1919 International League season

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1919 International League season
League International League
Sport Baseball
DurationApril 30 September 14
Number of games154
Number of teams8
International League Pennant
League champions Baltimore Orioles
  Runners-up Toronto Maple Leafs
IL seasons

The 1919 International League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 30 and September 14. Eight teams played a 154-game schedule, with the first place team winning the pennant.

Contents

The Baltimore Orioles won the International League pennant, finishing in first place, eight games ahead of the second place Toronto Maple Leafs.

Team changes

Teams

1919 International League
TeamCityMLB AffiliateStadium
Baltimore Orioles Baltimore, Maryland None Oriole Park
Binghamton Bingoes Binghamton, New York None Johnson Field
Buffalo Bisons Buffalo, New York None Buffalo Baseball Park
Jersey City Skeeters Jersey City, New Jersey None West Side Park
Newark Bears Newark, New Jersey None Harrison Park
Reading Coal Barons Reading, Pennsylvania None Lauer's Park
Rochester Hustlers Rochester, New York None Bay Street Ball Grounds
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto, Ontario None Hanlan's Point Stadium

Map of teams

Black pog.svg International League teams

Regular season

Baltimore Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles became the first team in league history to win 100 games in a season.

Standings

[1]

International League
TeamWinLoss %GB
Baltimore Orioles 10049.671
Toronto Maple Leafs 9257.6178
Buffalo Bisons 8167.54718.5
Binghamton Bingoes 7571.51423.5
Newark Bears 7180.47030
Rochester Hustlers 6783.44733.5
Jersey City Skeeters 5693.37644
Reading Coal Barons 5193.35446.5

League Leaders

Batting leaders

[2]

StatPlayerTotal
AVG Otis Lawry, Baltimore Orioles .364
H Merwin Jacobson, Baltimore Orioles 203
R Fritz Maisel, Baltimore Orioles 135
2B Fritz Maisel, Baltimore Orioles 44
3B Joe Shannon, Binghamton Bingoes
Frank Wigglesworth, Jersey City Skeeters
15
HR George Kelly, Rochester Hustlers 15
SB Ed Miller, Newark Bears 87

Pitching leaders

[3]

StatPlayerTotal
W Rube Parnham, Baltimore Orioles 28
L Reid Zellars, Jersey City Skeeters 23
ERA Rip Jordan, Buffalo Bisons 1.43
SO Rube Parnham, Baltimore Orioles 187

See also

References

  1. 1919 IL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed October 26, 2024
  2. 1919 IL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed October 26, 2024
  3. 1919 IL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed October 26, 2024