On This Day

Monday, May 10, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 15 6 .714 --
Red Sox 14 6 .700 0.5
White Sox 11 7 .611 2.5
Senators 10 10 .500 4.5
Browns 9 10 .474 5.0
Yankees 9 11 .450 5.5
Athletics 6 12 .333 7.5
Tigers 4 16 .200 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 9 5 .643 --
Reds 13 8 .619 -0.5
Robins 10 8 .556 1.0
Pirates 10 9 .526 1.5
Cubs 10 12 .455 3.0
Phillies 9 11 .450 3.0
Cardinals 8 11 .421 3.5
Giants 6 11 .353 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harry Hooper 4
1 Jack Tobin 4
3 Joe Gedeon 3
3 Doc Johnston 3
3 Ken Williams 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bagby 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Hendryx 3
1 Harry Hooper 3
3 Jim Bagby 1
3 Carson Bigbee 1
3 11 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 1
1 George Cutshaw 1
1 Stuffy McInnis 1
1 Mike McNally 1
1 Billy Southworth 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Harry Harper 0.67
2 Wilbur Cooper 0.50
3 Scott Perry 0.17
4 Jim Bagby 0.13
5 Dixie Davis 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Harry Harper 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Harper 4
2 Jim Bagby 2
2 Wilbur Cooper 2
4 Bill Bayne 1
4 4 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .429
2 Doc Johnston .418
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .386
4 Buck Weaver .384
5 Tim Hendryx .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Robertson 3
1 Cy Williams 3
3 Joe Dugan 2
3 Happy Felsch 2
3 9 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 20
2 Tris Speaker 18
3 Larry Gardner 17
4 Pat Duncan 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 9
1 Sam Rice 9
3 Braggo Roth 7
3 Billy Southworth 7
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dana Fillingim 0.00
2 Joe Oeschger 0.33
3 Hank Thormahlen 0.68
4 Sherry Smith 0.75
5 Hugh McQuillan 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 7
2 Jim Bagby 6
2 Lefty Williams 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 Dutch Ruether 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Ruether 33
2 Pete Alexander 29
3 Bob Shawkey 28
4 Stan Coveleski 25
5 4 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Haines 2
1 Hugh McQuillan 2
3 Rube Benton 1
3 Bill Burwell 1
3 17 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Gedeon .426
2 George Burns .424
3 Greasy Neale .400
4 Happy Felsch .395
4 Doc Johnston .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Robertson 3
2 Happy Felsch 2
2 Harry Hooper 2
2 Bevo LeBourveau 2
2 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Boeckel 10
1 Joe Dugan 10
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 10
1 Hank Severeid 10
1 Tris Speaker 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 5
2 Max Carey 4
2 Jimmy Johnston 4
2 Billy Southworth 4
2 Jack Tobin 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dana Fillingim 0.00
2 Joe Oeschger 0.26
3 Allen Russell 0.50
4 Hippo Vaughn 0.67
5 Dutch Ruether 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Jim Bagby 4
1 Stan Coveleski 4
1 Dutch Ruether 4
5 3 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Ruether 18
2 Walter Johnson 15
3 Stan Coveleski 13
3 Joe Oeschger 13
3 Jack Quinn 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Bill Burwell 1
1 Paul Carter 1
1 Eric Erickson 1
1 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .369
2 George Sisler .359
3 Bobby Veach .351
4 Rogers Hornsby .345
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .339

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 114
2 Bobby Veach 107
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 101
4 Duffy Lewis 97
5 Harry Heilmann 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 37
1 George Cutshaw 37
1 Sam Rice 37
4 Ty Cobb 33
5 2 tied 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.55
2 Dutch Ruether 1.66
3 Eddie Cicotte 1.81
4 Babe Adams 1.89
5 Hippo Vaughn 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 30
2 Eddie Cicotte 27
3 Lefty Williams 26
4 Jesse Barnes 25
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 152
2 Walter Johnson 149
3 Pete Alexander 145
4 Bob Shawkey 143
5 2 tied 135

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