1919 Philadelphia Phillies
[edit] Summary
The 1919 Philadelphia Phillies finished with a record of 47-90. They scored 510 runs and belted 42 home runs to go along with a .251 batting average. Gavvy Cravath provided the power for the team with 12 homers. The offense was powered by Irish Meusel, who led the team with 59 RBI and 159 hits.
The team allowed 699 runs and had a team ERA of 4.14. Lee Meadows led the pitching staff with 8 wins and 88 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Doug Baird | 3B | 66 | 242 | 33 | 61 | 2 | 30 | 13 | .317 | .355 | .672 | .252 |
| Dave Bancroft | SS | 92 | 335 | 45 | 91 | 0 | 25 | 8 | .333 | .352 | .685 | .272 |
| Lena Blackburne | 3B | 72 | 291 | 32 | 58 | 2 | 19 | 2 | .228 | .289 | .517 | .199 |
| John Cavanaugh | 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Fred Luderus | 1B | 138 | 509 | 60 | 149 | 5 | 49 | 6 | .365 | .405 | .770 | .293 |
| Mike Pasquella | 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 |
| Gene Paulette | 2B | 67 | 243 | 20 | 63 | 1 | 31 | 10 | .316 | .329 | .645 | .259 |
| Harry Pearce | 2B | 68 | 244 | 24 | 44 | 0 | 9 | 6 | .209 | .217 | .426 | .180 |
| Lou Raymond | 2B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 |
| Ed Sicking | SS | 61 | 185 | 16 | 40 | 0 | 15 | 4 | .253 | .238 | .491 | .216 |
| Doc Wallace | SS | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Leo Callahan | OF | 81 | 235 | 26 | 54 | 1 | 9 | 5 | .317 | .336 | .653 | .230 |
| Gavvy Cravath | OF | 83 | 214 | 34 | 73 | 12 | 45 | 8 | .438 | .640 | 1.078 | .341 |
| Bevo LeBourveau | OF | 17 | 63 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .370 | .270 | .640 | .270 |
| Irish Meusel | OF | 135 | 521 | 65 | 159 | 5 | 59 | 24 | .327 | .411 | .738 | .305 |
| Possum Whitted | OF | 78 | 289 | 32 | 72 | 3 | 32 | 5 | .284 | .336 | .620 | .249 |
| Cy Williams | OF | 109 | 435 | 54 | 121 | 9 | 39 | 9 | .335 | .393 | .728 | .278 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bert Adams | C | 78 | 232 | 14 | 54 | 1 | 17 | 4 | .252 | .293 | .545 | .233 |
| Hick Cady | C | 34 | 98 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 19 | 1 | .252 | .306 | .558 | .214 |
| Nig Clarke | C | 26 | 62 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .299 | .290 | .589 | .242 |
| Walt Tragesser | C | 35 | 114 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 4 | .298 | .298 | .596 | .237 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Bert Yeabsley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4746 | 510 | 1191 | 42 | 436 | 114 | .295 | .342 | .638 | .251 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Red Ames | 3 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6.19 | 1.813 | |||
| Mike Cantwell | 5 | 3 | 27.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 5.60 | 1.648 | |||
| Larry Cheney | 9 | 6 | 57.3 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 25 | 28 | 4.55 | 1.693 | |||
| Rags Faircloth | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2.500 | |||
| Brad Hogg | 22 | 19 | 150.3 | 5 | 12 | .294 | 0 | 48 | 55 | 4.43 | 1.450 | |||
| Elmer Jacobs | 17 | 15 | 128.7 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 0 | 37 | 44 | 3.85 | 1.507 | |||
| Lee Meadows | 18 | 17 | 158.3 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 0 | 88 | 49 | 2.33 | 1.118 | |||
| Pat Murray | 8 | 2 | 34.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 6.29 | 1.808 | |||
| Joe Oeschger | 5 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 5.92 | 1.789 | |||
| Gene Packard | 21 | 16 | 134.3 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 1 | 24 | 30 | 4.15 | 1.467 | |||
| Mike Prendergast | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 8.40 | 2.000 | |||
| Eppa Rixey | 23 | 18 | 154 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 0 | 63 | 50 | 3.97 | 1.364 | |||
| George Smith | 31 | 19 | 184.7 | 5 | 11 | .313 | 0 | 42 | 46 | 3.22 | 1.299 | |||
| Milt Watson | 8 | 4 | 47 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 5.17 | 1.489 | |||
| Lefty Weinert | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18.00 | 3.250 | |||
| Frank Woodward | 17 | 12 | 100.7 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 0 | 27 | 35 | 4.74 | 1.430 | |||
| Team Totals | 195 | 138 | 1251.9 | 47 | 90 | .343 | 2 | 397 | 408 | 4.14 | 1.437 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Fred Luderus | 138 |
| At Bats | Irish Meusel | 521 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Fred Luderus | 576 |
| Batting Average | Irish Meusel | .305 |
| On-Base % | Fred Luderus | .365 |
| Slugging % | Irish Meusel | .411 |
| OPS | Fred Luderus | .770 |
| Runs | Irish Meusel | 65 |
| Hits | Irish Meusel | 159 |
| Total Bases | Irish Meusel | 214 |
| Doubles | Fred Luderus | 30 |
| Triples | Dave Bancroft and Irish Meusel | 7 |
| Home Runs | Gavvy Cravath | 12 |
| RBI | Irish Meusel | 59 |
| Walks | Fred Luderus | 54 |
| Strikeouts | Fred Luderus | 48 |
| Stolen Bases | Irish Meusel | 24 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Lena Blackburne | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Lee Meadows | 8 |
| Losses | Brad Hogg and Eppa Rixey | 12 |
| Saves | Red Ames and Gene Packard | 1 |
| Won-Loss % | Lee Meadows | .444 |
| ERA | Lee Meadows | 2.33 |
| WHIP | Lee Meadows | 1.118 |
| Innings Pitched | George Smith | 184.7 |
| Games | George Smith | 31 |
| Games Started | Brad Hogg and George Smith | 19 |
| Strikeouts | Lee Meadows | 88 |
| Complete Games | Lee Meadows | 15 |
| Shutouts | Lee Meadows | 3 |
| Batters Faced | George Smith | 770 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Brad Hogg | 74 |
| Hits Allowed | George Smith | 194 |
| Walks Allowed | Brad Hogg | 55 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Brad Hogg and George Smith | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Frank Woodward | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Lee Meadows | 7 |
