On This Day

Tuesday, June 15, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 35 17 .673 --
Yankees 34 20 .630 2.0
White Sox 29 22 .569 5.5
Red Sox 25 23 .521 8.0
Senators 24 25 .490 9.5
Browns 23 27 .460 11.0
Tigers 18 33 .353 16.5
Athletics 16 37 .302 19.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 29 21 .580 --
Robins 28 21 .571 0.5
Cardinals 29 23 .558 1.0
Pirates 23 22 .511 3.5
Cubs 26 25 .510 3.5
Braves 21 24 .467 5.5
Giants 21 30 .412 8.5
Phillies 19 30 .388 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jake Daubert 3
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 3
1 High Pockets Kelly 3
1 Les Nunamaker 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 1
1 High Pockets Kelly 1
1 Fred Nicholson 1
1 Chick Shorten 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 4
1 High Pockets Kelly 4
3 Larry Gardner 3
3 Rogers Hornsby 3
3 Tris Speaker 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Duncan 1
1 Jack Fournier 1
1 Charlie Grimm 1
1 George Sisler 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Bagby 0.56
1 Dutch Leonard 0.56
3 Eddie Cicotte 0.40
4 Rollie Naylor 0.30
5 Fred Toney 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Bill Burwell 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bagby 5
1 Dutch Leonard 5
3 Eddie Cicotte 4
4 Rollie Naylor 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Weilman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .407
2 Tris Speaker .395
3 Rogers Hornsby .393
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .374
5 Clyde Milan .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 17
2 Happy Felsch 7
2 Tillie Walker 7
2 Cy Williams 7
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 51
2 Larry Gardner 49
3 Tris Speaker 47
4 Rogers Hornsby 46
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 22
2 Max Carey 19
3 Braggo Roth 16
4 George Sisler 14
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hippo Vaughn 1.47
2 Al Mamaux 1.47
3 Stan Coveleski 1.69
4 Dutch Ruether 1.75
5 Leon Cadore 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 12
1 Jim Bagby 12
3 Dutch Ruether 11
3 Lefty Williams 11
5 Stan Coveleski 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 71
2 Dutch Ruether 61
3 Walter Johnson 56
4 Lefty Williams 54
5 Bob Shawkey 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 4
2 Hugh McQuillan 3
3 Rube Benton 2
3 Paul Carter 2
3 8 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Clyde Milan .568
2 George Sisler .552
3 Walter Holke .447
4 Max Flack .432
5 Casey Stengel .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Bob Meusel 4
2 Casey Stengel 4
4 Ping Bodie 3
4 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 22
2 Ping Bodie 20
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 16
3 George Sisler 16
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Williams 6
2 Ray Chapman 5
2 Sam Rice 5
2 Babe Ruth 5
2 George Sisler 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Urban Shocker 0.93
2 Wilbur Cooper 0.98
3 Jesse Haines 1.35
4 Paul Carter 1.53
5 Ferdie Schupp 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Haines 4
1 Ferdie Schupp 4
3 Jim Bagby 3
3 Ray Caldwell 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 19
2 Pete Alexander 17
2 Dutch Ruether 17
4 Walter Johnson 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Bill Hubbell 1
1 Slim Sallee 1
1 Bill Sherdel 1
1 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Clyde Milan .461
2 George Sisler .452
3 Tris Speaker .435
4 Dave Robertson .429
5 Steve O'Neill .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Casey Stengel 5
2 Tillie Walker 5
4 Happy Felsch 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 36
2 Larry Gardner 32
3 Rogers Hornsby 29
4 Tris Speaker 28
5 Ping Bodie 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 12
2 Max Carey 10
3 Jack Fournier 9
3 Charlie Hollocher 9
3 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 1.26
2 Al Mamaux 1.29
3 Jack Scott 1.67
4 Urban Shocker 1.83
5 Earl Hamilton 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 6
1 Jim Bagby 6
1 Dutch Ruether 6
1 Bob Shawkey 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 38
2 Walter Johnson 33
3 Lefty Williams 29
4 Jesse Haines 28
5 2 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 4
2 Bill Hubbell 2
3 Rube Benton 1
3 Hal Carlson 1
3 20 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .370
2 Ty Cobb .370
3 George Sisler .368
4 Rogers Hornsby .357
5 Tris Speaker .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 42
2 Tillie Walker 15
3 Happy Felsch 13
4 Elmer Smith 12
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 133
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 117
3 Bobby Veach 109
4 Larry Gardner 107
5 Tris Speaker 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 46
2 George Burns 34
2 Max Carey 34
2 Greasy Neale 34
5 George Cutshaw 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.76
2 Dutch Ruether 1.78
3 Hippo Vaughn 1.89
4 Leon Cadore 2.06
5 Walter Johnson 2.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 28
2 Dutch Ruether 26
2 Lefty Williams 26
4 Pete Alexander 25
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 156
2 Walter Johnson 142
3 Stan Coveleski 140
4 Bob Shawkey 139
5 2 tied 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Shaw 6
2 Bill Sherdel 5
3 Al Demaree 4
3 Allen Russell 4
5 11 tied 3