On This Day

Monday, August 30, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	77	47	.621	--
Yankees	77	49	.611	1.0
Indians	75	48	.610	1.5
Browns	61	58	.513	13.5
Red Sox	58	64	.475	18.0
Senators	52	65	.444	21.5
Tigers	48	73	.397	27.5
Athletics	39	83	.320	37.0

Games

Red Sox 4, White Sox 0

Tigers 9, Athletics 5

Indians 8, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	67	52	.563	--
Robins	69	55	.556	0.5
Giants	67	55	.549	1.5
Pirates	62	58	.517	5.5
Cubs	63	63	.500	7.5
Cardinals	61	63	.492	8.5
Braves	48	67	.417	17.0
Phillies	49	73	.402	19.5

Games

Cubs 7, Phillies 2

Reds 8, Braves 2

Pirates 4, Giants 2

Pirates 2, Giants 1

Cardinals 6, Robins 0

Cardinals 7, Robins 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ross Youngs	5
2	Max Carey	4
2	Joe Schultz	4
2	Billy Southworth	4
5	14 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Leon Cadore	1
1	Harry Heilmann	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Dugan	3
1	Bob Jones	3
3	Sam Crane	2
3	Jack Fournier	2
3	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Cutshaw	2
2	Dave Bancroft	1
2	Max Carey	1
2	Sam Crane	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ferdie Schupp	0.78
2	Sad Sam Jones	0.67
3	Rube Marquard	0.42
4	Dutch Leonard	0.36
5	Eddie Rommel	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ferdie Schupp	7
2	Rube Marquard	5
3	Sad Sam Jones	4
3	Dutch Leonard	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Oldham	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.396
2	Tris Speaker	.394
3	Babe Ruth	.375
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.375
5	Rogers Hornsby	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	44
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	115
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	99
3	Larry Gardner	93
4	Bobby Veach	92
5	3 tied	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	50
2	Sam Rice	48
3	George Sisler	28
4	Edd Roush	26
5	3 tied	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	2.07
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.13
3	Pete Alexander	2.14
4	Dutch Ruether	2.31
5	Dolf Luque	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	24
2	Pete Alexander	22
3	Wilbur Cooper	20
3	Carl Mays	20
3	Urban Shocker	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	144
2	Lefty Williams	116
3	Urban Shocker	107
4	Stan Coveleski	106
5	Burleigh Grimes	102

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh McQuillan	5
1	Bill Sherdel	5
1	Urban Shocker	5
4	Howard Ehmke	4
4	Dickey Kerr	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Fournier	.500
2	Eddie Collins	.476
3	Irish Meusel	.471
4	Joe Judge	.452
5	Austin McHenry	.446

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Powell	3
1	Elmer Smith	3
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	2
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	2
3	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Austin McHenry	16
1	Bobby Veach	16
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	14
4	George Cutshaw	12
4	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	8
2	Frankie Frisch	7
3	Cliff Heathcote	6
3	Mike Menosky	6
3	Irish Meusel	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe DeBerry	0.50
2	Bill Doak	0.60
3	Pete Alexander	0.67
4	Babe Adams	1.00
4	Jeff Pfeffer	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	4
2	Babe Adams	3
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Ray Caldwell	3
2	Bill Doak	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hod Eller	22
2	Ferdie Schupp	17
3	Urban Shocker	15
4	Bob Shawkey	14
5	2 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Urban Shocker	2
2	Doc Ayers	1
2	Hal Carlson	1
2	Phil Douglas	1
2	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Tobin	.433
2	George Sisler	.411
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	.404
4	Jack Fournier	.396
5	Ross Youngs	.395

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	30
2	George Sisler	28
2	Bobby Veach	28
4	Irish Meusel	26
5	Frankie Frisch	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	15
2	Frankie Frisch	12
3	Carson Bigbee	10
4	Mike Menosky	9
5	2 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Keefe	0.64
2	Babe Adams	0.88
3	Jesse Barnes	1.27
4	Elmer Myers	1.51
5	Bill Doak	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dickey Kerr	7
2	Babe Adams	6
2	Bill Doak	6
2	Urban Shocker	6
5	4 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Doc Ayers	31
1	Howard Ehmke	31
3	Hod Eller	30
4	Urban Shocker	29
5	2 tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Urban Shocker	3
2	Hal Carlson	2
2	Al Mamaux	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	14 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.383
2	George Sisler	.383
3	Babe Ruth	.372
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.371
5	Rogers Hornsby	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
2	George Sisler	18
3	Happy Felsch	15
4	Tillie Walker	14
5	2 tied	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	137
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	115
3	Bobby Veach	111
4	Happy Felsch	109
4	Tris Speaker	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	60
2	Sam Rice	56
3	Frankie Frisch	30
3	Edd Roush	30
5	2 tied	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	1.87
2	Pete Alexander	2.03
3	Burleigh Grimes	2.18
4	Dolf Luque	2.26
5	Wilbur Cooper	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	27
2	Jim Bagby	26
3	Carl Mays	25
4	Wilbur Cooper	24
5	Stan Coveleski	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	172
2	Hippo Vaughn	152
3	Lefty Williams	137
4	Stan Coveleski	136
5	Bob Shawkey	125

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	6
2	Hugh McQuillan	5
2	Urban Shocker	5
4	Howard Ehmke	4
4	2 others tied	4