On This Day

Friday, August 6, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	67	35	.657	--
Yankees	66	41	.617	3.5
White Sox	64	40	.615	4.0
Browns	49	51	.490	17.0
Senators	46	51	.474	18.5
Red Sox	44	55	.444	21.5
Tigers	38	62	.380	28.0
Athletics	32	71	.311	35.5

Games

White Sox 4, Red Sox 3

Athletics 2, Indians 1

Yankees 11, Tigers 7

Browns 14, Senators 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	58	44	.569	--
Reds	54	42	.563	1.0
Giants	53	45	.541	3.0
Pirates	51	45	.531	4.0
Cubs	51	54	.486	8.5
Braves	42	50	.457	11.0
Cardinals	45	55	.450	12.0
Phillies	39	58	.402	16.5

Games

Braves 7, Cardinals 3

Giants 5, Cubs 2

Giants 6, Cubs 2

Reds 8, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Burns	5
2	Rogers Hornsby	4
3	Dave Bancroft	3
3	Eddie Collins	3
3	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Judge	2
1	Babe Ruth	2
3	Walter Holke	1
3	Ken Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	5
2	Babe Ruth	4
3	Rogers Hornsby	3
3	Joe Judge	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	1
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Shano Collins	1
1	Clyde Milan	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Stan Coveleski	1.00
2	Jimmy Ring	0.40
3	Bill Doak	0.29
4	Phil Douglas	0.25
4	Jack Scott	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Dixie Davis	1
1	Phil Douglas	1
1	Dave Keefe	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Stan Coveleski	5
2	Bill Doak	4
2	George Mogridge	4
2	Elmer Myers	4
2	Jimmy Ring	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Mogridge	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.418
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.402
3	George Sisler	.401
4	Babe Ruth	.394
5	Rogers Hornsby	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	George Sisler	13
3	Happy Felsch	12
3	Tillie Walker	12
5	2 tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	107
2	Tris Speaker	87
3	Larry Gardner	85
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	85
5	Happy Felsch	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	47
2	Max Carey	39
3	George Sisler	27
4	Edd Roush	24
5	Greasy Neale	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Ruether	2.09
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.18
3	Pete Alexander	2.26
4	Dolf Luque	2.28
5	Wilbur Cooper	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	22
2	Pete Alexander	18
2	Wilbur Cooper	18
2	Stan Coveleski	18
5	Lefty Williams	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	126
2	Lefty Williams	104
3	Burleigh Grimes	91
4	Stan Coveleski	90
5	2 tied	88

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh McQuillan	5
1	Bill Sherdel	5
3	Dickey Kerr	4
4	Howard Ehmke	3
4	4 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.509
2	Rogers Hornsby	.489
3	Joe Judge	.485
4	Steve O'Neill	.450
5	George Burns	.433

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	George Sisler	5
3	Bob Meusel	4
4	Austin McHenry	3
4	Tris Speaker	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	18
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	16
2	Possum Whitted	16
4	George Sisler	15
5	4 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	6
1	Max Carey	6
1	Frankie Frisch	6
1	Sam Rice	6
5	Mike Menosky	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Barnes	0.49
2	Dave Keefe	0.75
3	Sad Sam Jones	1.38
3	Mule Watson	1.38
5	Howard Ehmke	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	4
1	Fred Toney	4
3	Jim Bagby	3
3	Eddie Cicotte	3
3	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	21
2	Stan Coveleski	20
2	Red Faber	20
4	Howard Ehmke	17
4	Urban Shocker	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Mogridge	2
2	Pete Alexander	1
2	Hal Carlson	1
2	Red Causey	1
2	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.486
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.436
3	Babe Ruth	.418
4	Eddie Collins	.417
5	Bob Meusel	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	17
2	George Sisler	8
3	Bob Meusel	7
4	Wally Pipp	6
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	36
2	Bob Meusel	34
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	26
3	Bobby Veach	26
5	Happy Felsch	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	13
2	Carson Bigbee	11
2	Max Carey	11
2	Frankie Frisch	11
5	George Sisler	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.38
2	Wilbur Cooper	1.44
3	Jesse Barnes	1.48
4	Hod Eller	1.51
5	Dave Keefe	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	7
2	Wilbur Cooper	6
2	Red Faber	6
2	Burleigh Grimes	6
2	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	44
2	Hippo Vaughn	42
3	Guy Morton	37
4	Pete Alexander	34
5	Howard Ehmke	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	2
1	Howard Ehmke	2
1	Bert Gallia	2
1	Dickey Kerr	2
1	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.394
2	Tris Speaker	.387
3	George Sisler	.379
4	Babe Ruth	.377
5	Rogers Hornsby	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	54
2	George Sisler	17
3	Happy Felsch	16
4	Tillie Walker	14
4	Cy Williams	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	152
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	121
3	Happy Felsch	119
4	Tris Speaker	118
5	Larry Gardner	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	60
2	Max Carey	54
3	Edd Roush	35
4	Greasy Neale	33
4	George Sisler	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	2.01
2	Sherry Smith	2.08
3	Wilbur Cooper	2.09
4	Babe Adams	2.19
5	Dutch Ruether	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	27
1	Stan Coveleski	27
3	Jim Bagby	26
3	Wilbur Cooper	26
5	Carl Mays	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	177
2	Hippo Vaughn	154
3	Lefty Williams	144
4	Stan Coveleski	142
5	Wilbur Cooper	131

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	6
2	Hugh McQuillan	5
3	Walter Johnson	4
3	Dickey Kerr	4
3	2 others tied	4