On This Day

Saturday, August 14, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	69	40	.633	--
Yankees	72	42	.632	-0.5
White Sox	71	42	.628	0.0
Browns	53	53	.500	14.5
Red Sox	49	58	.458	19.0
Senators	46	59	.438	21.0
Tigers	41	66	.383	27.0
Athletics	35	76	.315	35.0

Games

Browns 5, Indians 3

White Sox 5, Tigers 2

Red Sox 6, Athletics 3

Yankees 3, Senators 2

Tigers 6, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	59	45	.567	--
Robins	62	48	.564	0.0
Giants	58	48	.547	2.0
Pirates	53	51	.510	6.0
Cubs	55	57	.491	8.0
Cardinals	50	57	.467	10.5
Braves	46	56	.451	12.0
Phillies	43	64	.402	17.5

Games

Phillies 4, Braves 3

Braves 4, Phillies 3

Cubs 5, Reds 0

Giants 7, Robins 6

Cardinals 1, Pirates 0

Cardinals 1, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Donie Bush	4
1	Happy Felsch	4
1	Art Fletcher	4
1	Mike Menosky	4
5	11 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	High Pockets Kelly	1
1	Ed Konetchy	1
1	Johnny Rawlings	1
1	Babe Ruth	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	3
1	Ed Konetchy	3
1	Johnny Rawlings	3
4	Donie Bush	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	Walton Cruise	1
1	Jimmy Dykes	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pete Alexander	0.83
2	Bullet Joe Bush	0.75
3	Lee Meadows	0.54
4	Jim Shaw	0.50
5	Joe Oeschger	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Rip Collins	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Meadows	7
2	Bullet Joe Bush	6
3	Pete Alexander	5
3	Joe Oeschger	5
3	Jim Shaw	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.405
2	George Sisler	.402
3	Babe Ruth	.388
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.382
5	Rogers Hornsby	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	42
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	108
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	42
3	George Sisler	27
4	Edd Roush	25
5	Greasy Neale	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Burleigh Grimes	2.23
2	Babe Adams	2.23
3	Pete Alexander	2.28
4	Wilbur Cooper	2.30
5	Dutch Ruether	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	23
2	Pete Alexander	19
3	Wilbur Cooper	18
3	Stan Coveleski	18
3	3 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	135
2	Lefty Williams	110
3	Stan Coveleski	95
4	Burleigh Grimes	94
5	2 tied	92

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	.526
2	George Sisler	.481
3	Rogers Hornsby	.423
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	.411
5	Earl Smith	.400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	19
2	Irish Meusel	18
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	16
4	Duffy Lewis	14
4	Cy Williams	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Keefe	0.47
2	Babe Adams	0.75
3	Dickey Kerr	0.95
4	Howard Ehmke	1.00
5	Jesse Barnes	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dickey Kerr	5
2	Urban Shocker	4
3	Babe Adams	3
3	Eddie Cicotte	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Howard Ehmke	19
2	Doc Ayers	16
2	Stan Coveleski	16
2	Lee Meadows	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Bill Burwell	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Al Mamaux	1
1	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.417
2	Steve O'Neill	.400
2	Babe Ruth	.400
4	George Sisler	.396
5	Tris Speaker	.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
4	Bobby Veach	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	12
2	Frankie Frisch	11
3	Carson Bigbee	10
4	Max Carey	9
5	Mike Menosky	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Barnes	0.88
2	Dave Keefe	1.08
3	Howard Ehmke	1.09
4	Rube Benton	1.45
5	Wilbur Cooper	1.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dickey Kerr	8
2	Jim Bagby	7
2	Howard Ehmke	7
4	Red Faber	6
4	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Howard Ehmke	36
2	Guy Morton	33
3	Pete Alexander	32
3	Red Faber	32
5	2 tied	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	.385
2	Tris Speaker	.381
3	George Sisler	.381
4	Babe Ruth	.373
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	147
2	Happy Felsch	117
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	117
4	Tris Speaker	115
5	Bobby Veach	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	59
2	Max Carey	54
3	Greasy Neale	34
3	Edd Roush	34
5	Cliff Heathcote	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	2.02
2	Pete Alexander	2.14
3	Wilbur Cooper	2.21
4	Dolf Luque	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