On This Day

Saturday, June 12, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	33	16	.673	--
Yankees	33	18	.647	1.0
Red Sox	25	20	.556	6.0
White Sox	27	22	.551	6.0
Senators	24	23	.511	8.0
Browns	20	27	.426	12.0
Athletics	16	34	.320	17.5
Tigers	15	33	.313	17.5

Games

White Sox 9, Senators 8

Indians 5, Yankees 4

Tigers 4, Athletics 3

Browns 15, Red Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	27	19	.587	--
Reds	27	20	.574	0.5
Cardinals	26	23	.531	2.5
Cubs	25	25	.500	4.0
Pirates	21	22	.488	4.5
Braves	21	23	.477	5.0
Giants	21	27	.438	7.0
Phillies	19	28	.404	8.5

Games

Reds 4, Robins 3

Cubs 8, Braves 1

Cardinals 2, Giants 0

Pirates 6, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jack Tobin	4
1	Ken Williams	4
3	Eddie Collins	3
3	George Cutshaw	3
3	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Happy Felsch	1
1	Max Flack	1
1	Tommy Griffith	1
1	Austin McHenry	1
1	Mack Wheat	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	3
1	Max Flack	3
1	Joe Gedeon	3
1	Buck Weaver	3
5	11 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	1
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Larry Doyle	1
1	Pat Duncan	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jesse Haines	1.00
2	Hooks Dauss	0.60
3	Pete Alexander	0.56
4	Rube Benton	0.50
5	Hugh McQuillan	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hooks Dauss	6
1	Jesse Haines	6
3	Pete Alexander	5
3	Hal Carlson	5
3	Walter Johnson	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.387
2	Rogers Hornsby	.387
3	Tris Speaker	.380
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.376
5	Bob Meusel	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	16
2	Happy Felsch	7
2	Tillie Walker	7
2	Cy Williams	7
5	Dave Robertson	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	49
2	Larry Gardner	46
3	Tris Speaker	44
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	3 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hippo Vaughn	1.47
2	Al Mamaux	1.47
3	Dutch Ruether	1.53
4	Leon Cadore	1.60
5	Stan Coveleski	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	12
2	Jim Bagby	11
3	Dutch Ruether	10
3	Lefty Williams	10
5	2 tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	71
2	Dutch Ruether	59
3	Walter Johnson	56
4	Bob Shawkey	49
5	2 tied	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	Chick Shorten	.548
2	George Sisler	.475
3	Ty Cobb	.474
4	Bob Meusel	.467
5	Clyde Milan	.448

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	22
3	Ping Bodie	20
4	Bob Meusel	17
5	Hi Myers	16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Urban Shocker	0.62
2	Jeff Pfeffer	1.00
3	Wilbur Cooper	1.11
4	Allen Russell	1.13
5	Jack Scott	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Caldwell	4
2	Jim Bagby	3
2	Dana Fillingim	3
2	Jesse Haines	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	24
2	Pete Alexander	18
3	Burleigh Grimes	16
3	Dutch Leonard	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Hubbell	2
2	Hal Carlson	1
2	Howard Ehmke	1
2	Red Faber	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Clyde Milan	.455
2	George Sisler	.430
3	Joe Judge	.423
4	Bob Meusel	.411
5	Tris Speaker	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	Tillie Walker	5
3	Happy Felsch	4
3	Bob Meusel	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	34
2	Larry Gardner	29
3	Rogers Hornsby	25
3	Tris Speaker	25
5	Ping Bodie	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	13
2	Max Carey	10
3	Bucky Harris	9
4	Jack Fournier	8
4	4 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Scott	1.04
2	Hippo Vaughn	1.20
3	Al Mamaux	1.43
4	Dutch Ruether	1.69
5	Stan Coveleski	1.71

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	42
2	Walter Johnson	34
3	Burleigh Grimes	33
4	Jesse Haines	31
5	2 tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	3
2	Bill Hubbell	2
3	Rube Benton	1
3	Hal Carlson	1
3	20 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.370
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.367
3	George Sisler	.362
4	Rogers Hornsby	.349
5	Bobby Veach	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	Tillie Walker	15
3	Happy Felsch	14
4	Elmer Smith	12
5	Harry Heilmann	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	132
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	113
3	Bobby Veach	107
4	Larry Gardner	104
5	Happy Felsch	101

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	1.78
3	Hippo Vaughn	1.87
4	Babe Adams	1.98
5	Leon Cadore	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	27
2	Pete Alexander	25
2	Dutch Ruether	25
2	Lefty Williams	25
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	157
2	Walter Johnson	144
3	Hippo Vaughn	137
4	Stan Coveleski	136
4	Bob Shawkey	136

Saves

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