On This Day

Tuesday, August 17, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	71	40	.640	--
White Sox	72	42	.632	0.5
Yankees	72	44	.621	1.5
Browns	54	55	.495	16.0
Red Sox	51	59	.464	19.5
Senators	48	60	.444	21.5
Tigers	42	69	.378	29.0
Athletics	35	76	.315	36.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Tigers 3

Tigers 3, Red Sox 1

Browns 7, Senators 2

Senators 10, Browns 9

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	61	46	.570	--
Robins	63	48	.568	0.0
Giants	60	50	.545	2.5
Pirates	56	52	.519	5.5
Cubs	56	59	.487	9.0
Cardinals	51	60	.459	12.0
Braves	47	57	.452	12.5
Phillies	44	66	.400	18.5

Games

Reds 3, Cubs 2

Giants 8, Phillies 7

Phillies 3, Giants 2

Pirates 10, Cardinals 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jack Tobin	6
2	George Sisler	5
3	Larry Doyle	4
3	Bucky Harris	4
3	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Nicholson	1
1	Dave Robertson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim O'Neill	4
1	Jack Tobin	4
3	Bucky Harris	3
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	3
2	Max Carey	2
3	Carson Bigbee	1
3	Jake Daubert	1
3	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hod Eller	1.00
2	Bill Hubbell	0.67
2	Eppa Rixey	0.67
4	Fred Toney	0.50
5	Art Nehf	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Bill Burwell	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hod Eller	9
2	Bill Hubbell	6
3	Howard Ehmke	4
3	Lee Meadows	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Urban Shocker	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.403
2	Tris Speaker	.400
3	Babe Ruth	.385
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.380
5	Rogers Hornsby	.372

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	Larry Gardner	90
2	Tris Speaker	90
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	89
5	George Sisler	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	48
2	Max Carey	44
3	George Sisler	27
4	Edd Roush	25
5	Greasy Neale	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Burleigh Grimes	2.18
2	Babe Adams	2.22
3	Pete Alexander	2.28
4	Dutch Ruether	2.30
5	Harry Harper	2.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	23
2	Pete Alexander	19
2	Wilbur Cooper	19
2	Stan Coveleski	19
5	4 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	135
2	Lefty Williams	110
3	Stan Coveleski	99
4	Burleigh Grimes	98
5	Urban Shocker	94

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh McQuillan	5
1	Bill Sherdel	5
3	Dickey Kerr	4
3	Urban Shocker	4
5	7 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Tobin	.520
2	George Sisler	.442
3	Dave Bancroft	.385
4	Steve O'Neill	.381
4	Zack Wheat	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Irish Meusel	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
1	George Sisler	4
1	Elmer Smith	4
5	2 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	19
2	George Sisler	17
3	Duffy Lewis	16
4	Cy Williams	15
5	Larry Kopf	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	0.67
2	Bob Clark	0.69
3	Rube Benton	0.72
4	Howard Ehmke	0.75
5	Dickey Kerr	0.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dickey Kerr	5
2	Howard Ehmke	4
3	Babe Adams	3
3	Rube Benton	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Howard Ehmke	19
1	Lee Meadows	19
3	Doc Ayers	18
4	Hod Eller	17
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Bill Burwell	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Tobin	.432
2	Rogers Hornsby	.402
2	George Sisler	.402
4	Steve O'Neill	.400
5	Ross Youngs	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	George Sisler	9
3	Irish Meusel	7
4	Bob Meusel	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	29
1	George Sisler	29
3	Bobby Veach	27
4	Ping Bodie	25
4	Babe Ruth	25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Barnes	0.72
2	Howard Ehmke	1.09
3	Dolf Luque	1.74
4	Rube Benton	1.96
5	Sad Sam Jones	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dickey Kerr	8
2	Howard Ehmke	7
3	Jim Bagby	6
3	Eddie Cicotte	6
3	Fred Toney	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Howard Ehmke	34
2	Stan Coveleski	32
3	Red Faber	30
3	Lee Meadows	30
3	2 others tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	2
1	Hal Carlson	2
1	Dickey Kerr	2
1	Hugh McQuillan	2
1	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.388
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.386
3	Tris Speaker	.381
4	Babe Ruth	.374
5	Rogers Hornsby	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	52
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	143
2	Happy Felsch	116
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	115
4	Tris Speaker	114
5	2 tied	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	59
2	Max Carey	55
3	Edd Roush	34
4	Greasy Neale	31
5	3 tied	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	1.98
2	Pete Alexander	2.14
3	Dolf Luque	2.26
4	Burleigh Grimes	2.28
5	Wilbur Cooper	2.30

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	174
2	Hippo Vaughn	152
3	Stan Coveleski	145
4	Lefty Williams	139
5	Wilbur Cooper	129

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