On This Day

Thursday, July 15, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 54 26 .675 --
Yankees 54 29 .651 1.5
White Sox 48 30 .615 5.0
Senators 38 36 .514 13.0
Browns 39 41 .488 15.0
Red Sox 37 39 .487 15.0
Tigers 24 52 .316 28.0
Athletics 21 62 .253 34.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 49 33 .598 --
Reds 44 32 .579 2.0
Pirates 39 36 .520 6.5
Cardinals 40 41 .494 8.5
Cubs 40 43 .482 9.5
Giants 37 41 .474 10.0
Braves 31 39 .443 12.0
Phillies 31 46 .403 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Del Pratt 4
2 Carson Bigbee 3
2 Jake Daubert 3
2 Fred Merkle 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Pipp 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 George Sisler 1
1 Jack Tobin 1
1 Ken Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Tobin 4
2 Wally Pipp 3
2 Del Pratt 3
2 Johnny Rawlings 3
2 Babe Ruth 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 2
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 1
2 Earl Smith 1
2 Ken Williams 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Bagby 0.57
1 Hippo Vaughn 0.57
3 Elmer Ponder 0.33
4 Carl Mays 0.14
5 Slim Harriss 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Rip Collins 1
1 Bill Hubbell 1
1 Rube Marquard 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bagby 4
1 Hippo Vaughn 4
3 Elmer Ponder 3
4 Bill Burwell 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bert Gallia 1
1 Sherry Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .414
2 George Sisler .406
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .398
4 Babe Ruth .384
5 Sam Rice .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 29
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 80
2 Tris Speaker 77
3 Larry Gardner 69
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 23
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 Jim Bagby 17
2 Pete Alexander 16
2 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 18 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Smith .500
2 Tris Speaker .475
3 Ray Chapman .439
4 Sam Rice .436
5 Ivey Wingo .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Larry Doyle 3
2 Frank Welch 3
4 Ray Chapman 2
4 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 20
2 Del Pratt 18
3 Hi Myers 15
4 Babe Ruth 14
4 Tris Speaker 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 8
2 Sam Rice 6
3 Carson Bigbee 5
3 Edd Roush 5
3 George Sisler 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 0.66
2 Eddie Rommel 0.67
3 Ray Fisher 1.13
4 Sherry Smith 1.23
5 Jeff Pfeffer 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Carlson 4
1 Eddie Cicotte 4
1 Stan Coveleski 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 Urban Shocker 18
5 Lefty Williams 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sherry Smith 2
2 Babe Adams 1
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Howard Ehmke 1
2 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .460
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .450
3 Tris Speaker .449
4 Sam Rice .446
5 Eddie Collins .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 George Burns 4
3 Larry Doyle 3
3 Happy Felsch 3
3 8 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 33
2 Babe Ruth 29
3 High Pockets Kelly 28
3 Bob Meusel 28
3 Del Pratt 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Fisher 1.04
2 Pete Alexander 1.31
3 Phil Douglas 1.66
4 Guy Morton 1.85
5 Dickey Kerr 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 7
2 Jim Bagby 6
2 Wilbur Cooper 6
2 Carl Mays 6
2 Art Nehf 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Mamaux 42
2 Urban Shocker 37
3 Pete Alexander 32
4 Hippo Vaughn 31
5 2 tied 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 2
1 Sherry Smith 2
1 Allan Sothoron 2
1 Carl Weilman 2
5 20 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .386
2 Ty Cobb .379
3 Tris Speaker .375
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .373
5 Babe Ruth .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 47
2 Happy Felsch 14
2 Tillie Walker 14
4 George Sisler 12
4 Cy Williams 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 139
2 Tris Speaker 118
3 Larry Gardner 113
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 108
5 Happy Felsch 105

Stolen Bases

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

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 Sherry Smith 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 27
1 Stan Coveleski 27
3 Wilbur Cooper 24
3 Lefty Williams 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 186
2 Hippo Vaughn 144
3 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 10 tied 3