1919 Cleveland Indians season

The 1919 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished second in the American League with a record of 84–55, 3.5 games behind the Chicago White Sox.

1919 Cleveland Indians
League	American League
Ballpark	Dunn Field
City	Cleveland, Ohio
Owners	Jim Dunn
Managers	Lee Fohl, Tris Speaker
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Regular season

Season standings

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American League

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago White Sox	88	52	.629	—	48‍–‍22	40‍–‍30
Cleveland Indians	84	55	.604	3½	44‍–‍25	40‍–‍30
New York Yankees	80	59	.576	7½	46‍–‍25	34‍–‍34
Detroit Tigers	80	60	.571	8	46‍–‍24	34‍–‍36
St. Louis Browns	67	72	.482	20½	40‍–‍30	27‍–‍42
Boston Red Sox	66	71	.482	20½	35‍–‍30	31‍–‍41
Washington Senators	56	84	.400	32	32‍–‍40	24‍–‍44
Philadelphia Athletics	36	104	.257	52	21‍–‍49	15‍–‍55

Record vs. opponents

1919 American League record v t e Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHA	SLB	WSH
Boston	—	9–11	4–15	9–11	10–9	14–6	9–10–1	11–9
Chicago	11–9	—	12–8	11–9	12–8	17–3	11–9	14–6
Cleveland	15–4	8–12	—	8–12	13–7	16–4	11–9	13–7
Detroit	11–9	9–11	12–8	—	8–12	14–6	14–6	12–8
New York	9–10	8–12	7–13	12–8	—	18–2	12–8	14–6–2
Philadelphia	6–14	3–17	4–16	6–14	2–18	—	7–13	8–12
St. Louis	10–9–1	9–11	9–11	6–14	8–12	13–7	—	12–8
Washington	9–11	6–14	7–13	8–12	6–14–2	12–8	8–12	—

Roster

1919 Cleveland Indians
Roster
Pitchers Jim Bagby Ray Caldwell Fritz Coumbe Stan Coveleski Joe Engel Johnny Enzmann Tony Faeth Charlie Jamieson Hi Jasper Ed Klepfer Guy Morton Elmer Myers Tom Phillips George Uhle		Catchers Les Nunamaker Steve O'Neill Pinch Thomas Infielders Ray Chapman Joe Evans Larry Gardner Joe Harris Doc Johnston Harry Lunte Bill Wambsganss		Outfielders Jack Graney Elmer Smith Tris Speaker Joe Wood		Manager Lee Fohl Tris Speaker

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Steve O'Neill	125	398	115	.289	2	47
1B	Doc Johnston	102	331	101	.305	1	33
2B	Bill Wambsganss	139	526	146	.278	2	60
SS	Ray Chapman	115	433	130	.300	3	53
3B	Larry Gardner	139	524	157	.300	2	79
OF	Jack Graney	128	461	108	.234	1	30
OF	Elmer Smith	114	395	110	.278	9	54
OF	Tris Speaker	134	494	146	.296	2	63

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Joe Wood	72	192	49	.255	0	27
Joe Harris	62	184	69	.375	1	46
Harry Lunte	26	77	15	.195	0	2
Les Nunamaker	26	56	14	.250	0	7
Pinch Thomas	34	46	5	.109	0	2
Joe Evans	21	14	1	.071	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Stan Coveleski	43	286.0	24	12	2.61	118
Jim Bagby	35	241.1	17	11	2.80	61
Guy Morton	26	147.1	9	9	2.81	64
Hi Jasper	12	82.2	4	5	3.59	25
Ray Caldwell	6	52.2	5	1	1.71	24

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Elmer Myers	23	134.2	8	7	3.74	38
George Uhle	26	127.0	10	5	2.91	50
Johnny Enzmann	14	55.1	3	2	2.28	13
Charlie Jamieson	4	13.0	0	0	5.54	0

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Tom Phillips	22	3	2	0	2.95	18
Fritz Coumbe	8	1	1	1	5.32	7
Tony Faeth	6	0	0	0	0.49	7
Ed Klepfer	5	0	0	0	7.36	7
Smokey Joe Wood	1	0	0	1	0.00	0
Joe Engel	1	0	0	0	inf	0

External links

• 1919 Cleveland Indians season at Baseball Reference