On This Day
Sunday, July 18, 1920
Standings
American league
Team | W | L | Pct | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|
Indians | 56 | 27 | .675 | -- |
Yankees | 56 | 30 | .651 | 1.5 |
White Sox | 50 | 32 | .610 | 5.5 |
Browns | 41 | 42 | .494 | 15.0 |
Senators | 39 | 40 | .494 | 15.0 |
Red Sox | 37 | 42 | .468 | 17.0 |
Tigers | 27 | 53 | .338 | 27.5 |
Athletics | 23 | 63 | .267 | 34.5 |
Games
National League
Team | W | L | Pct | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|
Robins | 51 | 34 | .600 | -- |
Reds | 45 | 34 | .570 | 3.0 |
Pirates | 40 | 38 | .513 | 7.5 |
Cardinals | 41 | 43 | .488 | 9.5 |
Giants | 39 | 42 | .481 | 10.0 |
Cubs | 41 | 45 | .477 | 10.5 |
Braves | 33 | 40 | .452 | 12.0 |
Phillies | 33 | 47 | .413 | 15.5 |
Games
Daily Leaders
Hits
Rk | Player | H |
---|---|---|
1 | Ping Bodie | 3 |
1 | Max Flack | 3 |
1 | Patsy Gharrity | 3 |
1 | Bucky Harris | 3 |
1 | 2 others tied | 3 |
Home Runs
Rk | Player | HR |
---|---|---|
1 | Ping Bodie | 1 |
1 | Fred Merkle | 1 |
1 | Irish Meusel | 1 |
Runs Batted In
Rk | Player | RBI |
---|---|---|
1 | Ping Bodie | 6 |
2 | Patsy Gharrity | 3 |
2 | Fred Merkle | 3 |
4 | Ray Powell | 2 |
5 | 25 tied | 1 |
Stolen Bases
Rk | Player | SB |
---|---|---|
1 | Rabbit Maranville | 2 |
1 | Sam Rice | 2 |
3 | Nemo Leibold | 1 |
3 | Irish Meusel | 1 |
3 | Howie Shanks | 1 |
Dominance
Rk | Player | DOM |
---|---|---|
1 | Lee Meadows | 0.62 |
2 | Jesse Haines | 0.50 |
3 | Lefty Tyler | 0.45 |
4 | Dolf Luque | 0.33 |
5 | 2 tied | 0.23 |
Wins
Rk | Player | W |
---|---|---|
1 | Rip Collins | 1 |
1 | Dolf Luque | 1 |
1 | Lee Meadows | 1 |
1 | Al Schacht | 1 |
1 | Lefty Tyler | 1 |
Strikeouts
Rk | Player | SO |
---|---|---|
1 | Lee Meadows | 5 |
1 | Lefty Tyler | 5 |
3 | Jesse Haines | 4 |
4 | Rip Collins | 3 |
4 | Lefty Williams | 3 |
Saves
Rk | Player | Sv |
---|---|---|
None |
Season Leaders
Batting Average
Rk | Player | Avg |
---|---|---|
1 | Tris Speaker | .415 |
2 | George Sisler | .404 |
3 | Shoeless Joe Jackson | .399 |
4 | Babe Ruth | .392 |
5 | Sam Rice | .364 |
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 | 83 |
2 | Tris Speaker | 77 |
3 | Larry Gardner | 71 |
4 | Shoeless Joe Jackson | 67 |
5 | Happy Felsch | 63 |
Stolen Bases
Rk | Player | SB |
---|---|---|
1 | Sam Rice | 39 |
2 | Max Carey | 33 |
3 | George Sisler | 25 |
4 | Edd Roush | 21 |
5 | Charlie Hollocher | 20 |
ERA
Rk | Player | ERA |
---|---|---|
1 | Al Mamaux | 1.91 |
2 | Pete Alexander | 1.91 |
3 | Dutch Ruether | 1.94 |
4 | Burleigh Grimes | 2.04 |
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 | 110 |
2 | Lefty Williams | 86 |
3 | Walter Johnson | 80 |
4 | Burleigh Grimes | 75 |
5 | Dutch Ruether | 74 |
Saves
Rk | Player | Sv |
---|---|---|
1 | Bill Sherdel | 5 |
2 | Walter Johnson | 3 |
2 | Hugh McQuillan | 3 |
2 | Jack Quinn | 3 |
5 | 19 tied | 2 |
14 Day Leaders
Batting Average
Rk | Player | Avg |
---|---|---|
1 | Jack Smith | .522 |
2 | Tris Speaker | .500 |
3 | Bob Meusel | .479 |
4 | Shoeless Joe Jackson | .455 |
5 | Turner Barber | .450 |
Home Runs
Rk | Player | HR |
---|---|---|
1 | Babe Ruth | 5 |
2 | Wally Pipp | 3 |
2 | Frank Welch | 3 |
4 | Ping Bodie | 2 |
4 | 7 others tied | 2 |
Runs Batted In
Rk | Player | RBI |
---|---|---|
1 | Bob Meusel | 21 |
2 | Del Pratt | 20 |
3 | Ping Bodie | 15 |
3 | Happy Felsch | 15 |
3 | Zack Wheat | 15 |
Stolen Bases
Rk | Player | SB |
---|---|---|
1 | Sam Rice | 9 |
2 | Max Carey | 8 |
3 | George Sisler | 7 |
4 | Carson Bigbee | 5 |
4 | 2 others tied | 5 |
ERA
Rk | Player | ERA |
---|---|---|
1 | Scott Perry | 0.60 |
2 | Rube Benton | 0.69 |
3 | Clarence Mitchell | 0.73 |
4 | Al Mamaux | 0.81 |
5 | Pete Alexander | 0.89 |
Wins
Rk | Player | W |
---|---|---|
1 | Burleigh Grimes | 4 |
1 | Carl Mays | 4 |
3 | Babe Adams | 3 |
3 | Hal Carlson | 3 |
3 | 9 others tied | 3 |
Strikeouts
Rk | Player | SO |
---|---|---|
1 | Urban Shocker | 24 |
2 | Pete Alexander | 22 |
3 | Hippo Vaughn | 20 |
4 | Ray Caldwell | 16 |
4 | 3 others tied | 16 |
Saves
Rk | Player | Sv |
---|---|---|
1 | Sherry Smith | 2 |
2 | Pete Alexander | 1 |
2 | Eddie Cicotte | 1 |
2 | Howard Ehmke | 1 |
2 | 10 others tied | 1 |
30 Day Leaders
Batting Average
Rk | Player | Avg |
---|---|---|
1 | Babe Ruth | .470 |
2 | Tris Speaker | .445 |
3 | Sam Rice | .440 |
4 | Shoeless Joe Jackson | .439 |
5 | Eddie Collins | .414 |
Home Runs
Rk | Player | HR |
---|---|---|
1 | Babe Ruth | 10 |
2 | George Burns | 4 |
2 | Wally Pipp | 4 |
2 | Braggo Roth | 4 |
5 | 10 tied | 3 |
Runs Batted In
Rk | Player | RBI |
---|---|---|
1 | Bob Meusel | 33 |
2 | Del Pratt | 31 |
3 | Tris Speaker | 30 |
4 | Happy Felsch | 28 |
5 | Babe Ruth | 27 |
Stolen Bases
Rk | Player | SB |
---|---|---|
1 | Sam Rice | 17 |
2 | Max Carey | 14 |
3 | Carson Bigbee | 11 |
3 | George Sisler | 11 |
5 | Edd Roush | 10 |
ERA
Rk | Player | ERA |
---|---|---|
1 | Pete Alexander | 1.27 |
2 | Phil Douglas | 1.58 |
3 | Red Faber | 1.80 |
4 | Guy Morton | 1.88 |
5 | Ray Fisher | 1.95 |
Wins
Rk | Player | W |
---|---|---|
1 | Eddie Cicotte | 6 |
1 | Wilbur Cooper | 6 |
1 | Carl Mays | 6 |
1 | Art Nehf | 6 |
5 | 11 tied | 5 |
Strikeouts
Rk | Player | SO |
---|---|---|
1 | Al Mamaux | 44 |
2 | Pete Alexander | 39 |
3 | Urban Shocker | 38 |
4 | Jim Shaw | 30 |
4 | Lefty Williams | 30 |
Saves
Rk | Player | Sv |
---|---|---|
1 | Jack Quinn | 2 |
1 | Sherry Smith | 2 |
1 | Allan Sothoron | 2 |
4 | Babe Adams | 1 |
4 | 21 others tied | 1 |
365 Day Leaders
Batting Average
Rk | Player | Avg |
---|---|---|
1 | Ty Cobb | .386 |
2 | Tris Speaker | .382 |
3 | George Sisler | .381 |
4 | Shoeless Joe Jackson | .377 |
5 | Babe Ruth | .358 |
Home Runs
Rk | Player | HR |
---|---|---|
1 | Babe Ruth | 45 |
2 | Happy Felsch | 14 |
2 | Tillie Walker | 14 |
4 | Cy Williams | 12 |
5 | 2 tied | 11 |
Runs Batted In
Rk | Player | RBI |
---|---|---|
1 | Babe Ruth | 136 |
2 | Tris Speaker | 118 |
3 | Larry Gardner | 115 |
4 | Happy Felsch | 112 |
5 | Shoeless Joe Jackson | 109 |
Stolen Bases
Rk | Player | SB |
---|---|---|
1 | Sam Rice | 55 |
2 | Max Carey | 48 |
3 | Edd Roush | 35 |
4 | George Sisler | 34 |
5 | Greasy Neale | 33 |
ERA
Rk | Player | ERA |
---|---|---|
1 | Pete Alexander | 1.65 |
2 | Dutch Ruether | 2.08 |
3 | Sherry Smith | 2.08 |
4 | Babe Adams | 2.10 |
5 | Ray Fisher | 2.18 |
Wins
Rk | Player | W |
---|---|---|
1 | Pete Alexander | 27 |
1 | Stan Coveleski | 27 |
3 | Wilbur Cooper | 24 |
4 | Jim Bagby | 23 |
4 | 2 others tied | 23 |
Strikeouts
Rk | Player | SO |
---|---|---|
1 | Pete Alexander | 193 |
2 | Hippo Vaughn | 144 |
3 | Lefty Williams | 140 |
4 | Stan Coveleski | 134 |
5 | Walter Johnson | 132 |
Saves
Rk | Player | Sv |
---|---|---|
1 | Jim Shaw | 6 |
1 | Bill Sherdel | 6 |
3 | Allen Russell | 5 |
4 | Walter Johnson | 4 |
5 | 10 tied | 3 |