1919 NL Players of the Week - 18 May

The Batter and Pitcher of the Week in the National League during the week of 12-18 May are (boldface denotes a League-leading total) . . .

1919 NL - Games of Sunday, 18 May

Cubs 2, Robins 1: Charlie Hollocher singled home Pete Alexander with two outs in the top of the 9th, and "Old Pete" overcame a leadoff error in the home half the preserve a narrow Cubs victory at Ebbets Field. The two teams traded unearned runs in the 2nd inning, and then Alexander and Jeff Pfeffer proceeded to shut down the batter for the rest of the afternoon. The Cubs loaded the sacks with two outs in the top of the 7th, but Pfeffer fooled Fred Lear with a third strike to thwart the threat; Brooklyn got two hits with one gone in the bottom half, but Alexander popped up Ernie Krueger and pfanned Pfeffer on a called strike as well. Int he 9th, Alexander started the inning with a ground ball single, and moved along to third on a pair of groundouts. That brought the Cubs' shortstop to the plate, and he lined one onto the outfield grass to send Pete homeward and give the Chicagos the lead; Hi Myers reached base on Hollocher's miscue to start the bottom of the inning, but Pete whiffed Ed Konetchy and then forced the final two men to ground out. Turner Barber had three hits for the visitors. [box]