Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, May 2, 1920

On This Day

Sunday, May 2, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	9	2	.818	--
Indians	10	3	.769	0.0
Red Sox	10	4	.714	0.5
Senators	6	7	.462	4.0
Yankees	6	7	.462	4.0
Browns	5	6	.455	4.0
Athletics	4	8	.333	5.5
Tigers	0	13	.000	10.0

Games

Indians 5, Tigers 2

Yankees 7, Red Sox 1

Senators 5, Athletics 4

White Sox 7, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	9	4	.692	--
Phillies	8	5	.615	1.0
Robins	8	5	.615	1.0
Pirates	7	6	.538	2.0
Braves	4	5	.444	3.0
Cardinals	6	8	.429	3.5
Cubs	5	9	.357	4.5
Giants	3	8	.273	5.0

Games

Phillies 4, Robins 3

Cubs 5, Cardinals 4

Pirates 3, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dave Bancroft	3
1	Eddie Collins	3
1	Buck Herzog	3
1	Everett Scott	3
1	Bobby Veach	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Happy Felsch	1
1	Bevo LeBourveau	1
1	Dave Robertson	1
1	Babe Ruth	1
1	Zack Wheat	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Gardner	3
1	Braggo Roth	3
3	Happy Felsch	2
3	Hal Janvrin	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buck Herzog	2
2	Jack Fournier	1
2	Bucky Harris	1
2	Bob Jones	1
2	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Wilbur Cooper	0.75
2	Burleigh Grimes	0.50
3	Rollie Naylor	0.33
4	Sad Sam Jones	0.31
5	Eric Erickson	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Eric Erickson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	6
2	Sad Sam Jones	5
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Wilbur Cooper	3
3	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Walter Johnson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.488
2	Rogers Hornsby	.475
3	Doc Johnston	.462
4	Eddie Collins	.442
5	Tris Speaker	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Dugan	2
1	Harry Hooper	2
1	Dode Paskert	2
1	Dave Robertson	2
1	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	17
2	Tris Speaker	15
3	Turner Barber	13
3	Eddie Collins	13
3	Larry Gardner	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	7
2	Sam Rice	6
2	Braggo Roth	6
4	Buck Weaver	5
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dana Fillingim	0.00
2	Joe Oeschger	0.33
3	Hank Thormahlen	0.44
4	Eddie Cicotte	0.50
4	Clarence Mitchell	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	5
2	Jim Bagby	4
2	Lefty Williams	4
4	Babe Adams	3
4	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	23
2	Stan Coveleski	22
3	Bob Shawkey	21
4	Leon Cadore	19
4	2 others tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jesse Haines	2
2	Red Causey	1
2	Earl Hamilton	1
2	Walter Johnson	1
2	7 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.365
2	George Sisler	.353
3	Bobby Veach	.348
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.348
5	Rogers Hornsby	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	30
2	Gavvy Cravath	13
3	Tillie Walker	12
4	Home Run Baker	10
4	2 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	113
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	105
3	Bobby Veach	103
4	Duffy Lewis	95
5	Larry Gardner	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	37
2	George Cutshaw	35
2	Sam Rice	35
4	Ty Cobb	31
5	2 tied	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.48
2	Fred Toney	1.76
3	Eddie Cicotte	1.82
4	Dutch Ruether	1.88
5	Hippo Vaughn	1.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	29
1	Stan Coveleski	29
3	Jesse Barnes	25
3	Lefty Williams	25
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	148
1	Hippo Vaughn	148
3	Pete Alexander	143
4	Bob Shawkey	141
5	Stan Coveleski	140

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	5
1	Jim Shaw	5
3	Stan Coveleski	4
3	Al Demaree	4
3	2 others tied	4