On This Day

Thursday, May 27, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	21	10	.677	--
Indians	21	10	.677	0.0
White Sox	18	14	.563	3.5
Yankees	18	15	.545	4.0
Senators	15	16	.484	6.0
Browns	13	18	.419	8.0
Athletics	12	20	.375	9.5
Tigers	8	23	.258	13.0

Games

Yankees 6, Red Sox 1

White Sox 6, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	18	13	.581	--
Reds	19	15	.559	0.5
Cubs	19	15	.559	0.5
Robins	16	13	.552	1.0
Cardinals	16	17	.485	3.0
Braves	14	15	.483	3.0
Giants	13	18	.419	5.0
Phillies	12	21	.364	7.0

Games

Phillies 5, Robins 4

Braves 5, Giants 2

Braves 5, Giants 0

Cardinals 16, Reds 9

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rabbit Maranville	5
2	Walton Cruise	4
2	Walter Holke	4
4	Jake Daubert	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	2
2	Shano Collins	1
2	Walton Cruise	1
2	Rogers Hornsby	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walton Cruise	4
2	Rogers Hornsby	3
2	Babe Ruth	3
2	Joe Schultz	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Jake Daubert	1
1	Pickles Dillhoefer	1
1	Larry Doyle	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Scott	0.40
2	Harry Harper	0.38
3	Eddie Cicotte	0.33
3	Pat Martin	0.33
5	Dick Rudolph	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	Dick Rudolph	1
1	Jack Scott	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Mays	4
1	George Mohart	4
1	Jack Scott	4
4	Eddie Cicotte	3
4	5 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	1
1	Hugh McQuillan	1
1	Bill Sherdel	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.406
2	Heinie Groh	.385
3	Doc Johnston	.375
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.372
5	Tim Hendryx	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Happy Felsch	6
2	Tillie Walker	6
4	Cy Williams	4
5	9 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	32
2	Tris Speaker	30
3	Rogers Hornsby	28
4	Tim Hendryx	25
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	14
2	Max Carey	13
3	Edd Roush	10
4	Mike McNally	9
4	2 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Leon Cadore	1.10
2	Burleigh Grimes	1.23
3	Babe Adams	1.29
4	Dutch Ruether	1.29
5	Stan Coveleski	1.55

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
3	Lefty Williams	39
5	Bob Shawkey	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh McQuillan	3
1	Bill Sherdel	3
3	Rube Benton	2
3	Paul Carter	2
3	3 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Judge	.452
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	.447
3	Milt Stock	.438
4	Stuffy McInnis	.432
5	Heinie Groh	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	Tillie Walker	4
3	Happy Felsch	3
3	Ira Flagstead	3
5	2 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tillie Walker	14
2	Rogers Hornsby	13
2	Dode Paskert	13
4	Red Shannon	12
5	6 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bucky Harris	6
2	Sam Rice	5
2	Edd Roush	5
4	Max Carey	4
4	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Carlson	0.00
2	Pete Alexander	0.50
3	Leon Cadore	0.53
4	Babe Adams	0.69
4	2 others tied	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
2	Bill Doak	3
2	Red Faber	3
2	Burleigh Grimes	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	17
1	Jesse Haines	17
3	Pete Alexander	16
4	Stan Coveleski	15
5	Lefty Williams	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	3
2	Rube Benton	1
2	Paul Carter	1
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Judge	.422
2	Heinie Groh	.396
3	Stuffy McInnis	.378
3	Milt Stock	.378
5	Rogers Hornsby	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Happy Felsch	6
3	Tillie Walker	4
4	Jimmy Dykes	3
4	6 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	23
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	22
2	Tris Speaker	22
4	Happy Felsch	19
4	2 others tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	10
2	Max Carey	8
3	Bucky Harris	7
3	Mike McNally	7
3	3 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Ruether	0.87
2	Leon Cadore	0.95
3	Pete Alexander	0.98
4	Hippo Vaughn	0.99
5	Babe Adams	1.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	8
2	Jim Bagby	6
2	Dutch Ruether	6
4	Stan Coveleski	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Stan Coveleski	28
2	Pete Alexander	27
2	Jesse Haines	27
4	Walter Johnson	25
4	Lefty Williams	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	3
2	Rube Benton	2
2	Paul Carter	2
2	Walter Johnson	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.357
2	George Sisler	.353
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.352
4	Bobby Veach	.347
5	Rogers Hornsby	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	37
2	Tillie Walker	16
3	Happy Felsch	13
4	Harry Heilmann	11
5	4 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	122
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	108
3	Bobby Veach	103
4	Duffy Lewis	99
5	Happy Felsch	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	41
2	George Cutshaw	38
3	George Burns	36
4	Greasy Neale	34
5	2 tied	31

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	28
2	Pete Alexander	25
2	Dutch Ruether	25
2	Lefty Williams	25
5	Eddie Cicotte	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	150
2	Hippo Vaughn	147
3	Bob Shawkey	145
4	Walter Johnson	142
5	Stan Coveleski	136

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Shaw	6
2	Allen Russell	5
3	Al Demaree	4
3	Dolf Luque	4
3	4 others tied	4