On This Day

Saturday, August 7, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	68	35	.660	--
Yankees	67	41	.620	3.5
White Sox	64	41	.610	5.0
Browns	49	51	.490	17.5
Senators	46	51	.474	19.0
Red Sox	45	55	.450	21.5
Tigers	38	63	.376	29.0
Athletics	32	72	.308	36.5

Games

Red Sox 4, White Sox 2

Indians 9, Athletics 1

Yankees 7, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	58	45	.563	--
Reds	55	43	.561	0.5
Pirates	52	45	.536	3.0
Giants	53	46	.535	3.0
Cubs	52	54	.491	7.5
Braves	43	50	.462	10.0
Cardinals	45	56	.446	12.0
Phillies	40	59	.404	16.0

Games

Pirates 7, Robins 0

Braves 5, Cardinals 4

Cubs 5, Giants 2

Phillies 6, Reds 1

Reds 4, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Irish Meusel	6
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Bevo LeBourveau	3
2	Steve O'Neill	3
2	Cy Williams	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Irish Meusel	2
2	Wally Schang	1
2	Elmer Smith	1
2	Cy Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	6
2	Duffy Lewis	3
2	Chick Shorten	3
2	Tris Speaker	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Howdy Caton	2
2	Carson Bigbee	1
2	George Cutshaw	1
2	Pat Duncan	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Claude Hendrix	1.00
2	Lee Meadows	0.89
3	Babe Adams	0.83
4	Red Faber	0.56
4	Harry Harper	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Hod Eller	1
1	Harry Harper	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Meadows	8
2	Babe Adams	5
2	Hod Eller	5
2	Red Faber	5
2	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.420
2	George Sisler	.401
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.399
4	Babe Ruth	.392
5	Rogers Hornsby	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	George Sisler	13
3	Happy Felsch	12
3	Tillie Walker	12
3	Cy Williams	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	107
2	Tris Speaker	90
3	Larry Gardner	86
4	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	2.17
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	23
2	Pete Alexander	18
2	Wilbur Cooper	18
2	Stan Coveleski	18
5	2 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	126
2	Lefty Williams	104
3	Burleigh Grimes	91
4	Stan Coveleski	90
5	Dutch Ruether	89

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	.500
2	Rogers Hornsby	.489
3	Joe Judge	.485
4	Steve O'Neill	.476
5	Tris Speaker	.432

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Bob Meusel	4
2	George Sisler	4
4	Austin McHenry	3
4	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	17
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	15
3	Rogers Hornsby	14
3	Bob Meusel	14
3	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	7
2	Max Carey	6
2	Frankie Frisch	6
2	Sam Rice	6
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Barnes	0.38
2	Dave Keefe	0.75
3	Hugh McQuillan	1.06
4	Sad Sam Jones	1.38
4	Mule Watson	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	4
1	Wilbur Cooper	4
1	Fred Toney	4
4	Eddie Cicotte	3
4	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	25
2	Stan Coveleski	20
3	Howard Ehmke	17
3	Urban Shocker	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Bert Gallia	1
1	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.491
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.425
3	Eddie Collins	.418
4	Bob Meusel	.413
5	Babe Ruth	.411

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	36
2	Bob Meusel	34
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	26
3	Bobby Veach	26
5	Tris Speaker	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	13
2	Carson Bigbee	12
3	Frankie Frisch	11
4	Max Carey	10
5	2 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Barnes	1.35
2	Dolf Luque	1.38
3	Wilbur Cooper	1.51
4	Hod Eller	1.61
5	Mule Watson	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	8
2	Carl Mays	7
3	Red Faber	6
3	Burleigh Grimes	6
3	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	44
2	Guy Morton	37
3	Pete Alexander	34
3	Hippo Vaughn	34
5	Red Faber	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Howard Ehmke	2
1	Bert Gallia	2
1	Dickey Kerr	2
1	Al Mamaux	2
1	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.393
2	Tris Speaker	.389
3	George Sisler	.378
4	Babe Ruth	.376
5	Rogers Hornsby	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	54
2	George Sisler	17
3	Happy Felsch	15
3	Cy Williams	15
5	Tillie Walker	14

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	60
2	Max Carey	54
3	Edd Roush	34
4	Greasy Neale	33
5	George Sisler	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	2.01
2	Wilbur Cooper	2.09
3	Sherry Smith	2.10
4	Babe Adams	2.12
5	Burleigh Grimes	2.25

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	177
2	Hippo Vaughn	154
3	Stan Coveleski	142
3	Lefty Williams	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	Jim Shaw	4