On This Day

Thursday, June 10, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 31 16 .660 --
Yankees 32 17 .653 0.0
Red Sox 25 18 .581 4.0
Senators 24 21 .533 6.0
White Sox 25 22 .532 6.0
Browns 18 27 .400 12.0
Athletics 16 32 .333 15.5
Tigers 14 32 .304 16.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 27 17 .614 --
Reds 26 19 .578 1.5
Cardinals 24 23 .511 4.5
Cubs 24 24 .500 5.0
Pirates 20 21 .488 5.5
Braves 20 22 .476 6.0
Giants 20 26 .435 8.0
Phillies 18 27 .400 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tim Hendryx 4
1 Ralph Miller 4
1 George Sisler 4
4 Eddie Collins 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Irish Meusel 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Wally Schang 1
1 George Sisler 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Verne Clemons 4
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 4
3 Carl Mays 3
3 Irish Meusel 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Ainsmith 1
1 Ping Bodie 1
1 Max Carey 1
1 Jake Daubert 1
1 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dutch Ruether 0.62
2 Stan Coveleski 0.50
3 Wilbur Cooper 0.38
4 Burleigh Grimes 0.36
5 Ferdie Schupp 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Dixie Davis 1
1 Bert Gallia 1
1 Carl Mays 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Gallia 5
1 Burleigh Grimes 5
1 Dutch Ruether 5
4 Stan Coveleski 4
4 Ferdie Schupp 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .392
2 Tris Speaker .388
3 Rogers Hornsby .384
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .369
5 Doc Johnston .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 16
2 Tillie Walker 7
2 Cy Williams 7
4 Happy Felsch 6
5 Dave Robertson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 48
2 Larry Gardner 45
3 Tris Speaker 43
4 Rogers Hornsby 40
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 22
2 Max Carey 18
3 Braggo Roth 16
4 Bucky Harris 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Mamaux 1.15
2 Hippo Vaughn 1.47
3 Dutch Ruether 1.53
4 Leon Cadore 1.60
5 Jack Quinn 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 11
2 Jim Bagby 10
2 Dutch Ruether 10
2 Lefty Williams 10
5 2 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 66
2 Dutch Ruether 59
3 Walter Johnson 51
4 Bob Shawkey 49
5 Burleigh Grimes 48

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 George Sisler .491
2 Tris Speaker .477
3 Clyde Milan .475
4 Ty Cobb .452
5 Bob Meusel .447

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Casey Stengel 4
2 Ken Williams 4
4 Ping Bodie 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 27
2 Larry Gardner 23
3 Ping Bodie 21
4 Hi Myers 17
5 Bob Meusel 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 8
2 Braggo Roth 7
3 Max Carey 5
3 Babe Ruth 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Urban Shocker 0.67
2 Sherry Smith 0.75
3 Al Mamaux 1.00
4 Jack Scott 1.03
5 2 tied 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Caldwell 3
1 Dana Fillingim 3
1 Walter Johnson 3
1 Carl Mays 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 21
2 Dutch Ruether 20
3 Walter Johnson 19
4 Burleigh Grimes 16
5 3 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Hubbell 2
2 Hal Carlson 1
2 Howard Ehmke 1
2 Red Faber 1
2 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .458
2 Clyde Milan .427
3 Joe Judge .425
4 George Sisler .423
5 Tris Speaker .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 14
2 Tillie Walker 5
3 Jimmy Dykes 4
3 Happy Felsch 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 39
2 Larry Gardner 28
3 Rogers Hornsby 25
3 Tris Speaker 25
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 13
2 Max Carey 9
2 Bucky Harris 9
2 Braggo Roth 9
2 George Sisler 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Mamaux 1.00
2 Jack Scott 1.04
3 Hippo Vaughn 1.20
4 Earl Hamilton 1.38
5 Jack Quinn 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 6
1 Jack Quinn 6
1 Bob Shawkey 6
4 Ray Caldwell 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 37
2 Burleigh Grimes 33
3 Walter Johnson 29
4 Dutch Ruether 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 3
2 Bill Hubbell 2
3 Rube Benton 1
3 Hal Carlson 1
3 21 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .372
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .364
3 George Sisler .363
4 Rogers Hornsby .349
5 Babe Ruth .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 41
2 Tillie Walker 15
3 Happy Felsch 13
4 Elmer Smith 12
5 Harry Heilmann 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 133
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 114
3 Bobby Veach 106
4 Larry Gardner 103
5 2 tied 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 48
2 George Burns 34
3 Max Carey 33
3 Ty Cobb 33
3 George Cutshaw 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Ruether 1.66
2 Pete Alexander 1.75
3 Walter Johnson 1.81
4 Hippo Vaughn 1.87
5 Babe Adams 1.98

Wins

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

Strikeouts

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