1919 New York Yankees season

1919 New York Yankees
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Polo Grounds (since 1913)
New York City, New York (since 1903)
Other information
Owner(s)	Jacob Ruppert and Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston
Manager(s)	Miller Huggins
Local television	none
Local radio	none
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The 1919 New York Yankees season was the 17th season for the Yankees in New York and its 19th overall. The team finished with a record of 80–59, 7½ games behind the American League champion Chicago White Sox. New York was managed by Miller Huggins. Their home games were played at the Polo Grounds.

Offseason

• December 18, 1918: Future Chicago Bears football coach George Halas was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago White Sox	88	52	0.629	—	48–22	40–30
Cleveland Indians	84	55	0.604	3½	44–25	40–30
New York Yankees	80	59	0.576	7½	46–25	34–34
Detroit Tigers	80	60	0.571	8	46–24	34–36
St. Louis Browns	67	72	0.482	20½	40–30	27–42
Boston Red Sox	66	71	0.482	20½	35–30	31–41
Washington Senators	56	84	0.400	32	32–40	24–44
Philadelphia Athletics	36	104	0.257	52	21–49	15–55

Record vs. opponents

1919 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	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 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers Carl Mays Bob McGraw George Mogridge Luke Nelson Lefty O'Doul Jack Quinn Allen Russell Pete Schneider Bob Shawkey Ernie Shore Walt Smallwood Hank Thormahlen		Catchers Truck Hannah Fred Hofmann Muddy Ruel Infielders Frank Baker Roger Peckinpaugh Wally Pipp Del Pratt Aaron Ward		Outfielders Ping Bodie Chick Fewster Frank Gleich George Halas Bill Lamar Duffy Lewis Sammy Vick Al Wickland Other batters Frank Kane Curt Walker		Manager Miller Huggins Coaches Paddy O'Connor

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
3B	Baker, FrankFrank Baker	141	567	166	.293	10	83

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
Halas, GeorgeGeorge Halas	12	22	2	.091	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
Mays, CarlCarl Mays	13	120	9	3	1.65	54

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

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

Notes

1. George Halas page at Baseball Reference

References

• 1919 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
• 1919 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference