On This Day

Friday, August 13, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 69 39 .639 --
White Sox 70 41 .631 0.5
Yankees 71 42 .628 0.5
Browns 52 53 .495 15.5
Red Sox 48 58 .453 20.0
Senators 46 58 .442 21.0
Tigers 40 65 .381 27.5
Athletics 35 75 .318 35.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 59 44 .573 --
Robins 62 47 .569 0.0
Giants 57 48 .543 3.0
Pirates 53 50 .515 6.0
Cubs 54 57 .486 9.0
Cardinals 49 57 .462 11.5
Braves 45 55 .450 12.5
Phillies 42 63 .400 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Rawlings 5
2 Gene Paulette 4
3 Dave Bancroft 3
3 Art Fletcher 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Everett Scott 1
1 Tillie Walker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hod Ford 3
1 Johnny Rawlings 3
3 Dave Bancroft 2
3 Art Fletcher 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 1
1 Les Mann 1
1 Irish Meusel 1
1 Red Shannon 1
1 Walt Tragesser 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott Perry 2.33
2 Elmer Myers 1.50
3 Bill Hubbell 0.50
4 Ray Caldwell 0.42
5 Rollie Naylor 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Bill Hubbell 1
1 Hugh McQuillan 1
1 Elmer Myers 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Elmer Myers 9
2 Scott Perry 7
3 Ray Caldwell 5
4 Bill Hubbell 4
5 6 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Mays 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .408
2 George Sisler .404
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .386
4 Babe Ruth .386
5 Rogers Hornsby .373

Home Runs

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

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 Burleigh Grimes 2.23
3 Babe Adams 2.23
4 Wilbur Cooper 2.30
5 Pete Alexander 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 94
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 6 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Tobin .571
2 George Sisler .481
3 Rogers Hornsby .451
4 Earl Smith .423
5 Baby Doll Jacobson .418

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Sisler 20
2 Irish Meusel 19
3 Rogers Hornsby 15
4 Baby Doll Jacobson 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 7
2 Max Carey 6
3 Larry Doyle 4
3 Frankie Frisch 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Keefe 0.00
2 Babe Adams 0.75
3 Howard Ehmke 0.93
3 Dickey Kerr 0.93
5 Jesse Barnes 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dickey Kerr 4
2 Babe Adams 3
2 Eddie Cicotte 3
2 Phil Douglas 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 19
2 Doc Ayers 17
2 Howard Ehmke 17
4 Stan Coveleski 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Bill Burwell 1
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .412
2 Rogers Hornsby .411
3 Eddie Collins .403
4 Babe Ruth .402
5 George Sisler .396

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 31
2 George Sisler 30
3 Irish Meusel 27
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 12
1 Sam Rice 12
3 Carson Bigbee 9
4 Max Carey 8
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Barnes 0.88
2 Howard Ehmke 1.38
3 Rube Benton 1.45
4 Dolf Luque 1.75
5 Wilbur Cooper 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 7
1 Dickey Kerr 7
3 Howard Ehmke 6
3 Red Faber 6
3 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howard Ehmke 34
2 Red Faber 32
2 Guy Morton 32
4 Hippo Vaughn 31
4 Lefty Williams 31

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 .383
3 George Sisler .382
4 Babe Ruth .376
5 Rogers Hornsby .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 54
2 George Sisler 20
3 Happy Felsch 16
3 Cy Williams 16
5 Tillie Walker 14

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 2.21
4 Dutch Ruether 2.25
5 Burleigh Grimes 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 27
2 Pete Alexander 26
3 Stan Coveleski 25
3 Carl Mays 25
5 3 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 174
2 Hippo Vaughn 153
3 Lefty Williams 143
4 Stan Coveleski 141
5 Wilbur Cooper 127

Saves

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