From BR Bullpen
The 1919 season of the American League was the nineteenth season of the league.
[edit] Season summary
The season was shorted by fourteen games, two against each club, to 140 games from the normal 154 games.
[edit] Standings
- Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS (RS/G) | RA (RA/G) | AVG | OBP | SLG | ERA | FPCT
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| 1 | Chicago White Sox | 140 | 88 | 52 | 0 | .629 | -.- | 667 (4.76) | 534 (3.81) | 0.287 | 0.347 | 0.380 | 3.04 | 0.969
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| 2 | Cleveland Indians | 139 | 84 | 55 | 0 | .604 | 3.5 | 636 (4.58) | 537 (3.86) | 0.278 | 0.349 | 0.381 | 2.94 | 0.965
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| 3 | New York Yankees | 141 | 80 | 59 | 2 | .567 | 7.5 | 578 (4.10) | 506 (3.59) | 0.267 | 0.322 | 0.356 | 2.82 | 0.968
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| 4 | Detroit Tigers | 140 | 80 | 60 | 0 | .571 | 8.0 | 618 (4.41) | 578 (4.13) | 0.283 | 0.343 | 0.381 | 3.30 | 0.964
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| 5 | St. Louis Browns | 140 | 67 | 72 | 1 | .479 | 20.5 | 533 (3.81) | 567 (4.05) | 0.264 | 0.321 | 0.355 | 3.13 | 0.963
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| 6 | Boston Red Sox | 138 | 66 | 71 | 1 | .478 | 20.5 | 564 (4.09) | 552 (4.00) | 0.261 | 0.331 | 0.344 | 3.31 | 0.975
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| 7 | Washington Senators | 142 | 56 | 84 | 2 | .394 | 32.0 | 533 (3.75) | 570 (4.01) | 0.260 | 0.320 | 0.339 | 3.01 | 0.960
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| 8 | Philadelphia Athletics | 140 | 36 | 104 | 0 | .257 | 52.0 | 457 (3.26) | 742 (5.30) | 0.244 | 0.296 | 0.334 | 4.26 | 0.956
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[edit] League leaders
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
[edit] Batting
[edit] Pitching
[edit] Postseason
In the World Series, the American League champion Chicago White Sox were defeated by the National League's Cincinnati Reds, 5 games to 3.
[edit] Notable events
