On This Day

Thursday, May 13, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 16 6 .727 --
Red Sox 14 7 .667 1.5
White Sox 11 9 .550 4.0
Yankees 11 11 .500 5.0
Senators 10 11 .476 5.5
Browns 10 11 .476 5.5
Athletics 7 13 .350 8.0
Tigers 5 16 .238 10.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 10 6 .625 --
Reds 14 9 .609 -0.5
Pirates 11 9 .550 1.0
Robins 10 9 .526 1.5
Cubs 11 12 .478 2.5
Phillies 9 12 .429 3.5
Cardinals 9 12 .429 3.5
Giants 7 12 .368 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred Lear 3
1 Les Mann 3
1 Hi Myers 3
4 Tony Boeckel 2
4 9 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Smith 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doc Lavan 2
1 Fred Lear 2
1 Joe Oeschger 2
1 Jack Smith 2
1 Milt Stock 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Deal 1
1 Art Fletcher 1
1 Cliff Heathcote 1
1 Bernie Neis 1
1 Dave Robertson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Fisher 0.80
2 Pete Alexander 0.40
2 Rube Benton 0.40
2 Jeff Pfeffer 0.40
5 Jesse Haines 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Jesse Haines 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jesse Haines 5
2 Pete Alexander 4
2 Rube Benton 4
2 Ray Fisher 4
2 Jeff Pfeffer 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Johnston .414
2 Rogers Hornsby .412
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .397
4 Buck Weaver .378
5 Tim Hendryx .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Happy Felsch 3
2 Dave Robertson 3
2 Cy Williams 3
5 11 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 21
2 Tris Speaker 19
3 Larry Gardner 17
3 Elmer Smith 17
5 2 tied 16

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 Dana Fillingim 0.40
2 Sherry Smith 0.75
3 Hugh McQuillan 1.13
4 Joe Oeschger 1.17
5 Leon Cadore 1.28

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 33
1 Dutch Ruether 33
3 Bob Shawkey 30
4 Stan Coveleski 25
4 Lefty Williams 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Haines 2
1 Hugh McQuillan 2
3 Rube Benton 1
3 Bill Burwell 1
3 19 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Happy Felsch .429
2 George Burns .425
3 Greasy Neale .410
4 Wally Gerber .400
5 Joe Judge .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
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 14
2 Tony Boeckel 11
2 Happy Felsch 11
2 Hank Severeid 11
2 Tris Speaker 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 5
2 Jimmy Johnston 4
2 Greasy Neale 4
2 Dave Robertson 4
2 Billy Southworth 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Ruether 0.32
2 Dana Fillingim 0.49
3 Wilbur Cooper 0.67
3 Hippo Vaughn 0.67
5 Sherry Smith 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
2 Jim Bagby 3
2 Wilbur Cooper 3
2 Stan Coveleski 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Ruether 16
2 Walter Johnson 15
3 Dana Fillingim 14
3 Eppa Rixey 14
5 3 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Bill Burwell 1
1 Paul Carter 1
1 Eric Erickson 1
1 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .365
2 George Sisler .357
3 Bobby Veach .355
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .344
5 Rogers Hornsby .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 33
2 Gavvy Cravath 12
2 Tillie Walker 12
4 George Sisler 11
5 3 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 120
2 Bobby Veach 106
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 32
4 Greasy Neale 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.61
2 Dutch Ruether 1.66
3 Eddie Cicotte 1.81
4 Pete Alexander 1.84
5 Babe Adams 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 30
2 Eddie Cicotte 27
3 Lefty Williams 25
4 Jesse Barnes 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 152
2 Pete Alexander 144
3 Bob Shawkey 143
4 Walter Johnson 140
5 2 tied 133

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 5
1 Jim Shaw 5
3 Al Demaree 4
3 Bob Shawkey 4
3 Oscar Tuero 4