On This Day

Friday, June 11, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 32 16 .667 --
Yankees 33 17 .660 0.0
Red Sox 25 19 .568 5.0
White Sox 26 22 .542 6.0
Senators 24 22 .522 7.0
Browns 19 27 .413 12.0
Athletics 16 33 .327 16.5
Tigers 14 33 .298 17.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 27 18 .600 --
Reds 26 20 .565 1.5
Cardinals 25 23 .521 3.5
Cubs 24 25 .490 5.0
Braves 21 22 .488 5.0
Pirates 20 22 .476 5.5
Giants 21 26 .447 7.0
Phillies 19 27 .413 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Milt Stock 4
1 John Sullivan 4
3 Babe Ellison 3
3 Tommy Griffith 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 1
1 High Pockets Kelly 1
1 Lee King 1
1 Bob Meusel 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Smith 3
1 Smoky Joe Wood 3
3 Joe Gedeon 2
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 2
2 Max Carey 1
2 Jack Fournier 1
2 Heinie Groh 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dutch Leonard 0.78
2 Red Faber 0.50
2 Dana Fillingim 0.50
4 Fred Toney 0.38
5 Jim Bagby 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Rip Collins 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 Dana Fillingim 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 7
2 Red Faber 6
3 Dana Fillingim 3
3 Johnny Miljus 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Urban Shocker 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .385
2 George Sisler .384
3 Tris Speaker .381
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .374
5 Clyde Milan .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 16
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 49
2 Larry Gardner 45
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 19
3 Braggo Roth 16
4 Bucky Harris 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Mamaux 1.15
2 Hippo Vaughn 1.47
3 Dutch Ruether 1.53
4 Leon Cadore 1.60
5 Jack Quinn 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 11
1 Jim Bagby 11
3 Dutch Ruether 10
3 Lefty Williams 10
5 2 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 66
2 Dutch Ruether 59
3 Walter Johnson 51
4 Bob Shawkey 49
5 Burleigh Grimes 48

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 Clyde Milan .492
2 Bob Meusel .461
3 George Sisler .458
4 Tris Speaker .456
5 Ty Cobb .452

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Bob Meusel 4
2 Casey Stengel 4
2 Ken Williams 4
5 4 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 25
2 Larry Gardner 23
3 Ping Bodie 21
4 Bob Meusel 17
5 Hi Myers 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 8
2 Braggo Roth 7
3 Max Carey 6
4 Ray Chapman 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Urban Shocker 0.62
2 Al Mamaux 1.00
3 George Smith 1.04
4 Jack Quinn 1.26
5 Jack Scott 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dana Fillingim 4
2 Jim Bagby 3
2 Ray Caldwell 3
2 Walter Johnson 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 21
2 Dutch Ruether 20
3 Walter Johnson 19
4 Burleigh Grimes 16
4 Dutch Leonard 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Hubbell 2
2 Hal Carlson 1
2 Howard Ehmke 1
2 Red Faber 1
2 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Clyde Milan .455
2 Joe Judge .423
3 Babe Ruth .417
4 Bob Meusel .412
5 George Sisler .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Tillie Walker 5
3 Jimmy Dykes 4
3 Bob Meusel 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 36
2 Larry Gardner 28
3 Rogers Hornsby 25
3 Tris Speaker 25
5 Ping Bodie 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 13
2 Max Carey 10
3 Bucky Harris 9
4 Braggo Roth 8
4 George Sisler 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Mamaux 1.00
2 Jack Scott 1.04
3 Hippo Vaughn 1.20
4 Jack Quinn 1.46
5 Dutch Ruether 1.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 37
2 Burleigh Grimes 33
3 Walter Johnson 29
4 Dutch Ruether 26
5 2 tied 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 .370
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .364
3 George Sisler .359
4 Rogers Hornsby .349
5 Bobby Veach .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 41
2 Tillie Walker 15
3 Happy Felsch 13
4 Elmer Smith 12
5 Harry Heilmann 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 134
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 113
3 Bobby Veach 106
4 Larry Gardner 103
5 Tris Speaker 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 46
2 George Burns 34
2 Max Carey 34
4 George Cutshaw 33
5 3 tied 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Ruether 1.68
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 28
2 Pete Alexander 25
2 Dutch Ruether 25
2 Lefty Williams 25
5 Jesse Barnes 24

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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