On This Day

Thursday, May 6, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 13 5 .722 --
Indians 12 5 .706 0.5
White Sox 10 5 .667 1.5
Senators 8 9 .471 4.5
Yankees 8 9 .471 4.5
Browns 7 8 .467 4.5
Athletics 5 11 .313 7.0
Tigers 3 14 .176 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 11 7 .611 --
Pirates 9 6 .600 0.5
Braves 7 5 .583 1.0
Robins 9 7 .563 1.0
Phillies 9 8 .529 1.5
Cardinals 7 9 .438 3.0
Cubs 7 12 .368 4.5
Giants 5 10 .333 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Boeckel 4
2 Ray Chapman 3
2 Hank Gowdy 3
2 Bevo LeBourveau 3
2 Jack Tobin 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bevo LeBourveau 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Boeckel 2
1 Donie Bush 2
1 Hank Gowdy 2
1 Bucky Harris 2
1 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Walton Cruise 1
1 Eddie Foster 1
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Les Mann 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Mamaux 1.00
2 Al Schacht 0.86
3 Wilbur Cooper 0.67
4 Sad Sam Jones 0.43
5 Roy Wilkinson 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Phil Douglas 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Schacht 6
2 Al Mamaux 5
3 Wilbur Cooper 4
3 Roy Wilkinson 4
5 Sad Sam Jones 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .469
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .404
3 Doc Johnston .396
4 Buck Weaver .387
5 Tris Speaker .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Robertson 3
2 Joe Dugan 2
2 Harry Hooper 2
2 Bevo LeBourveau 2
2 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 18
2 Tris Speaker 16
3 Turner Barber 13
3 Eddie Collins 13
3 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 8
2 Max Carey 7
3 Braggo Roth 6
4 Billy Southworth 5
4 Buck Weaver 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dana Fillingim 0.00
2 Joe Oeschger 0.33
3 Hank Thormahlen 0.44
4 Ray Fisher 0.47
5 Eddie Cicotte 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 6
2 Jim Bagby 5
2 Lefty Williams 5
4 Babe Adams 4
4 4 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Ruether 26
2 Stan Coveleski 25
3 Pete Alexander 23
3 Bob Shawkey 23
5 Sad Sam Jones 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Haines 2
2 Rube Benton 1
2 Bill Burwell 1
2 Red Causey 1
2 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .367
2 George Sisler .359
3 Bobby Veach .347
4 Rogers Hornsby .347
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 30
2 Gavvy Cravath 13
3 Tillie Walker 12
4 George Sisler 11
5 Home Run Baker 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 114
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 105
2 Bobby Veach 105
4 Duffy Lewis 98
5 Harry Heilmann 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 37
2 Sam Rice 36
3 George Cutshaw 35
4 Ty Cobb 32
5 Greasy Neale 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.53
2 Dutch Ruether 1.71
3 Eddie Cicotte 1.79
4 Fred Toney 1.83
5 Pete Alexander 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 29
2 Eddie Cicotte 28
3 Lefty Williams 25
4 Jesse Barnes 24
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 147
2 Hippo Vaughn 145
3 Pete Alexander 143
4 Bob Shawkey 140
5 Stan Coveleski 138

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 5
1 Jim Shaw 5
3 Stan Coveleski 4
3 Al Demaree 4
3 2 others tied 4