On This Day

Wednesday, May 12, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 16 6 .727 --
Red Sox 14 7 .667 1.5
White Sox 11 9 .550 4.0
Yankees 11 11 .500 5.0
Senators 10 11 .476 5.5
Browns 10 11 .476 5.5
Athletics 7 13 .350 8.0
Tigers 5 16 .238 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 10 5 .667 --
Reds 14 8 .636 -0.5
Robins 10 8 .556 1.5
Pirates 11 9 .550 1.5
Cubs 10 12 .455 3.5
Phillies 9 12 .429 4.0
Cardinals 8 12 .400 4.5
Giants 6 12 .333 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Truck Hannah 4
2 Carson Bigbee 3
2 Jack Graney 3
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Dykes 1
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Hank Severeid 1
1 Aaron Ward 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Elmer Smith 4
2 Stuffy McInnis 3
3 Dick Burrus 2
3 Jimmy Dykes 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Bancroft 1
1 Jack Graney 1
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 1
1 Mike McNally 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eppa Rixey 0.33
2 Hal Carlson 0.29
3 Lefty Williams 0.20
4 Rollie Naylor 0.14
5 Bullet Joe Bush 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Burwell 1
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Earl Hamilton 1
1 Bob Shawkey 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eppa Rixey 4
1 Allen Russell 4
3 Earl Hamilton 3
3 Lefty Williams 3
5 5 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Guy Morton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .420
2 Doc Johnston .414
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .397
4 Buck Weaver .378
5 Tim Hendryx .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Happy Felsch 3
2 Dave Robertson 3
2 Cy Williams 3
5 11 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 21
2 Tris Speaker 19
3 Larry Gardner 17
3 Elmer Smith 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 9
1 Sam Rice 9
3 Braggo Roth 8
4 Billy Southworth 7
5 Greasy Neale 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Oeschger 0.33
2 Dana Fillingim 0.40
3 Sherry Smith 0.75
4 Hugh McQuillan 1.13
5 Leon Cadore 1.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 7
2 Jim Bagby 6
2 Lefty Williams 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 Dutch Ruether 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Ruether 33
2 Bob Shawkey 30
3 Pete Alexander 29
4 Stan Coveleski 25
4 Lefty Williams 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Haines 2
1 Hugh McQuillan 2
3 Rube Benton 1
3 Bill Burwell 1
3 19 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Greasy Neale .457
2 George Burns .429
3 Happy Felsch .413
4 Edd Roush .409
5 Joe Gedeon .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Happy Felsch 3
2 Dave Robertson 3
4 Harry Hooper 2
4 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 14
2 Happy Felsch 11
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 11
2 Hank Severeid 11
2 Tris Speaker 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 5
2 Max Carey 4
2 Jimmy Johnston 4
2 Greasy Neale 4
2 Billy Southworth 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Ruether 0.32
2 Joe Oeschger 0.35
3 Dana Fillingim 0.49
4 Hippo Vaughn 0.67
5 Sherry Smith 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Jim Bagby 4
3 Wilbur Cooper 3
3 Stan Coveleski 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Ruether 16
2 Walter Johnson 15
3 Dana Fillingim 14
3 Eppa Rixey 14
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Bill Burwell 1
1 Paul Carter 1
1 Eric Erickson 1
1 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .368
2 George Sisler .357
3 Bobby Veach .351
4 Rogers Hornsby .346
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 33
2 Gavvy Cravath 13
3 Tillie Walker 12
4 George Sisler 11
5 3 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 120
2 Bobby Veach 106
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 101
4 Duffy Lewis 97
5 Harry Heilmann 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 37
1 George Cutshaw 37
1 Sam Rice 37
4 Greasy Neale 33
5 Ty Cobb 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.61
2 Dutch Ruether 1.66
3 Eddie Cicotte 1.81
4 Babe Adams 1.85
5 Hippo Vaughn 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 30
2 Eddie Cicotte 27
3 Lefty Williams 25
4 Jesse Barnes 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 152
2 Pete Alexander 145
3 Bob Shawkey 143
4 Walter Johnson 140
5 Stan Coveleski 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 5
1 Jim Shaw 5
3 Al Demaree 4
3 Bob Shawkey 4
3 Oscar Tuero 4