On This Day

Friday, August 20, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 72 41 .637 --
White Sox 74 43 .632 0.0
Yankees 73 45 .619 1.5
Browns 55 55 .500 15.5
Red Sox 52 60 .464 19.5
Senators 48 61 .440 22.0
Tigers 43 70 .381 29.0
Athletics 36 78 .316 36.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 63 46 .578 --
Robins 63 50 .558 2.0
Giants 60 51 .541 4.0
Pirates 56 54 .509 7.5
Cubs 57 59 .491 9.5
Cardinals 52 60 .464 12.5
Braves 47 58 .448 14.0
Phillies 46 66 .411 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Happy Felsch 5
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 5
1 Buck Weaver 5
4 Edd Roush 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 2
2 Dode Paskert 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 7
2 Larry Kopf 3
3 Pete Alexander 2
3 Happy Felsch 2
3 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 1
1 Max Carey 1
1 Charlie Grimm 1
1 Larry Kopf 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Faber 0.70
2 Dickey Kerr 0.57
3 Pete Alexander 0.36
4 Bill Doak 0.33
4 Slim Harriss 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Huck Betts 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 Marv Goodwin 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 7
2 Pete Alexander 4
2 Slim Harriss 4
2 Dickey Kerr 4
5 6 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Fisher 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .408
2 Tris Speaker .400
3 Babe Ruth .384
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .381
5 Rogers Hornsby .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
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 109
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 96
3 Larry Gardner 91
4 Tris Speaker 90
5 George Sisler 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 48
2 Max Carey 45
3 George Sisler 27
4 Edd Roush 26
5 Greasy Neale 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burleigh Grimes 2.12
2 Babe Adams 2.22
3 Pete Alexander 2.24
4 Dutch Ruether 2.30
5 Dolf Luque 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 23
2 Pete Alexander 20
3 Wilbur Cooper 19
3 Stan Coveleski 19
3 Urban Shocker 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 139
2 Lefty Williams 112
3 Stan Coveleski 99
4 Burleigh Grimes 98
5 Urban Shocker 96

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 .465
2 George Sisler .447
3 Milt Stock .441
4 Irish Meusel .429
5 Baby Doll Jacobson .422

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 20
2 Duffy Lewis 17
2 George Sisler 17
4 Baby Doll Jacobson 13
4 Larry Kopf 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 6
1 Max Carey 6
1 Frankie Frisch 6
4 Harry Hooper 4
4 Irish Meusel 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dickey Kerr 0.48
2 Babe Adams 0.67
2 Howard Ehmke 0.67
4 Jesse Barnes 1.21
5 Eddie Cicotte 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dickey Kerr 5
2 Babe Adams 3
2 Rube Benton 3
2 Eddie Cicotte 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lee Meadows 20
2 Doc Ayers 17
2 Hod Eller 17
4 Elmer Myers 16
5 Red Faber 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Bill Burwell 1
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Ray Fisher 1
1 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Tobin .429
2 Rogers Hornsby .423
3 George Sisler .419
4 Steve O'Neill .400
5 Baby Doll Jacobson .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 George Sisler 8
3 Irish Meusel 6
3 Elmer Smith 6
5 Bob Meusel 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Sisler 31
2 Irish Meusel 29
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 28
4 Bobby Veach 25
5 Baby Doll Jacobson 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 13
2 Carson Bigbee 12
2 Max Carey 12
4 Mike Menosky 8
4 Sam Rice 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Barnes 0.72
2 Howard Ehmke 1.11
3 Dickey Kerr 1.64
4 Eddie Cicotte 1.71
5 Dolf Luque 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dickey Kerr 8
2 Eddie Cicotte 6
2 Howard Ehmke 6
2 Urban Shocker 6
2 Fred Toney 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 35
2 Stan Coveleski 31
2 Howard Ehmke 31
4 Pete Alexander 29
5 Urban Shocker 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 2
1 Hal Carlson 2
1 Hugh McQuillan 2
1 George Mogridge 2
1 Urban Shocker 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .390
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .385
3 Tris Speaker .384
4 Babe Ruth .376
5 Rogers Hornsby .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 53
2 George Sisler 20
3 Happy Felsch 16
4 Cy Williams 15
5 Tillie Walker 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 144
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 119
3 Happy Felsch 115
4 Larry Gardner 113
4 Tris Speaker 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 58
2 Max Carey 56
3 Edd Roush 34
4 Greasy Neale 31
5 George Sisler 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 1.87
2 Pete Alexander 2.09
3 Burleigh Grimes 2.13
4 Dolf Luque 2.21
5 Hippo Vaughn 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 26
1 Jim Bagby 26
3 Stan Coveleski 25
3 Carl Mays 25
5 Wilbur Cooper 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 176
2 Hippo Vaughn 150
3 Stan Coveleski 140
3 Lefty Williams 140
5 Jack Quinn 123

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