On This Day

Wednesday, May 26, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 21 9 .700 --
Indians 21 10 .677 0.5
White Sox 17 14 .548 4.5
Yankees 17 15 .531 5.0
Senators 15 16 .484 6.5
Browns 13 18 .419 8.5
Athletics 12 19 .387 9.5
Tigers 8 23 .258 13.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 18 13 .581 --
Reds 19 14 .576 0.0
Robins 16 12 .571 0.5
Cubs 19 15 .559 0.5
Cardinals 15 17 .469 3.5
Giants 13 16 .448 4.0
Braves 12 15 .444 4.0
Phillies 11 21 .344 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Judge 5
2 Tim Hendryx 4
2 George Sisler 4
2 Milt Stock 4
5 7 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Dugan 1
1 Steve O'Neill 1
1 Scott Perry 1
1 Babe Ruth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Ellerbe 4
2 Jack Fournier 3
2 Larry Gardner 3
2 Tim Hendryx 3
2 Stuffy McInnis 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 1
1 Max Carey 1
1 Ivy Griffin 1
1 Bucky Harris 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Burleigh Grimes 0.50
2 Hooks Dauss 0.43
3 Herb Pennock 0.40
4 George Mogridge 0.33
5 Lefty Williams 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 George Mogridge 1
1 Herb Pennock 1
1 Scott Perry 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Pennock 6
2 Burleigh Grimes 4
2 Lefty Williams 4
4 Hooks Dauss 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Walter Johnson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .403
2 Heinie Groh .392
3 Tim Hendryx .381
4 Doc Johnston .375
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Happy Felsch 6
2 Tillie Walker 6
4 Cy Williams 4
5 9 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 32
2 Tris Speaker 30
3 Tim Hendryx 25
3 Rogers Hornsby 25
5 Tillie Walker 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 14
2 Max Carey 13
3 Greasy Neale 9
3 Braggo Roth 9
3 Edd Roush 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Leon Cadore 1.10
2 Burleigh Grimes 1.23
3 Babe Adams 1.29
4 Dutch Ruether 1.29
5 Stan Coveleski 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 9
2 Jim Bagby 8
2 Stan Coveleski 8
2 Lefty Williams 8
5 Dutch Ruether 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 45
2 Stan Coveleski 40
3 Dutch Ruether 39
3 Lefty Williams 39
5 Bob Shawkey 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 2
1 Paul Carter 2
1 Jesse Haines 2
1 Walter Johnson 2
1 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Groh .452
1 Joe Judge .452
3 Steve O'Neill .438
4 Baby Doll Jacobson .429
5 Pat Duncan .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 4
1 Tillie Walker 4
3 Jimmy Dykes 3
3 Happy Felsch 3
3 Ira Flagstead 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tillie Walker 14
2 Dode Paskert 13
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 12
3 Red Shannon 12
3 Tris Speaker 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bucky Harris 6
2 Sam Rice 5
3 Max Carey 4
3 Max Flack 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 0.50
2 Leon Cadore 0.53
3 Earl Hamilton 0.60
4 Babe Adams 0.69
4 Stan Coveleski 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
2 Red Faber 3
2 Burleigh Grimes 3
2 Art Nehf 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burleigh Grimes 17
1 Jesse Haines 17
1 Lefty Williams 17
4 Pete Alexander 16
5 Stan Coveleski 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 2
2 Rube Benton 1
2 Paul Carter 1
2 Eddie Cicotte 1
2 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Judge .419
2 Heinie Groh .407
3 Greasy Neale .389
4 Baby Doll Jacobson .375
5 Tim Hendryx .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Happy Felsch 6
3 Tillie Walker 4
4 Jimmy Dykes 3
4 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 22
1 Tris Speaker 22
3 Babe Ruth 20
4 Happy Felsch 19
4 3 others tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 10
2 Max Carey 8
3 Bucky Harris 7
3 Greasy Neale 7
3 George Sisler 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Ruether 0.87
2 Leon Cadore 0.95
3 Pete Alexander 0.98
4 Hippo Vaughn 0.99
5 Babe Adams 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 8
2 Jim Bagby 6
2 Dutch Ruether 6
4 Stan Coveleski 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stan Coveleski 28
2 Pete Alexander 27
2 Jesse Haines 27
4 Eppa Rixey 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 2
1 Paul Carter 2
1 Walter Johnson 2
1 Bill Sherdel 2
5 17 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .358
2 George Sisler .354
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .350
4 Bobby Veach .347
5 Rogers Hornsby .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 35
2 Tillie Walker 16
3 Happy Felsch 13
4 Gavvy Cravath 11
4 Harry Heilmann 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 120
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 108
3 Bobby Veach 104
4 Duffy Lewis 98
5 Happy Felsch 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 41
2 George Cutshaw 38
3 George Burns 36
4 Greasy Neale 34
5 Ty Cobb 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Ruether 1.59
2 Pete Alexander 1.60
3 Walter Johnson 1.68
4 Babe Adams 1.84
5 Hippo Vaughn 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 28
2 Pete Alexander 25
2 Dutch Ruether 25
2 Lefty Williams 25
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 150
2 Hippo Vaughn 147
3 Bob Shawkey 144
4 Walter Johnson 142
5 Stan Coveleski 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Shaw 6
2 Allen Russell 5
3 Al Demaree 4
3 Dolf Luque 4
3 2 others tied 4