On This Day

Monday, May 17, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 17 7 .708 --
Red Sox 15 8 .652 1.5
White Sox 12 10 .545 4.0
Browns 12 12 .500 5.0
Yankees 12 12 .500 5.0
Senators 12 13 .480 5.5
Athletics 8 14 .364 8.0
Tigers 6 18 .250 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 16 10 .615 --
Robins 12 9 .571 1.5
Pirates 12 10 .545 2.0
Cubs 14 12 .538 2.0
Braves 10 9 .526 2.5
Phillies 10 14 .417 5.0
Cardinals 9 14 .391 5.5
Giants 8 13 .381 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carson Bigbee 3
1 High Pockets Kelly 3
1 Possum Whitted 3
4 George Burns 2
4 13 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ira Flagstead 2
2 George Burns 1
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 Tillie Walker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 Ira Flagstead 3
1 Walter Schmidt 3
4 Glenn Myatt 2
4 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 1
1 Sammy Hale 1
1 Bucky Harris 1
1 Tim Hendryx 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sad Sam Jones 0.50
2 Wilbur Cooper 0.44
3 Fred Toney 0.43
4 Hooks Dauss 0.38
5 Roy Wilkinson 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Elmer Ponder 1
1 Urban Shocker 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hooks Dauss 5
1 Phil Douglas 5
1 Sad Sam Jones 5
4 Wilbur Cooper 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .415
2 Doc Johnston .403
3 Heinie Groh .400
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .400
5 Buck Weaver .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Happy Felsch 3
2 Dave Robertson 3
2 Tillie Walker 3
2 Cy Williams 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 21
2 Tris Speaker 20
3 Pat Duncan 18
3 Larry Gardner 18
5 3 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 10
1 Sam Rice 10
3 Braggo Roth 8
4 Billy Southworth 7
5 3 tied 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 Pete Alexander 7
1 Jim Bagby 7
1 Stan Coveleski 7
4 Lefty Williams 6
5 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 37
2 Stan Coveleski 34
2 Dutch Ruether 34
4 Bob Shawkey 30
5 Eppa Rixey 29

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 Heinie Groh .460
2 Joe Judge .447
3 Wally Gerber .432
4 Jimmy Johnston .425
4 Greasy Neale .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 3
2 Happy Felsch 2
2 Ira Flagstead 2
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 2
5 21 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Boeckel 11
1 Ty Cobb 11
1 Hank Severeid 11
4 Bucky Harris 10
5 3 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Johnston 5
1 Dave Robertson 5
1 George Sisler 5
4 Bucky Harris 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hippo Vaughn 0.33
2 Dutch Ruether 0.35
3 Babe Adams 0.50
3 Sad Sam Jones 0.50
5 Elmer Myers 0.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
2 Jim Bagby 3
2 Hooks Dauss 3
2 Jack Quinn 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eppa Rixey 19
2 Dutch Ruether 15
3 Pete Alexander 14
4 Walter Johnson 13
4 Jack Quinn 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Carter 2
2 Rube Benton 1
2 Bill Burwell 1
2 Eric Erickson 1
2 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .371
2 Bobby Veach .359
3 George Sisler .358
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .349
5 Rogers Hornsby .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 33
2 Tillie Walker 13
3 Gavvy Cravath 11
4 Home Run Baker 10
4 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 121
2 Bobby Veach 106
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 100
4 Duffy Lewis 96
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
5 3 tied 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.64
2 Dutch Ruether 1.65
3 Pete Alexander 1.78
4 Hippo Vaughn 1.84
5 Eddie Cicotte 1.86

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 152
2 Pete Alexander 148
3 Walter Johnson 146
4 Stan Coveleski 142
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