Who led MLB in home runs in 1919?

Babe Ruth led the majors with 29 in 1919 (AL).

Who had the highest batting average in 1919?

Ty Cobb hit ..384, the best average among qualifying hitters in 1919 (AL).

Who led MLB in wins in 1919?

Eddie Cicotte led the majors with 29 wins in 1919 (AL).

1919 MLB League Leaders

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Babe Ruth led the majors with 29 in 1919. The American League and National League leaderboards below rank every qualifying hitter and pitcher of the 1919 season, from the SABR/Lahman baseball database.

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League

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Batting leaders, all major leagues

AVG leaders

Batting Average leaders, 1919, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	AVG
1	Ty Cobb	DET	AL	.384
2	Bobby Veach	DET	AL	.355
3	George Sisler	SLA	AL	.352
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	CHA	AL	.351
5	Jack Tobin	SLA	AL	.327
6	Baby Doll Jacobson	SLA	AL	.323
7	Babe Ruth	BOS	AL	.322
8	Sam Rice	WS1	AL	.321
8	Edd Roush	CIN	NL	.321
10	Harry Heilmann	DET	AL	.320

HR leaders

Home Runs leaders, 1919, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	HR
1	Babe Ruth	BOS	AL	29
2	Home Run Baker	NYA	AL	10
2	Benny Kauff	NY1	NL	10
2	George Sisler	SLA	AL	10
2	Tillie Walker	PHA	AL	10
6	Elmer Smith	CLE	AL	9
6	Cy Williams	PHI	NL	9
8	George Burns	PHA	AL	8
8	Harry Heilmann	DET	AL	8
8	Rogers Hornsby	SLN	NL	8

RBI leaders

Runs Batted In leaders, 1919, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	BOS	AL	114
2	Bobby Veach	DET	AL	101
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	CHA	AL	96
4	Harry Heilmann	DET	AL	93
5	Duffy Lewis	NYA	AL	89
6	Happy Felsch	CHA	AL	86
7	Home Run Baker	NYA	AL	83
7	George Sisler	SLA	AL	83
9	Eddie Collins	CHA	AL	80
10	Larry Gardner	CLE	AL	79

R leaders

Runs Scored leaders, 1919, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	R
1	Babe Ruth	BOS	AL	103
2	George Sisler	SLA	AL	96
3	Ty Cobb	DET	AL	92
4	Roger Peckinpaugh	NYA	AL	89
4	Buck Weaver	CHA	AL	89
6	Eddie Collins	CHA	AL	87
6	Bobby Veach	DET	AL	87
8	George Burns	NY1	NL	86
9	Joe Judge	WS1	AL	83
9	Tris Speaker	CLE	AL	83

H leaders

Hits leaders, 1919, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	H
1	Ty Cobb	DET	AL	191
1	Bobby Veach	DET	AL	191
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	CHA	AL	181
4	George Sisler	SLA	AL	180
5	Sam Rice	WS1	AL	179
6	Harry Heilmann	DET	AL	172
7	Buck Weaver	CHA	AL	169
8	Home Run Baker	NYA	AL	166
9	Eddie Collins	CHA	AL	165
10	Ivy Olson	BRO	NL	164

SB leaders

Stolen Bases leaders, 1919, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	SB
1	George Burns	NY1	NL	40
2	George Cutshaw	PIT	NL	36
3	Eddie Collins	CHA	AL	33
4	Carson Bigbee	PIT	NL	31
5	Jack Smith	SLN	NL	30
6	Ty Cobb	DET	AL	28
6	Buck Herzog	BSN/CHN	NL	28
6	Greasy Neale	CIN	NL	28
6	George Sisler	SLA	AL	28
10	Ivy Olson	BRO	NL	26

OPS+ leaders

OPS+ leaders, 1919, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	OPS+
1	Babe Ruth	BOS	AL	220
2	Ty Cobb	DET	AL	172
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	CHA	AL	168
4	George Sisler	SLA	AL	165
5	Bobby Veach	DET	AL	164
6	Heinie Groh	CIN	NL	154
7	Rogers Hornsby	SLN	NL	151
8	Edd Roush	CIN	NL	150
9	George Burns	NY1	NL	147
9	Ross Youngs	NY1	NL	147

Pitching leaders, all major leagues

W leaders

Wins leaders, 1919, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	CHA	AL	29
2	Jesse Barnes	NY1	NL	25
3	Stan Coveleski	CLE	AL	24
4	Lefty Williams	CHA	AL	23
5	Hooks Dauss	DET	AL	21
5	Slim Sallee	CIN	NL	21
5	Hippo Vaughn	CHN	NL	21
8	Walter Johnson	WS1	AL	20
8	Bob Shawkey	NYA	AL	20
8	Allen Sothoron	SLA	AL	20

ERA leaders

Earned Run Average leaders, 1919, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	WS1	AL	1.49
2	Pete Alexander	CHN	NL	1.72
3	Hippo Vaughn	CHN	NL	1.79
4	Eddie Cicotte	CHA	AL	1.82
4	Dutch Ruether	CIN	NL	1.82
6	Fred Toney	NY1	NL	1.84
7	Babe Adams	PIT	NL	1.98
8	Phil Douglas	CHN/NY1	NL	2.03
9	Slim Sallee	CIN	NL	2.06
10	Carl Weilman	SLA	AL	2.07

SO leaders

Strikeouts leaders, 1919, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	SO
1	Walter Johnson	WS1	AL	147
2	Hippo Vaughn	CHN	NL	141
3	Hod Eller	CIN	NL	137
4	Jim Shaw	WS1	AL	128
5	Lefty Williams	CHA	AL	125
6	Bob Shawkey	NYA	AL	122
7	Pete Alexander	CHN	NL	121
8	Stan Coveleski	CLE	AL	118
9	Lee Meadows	SLN/PHI	NL	116
10	Allen Russell	NYA/BOS	AL	113

SV leaders

Saves leaders, 1919, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	SV
1	Allen Russell	NYA/BOS	AL	5
1	Jim Shaw	WS1	AL	5
1	Bob Shawkey	NYA	AL	5
4	Stan Coveleski	CLE	AL	4
4	Oscar Tuero	SLN	NL	4
6	Jim Bagby	CLE	AL	3
6	Al Demaree	BSN	NL	3
6	Jean Dubuc	NY1	NL	3
6	Dolf Luque	CIN	NL	3
6	Jimmy Ring	CIN	NL	3

ERA+ leaders

ERA+ leaders, 1919, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	ERA+
1	Walter Johnson	WS1	AL	217
2	Eddie Cicotte	CHA	AL	177
3	Pete Alexander	CHN	NL	169
4	Hippo Vaughn	CHN	NL	162
5	Dutch Ruether	CIN	NL	160
6	Fred Toney	NY1	NL	158
7	Carl Weilman	SLA	AL	156
8	Carl Mays	BOS/NYA	AL	154
9	Babe Adams	PIT	NL	147
10	Allen Sothoron	SLA	AL	146

Batting leaders, American League

AVG leaders

Batting Average leaders, 1919, American League
#	Player	Team	AVG
1	Ty Cobb	DET	.384
2	Bobby Veach	DET	.355
3	George Sisler	SLA	.352
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	CHA	.351
5	Jack Tobin	SLA	.327
6	Baby Doll Jacobson	SLA	.323
7	Babe Ruth	BOS	.322
8	Sam Rice	WS1	.321
9	Harry Heilmann	DET	.320
10	Eddie Collins	CHA	.319

HR leaders

Home Runs leaders, 1919, American League
#	Player	Team	HR
1	Babe Ruth	BOS	29
2	Home Run Baker	NYA	10
2	George Sisler	SLA	10
2	Tillie Walker	PHA	10
5	Elmer Smith	CLE	9
6	George Burns	PHA	8
6	Harry Heilmann	DET	8
8	Happy Felsch	CHA	7
8	Shoeless Joe Jackson	CHA	7
8	Duffy Lewis	NYA	7

RBI leaders

Runs Batted In leaders, 1919, American League
#	Player	Team	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	BOS	114
2	Bobby Veach	DET	101
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	CHA	96
4	Harry Heilmann	DET	93
5	Duffy Lewis	NYA	89
6	Happy Felsch	CHA	86
7	Home Run Baker	NYA	83
7	George Sisler	SLA	83
9	Eddie Collins	CHA	80
10	Larry Gardner	CLE	79

R leaders

Runs Scored leaders, 1919, American League
#	Player	Team	R
1	Babe Ruth	BOS	103
2	George Sisler	SLA	96
3	Ty Cobb	DET	92
4	Roger Peckinpaugh	NYA	89
4	Buck Weaver	CHA	89
6	Eddie Collins	CHA	87
6	Bobby Veach	DET	87
8	Joe Judge	WS1	83
8	Tris Speaker	CLE	83
10	Donie Bush	DET	82

H leaders

Hits leaders, 1919, American League
#	Player	Team	H
1	Ty Cobb	DET	191
1	Bobby Veach	DET	191
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	CHA	181
4	George Sisler	SLA	180
5	Sam Rice	WS1	179
6	Harry Heilmann	DET	172
7	Buck Weaver	CHA	169
8	Home Run Baker	NYA	166
9	Eddie Collins	CHA	165
10	Jack Tobin	SLA	159

SB leaders

Stolen Bases leaders, 1919, American League
#	Player	Team	SB
1	Eddie Collins	CHA	33
2	Ty Cobb	DET	28
2	George Sisler	SLA	28
4	Sam Rice	WS1	26
5	Harry Hooper	BOS	23
5	Joe Judge	WS1	23
7	Donie Bush	DET	22
7	Del Pratt	NYA	22
7	Buck Weaver	CHA	22
10	Eddie Foster	WS1	20

OPS+ leaders

OPS+ leaders, 1919, American League
#	Player	Team	OPS+
1	Babe Ruth	BOS	220
2	Ty Cobb	DET	172
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	CHA	168
4	George Sisler	SLA	165
5	Bobby Veach	DET	164
6	Harry Heilmann	DET	143
7	Tris Speaker	CLE	139
8	Baby Doll Jacobson	SLA	135
8	Jack Tobin	SLA	135
10	Eddie Collins	CHA	133

Pitching leaders, American League

W leaders

Wins leaders, 1919, American League
#	Player	Team	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	CHA	29
2	Stan Coveleski	CLE	24
3	Lefty Williams	CHA	23
4	Hooks Dauss	DET	21
5	Walter Johnson	WS1	20
5	Bob Shawkey	NYA	20
5	Allen Sothoron	SLA	20
8	Jim Bagby	CLE	17
8	Howard Ehmke	DET	17
8	Jim Shaw	WS1	17

ERA leaders

Earned Run Average leaders, 1919, American League
#	Player	Team	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	WS1	1.49
2	Eddie Cicotte	CHA	1.82
3	Carl Weilman	SLA	2.07
4	Carl Mays	BOS/NYA	2.10
5	Allen Sothoron	SLA	2.20
6	Stan Coveleski	CLE	2.61
6	Jack Quinn	NYA	2.61
8	Hank Thormahlen	NYA	2.62
9	Lefty Williams	CHA	2.64
10	Urban Shocker	SLA	2.69

SO leaders

Strikeouts leaders, 1919, American League
#	Player	Team	SO
1	Walter Johnson	WS1	147
2	Jim Shaw	WS1	128
3	Lefty Williams	CHA	125
4	Bob Shawkey	NYA	122
5	Stan Coveleski	CLE	118
6	Allen Russell	NYA/BOS	113
7	Eddie Cicotte	CHA	110
8	Carl Mays	BOS/NYA	107
9	Allen Sothoron	SLA	106
10	Dutch Leonard	DET	102

SV leaders

Saves leaders, 1919, American League
#	Player	Team	SV
1	Allen Russell	NYA/BOS	5
1	Jim Shaw	WS1	5
1	Bob Shawkey	NYA	5
4	Stan Coveleski	CLE	4
5	Jim Bagby	CLE	3
5	Allen Sothoron	SLA	3
7	Walter Johnson	WS1	2
7	Walt Kinney	PHA	2
7	Carl Mays	BOS/NYA	2
10	Doc Ayers	WS1/DET	1

ERA+ leaders

ERA+ leaders, 1919, American League
#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Walter Johnson	WS1	217
2	Eddie Cicotte	CHA	177
3	Carl Weilman	SLA	156
4	Carl Mays	BOS/NYA	154
5	Allen Sothoron	SLA	146
6	Jack Quinn	NYA	124
7	Stan Coveleski	CLE	123
7	Hank Thormahlen	NYA	123
9	Lefty Williams	CHA	122
10	Urban Shocker	SLA	120

Batting leaders, National League

AVG leaders

Batting Average leaders, 1919, National League
#	Player	Team	AVG
1	Edd Roush	CIN	.321
2	Rogers Hornsby	SLN	.318
3	Ross Youngs	NY1	.311
4	Heinie Groh	CIN	.310
5	Hi Myers	BRO	.307
5	Milt Stock	SLN	.307
7	Irish Meusel	PHI	.305
8	George Burns	NY1	.303
9	Ed Konetchy	BRO	.298
10	Zack Wheat	BRO	.297

HR leaders

Home Runs leaders, 1919, National League
#	Player	Team	HR
1	Benny Kauff	NY1	10
2	Cy Williams	PHI	9
3	Rogers Hornsby	SLN	8
4	Max Flack	CHN	6
4	Tommy Griffith	BRO	6
6	Hal Chase	NY1	5
6	Heinie Groh	CIN	5
6	Fred Luderus	PHI	5
6	Rabbit Maranville	BSN	5
6	Irish Meusel	PHI	5

RBI leaders

Runs Batted In leaders, 1919, National League
#	Player	Team	RBI
1	Hi Myers	BRO	73
2	Rogers Hornsby	SLN	71
2	Edd Roush	CIN	71
4	Benny Kauff	NY1	67
5	Heinie Groh	CIN	63
6	Fred Merkle	CHN	62
6	Zack Wheat	BRO	62
8	Billy Southworth	PIT	61
9	Irish Meusel	PHI	59
10	Larry Kopf	CIN	58

R leaders

Runs Scored leaders, 1919, National League
#	Player	Team	R
1	George Burns	NY1	86
2	Jake Daubert	CIN	79
2	Heinie Groh	CIN	79
4	Morrie Rath	CIN	77
5	Benny Kauff	NY1	73
5	Ivy Olson	BRO	73
5	Edd Roush	CIN	73
5	Ross Youngs	NY1	73
9	Max Flack	CHN	71
10	Zack Wheat	BRO	70

H leaders

Hits leaders, 1919, National League
#	Player	Team	H
1	Ivy Olson	BRO	164
2	Rogers Hornsby	SLN	163
3	George Burns	NY1	162
3	Edd Roush	CIN	162
5	Irish Meusel	PHI	159
5	Zack Wheat	BRO	159
7	Hi Myers	BRO	157
8	Ross Youngs	NY1	152
9	Walter Holke	BSN	151
9	Milt Stock	SLN	151

SB leaders

Stolen Bases leaders, 1919, National League
#	Player	Team	SB
1	George Burns	NY1	40
2	George Cutshaw	PIT	36
3	Carson Bigbee	PIT	31
4	Jack Smith	SLN	30
5	Buck Herzog	BSN/CHN	28
5	Greasy Neale	CIN	28
7	Ivy Olson	BRO	26
8	Irish Meusel	PHI	24
8	Ross Youngs	NY1	24
10	Billy Southworth	PIT	23

OPS+ leaders

OPS+ leaders, 1919, National League
#	Player	Team	OPS+
1	Heinie Groh	CIN	154
2	Rogers Hornsby	SLN	151
3	Edd Roush	CIN	150
4	George Burns	NY1	147
4	Ross Youngs	NY1	147
6	Fred Luderus	PHI	138
6	Hi Myers	BRO	138
8	Benny Kauff	NY1	133
9	Zack Wheat	BRO	132
10	Max Flack	CHN	128

Pitching leaders, National League

W leaders

Wins leaders, 1919, National League
#	Player	Team	W
1	Jesse Barnes	NY1	25
2	Slim Sallee	CIN	21
2	Hippo Vaughn	CHN	21
4	Wilbur Cooper	PIT	19
4	Hod Eller	CIN	19
4	Dutch Ruether	CIN	19
7	Babe Adams	PIT	17
7	Rube Benton	NY1	17
7	Art Nehf	BSN/NY1	17
7	Jeff Pfeffer	BRO	17

ERA leaders

Earned Run Average leaders, 1919, National League
#	Player	Team	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	CHN	1.72
2	Hippo Vaughn	CHN	1.79
3	Dutch Ruether	CIN	1.82
4	Fred Toney	NY1	1.84
5	Babe Adams	PIT	1.98
6	Phil Douglas	CHN/NY1	2.03
7	Slim Sallee	CIN	2.06
8	Ray Fisher	CIN	2.17
8	Dick Rudolph	BSN	2.17
10	Hal Carlson	PIT	2.23

SO leaders

Strikeouts leaders, 1919, National League
#	Player	Team	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	CHN	141
2	Hod Eller	CIN	137
3	Pete Alexander	CHN	121
4	Lee Meadows	SLN/PHI	116
5	Wilbur Cooper	PIT	106
6	Leon Cadore	BRO	94
7	Babe Adams	PIT	92
7	Jesse Barnes	NY1	92
7	Jeff Pfeffer	BRO	92
10	Phil Douglas	CHN/NY1	84

SV leaders

Saves leaders, 1919, National League
#	Player	Team	SV
1	Oscar Tuero	SLN	4
2	Al Demaree	BSN	3
2	Jean Dubuc	NY1	3
2	Dolf Luque	CIN	3
2	Jimmy Ring	CIN	3
6	Red Ames	SLN/PHI	2
6	Rube Benton	NY1	2
6	Hod Eller	CIN	2
6	Dana Fillingim	BSN	2
6	Speed Martin	CHN	2

ERA+ leaders

ERA+ leaders, 1919, National League
#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Pete Alexander	CHN	169
2	Hippo Vaughn	CHN	162
3	Dutch Ruether	CIN	160
4	Fred Toney	NY1	158
5	Babe Adams	PIT	147
6	Phil Douglas	CHN/NY1	143
7	Slim Sallee	CIN	142
8	Ray Fisher	CIN	134
8	Dick Rudolph	BSN	134
10	Hal Carlson	PIT	130

How the 1919 leaderboards are built

Batters qualify at PA >= 3.1 x their league's scheduled games that season (the batting-title rule shape, applied era-consistently; 3.1 x 162 = 502 in the modern schedule). Pitchers qualify on the W, ERA, SO and ERA+ boards at IP >= their league's scheduled games that season (1 inning per scheduled team game; 162 in the modern schedule). The saves board uses the reliever bar: IP >= one-third of scheduled games.

Adjusted stats use same-league-season normalization only: OPS+ = 100 x (OBP/lgOBP + SLG/lgSLG - 1) and ERA+ = 100 x league ERA / player ERA, computed within each player's own league that season. They are not park-adjusted and are not the full Baseball-Reference formulas. In the combined all-leagues view, adjusted values keep their own-league normalization. Unrecorded early-era stats are never invented; a board simply does not appear for a stat the source did not record that season.

Season records come from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition), used under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. Full credits live on our sources page.

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