On This Day

Wednesday, July 14, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 53 26 .671 --
Yankees 53 29 .646 1.5
White Sox 48 30 .615 4.5
Senators 38 36 .514 12.5
Browns 39 40 .494 14.0
Red Sox 37 39 .487 14.5
Tigers 24 52 .316 27.5
Athletics 21 61 .256 33.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 48 33 .593 --
Reds 44 31 .587 1.0
Pirates 38 36 .514 6.5
Cardinals 40 41 .494 8.0
Cubs 40 42 .488 8.5
Giants 37 41 .474 9.5
Braves 31 38 .449 11.0
Phillies 30 46 .395 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stuffy McInnis 4
1 Everett Scott 4
1 Zack Wheat 4
4 Turner Barber 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Les Mann 1
1 Ivy Olson 1
1 Sam Rice 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Aaron Ward 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Rice 3
1 Edd Roush 3
3 Babe Ellison 2
3 Wally Gerber 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Turner Barber 1
1 George Burns 1
1 Donie Bush 1
1 Tom Daly 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bullet Joe Bush 0.86
2 Al Mamaux 0.78
3 Jakie May 0.58
4 Jeff Pfeffer 0.50
5 2 tied 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 2
2 Wilbur Cooper 1
2 Harry Courtney 1
2 Stan Coveleski 1
2 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Mamaux 7
1 Jakie May 7
3 Bullet Joe Bush 6
4 Harry Courtney 4
4 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Burleigh Grimes 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .408
2 George Sisler .404
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .398
4 Babe Ruth .383
5 Sam Rice .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 28
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 77
2 Tris Speaker 75
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
4 Edd Roush 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Ruether 1.87
2 Pete Alexander 1.95
3 Al Mamaux 1.96
4 Burleigh Grimes 2.10
5 Stan Coveleski 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 16
1 Jim Bagby 16
1 Lefty Williams 16
4 Stan Coveleski 15
5 Wilbur Cooper 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 103
2 Lefty Williams 83
3 Walter Johnson 75
4 Dutch Ruether 74
5 Jack Quinn 73

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 5
2 Walter Johnson 3
2 Hugh McQuillan 3
2 Jack Quinn 3
5 17 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Smith .500
2 Babe Ruth .473
3 Sam Rice .469
4 Tris Speaker .443
5 Eddie Collins .433

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
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
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 10
2 Max Carey 8
3 Eddie Collins 6
3 Edd Roush 6
5 Carson Bigbee 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 0.66
2 Eddie Rommel 0.67
3 Dutch Ruether 1.00
4 Ray Fisher 1.13
5 Burleigh Grimes 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 4
1 Stan Coveleski 4
1 Burleigh Grimes 4
1 Carl Mays 4
1 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 20
1 Al Mamaux 20
1 Hippo Vaughn 20
4 Jack Quinn 18
4 2 others tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allan Sothoron 2
2 Babe Adams 1
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Howard Ehmke 1
2 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .458
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .450
3 Sam Rice .446
4 Tris Speaker .441
5 Eddie Collins .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 George Burns 4
2 Zack Wheat 4
4 Larry Doyle 3
4 8 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 31
2 High Pockets Kelly 28
2 Bob Meusel 28
4 Babe Ruth 26
4 Zack Wheat 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 14
2 Sam Rice 13
3 Carson Bigbee 11
4 Charlie Hollocher 9
4 Edd Roush 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.31
2 Phil Douglas 1.62
3 Guy Morton 1.85
4 Dickey Kerr 1.91
5 Walter Johnson 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 7
1 Wilbur Cooper 7
3 Stan Coveleski 6
3 Carl Mays 6
3 Art Nehf 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Mamaux 42
2 Urban Shocker 37
3 Pete Alexander 32
4 Jim Shaw 29
4 Lefty Williams 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 2
1 Allan Sothoron 2
1 Carl Weilman 2
4 Babe Adams 1
4 19 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .387
2 Ty Cobb .379
3 Tris Speaker .373
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .372
5 Babe Ruth .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 46
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 137
2 Tris Speaker 116
3 Larry Gardner 112
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 109
5 Happy Felsch 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 53
2 Max Carey 48
3 Edd Roush 35
4 George Burns 33
5 3 tied 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.67
2 Dutch Ruether 2.04
3 Ray Fisher 2.04
4 Babe Adams 2.11
5 Hippo Vaughn 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 28
2 Stan Coveleski 27
3 Eddie Cicotte 24
3 Wilbur Cooper 24
3 Lefty Williams 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 188
2 Hippo Vaughn 140
2 Lefty Williams 140
4 Stan Coveleski 134
5 Lee Meadows 133

Saves

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