On This Day

Saturday, May 29, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 23 11 .676 --
Red Sox 21 13 .618 2.0
Yankees 21 15 .583 3.0
White Sox 19 16 .543 4.5
Senators 18 16 .529 5.0
Browns 13 20 .394 9.5
Athletics 12 23 .343 11.5
Tigers 10 23 .303 12.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 22 15 .595 --
Reds 21 15 .583 0.5
Robins 18 14 .563 1.5
Pirates 18 15 .545 2.0
Braves 15 17 .469 4.5
Cardinals 16 20 .444 5.5
Giants 14 19 .424 6.0
Phillies 13 22 .371 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Collins 6
2 Ivy Olson 5
2 Braggo Roth 5
4 Bucky Harris 4
4 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Chapman 1
1 Pat Duncan 1
1 Hi Myers 1
1 Val Picinich 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hi Myers 4
1 Ivy Olson 4
3 Ping Bodie 3
3 Tony Boeckel 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Braggo Roth 2
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 Walton Cruise 1
2 Charlie Hollocher 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 1.75
2 Rube Marquard 0.50
2 Jack Quinn 0.50
4 Leon Cadore 0.33
4 2 others tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Leon Cadore 1
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Red Causey 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 7
2 Jack Quinn 6
3 Leon Cadore 5
4 Red Causey 3
4 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Faber 1
1 Speed Martin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .399
2 Heinie Groh .382
3 Doc Johnston .379
4 Tim Hendryx .373
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 Happy Felsch 6
2 Tillie Walker 6
4 Cy Williams 4
5 10 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 32
2 Tris Speaker 31
3 Rogers Hornsby 30
4 Tim Hendryx 27
4 Babe Ruth 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 16
2 Max Carey 13
3 Braggo Roth 11
4 Edd Roush 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Leon Cadore 1.08
2 Burleigh Grimes 1.23
3 Dutch Ruether 1.26
4 Babe Adams 1.29
5 Hippo Vaughn 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 10
2 Jim Bagby 8
2 Stan Coveleski 8
2 Dutch Ruether 8
2 Lefty Williams 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 53
2 Dutch Ruether 44
3 Lefty Williams 41
4 Stan Coveleski 40
5 Walter Johnson 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh McQuillan 3
1 Bill Sherdel 3
3 Rube Benton 2
3 Paul Carter 2
3 4 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Robertson .511
2 Joe Judge .500
3 Clyde Milan .473
4 Steve O'Neill .463
5 Babe Ruth .448

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Tillie Walker 4
3 Happy Felsch 3
3 Ira Flagstead 3
5 4 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tillie Walker 15
2 Rogers Hornsby 14
3 Tim Hendryx 13
3 Dode Paskert 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 7
2 Max Flack 6
3 Edd Roush 5
4 Max Carey 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Scott 0.00
2 Leon Cadore 0.67
3 Babe Adams 0.69
3 Stan Coveleski 0.69
5 Hal Carlson 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Jack Quinn 4
3 Bill Doak 3
3 Howard Ehmke 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 20
2 Jack Quinn 17
3 Walter Johnson 16
3 Lefty Williams 16
5 Stan Coveleski 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 3
2 Rube Benton 1
2 Eddie Cicotte 1
2 Red Faber 1
2 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Judge .437
2 Heinie Groh .394
3 Dave Robertson .391
4 Edd Roush .381
5 Milt Stock .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 Happy Felsch 6
3 Tillie Walker 4
4 Jimmy Dykes 3
4 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 26
2 Tris Speaker 23
3 Happy Felsch 22
3 Dode Paskert 22
5 Dave Robertson 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 12
2 Max Flack 8
3 Max Carey 7
3 Bucky Harris 7
3 5 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Ruether 0.73
2 Hippo Vaughn 0.82
3 Leon Cadore 0.94
4 Babe Adams 1.02
5 Pete Alexander 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 8
2 Jack Quinn 6
2 Dutch Ruether 6
2 Hippo Vaughn 6
5 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 33
2 Walter Johnson 32
3 Jack Quinn 30
4 Eppa Rixey 28
5 2 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 3
2 Rube Benton 2
2 Paul Carter 2
2 Walter Johnson 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .357
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .352
3 George Sisler .350
4 Bobby Veach .347
5 Rogers Hornsby .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 38
2 Tillie Walker 16
3 Happy Felsch 13
4 Harry Heilmann 11
4 Elmer Smith 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 123
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 108
3 Bobby Veach 105
4 Happy Felsch 98
4 Duffy Lewis 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 43
2 George Cutshaw 37
3 George Burns 35
4 Greasy Neale 33
5 Ty Cobb 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Ruether 1.58
2 Walter Johnson 1.62
3 Pete Alexander 1.62
4 Hippo Vaughn 1.77
5 Babe Adams 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 28
2 Pete Alexander 26
2 Dutch Ruether 26
4 Lefty Williams 25
5 Eddie Cicotte 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 157
2 Hippo Vaughn 150
3 Walter Johnson 149
4 Bob Shawkey 144
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 4 others tied 4