
• November 9 - Gerry Priddy (d. 1980)

[edit] Deaths

• January 8 - Jim O'Rourke, 68, left fielder for Boston, Buffalo and New York who batted .314 lifetime and ended his career ranked second all-time in games, hits, runs, doubles and total bases; made first hit in major league history after four seasons in National Association, and later became oldest player ever to get a hit at age 54; led NL in hits, runs, home runs, triples and walks once each; later a minor league manager and executive
• May 16 - Germany Schaefer, 42, second baseman who forced a rule change after stealing first base in reverse direction during a 1908 game while with the Tigers
• August 16 - Ed McKean, 55, shortstop for the Cleveland Spiders who batted .302 lifetime and had four seasons of 100 runs and 100 RBI; among first ten players to reach 2000 hits
• September 20 - Cy Seymour, 46, center fielder for the Giants and Reds who batted .303 lifetime; led NL in batting, doubles, triples and RBI in 1905, also won 61 games as pitcher from 1896-1900