On This Day

Wednesday, June 9, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	30	16	.652	--
Yankees	31	17	.646	0.0
Red Sox	24	18	.571	4.0
Senators	24	20	.545	5.0
White Sox	25	21	.543	5.0
Browns	17	27	.386	12.0
Athletics	16	31	.340	14.5
Tigers	14	31	.311	15.5

Games

Red Sox 3, White Sox 2

Indians 6, Athletics 1

Yankees 11, Tigers 3

Senators 4, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	27	16	.628	--
Reds	25	19	.568	2.5
Cubs	24	23	.511	5.0
Pirates	20	20	.500	5.5
Cardinals	23	23	.500	5.5
Braves	19	22	.463	7.0
Giants	20	25	.444	8.0
Phillies	17	27	.386	10.5

Games

Robins 3, Cardinals 2

Braves 7, Pirates 6

Giants 6, Reds 4

Phillies 2, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rabbit Maranville	5
2	George Cutshaw	3
2	Walter Holke	3
2	Clyde Milan	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ping Bodie	1
1	Benny Kauff	1
1	Bob Meusel	1
1	Dave Robertson	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ping Bodie	5
2	Ray Chapman	2
2	Harry Hooper	2
2	Benny Kauff	2
2	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	2
2	Patsy Gharrity	1
2	Nemo Leibold	1
2	Sam Rice	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Doak	0.71
2	Jeff Pfeffer	0.56
3	Lefty Tyler	0.33
4	George Uhle	0.29
5	Howard Ehmke	0.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Dana Fillingim	1
1	Art Nehf	1
1	Jeff Pfeffer	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Doak	5
1	Jeff Pfeffer	5
3	Howard Ehmke	4
4	Urban Shocker	3
5	4 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.391
2	Rogers Hornsby	.382
3	George Sisler	.381
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.372
5	Bob Meusel	.365

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	45
2	Larry Gardner	44
3	Tris Speaker	43
4	Rogers Hornsby	40
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	39

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	22
2	Max Carey	17
3	Braggo Roth	16
4	Bucky Harris	11
4	Edd Roush	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Mamaux	1.15
2	Burleigh Grimes	1.18
3	Hippo Vaughn	1.47
4	Sherry Smith	1.50
5	Dutch Ruether	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	11
2	Jim Bagby	10
2	Lefty Williams	10
4	Jack Quinn	9
4	Dutch Ruether	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	66
2	Dutch Ruether	54
3	Walter Johnson	51
4	Bob Shawkey	49
5	Lefty Williams	46

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	George Sisler	.491
2	Tris Speaker	.485
3	Clyde Milan	.467
4	Shano Collins	.452
5	Babe Ruth	.448

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Ken Williams	4
3	Ping Bodie	3
3	Bob Meusel	3
3	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Gardner	25
1	Babe Ruth	25
3	Ping Bodie	21
4	Hi Myers	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	9
2	Braggo Roth	7
3	Max Carey	5
4	Ty Cobb	4
4	5 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Causey	0.75
1	Sherry Smith	0.75
3	Burleigh Grimes	1.00
3	Al Mamaux	1.00
5	Jack Scott	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Caldwell	3
1	Dana Fillingim	3
1	Burleigh Grimes	3
1	Walter Johnson	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	21
2	Walter Johnson	20
3	Herb Pennock	16
4	Burleigh Grimes	15
4	3 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Hubbell	2
2	Hal Carlson	1
2	Howard Ehmke	1
2	Red Faber	1
2	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.463
2	Joe Judge	.425
3	Dave Robertson	.422
4	Bob Meusel	.420
5	Tris Speaker	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Tillie Walker	5
3	Jimmy Dykes	4
3	Happy Felsch	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	36
2	Larry Gardner	28
3	Tris Speaker	26
4	Rogers Hornsby	25
5	2 tied	23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Burleigh Grimes	0.90
2	Al Mamaux	1.00
3	Jack Scott	1.05
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.20
5	Earl Hamilton	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Jack Quinn	6
1	Bob Shawkey	6
4	Jim Bagby	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	37
2	Walter Johnson	29
3	Burleigh Grimes	28
4	Jesse Haines	25
4	Jack Quinn	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	3
2	Bill Hubbell	2
3	Rube Benton	1
3	Hal Carlson	1
3	21 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.369
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.364
3	George Sisler	.360
4	Rogers Hornsby	.347
5	Babe Ruth	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	40
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	130
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	114
3	Bobby Veach	106
4	Larry Gardner	102
5	2 tied	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	48
2	George Burns	35
3	Ty Cobb	33
3	George Cutshaw	33
5	3 tied	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Ruether	1.69
2	Pete Alexander	1.75
3	Walter Johnson	1.81
4	Hippo Vaughn	1.87
5	Babe Adams	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	27
2	Lefty Williams	26
3	Pete Alexander	25
3	Dutch Ruether	25
5	Jesse Barnes	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	160
2	Bob Shawkey	142
3	Walter Johnson	139
4	Hippo Vaughn	137
5	Stan Coveleski	135

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Shaw	6
2	Al Demaree	4
2	Allen Russell	4
2	Bill Sherdel	4
5	12 tied	3