On This Day

Monday, July 19, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 57 28 .671 --
Yankees 57 31 .648 1.5
White Sox 51 33 .607 5.5
Senators 39 40 .494 15.0
Browns 41 43 .488 15.5
Red Sox 38 43 .469 17.0
Tigers 27 53 .338 27.5
Athletics 24 63 .276 34.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 51 35 .593 --
Reds 46 34 .575 2.0
Pirates 40 38 .513 7.0
Cardinals 42 43 .494 8.5
Cubs 42 45 .483 9.5
Giants 39 42 .481 9.5
Braves 33 41 .446 12.0
Phillies 33 48 .407 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Menosky 6
2 Ray Chapman 5
2 Doc Johnston 5
4 Ping Bodie 4
4 6 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 2
2 Ping Bodie 1
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 1
2 Roger Peckinpaugh 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Welch 4
2 Ping Bodie 3
2 Mike Menosky 3
2 Babe Ruth 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Schang 2
2 Ping Bodie 1
2 Jake Daubert 1
2 Larry Kopf 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hippo Vaughn 0.75
2 Bill Sherdel 0.56
3 Bob Shawkey 0.36
4 Dickey Kerr 0.27
5 Herb Pennock 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Dickey Kerr 1
1 Herb Pennock 1
1 Eddie Rommel 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 6
2 Bill Sherdel 5
3 Bob Shawkey 4
4 Bullet Joe Bush 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .417
2 George Sisler .402
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .401
4 Babe Ruth .396
5 Sam Rice .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 31
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 86
2 Tris Speaker 79
3 Larry Gardner 72
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 68
5 Happy Felsch 63

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 39
2 Max Carey 33
3 George Sisler 26
4 Edd Roush 21
5 Charlie Hollocher 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Mamaux 1.90
2 Pete Alexander 1.91
3 Dutch Ruether 2.03
4 Burleigh Grimes 2.04
5 Hippo Vaughn 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 18
2 Pete Alexander 16
2 Lefty Williams 16
4 Stan Coveleski 15
5 2 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 110
2 Lefty Williams 86
3 Walter Johnson 80
4 Dutch Ruether 76
5 Burleigh Grimes 75

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 Tris Speaker .514
2 Jack Smith .490
3 Turner Barber .457
4 Babe Ruth .449
5 Ivey Wingo .447

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Frank Welch 4
3 Ping Bodie 3
3 Wally Pipp 3
5 7 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 21
1 Del Pratt 21
3 Ping Bodie 18
4 Babe Ruth 17
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 8
1 Sam Rice 8
1 George Sisler 8
4 Carson Bigbee 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Perry 0.60
2 Babe Adams 0.62
3 Rube Benton 0.69
4 Clarence Mitchell 0.73
5 Pete Alexander 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Mays 4
1 Herb Pennock 4
3 Babe Adams 3
3 Jim Bagby 3
3 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 26
2 Urban Shocker 24
3 Pete Alexander 22
4 Al Mamaux 17
5 2 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 .480
2 Tris Speaker .439
3 Sam Rice .434
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .429
5 Elmer Smith .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Ping Bodie 4
2 George Burns 4
2 Wally Pipp 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Pratt 33
2 Bob Meusel 32
3 Babe Ruth 30
4 Tris Speaker 29
5 Happy Felsch 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 16
2 Max Carey 14
3 Edd Roush 10
3 George Sisler 10
5 Carson Bigbee 9

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 Walter Johnson 1.95

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Mamaux 45
2 Pete Alexander 39
3 Urban Shocker 38
4 Hippo Vaughn 35
5 2 tied 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 .388
2 George Sisler .382
3 Tris Speaker .381
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .378
5 Babe Ruth .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 47
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 139
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
3 George Sisler 35
5 Greasy Neale 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.65
2 Sherry Smith 2.08
3 Hippo Vaughn 2.09
4 Babe Adams 2.10
5 Dutch Ruether 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 27
2 Stan Coveleski 26
3 Jim Bagby 24
3 Wilbur Cooper 24
5 3 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 193
2 Hippo Vaughn 150
3 Lefty Williams 140
4 Stan Coveleski 133
5 Lee Meadows 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Shaw 6
1 Bill Sherdel 6
3 Allen Russell 5
4 Walter Johnson 4
5 10 tied 3