On This Day

Tuesday, May 11, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 15 6 .714 --
Red Sox 14 6 .700 0.5
White Sox 11 8 .579 3.0
Senators 10 11 .476 5.0
Yankees 10 11 .476 5.0
Browns 9 11 .450 5.5
Athletics 7 12 .368 7.0
Tigers 5 16 .238 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 10 5 .667 --
Reds 14 8 .636 -0.5
Robins 10 8 .556 1.5
Pirates 10 9 .526 2.0
Cubs 10 12 .455 3.5
Phillies 9 11 .450 3.5
Cardinals 8 12 .400 4.5
Giants 6 12 .333 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 Larry Doyle 3
1 Morrie Rath 3
1 Babe Ruth 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 2
2 Happy Felsch 1
2 Roger Peckinpaugh 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 4
2 Happy Felsch 3
2 Morrie Rath 3
4 Ty Cobb 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 2
1 Greasy Neale 2
3 Jimmy Dykes 1
3 Ted Jourdan 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hod Eller 0.36
2 Dana Fillingim 0.36
3 Walt Kinney 0.30
4 Al Schacht 0.29
5 Allan Sothoron 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hod Eller 1
1 Dana Fillingim 1
1 Walt Kinney 1
1 Carl Mays 1
1 Red Oldham 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dana Fillingim 5
2 Hod Eller 4
2 Al Schacht 4
4 Walt Kinney 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Glaiser 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .420
2 Doc Johnston .418
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .384
4 Tim Hendryx .378
5 Buck Weaver .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 4
2 Happy Felsch 3
2 Dave Robertson 3
2 Cy Williams 3
5 10 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 8
4 Billy Southworth 7
5 Greasy Neale 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Oeschger 0.33
2 Dana Fillingim 0.40
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 18 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Greasy Neale .432
2 George Burns .429
3 Joe Gedeon .426
4 Happy Felsch .404
5 Joe Dugan .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 4
2 Happy Felsch 3
2 Dave Robertson 3
4 Harry Hooper 2
4 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Happy Felsch 11
3 Tony Boeckel 10
3 Joe Dugan 10
3 4 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 5
2 Max Carey 4
2 Jimmy Johnston 4
2 Greasy Neale 4
2 Billy Southworth 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Oeschger 0.35
2 Dana Fillingim 0.49
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 Dana Fillingim 14
4 Stan Coveleski 13
4 Jack Quinn 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Bill Burwell 1
1 Paul Carter 1
1 Eric Erickson 1
1 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .369
2 George Sisler .361
3 Bobby Veach .351
4 Rogers Hornsby .346
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 32
2 Gavvy Cravath 13
3 Tillie Walker 12
4 George Sisler 11
5 3 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 118
2 Bobby Veach 107
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 101
4 Duffy Lewis 98
5 Harry Heilmann 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 37
1 George Cutshaw 37
1 Sam Rice 37
4 Greasy Neale 33
5 Ty Cobb 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.61
2 Dutch Ruether 1.66
3 Eddie Cicotte 1.81
4 Babe Adams 1.85
5 Hippo Vaughn 1.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 152
2 Pete Alexander 145
3 Bob Shawkey 143
4 Walter Johnson 140
5 Stan Coveleski 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