On This Day

Tuesday, June 8, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 29 16 .644 --
Yankees 30 17 .638 0.0
Red Sox 23 18 .561 4.0
White Sox 25 20 .556 4.0
Senators 23 20 .535 5.0
Browns 17 26 .395 11.0
Athletics 16 30 .348 13.5
Tigers 14 30 .318 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 26 16 .619 --
Reds 25 18 .581 1.5
Cubs 24 22 .522 4.0
Pirates 20 19 .513 4.5
Cardinals 23 22 .511 4.5
Braves 18 22 .450 7.0
Giants 19 25 .432 8.0
Phillies 16 27 .372 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Smith 4
2 Dick Burrus 3
2 Jake Daubert 3
2 Joe Evans 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Gene Paulette 1
1 George Sisler 1
1 Cy Williams 1
1 Ken Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Benny Kauff 3
1 George Mogridge 3
1 Gene Paulette 3
1 Babe Ruth 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 1
1 Joe Evans 1
1 Gene Paulette 1
1 Sam Rice 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 0.67
2 Allan Sothoron 0.64
3 Jesse Haines 0.62
4 Eppa Rixey 0.29
5 Pete Alexander 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allan Sothoron 7
2 Walter Johnson 6
3 Jesse Haines 5
3 Bob Shawkey 5
5 Ray Caldwell 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .394
2 Rogers Hornsby .385
3 Doc Johnston .372
4 George Sisler .370
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .369

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 Larry Gardner 43
2 Tris Speaker 43
4 Rogers Hornsby 40
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 21
2 Braggo Roth 16
3 Max Carey 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 Hippo Vaughn 1.47
5 Sherry Smith 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 11
2 Jim Bagby 10
2 Lefty Williams 10
4 Jack Quinn 9
4 Dutch Ruether 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 66
2 Dutch Ruether 54
3 Walter Johnson 51
4 Bob Shawkey 49
5 2 tied 45

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 .500
2 Clyde Milan .446
3 Bob Meusel .443
4 Verne Clemons .438
5 Dave Robertson .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Ken Williams 4
3 Hi Myers 3
3 Casey Stengel 3
3 Cy Williams 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 26
2 Larry Gardner 24
3 Rogers Hornsby 17
3 Hi Myers 17
5 Ping Bodie 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 8
2 Braggo Roth 7
3 Edd Roush 5
4 Ty Cobb 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Causey 0.75
1 Sherry Smith 0.75
3 Burleigh Grimes 1.00
3 Al Mamaux 1.00
5 Jack Scott 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Quinn 4
2 Ray Caldwell 3
2 Burleigh Grimes 3
2 Walter Johnson 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 21
2 Walter Johnson 20
3 Jack Quinn 18
4 Herb Pennock 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Hubbell 2
2 Rube Benton 1
2 Hal Carlson 1
2 Howard Ehmke 1
2 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Robertson .446
2 Tris Speaker .427
3 Babe Ruth .427
4 Joe Judge .423
5 Bob Meusel .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Tillie Walker 5
3 Jimmy Dykes 4
3 Happy Felsch 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 35
2 Larry Gardner 27
2 Tris Speaker 27
4 Rogers Hornsby 25
5 Bucky Harris 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 13
2 Bucky Harris 9
2 Braggo Roth 9
4 George Sisler 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burleigh Grimes 0.90
2 Al Mamaux 1.00
3 Jack Scott 1.05
4 Babe Adams 1.06
5 Hippo Vaughn 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Quinn 7
2 Pete Alexander 6
2 Bob Shawkey 6
4 Jim Bagby 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 37
2 Walter Johnson 33
3 Jack Quinn 30
4 Jesse Haines 29
5 2 tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 3
2 Paul Carter 2
2 Bill Hubbell 2
2 Carl Mays 2
5 21 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .369
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .363
3 George Sisler .357
4 Rogers Hornsby .349
5 Babe Ruth .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 40
2 Tillie Walker 15
3 Happy Felsch 13
4 Harry Heilmann 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 129
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 113
3 Bobby Veach 106
4 Larry Gardner 101
5 2 tied 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 47
2 George Burns 35
3 Ty Cobb 33
3 George Cutshaw 33
5 2 tied 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Ruether 1.69
2 Pete Alexander 1.75
3 Walter Johnson 1.81
4 Hippo Vaughn 1.83
5 Babe Adams 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 27
2 Lefty Williams 26
3 Pete Alexander 25
3 Dutch Ruether 25
5 Jesse Barnes 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 160
2 Bob Shawkey 142
3 Walter Johnson 139
3 Hippo Vaughn 139
5 Stan Coveleski 135

Saves

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