On This Day

Friday, June 4, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 27 14 .659 --
Yankees 27 16 .628 1.0
Red Sox 22 17 .564 4.0
White Sox 22 19 .537 5.0
Senators 21 20 .512 6.0
Browns 15 24 .385 11.0
Athletics 15 27 .357 12.5
Tigers 14 26 .350 12.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 24 15 .615 --
Reds 25 16 .610 0.0
Cubs 24 19 .558 2.0
Pirates 19 19 .500 4.5
Cardinals 20 22 .476 5.5
Braves 18 22 .450 6.5
Giants 18 23 .439 7.0
Phillies 15 27 .357 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Meusel 4
1 Jack Tobin 4
3 Ivy Griffin 3
3 Tris Speaker 3
5 25 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 High Pockets Kelly 1
1 Bob Meusel 1
1 Del Pratt 1
1 Fred Thomas 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 5
2 Del Pratt 4
3 Bob Meusel 3
3 Hi Myers 3
3 Ross Youngs 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Del Pratt 2
2 George Burns 1
2 Duffy Lewis 1
2 Babe Ruth 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Alexander 0.64
2 Al Mamaux 0.42
3 Bill Doak 0.33
4 Red Faber 0.20
5 George Mogridge 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Bill Doak 1
1 Phil Douglas 1
1 Al Mamaux 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 9
2 Dave Keefe 5
2 Al Mamaux 5
4 Bill Doak 3
5 Dickey Kerr 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Hubbell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .396
2 Tris Speaker .394
3 Doc Johnston .369
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .368
5 Dave Robertson .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 15
2 Tillie Walker 7
3 Happy Felsch 6
3 Cy Williams 6
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Gardner 42
2 Tris Speaker 40
3 Rogers Hornsby 38
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 36
4 Babe Ruth 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 20
2 Max Carey 15
2 Braggo Roth 15
4 Bucky Harris 11
4 Edd Roush 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Mamaux 1.15
2 Burleigh Grimes 1.33
3 Babe Adams 1.39
4 Leon Cadore 1.45
5 Hippo Vaughn 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 11
2 Jim Bagby 9
2 Dutch Ruether 9
2 Lefty Williams 9
5 2 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 63
2 Dutch Ruether 50
3 Walter Johnson 45
4 Lefty Williams 43
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh McQuillan 3
1 Bill Sherdel 3
3 Rube Benton 2
3 Paul Carter 2
3 8 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Robertson .538
2 Tris Speaker .500
3 Joe Judge .463
4 Bob Meusel .434
5 Harry Heilmann .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 Casey Stengel 3
2 Tillie Walker 3
2 Cy Williams 3
2 Ken Williams 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Gardner 24
2 Babe Ruth 20
3 Rogers Hornsby 18
4 Hi Myers 16
4 Tris Speaker 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 9
2 Charlie Hollocher 6
2 Braggo Roth 6
2 Edd Roush 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Mamaux 0.67
2 Sherry Smith 0.75
3 Jack Scott 0.77
4 Dick Niehaus 1.29
5 Hippo Vaughn 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Ray Caldwell 3
1 Bill Doak 3
1 Burleigh Grimes 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 22
2 Burleigh Grimes 15
2 Jack Quinn 15
4 Walter Johnson 14
4 Lefty Williams 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Hubbell 2
1 Bill Sherdel 2
3 Rube Benton 1
3 Hal Carlson 1
3 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Judge .457
2 Dave Robertson .427
3 Edd Roush .404
4 Tris Speaker .402
5 Clyde Milan .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Happy Felsch 5
2 Tillie Walker 5
4 Jimmy Dykes 4
4 Cy Williams 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Gardner 29
1 Babe Ruth 29
3 Rogers Hornsby 26
4 Tris Speaker 25
5 Bucky Harris 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 14
2 Bucky Harris 9
2 Braggo Roth 9
4 Max Carey 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 0.84
2 Hippo Vaughn 0.92
3 Stan Coveleski 1.02
4 Dutch Ruether 1.18
5 Al Mamaux 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 7
2 Jack Quinn 6
2 Dutch Ruether 6
4 Jim Bagby 5
4 Bob Shawkey 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 40
2 Walter Johnson 30
2 Dutch Ruether 30
4 Jack Quinn 29
4 Eppa Rixey 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 3
2 Paul Carter 2
2 Bill Hubbell 2
2 Carl Mays 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .364
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .359
3 George Sisler .354
4 Rogers Hornsby .352
5 Bobby Veach .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 41
2 Tillie Walker 16
3 Happy Felsch 13
4 Harry Heilmann 11
4 Elmer Smith 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 124
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 111
3 Bobby Veach 103
4 Larry Gardner 101
5 Happy Felsch 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 47
2 George Cutshaw 35
3 George Burns 34
3 Ty Cobb 34
5 Greasy Neale 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Ruether 1.61
2 Pete Alexander 1.66
3 Walter Johnson 1.69
4 Babe Adams 1.82
5 Hippo Vaughn 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 28
2 Pete Alexander 26
2 Dutch Ruether 26
4 Lefty Williams 25
5 Eddie Cicotte 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 163
2 Walter Johnson 146
3 Bob Shawkey 139
3 Hippo Vaughn 139
5 Stan Coveleski 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Shaw 6
2 Al Demaree 4
2 Dolf Luque 4
2 Carl Mays 4
2 2 others tied 4