On This Day

Monday, July 26, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 60 31 .659 --
Yankees 62 34 .646 0.5
White Sox 56 36 .609 4.5
Senators 42 42 .500 14.5
Browns 42 47 .472 17.0
Red Sox 40 48 .455 18.5
Tigers 31 56 .356 27.0
Athletics 27 66 .290 34.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 54 39 .581 --
Reds 48 38 .558 2.5
Pirates 44 41 .518 6.0
Cubs 46 47 .495 8.0
Giants 43 44 .494 8.0
Cardinals 44 46 .489 8.5
Braves 36 44 .450 11.5
Phillies 35 51 .407 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Howdy Caton 3
1 Rowdy Elliott 3
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 3
1 Bobby Veach 3
5 10 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Menosky 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Menosky 4
2 Howdy Caton 2
2 Eddie Foster 2
2 Bill Haeffner 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 1
1 Jimmy Johnston 1
1 Mike Menosky 1
1 Buck Weaver 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jeff Pfeffer 0.33
2 Hal Carlson 0.31
3 Dickey Kerr 0.23
4 Sad Sam Jones 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Dickey Kerr 1
1 Sherry Smith 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Carlson 4
2 Dickey Kerr 3
2 Jeff Pfeffer 3
4 Doc Ayers 1
4 2 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .418
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .400
3 Babe Ruth .396
4 George Sisler .394
5 Rogers Hornsby .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 35
2 Happy Felsch 12
3 Tillie Walker 10
4 George Sisler 9
4 Cy Williams 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 94
2 Tris Speaker 83
3 Larry Gardner 79
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 74
5 Happy Felsch 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 41
2 Max Carey 34
3 George Sisler 26
4 Edd Roush 21
5 2 tied 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Ruether 1.94
2 Pete Alexander 2.08
3 Al Mamaux 2.15
4 Burleigh Grimes 2.22
5 Harry Harper 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 20
2 Pete Alexander 17
3 Stan Coveleski 16
3 Lefty Williams 16
5 3 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 117
2 Lefty Williams 93
3 Dutch Ruether 81
4 Burleigh Grimes 80
4 Walter Johnson 80

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .453
2 Babe Ruth .447
3 Gene Paulette .413
4 Bob Meusel .411
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Roger Peckinpaugh 4
2 Wally Pipp 4
2 George Sisler 4
5 2 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 19
2 Del Pratt 17
3 Ping Bodie 16
3 Happy Felsch 16
5 Bobby Veach 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 6
2 Frankie Frisch 5
2 George Sisler 5
4 Donie Bush 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Benton 0.36
2 Scott Perry 0.71
3 Hod Eller 1.19
4 Bill Doak 1.24
5 Sherry Smith 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 4
1 Dickey Kerr 4
3 Jesse Barnes 3
3 Hal Carlson 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 24
2 Pete Alexander 20
3 Jack Scott 17
4 Guy Morton 16
5 3 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dickey Kerr 2
1 Hugh McQuillan 2
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 Red Causey 1
3 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .462
2 Tris Speaker .460
3 Jack Smith .446
4 Eddie Collins .424
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Wally Pipp 6
3 Happy Felsch 4
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 37
2 Babe Ruth 35
3 Del Pratt 33
4 Happy Felsch 31
5 Ping Bodie 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 17
2 Max Carey 10
2 George Sisler 10
4 Carson Bigbee 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sherry Smith 0.84
2 Hod Eller 0.96
3 Wilbur Cooper 1.42
4 Scott Perry 1.49
5 Ferdie Schupp 1.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Mays 8
2 Jim Bagby 7
3 Hal Carlson 6
3 Eddie Cicotte 6
3 5 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 38
2 Pete Alexander 37
3 Al Mamaux 36
4 Guy Morton 31
5 2 tied 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dickey Kerr 3
2 Pete Alexander 2
2 Hugh McQuillan 2
2 Sherry Smith 2
2 Allan Sothoron 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .388
2 Ty Cobb .385
3 Tris Speaker .378
4 Babe Ruth .372
5 George Sisler .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 49
2 Happy Felsch 16
3 Tillie Walker 14
4 Wally Pipp 13
4 George Sisler 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 144
2 Tris Speaker 119
3 Happy Felsch 117
4 Larry Gardner 115
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 54
2 Max Carey 49
3 Greasy Neale 34
4 George Burns 33
4 2 others tied 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.81
2 Sherry Smith 1.97
3 Dutch Ruether 2.12
4 Babe Adams 2.14
5 Wilbur Cooper 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 27
1 Stan Coveleski 27
3 Wilbur Cooper 25
4 Jim Bagby 24
4 Carl Mays 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 194
2 Hippo Vaughn 149
3 Lefty Williams 140
4 Stan Coveleski 138
5 Lee Meadows 126

Saves

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