On This Day

Wednesday, June 2, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	27	12	.692	--
Yankees	25	16	.610	3.0
Red Sox	22	16	.579	4.5
White Sox	21	18	.538	6.0
Senators	20	20	.500	7.5
Browns	14	23	.378	12.0
Athletics	15	25	.375	12.5
Tigers	12	26	.316	14.5

Games

Indians 8, Tigers 5

Yankees 8, Senators 1

Senators 7, Yankees 6

White Sox 7, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	25	16	.610	--
Robins	22	15	.595	1.0
Cubs	24	18	.571	1.5
Pirates	19	19	.500	4.5
Braves	18	19	.486	5.0
Cardinals	19	22	.463	6.0
Giants	15	23	.395	8.5
Phillies	15	25	.375	9.5

Games

Braves 9, Giants 1

Reds 5, Cubs 3

Phillies 6, Robins 4

Cardinals 6, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	4
2	Duffy Lewis	4
2	Roger Peckinpaugh	4
2	Ralph Young	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	3
2	Bob Meusel	1
2	Irish Meusel	1
2	Clyde Milan	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Larry Gardner	3
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	3
2	Clyde Milan	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Bucky Harris	2
3	Eddie Ainsmith	1
3	Eddie Collins	1
3	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Quinn	1.25
2	Dolf Luque	0.36
3	Carl Mays	0.30
4	Leon Cadore	0.12
5	Bernie Boland	0.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Dolf Luque	1
1	Jack Quinn	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Quinn	5
2	Dolf Luque	4
3	Sweetbread Bailey	3
3	Carl Mays	3
5	2 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Sallee	1
1	George Smith	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.395
2	Rogers Hornsby	.392
3	Doc Johnston	.382
4	Dave Robertson	.372
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	15
2	Happy Felsch	6
2	Tillie Walker	6
2	Cy Williams	6
5	2 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Gardner	40
1	Tris Speaker	40
3	Rogers Hornsby	36
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	36
3	Babe Ruth	36

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	18
2	Max Carey	15
2	Braggo Roth	15
4	Bucky Harris	11
4	Edd Roush	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Mamaux	1.18
2	Burleigh Grimes	1.33
3	Babe Adams	1.39
4	Leon Cadore	1.45
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	2 tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	54
2	Dutch Ruether	50
3	Lefty Williams	43
4	Jack Quinn	42
5	2 tied	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh McQuillan	3
1	Bill Sherdel	3
3	Rube Benton	2
3	Paul Carter	2
3	7 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dave Robertson	.548
2	Tris Speaker	.508
3	Babe Ruth	.455
4	Walton Cruise	.450
5	Joe Judge	.449

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Casey Stengel	3
2	Tillie Walker	3
2	Cy Williams	3
5	8 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Gardner	22
2	Babe Ruth	20
2	Tris Speaker	20
4	Rogers Hornsby	19
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	7
2	Charlie Hollocher	6
2	Braggo Roth	6
2	Edd Roush	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Coveleski	0.00
2	Al Mamaux	0.50
3	Jack Scott	0.77
4	Babe Adams	1.08
5	Dick Rudolph	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
1	Jack Quinn	4
1	Dutch Ruether	4
4	Ray Caldwell	3
4	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	17
1	Jack Quinn	17
3	Herb Pennock	16
3	Dutch Ruether	16
5	Burleigh Grimes	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	3
2	Rube Benton	1
2	Hal Carlson	1
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Judge	.446
2	Dave Robertson	.427
3	Edd Roush	.394
4	Tris Speaker	.390
5	George Sisler	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Happy Felsch	5
3	Tillie Walker	4
3	Cy Williams	4
5	4 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	29
2	Larry Gardner	27
3	Tris Speaker	25
4	Bucky Harris	24
4	Rogers Hornsby	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	12
2	Bucky Harris	9
2	Braggo Roth	9
2	George Sisler	9
5	3 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	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	8
2	Jack Quinn	7
3	Dutch Ruether	6
4	Jim Bagby	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	31
1	Dutch Ruether	31
3	Jack Quinn	30
4	Eppa Rixey	29
5	4 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	3
2	Rube Benton	2
2	Paul Carter	2
2	Carl Mays	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.363
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.358
3	George Sisler	.355
4	Rogers Hornsby	.350
5	Bobby Veach	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	Tillie Walker	15
3	Happy Felsch	13
4	Harry Heilmann	11
4	Elmer Smith	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	127
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	111
3	Bobby Veach	103
4	Larry Gardner	100
5	Duffy Lewis	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	45
2	George Cutshaw	36
3	Ty Cobb	34
3	Braggo Roth	34
5	Greasy Neale	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.55
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	26
2	Dutch Ruether	26
4	Lefty Williams	25
5	Eddie Cicotte	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	154
2	Hippo Vaughn	145
3	Walter Johnson	141
4	Stan Coveleski	135
5	Bob Shawkey	134

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