On This Day

Wednesday, June 23, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	39	19	.672	--
Yankees	39	22	.639	1.5
White Sox	33	25	.569	6.0
Senators	28	26	.519	9.0
Red Sox	28	27	.509	9.5
Browns	28	29	.491	10.5
Tigers	19	38	.333	19.5
Athletics	16	44	.267	24.0

Games

White Sox 7, Athletics 0

Indians 7, Red Sox 6

Senators 5, Tigers 2

Yankees 6, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	31	23	.574	--
Robins	29	24	.547	1.5
Cubs	30	26	.536	2.0
Cardinals	30	28	.517	3.0
Pirates	25	25	.500	4.0
Braves	23	26	.469	5.5
Giants	24	32	.429	8.0
Phillies	24	32	.429	8.0

Games

Robins 5, Pirates 2

Braves 6, Cardinals 2

Giants 2, Cubs 1

Phillies 3, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Fred Merkle	4
2	Otto Miller	3
2	Babe Ruth	3
2	Tris Speaker	3
2	Zack Wheat	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Ainsmith	1
1	Happy Felsch	1
1	Rogers Hornsby	1
1	Babe Ruth	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Menosky	3
1	Tris Speaker	3
1	Buck Weaver	3
4	Happy Felsch	2
4	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Evans	2
1	Del Pratt	2
3	Max Flack	1
3	Chick Galloway	1
3	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Guy Morton	0.88
2	Rube Marquard	0.75
3	Joe Oeschger	0.50
4	Pete Alexander	0.44
5	Eric Erickson	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Eric Erickson	1
1	Rube Marquard	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	7
2	Rube Marquard	6
3	Sad Sam Jones	5
4	Pete Alexander	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Jack Quinn	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.416
2	Tris Speaker	.396
3	Rogers Hornsby	.391
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.387
5	Clyde Milan	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	20
2	Tillie Walker	9
3	Happy Felsch	8
4	Cy Williams	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	58
2	Babe Ruth	57
3	Larry Gardner	55
4	Rogers Hornsby	49
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	46

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	24
2	Max Carey	20
3	Braggo Roth	17
4	George Sisler	16
5	Charlie Hollocher	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hippo Vaughn	1.38
2	Stan Coveleski	1.66
3	Al Mamaux	1.75
4	Dutch Ruether	1.83
5	Leon Cadore	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	13
1	Jim Bagby	13
1	Lefty Williams	13
4	Jack Quinn	11
4	Dutch Ruether	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	80
2	Dutch Ruether	63
3	Walter Johnson	60
4	Bob Shawkey	59
4	Lefty Williams	59

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	4
2	Walter Johnson	3
2	Hugh McQuillan	3
4	Rube Benton	2
4	11 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.552
2	Clyde Milan	.500
3	High Pockets Kelly	.476
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.449
5	Rogers Hornsby	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	Walt Tragesser	4
3	Rogers Hornsby	3
3	George Sisler	3
5	10 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	19
2	George Sisler	17
3	Tris Speaker	15
4	Babe Ruth	13
5	4 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Hollocher	6
1	George Sisler	6
3	Max Carey	5
3	Jack Fournier	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Douglas	0.43
2	Dana Fillingim	0.45
3	Jesse Haines	0.88
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.00
5	Paul Carter	1.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dixie Davis	4
2	Jim Bagby	3
2	Ray Caldwell	3
2	Jesse Haines	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	24
2	Doc Ayers	17
3	Allen Russell	16
4	Stan Coveleski	15
4	2 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Weilman	2
2	Walter Johnson	1
2	Jack Quinn	1
2	Dutch Ruether	1
2	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.483
2	Clyde Milan	.463
3	Tris Speaker	.456
4	Edd Roush	.416
5	Babe Ruth	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	14
2	Rogers Hornsby	5
2	Casey Stengel	5
4	Ping Bodie	4
4	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	39
2	Larry Gardner	36
3	Tris Speaker	30
4	Ping Bodie	28
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	11
2	Charlie Hollocher	10
2	George Sisler	10
4	Max Carey	8
4	3 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Paul Carter	1.03
2	Hippo Vaughn	1.17
3	Al Mamaux	1.72
4	Lee Meadows	1.80
5	Jack Scott	1.83

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	39
2	Walter Johnson	29
3	Burleigh Grimes	27
4	Dutch Ruether	26
4	Urban Shocker	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Hubbell	2
1	Walter Johnson	2
1	Jack Quinn	2
1	Bill Sherdel	2
1	Carl Weilman	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.379
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.374
3	Ty Cobb	.370
4	Rogers Hornsby	.358
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	44
2	Tillie Walker	16
3	Rogers Hornsby	13
4	Happy Felsch	12
4	Elmer Smith	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	137
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	115
3	Larry Gardner	110
3	Tris Speaker	110
5	Bobby Veach	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	46
2	Max Carey	35
3	George Burns	34
4	George Sisler	33
5	2 tied	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.76
2	Hippo Vaughn	1.83
3	Dutch Ruether	1.86
4	Babe Adams	1.97
5	Leon Cadore	2.09

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	165
2	Stan Coveleski	142
3	Allen Russell	137
4	Bob Shawkey	136
5	Walter Johnson	134

Saves

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