On This Day

Tuesday, August 31, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	77	48	.616	--
Indians	76	48	.613	0.5
Yankees	77	50	.606	1.0
Browns	62	58	.517	12.5
Red Sox	59	64	.480	17.0
Senators	52	66	.441	21.5
Tigers	48	73	.397	27.0
Athletics	39	83	.320	36.5

Games

Red Sox 7, White Sox 3

Browns 3, Yankees 2

Tigers 8, Athletics 8

Indians 7, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	70	55	.560	--
Reds	67	53	.558	0.5
Giants	67	56	.545	2.0
Pirates	63	58	.521	5.0
Cubs	63	64	.496	8.0
Cardinals	61	64	.488	9.0
Braves	49	67	.422	16.5
Phillies	50	73	.407	19.0

Games

Phillies 3, Cubs 0

Pirates 6, Giants 5

Robins 5, Cardinals 2

Braves 3, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Dugan	5
2	Ty Cobb	4
2	Chick Galloway	4
2	Walter Holke	4
5	10 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bevo LeBourveau	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chick Galloway	3
2	Joe Dugan	2
2	Stuffy McInnis	2
2	Glenn Myatt	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Gowdy	2
2	Ty Cobb	1
2	Joe Dugan	1
2	Walter Holke	1
2	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dixie Davis	0.75
2	Jeff Pfeffer	0.57
3	Rip Collins	0.38
4	Pete Alexander	0.30
5	Hod Eller	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Dixie Davis	1
1	Hugh McQuillan	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dixie Davis	6
2	Hod Eller	4
2	Roy Moore	4
2	Red Oldham	4
2	Jeff Pfeffer	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Hamilton	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.395
2	Tris Speaker	.395
3	Babe Ruth	.375
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.374
5	Eddie Collins	.366

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	94
4	Tris Speaker	93
4	Bobby Veach	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	50
2	Sam Rice	48
3	George Sisler	28
4	Edd Roush	27
5	3 tied	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	2.11
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.13
3	Babe Adams	2.16
4	Dutch Ruether	2.31
5	Dolf Luque	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	25
2	Pete Alexander	22
3	Wilbur Cooper	20
3	Carl Mays	20
3	Urban Shocker	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	147
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	Eddie Collins	.500
1	Jack Fournier	.500
3	Austin McHenry	.464
4	Ross Youngs	.438
5	Irish Meusel	.436

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	Stuffy McInnis	13
5	3 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	0.77
4	Jeff Pfeffer	1.33
5	Elmer Myers	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Ray Caldwell	3
2	Bill Doak	3
2	Jeff Pfeffer	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hod Eller	26
2	Ferdie Schupp	17
3	Doc Ayers	16
4	Urban Shocker	15
5	Bob Shawkey	14

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	.424
2	Eddie Collins	.410
3	Jack Fournier	.400
3	George Sisler	.400
5	Ross Youngs	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
1	Elmer Smith	7
3	Irish Meusel	4
3	Ray Powell	4
3	George Sisler	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	29
1	Bobby Veach	29
3	Irish Meusel	25
4	Frankie Frisch	24
4	George Sisler	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	13
2	Frankie Frisch	12
3	Carson Bigbee	10
4	Mike Menosky	9
5	2 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Benton	1.06
2	Jesse Barnes	1.25
3	Babe Adams	1.31
4	Elmer Myers	1.51
5	Urban Shocker	1.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dickey Kerr	7
2	Babe Adams	6
2	Bill Doak	6
4	Pete Alexander	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Doc Ayers	34
1	Hod Eller	34
3	Howard Ehmke	31
4	Stan Coveleski	27
4	Ferdie Schupp	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	George Sisler	.385
2	Tris Speaker	.383
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.372
4	Babe Ruth	.370
5	Rogers Hornsby	.368

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	114
3	Happy Felsch	110
3	Tris Speaker	110
3	Bobby Veach	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	60
2	Sam Rice	56
3	Edd Roush	31
4	Frankie Frisch	30
5	2 tied	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	1.94
2	Pete Alexander	2.06
3	Burleigh Grimes	2.13
4	Dolf Luque	2.26
5	Wilbur Cooper	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	27
2	Pete Alexander	26
3	Wilbur Cooper	24
3	Carl Mays	24
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	173
2	Hippo Vaughn	152
3	Lefty Williams	137
4	Stan Coveleski	130
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