On This Day

Thursday, August 12, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	69	38	.645	--
White Sox	70	41	.631	1.0
Yankees	70	42	.625	1.5
Browns	52	53	.495	16.0
Red Sox	47	57	.452	20.5
Senators	46	58	.442	21.5
Tigers	40	65	.381	28.0
Athletics	34	74	.315	35.5

Games

White Sox 7, Senators 2

Yankees 5, Indians 1

Athletics 3, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	59	44	.573	--
Robins	61	47	.565	0.5
Giants	57	47	.548	2.5
Pirates	53	49	.520	5.5
Cubs	54	57	.486	9.0
Cardinals	48	57	.457	12.0
Braves	44	54	.449	12.5
Phillies	41	62	.398	18.0

Games

Cubs 8, Robins 4

Reds 6, Braves 5

Pirates 2, Giants 0

Phillies 6, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Max Flack	3
1	Fred Merkle	3
1	Bernie Neis	3
4	Carson Bigbee	2
4	17 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Irish Meusel	2
2	Babe Adams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Collins	4
2	Irish Meusel	3
2	Cy Williams	3
4	Max Flack	2
4	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Bancroft	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Tillie Walker	1
1	Aaron Ward	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Stan Coveleski	0.62
2	Doc Ayers	0.50
3	Hippo Vaughn	0.29
4	Jack Quinn	0.25
5	Eddie Cicotte	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Slim Harriss	1
1	Dolf Luque	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Stan Coveleski	5
2	Doc Ayers	4
2	Hippo Vaughn	4
4	Al Mamaux	3
5	5 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.413
2	George Sisler	.404
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.386
4	Babe Ruth	.386
5	Rogers Hornsby	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	George Sisler	16
3	Happy Felsch	13
3	Cy Williams	13
5	Tillie Walker	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	107
2	Tris Speaker	90
3	Larry Gardner	88
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	88
5	George Sisler	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	47
2	Max Carey	41
3	George Sisler	27
4	Edd Roush	25
5	Greasy Neale	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Ruether	2.16
2	Babe Adams	2.23
3	Burleigh Grimes	2.24
4	Wilbur Cooper	2.31
5	Bob Shawkey	2.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	23
2	Pete Alexander	18
2	Wilbur Cooper	18
2	Stan Coveleski	18
2	2 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	130
2	Lefty Williams	110
3	Stan Coveleski	95
4	Burleigh Grimes	93
5	2 tied	91

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh McQuillan	5
1	Bill Sherdel	5
3	Dickey Kerr	4
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	5 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Tobin	.571
2	George Sisler	.450
3	Rogers Hornsby	.431
4	Eddie Collins	.424
5	Zack Wheat	.420

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Sisler	7
2	Babe Ruth	6
3	Irish Meusel	5
4	Elmer Smith	4
4	Cy Williams	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	22
2	Irish Meusel	19
3	Rogers Hornsby	15
3	Larry Kopf	15
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Keefe	0.00
2	Babe Adams	0.75
3	Howard Ehmke	0.93
4	Jesse Barnes	1.13
5	Eddie Cicotte	1.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dickey Kerr	4
1	Dolf Luque	4
3	Babe Adams	3
3	Eddie Cicotte	3
3	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Stan Coveleski	19
1	Red Faber	19
3	Doc Ayers	17
3	Howard Ehmke	17
3	Lefty Williams	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Bill Burwell	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.416
2	Eddie Collins	.398
3	Rogers Hornsby	.396
4	Steve O'Neill	.389
5	2 tied	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	14
2	George Sisler	11
3	Irish Meusel	7
4	Bob Meusel	6
5	Wally Pipp	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	32
2	George Sisler	30
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	27
3	Bobby Veach	27
5	Irish Meusel	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	13
2	Sam Rice	12
3	Carson Bigbee	9
3	Max Carey	9
5	Mike Menosky	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Barnes	1.29
2	Howard Ehmke	1.38
3	Rube Benton	1.45
4	Dolf Luque	1.75
5	Wilbur Cooper	1.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	7
1	Dickey Kerr	7
3	Eddie Cicotte	6
3	Howard Ehmke	6
3	5 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	44
2	Howard Ehmke	34
3	Pete Alexander	33
4	Red Faber	32
4	Guy Morton	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	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	.388
2	Tris Speaker	.385
3	George Sisler	.382
4	Babe Ruth	.375
5	Rogers Hornsby	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	54
2	George Sisler	20
3	Happy Felsch	16
3	Cy Williams	16
5	Tillie Walker	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	149
2	Happy Felsch	118
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	117
4	Tris Speaker	115
5	Larry Gardner	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	59
2	Max Carey	53
3	Greasy Neale	34
3	Edd Roush	34
5	Frankie Frisch	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	2.02
2	Pete Alexander	2.14
3	Wilbur Cooper	2.15
4	Dutch Ruether	2.25
5	Burleigh Grimes	2.29

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	174
2	Hippo Vaughn	155
3	Lefty Williams	143
4	Stan Coveleski	141
5	Wilbur Cooper	130

Saves

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