On This Day

Tuesday, July 13, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 52 26 .667 --
Yankees 53 28 .654 0.5
White Sox 48 29 .623 3.5
Senators 37 36 .507 12.5
Browns 38 40 .487 14.0
Red Sox 35 39 .473 15.0
Tigers 24 50 .324 26.0
Athletics 21 60 .259 32.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 46 33 .582 --
Reds 43 31 .581 0.5
Pirates 37 36 .507 6.0
Cardinals 40 40 .500 6.5
Cubs 40 40 .500 6.5
Giants 36 41 .468 9.0
Braves 31 37 .456 9.5
Phillies 30 45 .400 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ira Flagstead 4
1 Bob Meusel 4
3 Frankie Frisch 3
3 Joe Gedeon 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Chapman 1
1 Wally Gerber 1
1 Hank Severeid 1
1 Frank Welch 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Pratt 4
2 Wally Gerber 3
2 Greasy Neale 3
4 Max Carey 2
4 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 1
1 George Burns 1
1 Donie Bush 1
1 Max Carey 1
1 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Urban Shocker 1.75
2 Pete Alexander 0.75
3 Carl Weilman 0.58
4 Ray Caldwell 0.50
5 Dutch Leonard 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 14
2 Carl Weilman 7
3 Pete Alexander 6
4 Ray Caldwell 5
5 Dutch Leonard 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .407
2 George Sisler .406
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .395
4 Babe Ruth .381
5 Rogers Hornsby .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 27
2 Happy Felsch 10
2 Tillie Walker 10
4 Cy Williams 9
5 Dave Robertson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 76
2 Tris Speaker 73
3 Larry Gardner 68
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 62
5 Rogers Hornsby 58

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 35
2 Max Carey 33
3 George Sisler 21
4 Charlie Hollocher 20
5 Edd Roush 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Ruether 1.87
2 Al Mamaux 1.94
3 Pete Alexander 1.95
4 Stan Coveleski 2.09
5 Burleigh Grimes 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 16
1 Jim Bagby 16
1 Lefty Williams 16
4 Stan Coveleski 14
5 3 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 103
2 Lefty Williams 79
3 Walter Johnson 75
4 Dutch Ruether 74
5 Burleigh Grimes 71

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 5
2 Walter Johnson 3
2 Hugh McQuillan 3
2 Jack Quinn 3
5 16 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Smith .500
2 Babe Ruth .456
3 Ed Konetchy .456
4 Sam Rice .443
5 Charlie Jamieson .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Larry Doyle 3
2 Cy Perkins 3
2 Frank Welch 3
2 Zack Wheat 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 23
2 Zack Wheat 17
3 Del Pratt 16
4 Ed Konetchy 15
4 Dave Robertson 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 10
2 Max Carey 9
3 Eddie Collins 6
4 Carson Bigbee 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 0.66
2 Eddie Rommel 0.67
3 Dutch Ruether 1.00
4 Ray Fisher 1.08
5 Burleigh Grimes 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 4
1 Burleigh Grimes 4
1 Carl Mays 4
1 Jimmy Ring 4
5 9 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 20
1 Urban Shocker 20
1 Hippo Vaughn 20
4 Jim Shaw 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allan Sothoron 2
2 Babe Adams 1
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Stan Coveleski 1
2 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .450
2 Tris Speaker .449
3 George Sisler .435
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .427
5 Sam Rice .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 George Burns 4
2 Zack Wheat 4
4 Larry Doyle 3
4 9 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 29
1 Tris Speaker 29
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 27
3 High Pockets Kelly 27
3 Babe Ruth 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 14
2 Sam Rice 13
3 Carson Bigbee 11
4 George Sisler 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shawkey 1.29
2 Pete Alexander 1.31
3 Phil Douglas 1.62
4 Guy Morton 1.85
5 Dickey Kerr 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 7
2 Wilbur Cooper 6
2 Carl Mays 6
2 Jimmy Ring 6
2 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 42
2 Al Mamaux 35
3 Lefty Williams 33
4 Pete Alexander 32
5 Jim Shaw 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 2
1 Bill Sherdel 2
1 Allan Sothoron 2
1 Carl Weilman 2
5 18 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .388
2 Ty Cobb .379
3 Tris Speaker .373
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .368
5 Babe Ruth .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 45
2 Happy Felsch 14
2 Tillie Walker 14
4 Cy Williams 12
5 George Sisler 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 136
2 Tris Speaker 118
3 Larry Gardner 112
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 110
5 Happy Felsch 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 53
2 Max Carey 48
3 Edd Roush 34
4 George Burns 32
5 4 tied 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.67
2 Ray Fisher 2.01
3 Dutch Ruether 2.04
4 Babe Adams 2.11
5 Hippo Vaughn 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 28
2 Stan Coveleski 26
3 Lefty Williams 25
4 Eddie Cicotte 24
5 Wilbur Cooper 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 188
2 Hippo Vaughn 147
3 Lefty Williams 139
4 Lee Meadows 133
5 Stan Coveleski 132

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Shaw 6
1 Bill Sherdel 6
3 Allen Russell 5
4 Walter Johnson 4
5 9 tied 3