On This Day

Friday, May 14, 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
Senators 11 11 .500 5.0
Yankees 11 11 .500 5.0
Browns 10 11 .476 5.5
Athletics 7 13 .350 8.0
Tigers 5 17 .227 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 15 9 .625 --
Braves 10 7 .588 1.5
Pirates 11 9 .550 2.0
Robins 11 9 .550 2.0
Cubs 12 12 .500 3.0
Phillies 9 13 .409 5.0
Cardinals 9 13 .409 5.0
Giants 7 12 .368 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Johnston 4
2 Tony Boeckel 3
2 Frank Ellerbe 3
2 Heinie Groh 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dode Paskert 4
2 Larry Kopf 3
3 Ty Cobb 2
3 Bucky Harris 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bucky Harris 2
1 Charlie Pick 2
3 Jake Daubert 1
3 Frank Ellerbe 1
3 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Burleigh Grimes 1.12
2 Marv Goodwin 0.64
3 Lefty Weinert 0.43
4 John Glaiser 0.17
5 Tom Zachary 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Claude Hendrix 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Jimmy Ring 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burleigh Grimes 9
2 Marv Goodwin 7
3 Lefty Weinert 3
4 Mike Cantwell 2
4 John Glaiser 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Carter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Johnston .414
2 Rogers Hornsby .411
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .397
4 Buck Weaver .378
5 Heinie Groh .378

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 4 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 2 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Ruether 34
2 Pete Alexander 33
3 Bob Shawkey 30
4 Stan Coveleski 25
4 Lefty Williams 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Carter 2
1 Jesse Haines 2
1 Hugh McQuillan 2
4 Rube Benton 1
4 19 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Burns .459
2 Bobby Veach .429
3 Happy Felsch .415
4 Wally Gerber .405
5 Tony Boeckel .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Happy Felsch 3
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 2
3 Bevo LeBourveau 2
3 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Tony Boeckel 12
3 Happy Felsch 11
3 Bucky Harris 11
3 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 5
2 Jimmy Johnston 4
2 Greasy Neale 4
2 Dave Robertson 4
5 8 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hippo Vaughn 0.50
2 Dutch Ruether 0.51
3 Elmer Myers 0.59
4 Dana Fillingim 0.64
5 Wilbur Cooper 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
2 Jim Bagby 3
2 Wilbur Cooper 3
2 Stan Coveleski 3
2 Dutch Ruether 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Ruether 17
2 Burleigh Grimes 16
3 Eppa Rixey 14
4 Pete Alexander 13
4 Bob Shawkey 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Carter 2
2 Rube Benton 1
2 Bill Burwell 1
2 Eric Erickson 1
2 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .367
2 Bobby Veach .358
3 George Sisler .355
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .345
5 Rogers Hornsby .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 33
2 Gavvy Cravath 12
2 Tillie Walker 12
4 Home Run Baker 10
4 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 120
2 Bobby Veach 106
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 100
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 1.59
2 Dutch Ruether 1.65
3 Pete Alexander 1.84
4 Babe Adams 1.85
5 Eddie Cicotte 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 30
2 Eddie Cicotte 26
3 Lefty Williams 25
4 Jesse Barnes 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 149
2 Pete Alexander 144
3 Bob Shawkey 143
4 Walter Johnson 141
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