1919 in baseball

The following are the baseball events of the year 1919 throughout the world.

Champions

 * World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Chicago White Sox (5-3)

Births

 * January 31 - Jackie Robinson
 * February 25 - Monte Irvin
 * March 17 - Pete Reiser
 * March 28 - Vic Raschi
 * July 31 - Curt Gowdy
 * August 9 - Ralph Houk
 * August 12 - Fred Hutchinson
 * August 29 - Billy Cox
 * September 4 - Eddie Waitkus
 * September 27 - Johnny Pesky
 * November 9 - Gerry Priddy

Deaths

 * January 8 - Jim O'Rourke, 68, left fielder for Boston, Buffalo and New York who batted .314 lifetime and ended his career ranked second all-time in games, hits, runs, doubles and total bases; made first hit in major league history after four seasons in National Association, and later became oldest player ever to get a hit at age 54; led NL in hits, runs, home runs, triples and walks once each; later a minor league manager and executive
 * May 16 - Germany Schaefer, 42, second baseman who forced a rule change after stealing first base in reverse direction during a 1908 game while with the Tigers
 * August 16 - Ed McKean, 55, shortstop for the Cleveland Spiders who batted .302 lifetime and had four seasons of 100 runs and 100 RBI; among first ten players to reach 2000 hits
 * September 20 - Cy Seymour, 46, center fielder for the Giants and Reds who batted .303 lifetime; led NL in batting, doubles, triples and RBI in 1905, also won 61 games as pitcher from 1896-1900