On This Day

Saturday, May 15, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 16 7 .696 --
Red Sox 14 8 .636 1.5
White Sox 12 9 .571 3.0
Senators 12 11 .522 4.0
Yankees 12 11 .522 4.0
Browns 10 12 .455 5.5
Athletics 8 13 .381 7.0
Tigers 5 18 .217 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 16 9 .640 --
Robins 12 9 .571 2.0
Braves 10 8 .556 2.5
Pirates 11 10 .524 3.0
Cubs 13 12 .520 3.0
Giants 8 12 .400 5.5
Phillies 9 14 .391 6.0
Cardinals 9 14 .391 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pat Duncan 3
1 Heinie Groh 3
1 Ed Konetchy 3
1 Clyde Milan 3
1 George Sisler 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Quinn 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Red Shannon 5
2 Pat Duncan 2
2 Hi Myers 2
2 Greasy Neale 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 2
2 Max Flack 1
2 Bucky Harris 1
2 Wally Hood 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Stan Coveleski 1.50
2 Jack Quinn 1.00
3 Rollie Naylor 0.88
4 Babe Adams 0.50
5 Al Mamaux 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Courtney 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 Al Mamaux 1
1 Rollie Naylor 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stan Coveleski 9
2 Rollie Naylor 7
3 Al Mamaux 5
3 Jack Quinn 5
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .415
2 Doc Johnston .411
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .407
4 Heinie Groh .394
5 Buck Weaver .384

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 Pat Duncan 18
4 Larry Gardner 17
4 3 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 10
2 Max Carey 9
3 Braggo Roth 8
4 Billy Southworth 7
5 Greasy Neale 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sherry Smith 0.75
2 Dana Fillingim 0.87
3 Hugh McQuillan 1.13
4 Joe Oeschger 1.17
5 Leon Cadore 1.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 7
2 Pete Alexander 6
2 Jim Bagby 6
2 Lefty Williams 6
5 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stan Coveleski 34
1 Dutch Ruether 34
3 Pete Alexander 33
4 Bob Shawkey 30
5 Rollie Naylor 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Carter 2
1 Jesse Haines 2
1 Hugh McQuillan 2
4 Rube Benton 1
4 19 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Burns .421
2 Bobby Veach .413
3 Hi Myers .405
4 Heinie Groh .404
5 3 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Happy Felsch 3
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 2
3 Bevo LeBourveau 2
3 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 12
1 Hank Severeid 12
3 Tony Boeckel 11
3 Happy Felsch 11
3 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Johnston 5
1 Sam Rice 5
1 Dave Robertson 5
1 George Sisler 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hippo Vaughn 0.33
2 Dutch Ruether 0.51
3 Elmer Myers 0.59
4 Wilbur Cooper 0.67
5 Sherry Smith 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
2 Jim Bagby 3
2 Wilbur Cooper 3
2 Stan Coveleski 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stan Coveleski 19
2 Dutch Ruether 17
3 Burleigh Grimes 16
4 Rollie Naylor 14
4 Eppa Rixey 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Carter 2
2 Rube Benton 1
2 Bill Burwell 1
2 Eric Erickson 1
2 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .369
2 Bobby Veach .358
3 George Sisler .358
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .347
5 Rogers Hornsby .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 33
2 Gavvy Cravath 12
2 Tillie Walker 12
4 Home Run Baker 10
4 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 120
2 Bobby Veach 105
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 100
4 Duffy Lewis 97
5 Harry Heilmann 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 38
2 George Burns 37
2 George Cutshaw 37
4 Ty Cobb 32
4 Greasy Neale 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.59
2 Dutch Ruether 1.65
3 Hippo Vaughn 1.84
4 Pete Alexander 1.84
5 Eddie Cicotte 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 30
2 Eddie Cicotte 26
3 Lefty Williams 25
4 Jesse Barnes 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 152
2 Pete Alexander 144
3 Stan Coveleski 142
4 Walter Johnson 141
5 Bob Shawkey 140

Saves

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