On This Day

Sunday, May 16, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 17 7 .708 --
Red Sox 14 8 .636 2.0
White Sox 12 9 .571 3.5
Senators 12 12 .500 5.0
Yankees 12 12 .500 5.0
Browns 11 12 .478 5.5
Athletics 8 13 .381 7.5
Tigers 5 18 .217 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 16 10 .615 --
Robins 12 9 .571 1.5
Cubs 14 12 .538 2.0
Braves 10 9 .526 2.5
Pirates 11 10 .524 2.5
Phillies 10 14 .417 5.0
Giants 8 12 .400 5.0
Cardinals 9 14 .391 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Chapman 3
1 Joe Gedeon 3
1 Heinie Groh 3
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Wambsganss 3
2 Pete Alexander 2
2 Doc Johnston 2
2 Greasy Neale 2
5 14 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Josh Billings 1
1 Wally Gerber 1
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 1
1 Joe Judge 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Alexander 0.67
2 Eppa Rixey 0.47
3 Walter Johnson 0.36
4 Jimmy Ring 0.33
5 Jim Bagby 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Eppa Rixey 1
1 Carl Weilman 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eppa Rixey 8
2 Walter Johnson 5
2 Jimmy Ring 5
4 Pete Alexander 4
4 Hank Thormahlen 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .415
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .407
3 Doc Johnston .403
4 Heinie Groh .400
5 Buck Weaver .384

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 20
3 Pat Duncan 18
3 Larry Gardner 18
5 3 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 10
2 Max Carey 9
3 Braggo Roth 8
4 Billy Southworth 7
5 Greasy Neale 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sherry Smith 0.75
2 Dana Fillingim 0.87
3 Hugh McQuillan 1.13
4 Joe Oeschger 1.17
5 Leon Cadore 1.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 7
1 Jim Bagby 7
1 Stan Coveleski 7
4 Lefty Williams 6
5 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 37
2 Stan Coveleski 34
2 Dutch Ruether 34
4 Bob Shawkey 30
5 Eppa Rixey 29

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 Wally Gerber .447
2 Joe Judge .438
3 Heinie Groh .434
4 Bobby Veach .429
5 3 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 4
2 Happy Felsch 3
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 2
3 Bevo LeBourveau 2
3 Dave Robertson 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Severeid 12
2 Tony Boeckel 11
2 Bucky Harris 11
2 Babe Ruth 11
5 Happy Felsch 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Johnston 5
1 Dave Robertson 5
1 George Sisler 5
4 Bucky Harris 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hippo Vaughn 0.33
2 Dutch Ruether 0.35
3 Walt Kinney 0.42
4 Babe Adams 0.50
5 Elmer Myers 0.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 5
2 Jim Bagby 4
3 Wilbur Cooper 3
3 Jack Quinn 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eppa Rixey 19
2 Pete Alexander 17
3 Burleigh Grimes 16
4 Dutch Ruether 15
5 Rollie Naylor 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Carter 2
2 Rube Benton 1
2 Bill Burwell 1
2 Eric Erickson 1
2 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .369
2 Bobby Veach .358
3 George Sisler .357
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .347
5 Rogers Hornsby .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 33
2 Tillie Walker 12
3 Gavvy Cravath 11
4 Home Run Baker 10
4 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 121
2 Bobby Veach 105
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 100
4 Duffy Lewis 97
5 Harry Heilmann 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 38
2 George Burns 37
2 George Cutshaw 37
4 Ty Cobb 32
5 3 tied 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.64
2 Dutch Ruether 1.65
3 Pete Alexander 1.78
4 Hippo Vaughn 1.84
5 Eddie Cicotte 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 30
2 Eddie Cicotte 26
3 Lefty Williams 25
4 Pete Alexander 23
4 3 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 152
2 Pete Alexander 148
3 Walter Johnson 146
4 Stan Coveleski 142
5 Bob Shawkey 140

Saves

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