On This Day

Sunday, June 6, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	28	16	.636	--
Indians	28	16	.636	0.0
White Sox	24	19	.558	3.5
Red Sox	22	18	.550	4.0
Senators	22	20	.524	5.0
Browns	17	25	.405	10.0
Athletics	15	28	.349	12.5
Tigers	14	28	.333	13.0

Games

White Sox 7, Tigers 6

Browns 6, Indians 2

Indians 2, Browns 1

Yankees 12, Athletics 6

Senators 5, Red Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	25	15	.625	--
Reds	25	17	.595	1.0
Cubs	24	21	.533	3.5
Pirates	20	19	.513	4.5
Cardinals	22	22	.500	5.0
Braves	18	22	.450	7.0
Giants	18	24	.429	8.0
Phillies	15	27	.357	11.0

Games

Robins 8, Giants 0

Pirates 3, Reds 1

Cardinals 5, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Sisler	5
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	4
2	Jack Tobin	4
2	Buck Weaver	4
5	9 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hi Myers	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shano Collins	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
3	Jimmy Johnston	3
3	Wally Schang	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	1
1	Happy Felsch	1
1	Cliff Heathcote	1
1	Larry Kopf	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Wilbur Cooper	0.60
2	Burleigh Grimes	0.57
3	Dutch Ruether	0.29
4	Herb Pennock	0.27
5	Bill Snyder	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Eric Erickson	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wilbur Cooper	6
2	Burleigh Grimes	4
2	Dutch Ruether	4
4	Dickey Kerr	3
4	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Zachary	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.388
2	Rogers Hornsby	.388
3	George Sisler	.371
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.369
5	Doc Johnston	.368

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	41
3	Rogers Hornsby	40
3	Babe Ruth	40
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	37

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	1.18
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	10
2	Lefty Williams	10
4	Dutch Ruether	9
5	2 tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	63
2	Dutch Ruether	54
3	Walter Johnson	45
3	Lefty Williams	45
5	Burleigh Grimes	43

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	Tris Speaker	.475
2	Dave Robertson	.463
3	Babe Ruth	.446
4	Clyde Milan	.436
5	Edd Roush	.435

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Hi Myers	3
2	Casey Stengel	3
2	Ken Williams	3
5	7 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	24
2	Larry Gardner	23
3	Rogers Hornsby	20
4	Hi Myers	17
5	Ping Bodie	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	7
2	Charlie Hollocher	6
2	Braggo Roth	6
2	Edd Roush	6
5	Bucky Harris	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Mamaux	0.67
2	Sherry Smith	0.75
3	Jack Scott	0.77
4	Burleigh Grimes	1.00
5	Hippo Vaughn	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	3
1	Bill Doak	3
1	Eric Erickson	3
1	Burleigh Grimes	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	22
2	Dutch Ruether	17
3	Herb Pennock	16
4	Burleigh Grimes	15
4	2 others tied	15

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	.471
2	Dave Robertson	.419
3	Bob Meusel	.408
4	Tris Speaker	.400
5	Edd Roush	.396

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	Babe Ruth	31
2	Larry Gardner	29
3	Rogers Hornsby	27
4	Tris Speaker	25
5	3 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	12
2	Bucky Harris	9
2	Braggo Roth	9
2	George Sisler	9
5	Max Carey	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hippo Vaughn	0.92
2	Al Mamaux	1.00
3	Jack Scott	1.05
4	Babe Adams	1.06
5	Burleigh Grimes	1.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	7
2	Jack Quinn	6
3	Jim Bagby	5
3	Burleigh Grimes	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	40
2	Jack Quinn	29
3	Burleigh Grimes	28
3	Dutch Ruether	28
5	Walter Johnson	27

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	.370
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.360
3	George Sisler	.359
4	Rogers Hornsby	.351
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	128
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	112
3	Bobby Veach	105
4	Happy Felsch	100
4	Larry Gardner	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	46
2	George Cutshaw	35
3	George Burns	34
3	Ty Cobb	34
5	Greasy Neale	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Ruether	1.65
2	Pete Alexander	1.66
3	Walter Johnson	1.75
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.83
5	Babe Adams	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	28
2	Pete Alexander	26
2	Dutch Ruether	26
2	Lefty Williams	26
5	3 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	163
2	Walter Johnson	139
2	Bob Shawkey	139
2	Hippo Vaughn	139
5	Stan Coveleski	137

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Shaw	6
2	Al Demaree	4
2	Allen Russell	4
2	Bill Sherdel	4
5	12 tied	3