On This Day

Monday, May 24, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	21	9	.700	--
Red Sox	19	9	.679	1.0
White Sox	17	12	.586	3.5
Yankees	15	15	.500	6.0
Senators	14	16	.467	7.0
Browns	13	16	.448	7.5
Athletics	10	19	.345	10.5
Tigers	8	21	.276	12.5

Games

Red Sox 5, Browns 1

Tigers 3, Yankees 1

White Sox 10, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	17	12	.586	--
Reds	18	13	.581	0.0
Robins	15	11	.577	0.5
Cubs	18	15	.545	1.0
Cardinals	14	16	.467	3.5
Braves	12	14	.462	3.5
Giants	12	16	.429	4.5
Phillies	11	20	.355	7.0

Games

Cubs 6, Phillies 0

Reds 4, Braves 2

Robins 1, Pirates 0

Giants 7, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Murphy	4
1	Buck Weaver	4
3	Pat Duncan	3
3	Happy Felsch	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Happy Felsch	1
1	Ira Flagstead	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lee King	5
2	Happy Felsch	4
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	3
4	Ira Flagstead	2
4	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Greasy Neale	2
2	Turner Barber	1
2	George Cutshaw	1
2	Pat Duncan	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Howard Ehmke	1.00
2	Al Mamaux	0.86
3	Pete Alexander	0.67
4	Carl Mays	0.44
5	Red Faber	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Mamaux	6
2	Pete Alexander	4
2	Jakie May	4
2	Carl Mays	4
2	Rollie Naylor	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Toney	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.392
2	Doc Johnston	.390
3	Heinie Groh	.381
4	Buck Weaver	.378
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Happy Felsch	6
1	Babe Ruth	6
3	Tillie Walker	5
4	Cy Williams	4
5	7 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	31
2	Tris Speaker	28
3	Rogers Hornsby	23
4	Tim Hendryx	21
4	Tillie Walker	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	13
2	Max Carey	12
3	Greasy Neale	9
3	Braggo Roth	9
5	Mike McNally	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dana Fillingim	0.92
2	Leon Cadore	1.10
3	Al Mamaux	1.24
4	Burleigh Grimes	1.27
5	Babe Adams	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	9
2	Jim Bagby	8
2	Stan Coveleski	8
2	Lefty Williams	8
5	Dutch Ruether	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	45
2	Stan Coveleski	40
3	Dutch Ruether	39
4	Bob Shawkey	36
5	Lefty Williams	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Paul Carter	2
1	Jesse Haines	2
1	Hugh McQuillan	2
1	Bill Sherdel	2
5	23 tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doyle	.447
2	Harry Hooper	.444
3	Pat Duncan	.429
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	.429
5	2 tied	.425

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Happy Felsch	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
3	Jimmy Dykes	3
3	Ira Flagstead	3
3	Tillie Walker	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dode Paskert	12
2	Happy Felsch	11
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	11
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	11
2	2 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bucky Harris	5
1	Mike McNally	5
1	Greasy Neale	5
4	Max Carey	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.50
1	Herb Pennock	0.50
3	Earl Hamilton	0.60
4	Babe Adams	0.69
4	Stan Coveleski	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
2	Jim Bagby	3
2	Red Faber	3
2	Art Nehf	3
2	Bob Shawkey	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jesse Haines	17
2	Pete Alexander	16
3	Stan Coveleski	15
4	Rollie Naylor	14
4	Eppa Rixey	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	2
2	Paul Carter	1
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	John Glaiser	1
2	3 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.367
2	George Sisler	.353
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.348
4	Bobby Veach	.346
5	Rogers Hornsby	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	33
2	Tillie Walker	15
3	Happy Felsch	13
4	Gavvy Cravath	11
4	Harry Heilmann	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	119
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	107
3	Bobby Veach	104
4	Happy Felsch	98
4	Duffy Lewis	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	41
2	George Cutshaw	39
3	George Burns	36
4	Greasy Neale	34
5	Ty Cobb	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Ruether	1.59
2	Pete Alexander	1.60
3	Walter Johnson	1.67
4	Babe Adams	1.84
5	Hippo Vaughn	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	29
2	Lefty Williams	26
3	Pete Alexander	25
3	Dutch Ruether	25
5	2 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	150
2	Bob Shawkey	144
2	Hippo Vaughn	144
4	Walter Johnson	141
5	Stan Coveleski	139

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Shaw	6
2	Allen Russell	5
3	Al Demaree	4
3	Bob Shawkey	4
3	Oscar Tuero	4