On This Day

Tuesday, May 4, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 10 3 .769 --
Red Sox 11 5 .688 0.5
Indians 10 5 .667 1.0
Senators 7 8 .467 4.0
Yankees 7 8 .467 4.0
Browns 6 7 .462 4.0
Athletics 5 9 .357 5.5
Tigers 2 13 .133 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 10 6 .625 --
Phillies 9 6 .600 0.5
Robins 8 6 .571 1.0
Pirates 7 6 .538 1.5
Braves 5 5 .500 2.0
Cardinals 6 8 .429 3.0
Cubs 7 10 .412 3.5
Giants 4 9 .308 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Sisler 4
2 Joe Gedeon 3
2 Bevo LeBourveau 3
2 Mike McNally 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Sisler 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Sisler 3
2 Jimmy Austin 2
2 Josh Billings 2
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Donie Bush 1
1 George Sisler 1
1 Earl Smith 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Waite Hoyt 0.42
2 Hooks Dauss 0.25
2 Carl Weilman 0.25
4 Scott Perry 0.20
5 2 tied 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Scott Perry 1
1 Jack Quinn 1
1 Jimmy Ring 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Waite Hoyt 5
2 Scott Perry 3
2 Carl Weilman 3
4 Red Causey 2
4 5 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Dutch Ruether 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .475
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .469
3 Doc Johnston .444
4 Buck Weaver .404
5 Eddie Collins .385

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 18
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 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 23
2 Stan Coveleski 22
3 Bob Shawkey 21
4 Dutch Ruether 20
5 4 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Haines 2
2 Rube Benton 1
2 Red Causey 1
2 Earl Hamilton 1
2 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .368
2 George Sisler .358
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .350
4 Bobby Veach .348
5 Rogers Hornsby .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 30
2 Gavvy Cravath 13
3 Tillie Walker 12
4 George Sisler 11
5 Home Run Baker 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 112
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 106
3 Bobby Veach 103
4 Duffy Lewis 97
5 2 tied 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 37
2 George Cutshaw 35
3 Sam Rice 34
4 Ty Cobb 32
5 Cliff Heathcote 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.45
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.79
3 Fred Toney 1.83
4 Pete Alexander 1.86
5 Dutch Ruether 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 28
1 Stan Coveleski 28
3 Lefty Williams 26
4 Jesse Barnes 25
5 3 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 147
2 Walter Johnson 144
3 Pete Alexander 143
4 Bob Shawkey 140
5 Lefty Williams 136

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