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1919 Regular Season
1919 Highlights
Cycles: Jack Tobin
6 Hits: Nemo Leibold, Delos Drake
15 K: Ralph Caldwell(15,15), Les Backman(15,16,15,15,15)*, Ralph Comstock(15)
3HR: Mike Gonzalez, Fred Merkle
*Les Backman is the first to get five 15 K games in the same year. He also accomplished the feat in 3 consecutive starts which is amazing.
Batting and Pitching Titles
Batting Average: Joe Jackson(CIN) .355
Home Runs: Babe Ruth(ATL) 59
RBI: Tommy Griffith(MIN) 144
Stolen Bases: Tillie Shafer(BOS) & Josh Devore(DET) 70
ERA: Joe Boehling(SF) 2.53
Wins: Hank Robinson(CHN) 25
K: Les Backman(CIN) 407*
Saves: Erv Kantlehner(SLN) 38
*New League Record
Awards
AL MVP: George "Tioga" Burns*(NYY) .331, 37HR, 129 RBI
NL MVP: Babe Ruth(ATL) .308, 59HR, 136 RBI
AL CY: Hank Robinson(CHA) 25-10, 3.02ERA, 132K, 87BB
NL CY: Dana Fillingim(SLN) 23-10, 3.02 ERA, 115K, 100BB
AL ROY: Chick Fewster(MIN) .247, 5HR, 71 RBI
NL ROY: Jack Northrop(PIT) 15-9, 4.99ERA
*This is Burns 3rd consecutive AL MVP.
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