On This Day

Thursday, July 1, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 45 23 .662 --
Indians 43 22 .662 0.5
White Sox 39 27 .591 5.0
Senators 33 28 .541 8.5
Red Sox 30 32 .484 12.0
Browns 32 35 .478 12.5
Tigers 21 43 .328 22.0
Athletics 17 50 .254 27.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 35 27 .565 --
Robins 34 30 .531 2.0
Cubs 35 31 .530 2.0
Cardinals 34 32 .515 3.0
Braves 28 28 .500 4.0
Pirates 30 30 .500 4.0
Giants 30 36 .455 7.0
Phillies 25 37 .403 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Konetchy 4
1 George Sisler 4
3 Max Carey 3
3 Shano Collins 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cliff Heathcote 1
1 Nemo Leibold 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Konetchy 2
1 Bob Meusel 2
1 Hi Myers 2
1 Wally Pipp 2
1 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 1
1 Larry Doyle 1
1 Cliff Heathcote 1
1 Buck Herzog 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 999.00
2 Harry Harper 0.88
3 Rube Marquard 0.75
4 Pete Alexander 0.62
5 Dolf Luque 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Bill Bayne 1
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 10
2 Harry Harper 7
3 Pete Alexander 5
4 Roy Moore 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Babe Adams 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .428
2 Tris Speaker .400
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .391
4 Rogers Hornsby .382
5 Babe Ruth .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 24
2 Happy Felsch 9
2 Tillie Walker 9
4 Cy Williams 8
5 Dave Robertson 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 67
2 Tris Speaker 63
3 Larry Gardner 62
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 53
5 Rogers Hornsby 49

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 30
2 Max Carey 25
3 Charlie Hollocher 18
3 George Sisler 18
5 Braggo Roth 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Ruether 1.91
2 Al Mamaux 1.91
3 Hippo Vaughn 1.92
4 Leon Cadore 1.99
5 Jesse Haines 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Williams 15
2 Pete Alexander 14
2 Jim Bagby 14
4 Jack Quinn 12
4 Dutch Ruether 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 88
2 Walter Johnson 72
3 Lefty Williams 67
4 Dutch Ruether 66
5 Jesse Haines 61

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 5
2 Walter Johnson 3
2 Hugh McQuillan 3
2 Jack Quinn 3
5 12 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .492
2 Babe Ruth .489
3 Elmer Smith .455
4 Sam Rice .444
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 George Burns 3
3 Happy Felsch 2
3 Patsy Gharrity 2
3 9 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 16
2 Elmer Smith 15
3 Babe Ruth 14
4 Jimmy Austin 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 8
2 Carson Bigbee 6
2 Max Carey 6
2 Charlie Hollocher 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Carter 0.57
2 Red Causey 0.64
3 Phil Douglas 0.67
4 Elmer Ponder 0.67
5 Roy Wilkinson 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Williams 4
2 Ray Caldwell 3
2 Eddie Cicotte 3
2 Wilbur Cooper 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Mamaux 22
2 Pete Alexander 17
3 Walter Johnson 16
4 Wilbur Cooper 15
4 3 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 2
2 Babe Adams 1
2 Wilbur Cooper 1
2 Stan Coveleski 1
2 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .520
2 Babe Ruth .452
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .436
4 Tris Speaker .416
5 Clyde Milan .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Ping Bodie 4
2 High Pockets Kelly 4
2 Bob Meusel 4
2 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 38
2 Ping Bodie 29
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 28
3 George Sisler 28
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 13
2 Max Carey 10
3 Eddie Collins 9
3 Charlie Hollocher 9
3 George Sisler 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Carter 1.08
2 Jesse Haines 1.14
3 Harry Harper 1.78
4 Jack Scott 1.80
5 Phil Douglas 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Caldwell 6
1 Jesse Haines 6
1 Ferdie Schupp 6
1 Lefty Williams 6
5 8 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 34
2 Walter Johnson 32
3 Al Mamaux 28
3 Urban Shocker 28
5 2 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 2
1 Bill Sherdel 2
1 Carl Weilman 2
4 Babe Adams 1
4 16 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .392
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .377
3 Ty Cobb .370
4 Tris Speaker .357
5 Rogers Hornsby .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 46
2 Tillie Walker 14
3 Happy Felsch 13
4 Rogers Hornsby 11
4 4 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 140
2 Larry Gardner 117
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 116
4 Tris Speaker 114
5 Happy Felsch 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 51
2 Max Carey 40
3 George Sisler 35
4 Cliff Heathcote 34
5 3 tied 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.75
2 Dutch Ruether 1.96
3 Hippo Vaughn 1.96
4 Jesse Haines 1.99
5 Babe Adams 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Williams 27
2 Pete Alexander 26
2 Stan Coveleski 26
4 Eddie Cicotte 24
4 Dutch Ruether 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 173
2 Hippo Vaughn 141
3 Walter Johnson 140
4 Stan Coveleski 137
5 Allen Russell 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Shaw 6
1 Bill Sherdel 6
3 Allen Russell 5
4 Walter Johnson 4
5 12 tied 3