On This Day

Thursday, July 22, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 58 30 .659 --
Yankees 60 32 .652 0.0
White Sox 53 35 .602 5.0
Senators 40 42 .488 15.0
Browns 42 45 .483 15.5
Red Sox 39 45 .464 17.0
Tigers 29 54 .349 26.5
Athletics 26 64 .289 33.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 52 37 .584 --
Reds 46 37 .554 3.0
Pirates 42 39 .519 6.0
Giants 42 42 .500 7.5
Cardinals 43 44 .494 8.0
Cubs 44 46 .489 8.5
Braves 34 43 .442 12.0
Phillies 34 49 .410 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ping Bodie 3
1 Bob Meusel 3
1 Gene Paulette 3
1 Roger Peckinpaugh 3
5 30 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Peckinpaugh 2
2 Bill McKechnie 1
2 Irish Meusel 1
2 Bobby Veach 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roger Peckinpaugh 5
2 Ping Bodie 2
2 Howdy Caton 2
2 Tom Daly 2
2 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Aaron Ward 2
2 Ping Bodie 1
2 Eddie Collins 1
2 George Cutshaw 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ferdie Schupp 0.56
2 Lee Meadows 0.50
3 Hal Carlson 0.38
4 Stan Coveleski 0.33
5 Lefty Tyler 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Rip Collins 1
1 Slim Harriss 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ferdie Schupp 5
2 Lee Meadows 4
2 Lefty Tyler 4
4 Leon Cadore 3
4 5 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh McQuillan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .418
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .401
3 George Sisler .401
4 Babe Ruth .391
5 Sam Rice .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 32
2 Happy Felsch 11
3 Tillie Walker 10
4 Cy Williams 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 89
2 Tris Speaker 80
3 Larry Gardner 76
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 69
5 Happy Felsch 64

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 41
2 Max Carey 33
3 George Sisler 26
4 Edd Roush 21
5 2 tied 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Mamaux 1.90
2 Dutch Ruether 2.03
3 Burleigh Grimes 2.04
4 Pete Alexander 2.09
5 Hippo Vaughn 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 19
2 Pete Alexander 16
2 Lefty Williams 16
4 Stan Coveleski 15
5 4 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 113
2 Lefty Williams 88
3 Walter Johnson 80
4 Burleigh Grimes 78
5 Dutch Ruether 76

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 5
2 Hugh McQuillan 4
3 Walter Johnson 3
3 Dickey Kerr 3
3 Jack Quinn 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .530
2 Bob Meusel .491
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .460
4 Jack Smith .451
5 Babe Ruth .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Wally Pipp 5
3 Ping Bodie 3
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 3
3 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 20
2 Babe Ruth 18
3 Del Pratt 17
4 Ping Bodie 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 7
1 George Sisler 7
3 Carson Bigbee 5
3 Frankie Frisch 5
3 Greasy Neale 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Perry 0.60
2 Babe Adams 0.62
3 Rube Benton 0.69
4 Al Mamaux 1.07
5 Hod Eller 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 4
1 Burleigh Grimes 4
1 Carl Mays 4
4 Babe Adams 3
4 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 27
2 Pete Alexander 21
3 Hippo Vaughn 18
4 Ferdie Schupp 17
5 5 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Rip Collins 1
1 Phil Douglas 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .463
2 Tris Speaker .457
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .424
4 Eddie Eayrs .415
5 Sam Rice .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Wally Pipp 6
3 George Burns 4
3 Happy Felsch 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 34
2 Babe Ruth 33
3 Del Pratt 32
4 Ping Bodie 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 17
2 Max Carey 13
3 Edd Roush 10
3 George Sisler 10
5 Eddie Collins 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clarence Mitchell 1.44
2 Scott Perry 1.55
3 Phil Douglas 1.80
4 Pete Alexander 1.83
5 Burleigh Grimes 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 7
1 Carl Mays 7
1 Art Nehf 7
4 Hal Carlson 6
4 5 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Mamaux 39
2 Pete Alexander 37
3 Urban Shocker 35
4 Hippo Vaughn 34
5 2 tied 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dickey Kerr 2
1 Jack Quinn 2
1 Sherry Smith 2
1 Allan Sothoron 2
5 22 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .383
2 Ty Cobb .380
3 Tris Speaker .380
4 George Sisler .380
5 Babe Ruth .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 47
2 Happy Felsch 15
3 Tillie Walker 14
4 Wally Pipp 13
5 2 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 141
2 Tris Speaker 118
3 Larry Gardner 117
4 Happy Felsch 111
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 56
2 Max Carey 48
3 Edd Roush 35
4 Greasy Neale 34
5 George Sisler 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.76
2 Sherry Smith 2.08
3 Hippo Vaughn 2.09
4 Babe Adams 2.10
5 Phil Douglas 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 27
2 Stan Coveleski 26
3 Jim Bagby 24
3 Wilbur Cooper 24
5 4 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 196
2 Hippo Vaughn 150
3 Lefty Williams 137
4 Stan Coveleski 135
5 Lee Meadows 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 6
2 Allen Russell 5
2 Jim Shaw 5
4 Walter Johnson 4
4 Hugh McQuillan 4