On This Day

Wednesday, August 25, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 76 44 .633 --
Indians 73 46 .613 2.5
Yankees 74 48 .607 3.0
Browns 58 57 .504 15.5
Red Sox 57 61 .483 18.0
Senators 49 63 .438 23.0
Tigers 46 71 .393 28.5
Athletics 38 81 .319 37.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 66 48 .579 --
Robins 67 51 .568 1.0
Giants 64 52 .552 3.0
Pirates 58 57 .504 8.5
Cubs 60 61 .496 9.5
Cardinals 56 62 .475 12.0
Braves 47 64 .423 17.5
Phillies 47 70 .402 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Max Carey 3
1 Harry Hooper 3
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 3
1 High Pockets Kelly 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Hendryx 3
2 George Burns 2
2 Pat Duncan 2
2 Harry Hooper 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Walter Barbare 1
1 George Burns 1
1 Max Carey 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Tyler 0.75
2 Hod Eller 0.62
2 Slim Harriss 0.62
4 Jesse Barnes 0.33
5 Stan Coveleski 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Hod Eller 1
1 Slim Harriss 1
1 Al Mamaux 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hod Eller 5
1 Slim Harriss 5
3 Jesse Barnes 3
3 Al Mamaux 3
3 Lefty Tyler 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Douglas 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .401
2 Tris Speaker .395
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .378
4 Babe Ruth .377
5 Rogers Hornsby .367

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 112
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 99
3 Larry Gardner 93
4 Tris Speaker 90
5 George Sisler 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 48
2 Max Carey 47
3 George Sisler 27
4 Edd Roush 26
5 Greasy Neale 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 2.12
2 Burleigh Grimes 2.17
3 Pete Alexander 2.20
4 Dutch Ruether 2.31
5 Dolf Luque 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 23
2 Pete Alexander 21
3 Urban Shocker 20
4 Wilbur Cooper 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 143
2 Lefty Williams 114
3 Stan Coveleski 103
4 Burleigh Grimes 101
4 Urban Shocker 101

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh McQuillan 5
1 Bill Sherdel 5
3 Dickey Kerr 4
3 Urban Shocker 4
5 8 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Nicholson .457
2 Milt Stock .448
3 Donie Bush .442
4 Pat Duncan .435
5 Baby Doll Jacobson .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 High Pockets Kelly 3
1 Ray Powell 3
1 Elmer Smith 3
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 2
4 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 17
2 Del Pratt 14
3 High Pockets Kelly 13
4 George Cutshaw 12
4 Cliff Heathcote 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 7
1 Frankie Frisch 7
3 Carson Bigbee 6
3 Cliff Heathcote 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Doak 0.43
2 Pete Alexander 0.65
3 Bill Sherdel 0.66
4 Babe Adams 0.67
5 Elmer Myers 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 3
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Jesse Barnes 3
1 Eddie Cicotte 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hod Eller 20
2 Doc Ayers 19
3 Pete Alexander 14
4 Stan Coveleski 13
4 2 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Doc Ayers 1
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Phil Douglas 1
1 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Tobin .458
2 George Sisler .425
3 Joe Judge .404
4 Baby Doll Jacobson .402
5 Pat Duncan .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 George Sisler 7
3 Elmer Smith 6
4 Irish Meusel 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Sisler 30
2 Bobby Veach 28
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 27
4 Irish Meusel 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 15
2 Max Carey 13
3 Carson Bigbee 12
4 Mike Menosky 9
5 Irish Meusel 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Barnes 1.11
2 Babe Adams 1.34
3 Eddie Cicotte 1.43
4 Dolf Luque 1.83
5 Dickey Kerr 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dickey Kerr 7
1 Urban Shocker 7
3 Eddie Cicotte 6
3 Howard Ehmke 6
5 5 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 37
2 Doc Ayers 33
2 Howard Ehmke 33
4 Urban Shocker 30
5 2 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Carlson 2
1 Al Mamaux 2
1 Urban Shocker 2
4 Pete Alexander 1
4 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .388
2 Tris Speaker .384
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .375
4 Babe Ruth .370
5 Rogers Hornsby .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 49
2 George Sisler 19
3 Happy Felsch 16
4 Cy Williams 15
5 Tillie Walker 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 135
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 116
3 Bobby Veach 114
4 Larry Gardner 110
4 Tris Speaker 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 58
2 Max Carey 57
3 Frankie Frisch 32
4 Edd Roush 31
5 2 tied 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 1.80
2 Pete Alexander 2.06
3 Burleigh Grimes 2.17
4 Dolf Luque 2.25
5 Wilbur Cooper 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 26
1 Jim Bagby 26
3 Carl Mays 25
4 Stan Coveleski 24
5 3 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 174
2 Hippo Vaughn 149
3 Stan Coveleski 138
4 Lefty Williams 137
5 Bob Shawkey 123

Saves

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