1919 Brooklyn Robins season

1919 Brooklyn Robins
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Ebbets Field (since 1913)
Brooklyn, New York (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	Charles Ebbets, Ed McKeever, Stephen McKeever
Manager(s)	Wilbert Robinson
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The 1919 Brooklyn Robins finished the season in fifth place.

Offseason

• February 1, 1919: Jake Daubert was traded by the Robins to the Cincinnati Reds for Tommy Griffith.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

Record vs. opponents

1919 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	7–13	7–13	4–16	6–14	15–5	8–11	10–10–1
Brooklyn	13–7	—	9–11	7–13	8–12	12–8–1	9–11	11–9
Chicago	13–7	11–9	—	8–12	6–14	13–7	11–9	13–7
Cincinnati	16–4	13–7	12–8	—	12–8	15–5	14–6	14–6
New York	14–6	12–8	14–6	8–12	—	14–6	11–9	14–6
Philadelphia	5–15	8–12–1	7–13	5–15	6–14	—	6–14	10–7
Pittsburgh	11–8	11–9	9–11	6–14	9–11	14–6	—	11–9
St. Louis	10–10–1	9–11	7–13	6–14	6–14	7–10	9–11	—

Notable transactions

• April 14, 1919: Ed Konetchy was purchased by the Robins from the Boston Braves.^[2]
• April 18, 1919: Lee Magee was purchased by the Robins from the Cincinnati Reds.^[3]
• June 2, 1919: Lee Magee was traded by the Robins to the Chicago Cubs for Pete Kilduff.^[3]

Roster

1919 Brooklyn Robins
Roster
Pitchers Leon Cadore Larry Cheney Burleigh Grimes Lafayette Henion Al Mamaux Rube Marquard Clarence Mitchell Jeff Pfeffer Sherry Smith		Catchers Ernie Krueger Otto Miller Mack Wheat Infielders Doug Baird Tom Fitzsimmons Jimmy Johnston Pete Kilduff Ed Konetchy Lee Magee Lew Malone Ollie O'Mara Ivy Olson Ray Schmandt Chuck Ward		Outfielders Horace Allen Tommy Griffith Jim Hickman Hy Myers Zack Wheat		Manager Wilbert Robinson

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	Krueger, ErnieErnie Krueger	80	226	56	.248	5	36
1B	Konetchy, EdEd Konetchy	132	486	145	.298	1	47
2B	Johnston, JimmyJimmy Johnston
3B	Malone, LewLew Malone
SS	Olson, IvyIvy Olson
OF	Wheat, ZackZack Wheat
OF	Myers, HyHy Myers
OF	Griffith, TommyTommy Griffith	125	484	136	.281	6	51

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
Magee, LeeLee Magee	45	181	43	.238	0	7
Miller, OttoOtto Miller
Ward, ChuckChuck Ward
Schmandt, RayRay Schmandt
Wheat, MackMack Wheat
Hickman, JimJim Hickman
Kilduff, PetePete Kilduff
Baird, DougDoug Baird
Allen, HoraceHorace Allen
O'Mara, OllieOllie O'Mara
Fitzsimmons, TomTom Fitzsimmons

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
Pfeffer, JeffJeff Pfeffer
Cadore, LeonLeon Cadore	35	250.2	14	12	2.37	94
Mamaux, AlAl Mamaux
Grimes, BurleighBurleigh Grimes
Marquard, RubeRube Marquard

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
Smith, SherrySherry Smith
Mitchell, ClarenceClarence Mitchell
Cheney, LarryLarry Cheney	9	39	1	3	4.15	14

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
Henion, LafayetteLafayette Henion

Notes

1. Jake Daubert page at Baseball Reference
2. Ed Konetchy page at Baseball Reference
3. Lee Magee page at Baseball Reference

References

• Baseball-Reference season page
• Baseball Almanac season page

External links

• 1919 Brooklyn Robins uniform
• Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
• Acme Dodgers page
• Retrosheet