On This Day

Sunday, May 30, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 24 11 .686 --
Red Sox 21 13 .618 2.5
Yankees 21 15 .583 3.5
Senators 19 16 .543 5.0
White Sox 19 17 .528 5.5
Browns 13 21 .382 10.5
Athletics 12 24 .333 12.5
Tigers 11 23 .324 12.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 23 15 .605 --
Reds 22 15 .595 0.5
Robins 19 14 .576 1.5
Pirates 18 16 .529 3.0
Braves 15 18 .455 5.5
Giants 15 19 .441 6.0
Cardinals 16 21 .432 6.5
Phillies 13 23 .361 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Turner Barber 3
1 Patsy Gharrity 3
1 Bob Jones 3
1 High Pockets Kelly 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Casey Stengel 1
1 Bobby Veach 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 5
2 Dave Robertson 4
3 Bob Jones 3
3 Tris Speaker 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ross Youngs 2
2 Shano Collins 1
2 Charlie Hollocher 1
2 Benny Kauff 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sherry Smith 0.44
2 Joe Boehling 0.36
3 Fred Toney 0.31
4 Babe Adams 0.29
4 Bert Gallia 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Slim Sallee 1
1 Al Schacht 1
1 Sherry Smith 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Boehling 4
1 Sherry Smith 4
1 Fred Toney 4
4 Jack Scott 3
5 5 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Hubbell 1
1 Bill Snyder 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .404
2 Doc Johnston .375
3 Heinie Groh .374
4 Tim Hendryx .373
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 Happy Felsch 6
2 Tillie Walker 6
4 Cy Williams 4
5 11 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 34
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 32
3 Rogers Hornsby 30
4 Larry Gardner 28
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 16
2 Max Carey 13
3 Braggo Roth 11
4 Edd Roush 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Leon Cadore 1.08
2 Burleigh Grimes 1.23
3 Dutch Ruether 1.26
4 Babe Adams 1.39
5 Hippo Vaughn 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 10
2 Jim Bagby 8
2 Stan Coveleski 8
2 Dutch Ruether 8
2 Lefty Williams 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 53
2 Dutch Ruether 44
3 Lefty Williams 41
4 Stan Coveleski 40
5 Walter Johnson 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh McQuillan 3
1 Bill Sherdel 3
3 Rube Benton 2
3 Paul Carter 2
3 5 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Robertson .543
2 Joe Judge .490
3 Babe Ruth .464
4 Baby Doll Jacobson .457
5 Clyde Milan .455

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Tillie Walker 4
3 Happy Felsch 3
3 Ira Flagstead 3
5 4 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Robertson 17
2 Tris Speaker 15
3 Tillie Walker 14
4 Tim Hendryx 13
4 Rogers Hornsby 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 6
2 Max Flack 5
2 Charlie Hollocher 5
2 Edd Roush 5
2 Ross Youngs 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 0.00
2 Leon Cadore 0.67
3 Hal Carlson 0.77
4 Jack Scott 0.96
5 3 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
2 Bill Doak 3
2 Howard Ehmke 3
2 Jack Quinn 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 20
2 Walter Johnson 16
2 Lefty Williams 16
4 Eppa Rixey 14
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 3
2 Rube Benton 1
2 Eddie Cicotte 1
2 Red Faber 1
2 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Judge .437
2 Dave Robertson .407
3 Edd Roush .392
4 Rogers Hornsby .375
5 Milt Stock .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 Happy Felsch 6
3 Tillie Walker 4
4 Jimmy Dykes 3
4 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 26
2 Babe Ruth 25
3 Dave Robertson 23
4 Happy Felsch 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 12
2 Max Flack 8
2 George Sisler 8
4 Max Carey 7
4 4 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Ruether 0.73
2 Hippo Vaughn 0.79
3 Leon Cadore 0.94
4 Pete Alexander 1.13
5 Burleigh Grimes 1.13

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 33
2 Eppa Rixey 28
3 Dutch Ruether 27
4 Stan Coveleski 25
4 2 others tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 3
2 Rube Benton 2
2 Paul Carter 2
2 Walter Johnson 2
2 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .356
2 George Sisler .353
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .351
4 Rogers Hornsby .346
5 Bobby Veach .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 37
2 Tillie Walker 15
3 Happy Felsch 13
4 Harry Heilmann 11
4 Elmer Smith 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 119
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 108
3 Bobby Veach 105
4 Happy Felsch 97
5 Duffy Lewis 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 43
2 George Cutshaw 37
3 George Burns 35
4 Greasy Neale 33
5 Ty Cobb 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.50
2 Dutch Ruether 1.56
3 Walter Johnson 1.60
4 Hippo Vaughn 1.77
5 Babe Adams 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 28
2 Pete Alexander 26
2 Dutch Ruether 26
4 Eddie Cicotte 24
4 Lefty Williams 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 154
2 Hippo Vaughn 150
3 Walter Johnson 148
4 Bob Shawkey 143
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