On This Day

Wednesday, June 16, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 35 17 .673 --
Yankees 35 20 .636 1.5
White Sox 29 23 .558 6.0
Red Sox 25 23 .521 8.0
Senators 24 25 .490 9.5
Browns 24 27 .471 10.5
Tigers 18 33 .353 16.5
Athletics 16 38 .296 20.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 29 21 .580 --
Robins 28 21 .571 0.5
Cardinals 29 23 .558 1.0
Cubs 27 25 .519 3.0
Pirates 23 22 .511 3.5
Braves 21 25 .457 6.0
Giants 21 30 .412 8.5
Phillies 19 30 .388 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ping Bodie 2
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 2
1 Fred Merkle 2
1 Glenn Myatt 2
1 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Aaron Ward 3
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 2
2 Babe Ruth 2
4 Happy Felsch 1
4 5 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buck Weaver 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Urban Shocker 0.75
2 Joe Oeschger 0.25
2 Jack Quinn 0.25
4 Hippo Vaughn 0.22
5 Red Faber 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Quinn 1
1 Urban Shocker 1
1 Hippo Vaughn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 6
2 Red Faber 3
3 Joe Oeschger 2
3 Jack Quinn 2
3 Hippo Vaughn 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Shawkey 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .409
2 Tris Speaker .395
3 Rogers Hornsby .393
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .378
5 Clyde Milan .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 18
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 53
2 Larry Gardner 49
3 Tris Speaker 47
4 Rogers Hornsby 46
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson 45

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 1.33
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 2 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 71
2 Dutch Ruether 61
3 Walter Johnson 56
4 Lefty Williams 54
5 Bob Shawkey 53

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 .563
2 George Sisler .548
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .436
4 Casey Stengel .417
5 2 tied .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Bob Meusel 4
3 High Pockets Kelly 3
3 George Sisler 3
5 10 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 23
2 George Sisler 17
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 16
4 Ping Bodie 15
5 Shano Collins 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 0.95
2 Wilbur Cooper 0.98
3 Paul Carter 1.53
4 Rube Marquard 1.59
4 Eppa Rixey 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ferdie Schupp 4
2 Jim Bagby 3
2 Ray Caldwell 3
2 Jesse Haines 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 19
2 Pete Alexander 17
3 Walter Johnson 16
3 Bob Shawkey 16
5 Urban Shocker 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Hubbell 1
1 Slim Sallee 1
1 Bob Shawkey 1
1 Bill Sherdel 1
1 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .465
2 Clyde Milan .459
3 Tris Speaker .441
4 Dave Robertson .425
5 Babe Ruth .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
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 37
2 Larry Gardner 31
3 Rogers Hornsby 29
4 Tris Speaker 27
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 Hippo Vaughn 1.20
2 Stan Coveleski 1.26
3 Al Mamaux 1.29
4 Jack Scott 1.67
5 Urban Shocker 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Quinn 6
1 Dutch Ruether 6
1 Bob Shawkey 6
1 Urban Shocker 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 34
2 Lefty Williams 29
3 Jesse Haines 28
3 Walter Johnson 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 21 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .369
2 George Sisler .369
3 Ty Cobb .369
4 Rogers Hornsby .358
5 Tris Speaker .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
2 Tillie Walker 15
3 Happy Felsch 12
3 Elmer Smith 12
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 135
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 117
3 Bobby Veach 108
4 Larry Gardner 107
5 Tris Speaker 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 45
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 1.84
4 Babe Adams 1.97
5 Leon Cadore 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 27
2 Dutch Ruether 26
3 Pete Alexander 25
3 Lefty Williams 25
5 Jim Bagby 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 156
2 Walter Johnson 142
3 Stan Coveleski 138
4 Hippo Vaughn 136
5 Bob Shawkey 132

Saves

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