On This Day

Tuesday, June 1, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 26 12 .684 --
Yankees 24 15 .615 2.5
Red Sox 22 16 .579 4.0
White Sox 20 18 .526 6.0
Senators 19 19 .500 7.0
Browns 14 22 .389 11.0
Athletics 15 25 .375 12.0
Tigers 12 25 .324 13.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 22 14 .611 --
Reds 24 16 .600 0.0
Cubs 24 17 .585 0.5
Pirates 19 18 .514 3.5
Braves 17 19 .472 5.0
Cardinals 18 22 .450 6.0
Giants 15 22 .405 7.5
Phillies 14 25 .359 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harry Heilmann 5
2 Joe Dugan 4
2 Art Fletcher 4
2 Clarence Mitchell 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Casey Stengel 2
2 Ping Bodie 1
2 Bucky Harris 1
2 Bob Jones 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Whitey Witt 6
2 Ping Bodie 5
3 Art Fletcher 4
3 Rogers Hornsby 4
3 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Eddie Foster 1
1 Wally Hood 1
1 Joe Judge 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dutch Ruether 0.55
2 Dana Fillingim 0.42
3 Marv Goodwin 0.27
4 Eppa Rixey 0.27
5 2 tied 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dana Fillingim 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Slim Harriss 1
1 Dave Keefe 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Ruether 6
2 Dana Fillingim 5
3 Sad Sam Jones 4
3 Eppa Rixey 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Hank Thormahlen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .404
2 Tris Speaker .387
3 Doc Johnston .379
4 Tim Hendryx .365
5 Dave Robertson .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Happy Felsch 6
2 Tillie Walker 6
2 Cy Williams 6
5 Tris Speaker 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 38
2 Larry Gardner 37
3 Rogers Hornsby 36
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 33
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 17
2 Max Carey 15
2 Braggo Roth 15
4 Greasy Neale 10
4 Edd Roush 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Leon Cadore 1.08
2 Al Mamaux 1.18
3 Burleigh Grimes 1.33
4 Babe Adams 1.39
5 Hippo Vaughn 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 11
2 Jim Bagby 9
2 Dutch Ruether 9
2 Lefty Williams 9
5 Stan Coveleski 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 54
2 Dutch Ruether 50
3 Lefty Williams 43
4 Stan Coveleski 40
4 Walter Johnson 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh McQuillan 3
1 Bill Sherdel 3
3 Rube Benton 2
3 Paul Carter 2
3 5 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Robertson .548
2 Tris Speaker .466
3 Braggo Roth .451
4 Harry Heilmann .449
5 3 tied .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Happy Felsch 3
2 Casey Stengel 3
2 Tillie Walker 3
2 Cy Williams 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Gardner 19
1 Rogers Hornsby 19
3 Tris Speaker 18
4 Dave Robertson 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 7
1 Braggo Roth 7
3 Charlie Hollocher 6
4 Max Carey 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 0.00
2 Al Mamaux 0.50
3 Leon Cadore 0.67
4 Jack Scott 0.96
5 Hal Carlson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Dutch Ruether 4
3 Bill Doak 3
3 Howard Ehmke 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Williams 18
2 Pete Alexander 17
3 Herb Pennock 16
3 Dutch Ruether 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 3
2 Rube Benton 1
2 Hal Carlson 1
2 Eddie Cicotte 1
2 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Judge .438
2 Dave Robertson .414
3 Edd Roush .373
4 Tris Speaker .371
5 George Sisler .368

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Gardner 27
2 Bucky Harris 25
2 Rogers Hornsby 25
2 Babe Ruth 25
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 11
2 Braggo Roth 9
2 George Sisler 9
4 Max Carey 8
4 3 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 0.84
2 Hippo Vaughn 0.94
3 Stan Coveleski 1.02
4 Dutch Ruether 1.16
5 Pete Alexander 1.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 9
2 Jim Bagby 6
2 Jack Quinn 6
2 Dutch Ruether 6
5 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 34
2 Burleigh Grimes 31
2 Dutch Ruether 31
4 Eppa Rixey 29
5 Jesse Haines 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 3
2 Rube Benton 2
2 Paul Carter 2
2 Walter Johnson 2
2 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .358
2 George Sisler .353
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .352
4 Rogers Hornsby .351
5 Bobby Veach .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 38
2 Tillie Walker 15
3 Happy Felsch 13
4 Harry Heilmann 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 121
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 108
3 Bobby Veach 104
4 Duffy Lewis 99
5 2 tied 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 44
2 George Cutshaw 37
3 George Burns 34
3 Greasy Neale 34
3 Braggo Roth 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.51
2 Dutch Ruether 1.61
3 Walter Johnson 1.75
4 Hippo Vaughn 1.80
5 Babe Adams 1.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 28
2 Pete Alexander 27
3 Dutch Ruether 26
4 Lefty Williams 25
5 Eddie Cicotte 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 155
2 Hippo Vaughn 145
3 Walter Johnson 141
4 Bob Shawkey 140
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