On This Day

Saturday, June 5, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 27 15 .643 --
Yankees 27 16 .628 0.5
Red Sox 22 17 .564 3.5
White Sox 23 19 .548 4.0
Senators 21 20 .512 5.5
Browns 16 24 .400 10.0
Athletics 15 27 .357 12.0
Tigers 14 27 .341 12.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 24 15 .615 --
Reds 25 16 .610 0.0
Cubs 24 20 .545 2.5
Pirates 19 19 .500 4.5
Cardinals 21 22 .488 5.0
Braves 18 22 .450 6.5
Giants 18 23 .439 7.0
Phillies 15 27 .357 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cliff Heathcote 4
2 Shano Collins 3
2 Charlie Deal 3
2 Bob O'Farrell 3
2 Jack Tobin 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob O'Farrell 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cliff Heathcote 3
2 Jimmy Austin 2
2 Joe Gedeon 2
2 Rogers Hornsby 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Williams 2
2 Eddie Collins 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Williams 0.40
2 Howard Ehmke 0.31
3 Urban Shocker 0.17
4 Speed Martin 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Sherdel 1
1 Urban Shocker 1
1 Lefty Williams 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howard Ehmke 4
2 Tony Faeth 3
2 Bill Sherdel 3
4 Lefty Williams 2
5 2 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .397
2 Tris Speaker .386
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .374
4 Doc Johnston .368
5 Dave Robertson .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 15
2 Tillie Walker 7
3 Happy Felsch 6
3 Cy Williams 6
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Gardner 42
2 Rogers Hornsby 40
2 Tris Speaker 40
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 37
5 Babe Ruth 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 20
2 Max Carey 15
2 Braggo Roth 15
4 Bucky Harris 11
4 Edd Roush 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Mamaux 1.15
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 Lefty Williams 10
3 Jim Bagby 9
3 Dutch Ruether 9
5 2 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 63
2 Dutch Ruether 50
3 Walter Johnson 45
3 Lefty Williams 45
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh McQuillan 3
1 Bill Sherdel 3
3 Rube Benton 2
3 Paul Carter 2
3 8 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Robertson .537
2 Tris Speaker .482
3 Bob Meusel .434
4 Edd Roush .426
5 Dode Paskert .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 Casey Stengel 3
2 Cy Williams 3
2 Ken Williams 3
5 7 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Gardner 24
2 Rogers Hornsby 20
2 Babe Ruth 20
4 Hi Myers 16
5 Dave Robertson 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Mamaux 0.67
2 Sherry Smith 0.75
3 Jack Scott 0.77
4 Hippo Vaughn 1.33
5 Burleigh Grimes 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Sherdel 4
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Bill Doak 3
2 Burleigh Grimes 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 22
2 Lefty Williams 16
3 Burleigh Grimes 15
3 Jack Quinn 15
5 Walter Johnson 14

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Judge .467
2 Dave Robertson .434
3 Tris Speaker .392
4 Clyde Milan .387
5 Edd Roush .385

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 13
2 Bucky Harris 9
2 Braggo Roth 9
4 Max Carey 8
4 George Sisler 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hippo Vaughn 0.92
2 Stan Coveleski 1.03
3 Babe Adams 1.06
4 Al Mamaux 1.23
5 Burleigh Grimes 1.30

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 40
2 Jack Quinn 29
3 Walter Johnson 27
4 Lefty Williams 26
5 Jesse Haines 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 3
2 Paul Carter 2
2 Bill Hubbell 2
2 Carl Mays 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .366
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .361
3 George Sisler .355
4 Rogers Hornsby .354
5 Bobby Veach .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 41
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 124
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 112
3 Bobby Veach 103
4 Larry Gardner 100
5 Happy Felsch 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 47
2 George Cutshaw 35
3 George Burns 34
3 Ty Cobb 34
5 Greasy Neale 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Ruether 1.61
2 Pete Alexander 1.66
3 Walter Johnson 1.75
4 Babe Adams 1.82
5 Hippo Vaughn 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 28
2 Pete Alexander 26
2 Dutch Ruether 26
2 Lefty Williams 26
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 163
2 Walter Johnson 139
2 Bob Shawkey 139
2 Hippo Vaughn 139
5 Stan Coveleski 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Shaw 6
2 Al Demaree 4
2 Dolf Luque 4
2 Allen Russell 4
2 Bill Sherdel 4