On This Day

Monday, May 3, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 10 2 .833 --
Red Sox 11 4 .733 0.5
Indians 10 4 .714 1.0
Senators 7 7 .500 4.0
Yankees 6 8 .429 5.0
Browns 5 7 .417 5.0
Athletics 4 9 .308 6.5
Tigers 1 13 .071 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 9 5 .643 --
Reds 9 6 .600 0.5
Robins 8 6 .571 1.0
Pirates 7 6 .538 1.5
Braves 5 5 .500 2.0
Cubs 7 9 .438 3.0
Cardinals 6 8 .429 3.0
Giants 3 9 .250 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Irish Meusel 4
1 Gene Paulette 4
1 Cy Williams 4
4 Heinie Groh 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Robertson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim O'Neill 3
1 Ed Sicking 3
3 Eddie Ainsmith 2
3 Bucky Harris 2
3 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 1
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Max Flack 1
1 Jack Graney 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dutch Leonard 1.40
2 Allen Russell 0.50
3 Dana Fillingim 0.25
3 Lee Meadows 0.25
5 2 tied 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Harry Courtney 1
1 Dana Fillingim 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 7
2 Dana Fillingim 4
2 Eddie Rommel 4
4 Dixie Davis 3
4 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Snyder 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .475
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .467
3 Doc Johnston .452
4 Eddie Collins .417
5 Buck Weaver .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Robertson 3
2 Joe Dugan 2
2 Harry Hooper 2
2 Dode Paskert 2
2 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 Ray Fisher 0.47
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 5
1 Lefty Williams 5
3 Pete Alexander 4
3 Jim Bagby 4
3 Lee Meadows 4

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Haines 2
2 Red Causey 1
2 Earl Hamilton 1
2 Walter Johnson 1
2 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .368
2 George Sisler .353
3 Bobby Veach .350
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .347
5 Rogers Hornsby .342

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 112
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 105
3 Bobby Veach 103
4 Duffy Lewis 95
5 Larry Gardner 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 37
2 George Cutshaw 35
2 Sam Rice 35
4 Ty Cobb 32
5 2 tied 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.48
2 Fred Toney 1.76
3 Eddie Cicotte 1.82
4 Pete Alexander 1.86
5 Dutch Ruether 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 29
1 Stan Coveleski 29
3 Lefty Williams 26
4 Jesse Barnes 25
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 148
2 Hippo Vaughn 147
3 Pete Alexander 143
4 Stan Coveleski 140
4 Bob Shawkey 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