On This Day

Monday, June 14, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 34 17 .667 --
Yankees 34 19 .642 1.0
White Sox 28 22 .560 5.5
Red Sox 25 22 .532 7.0
Senators 24 24 .500 8.5
Browns 22 27 .449 11.0
Tigers 17 33 .340 16.5
Athletics 16 36 .308 18.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 28 20 .583 --
Reds 28 21 .571 0.5
Cardinals 28 23 .549 1.5
Cubs 26 25 .510 3.5
Pirates 22 22 .500 4.0
Braves 21 24 .467 5.5
Giants 21 29 .420 8.0
Phillies 19 29 .396 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Gardner 3
1 Charlie Grimm 3
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 3
1 Edd Roush 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 1
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Jack Tobin 1
1 Zack Wheat 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 4
2 Stan Coveleski 3
2 Jack Fournier 3
2 Charlie Grimm 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Duncan 2
1 Greasy Neale 2
3 George Burns 1
3 Heinie Groh 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doc Ayers 1.00
2 Art Nehf 0.62
3 Stan Coveleski 0.36
4 Wilbur Cooper 0.33
4 Bert Gallia 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doc Ayers 1
1 Paul Carter 1
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doc Ayers 7
2 Art Nehf 5
3 Stan Coveleski 4
3 Allen Russell 4
3 Ferdie Schupp 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .400
2 Tris Speaker .393
3 Rogers Hornsby .391
4 Bob Meusel .369
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 17
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 51
2 Larry Gardner 46
3 Tris Speaker 44
4 Rogers Hornsby 43
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 22
2 Max Carey 19
3 Braggo Roth 16
4 George Sisler 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hippo Vaughn 1.47
2 Al Mamaux 1.47
3 Dutch Ruether 1.53
4 Stan Coveleski 1.69
5 Babe Adams 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 12
2 Jim Bagby 11
2 Lefty Williams 11
4 Stan Coveleski 10
4 Dutch Ruether 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 71
2 Dutch Ruether 59
3 Walter Johnson 56
4 Lefty Williams 54
5 Bob Shawkey 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 4
2 Hugh McQuillan 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 .540
2 Ty Cobb .485
3 Chick Shorten .462
4 Clyde Milan .457
5 Bob Meusel .455

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Bob Meusel 4
3 Ping Bodie 3
3 Irish Meusel 3
3 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 24
2 Ping Bodie 20
3 Larry Gardner 18
3 Bob Meusel 18
5 George Sisler 16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Urban Shocker 0.71
2 Jeff Pfeffer 1.00
3 Wilbur Cooper 1.08
4 Tom Zachary 1.38
5 2 tied 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ferdie Schupp 4
2 Jim Bagby 3
2 Ray Caldwell 3
2 Wilbur Cooper 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burleigh Grimes 19
2 Pete Alexander 18
3 Walter Johnson 17
4 Dutch Ruether 15
4 Bob Shawkey 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Bill Hubbell 1
1 Elmer Jacobs 1
1 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Clyde Milan .462
2 George Sisler .448
3 Dave Robertson .432
4 Tris Speaker .426
5 Bob Meusel .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
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 36
2 Larry Gardner 29
3 Rogers Hornsby 27
4 Ping Bodie 26
5 Tris Speaker 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 13
2 Max Carey 10
2 George Sisler 10
4 Charlie Hollocher 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hippo Vaughn 1.20
2 Stan Coveleski 1.41
3 Al Mamaux 1.43
4 Jack Scott 1.67
5 Dutch Ruether 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 6
1 Jack Quinn 6
1 Bob Shawkey 6
4 Jim Bagby 5
4 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 38
2 Walter Johnson 33
3 Lefty Williams 29
4 Burleigh Grimes 27
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 4
2 Bill Hubbell 2
3 Rube Benton 1
3 Hal Carlson 1
3 19 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .369
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .368
3 George Sisler .365
4 Rogers Hornsby .353
5 Bobby Veach .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 42
2 Tillie Walker 15
3 Happy Felsch 13
4 Elmer Smith 12
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 133
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 113
3 Bobby Veach 111
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
2 Greasy Neale 34
5 2 tied 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Ruether 1.68
2 Pete Alexander 1.78
3 Hippo Vaughn 1.89
4 Babe Adams 1.98
5 Walter Johnson 2.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 28
2 Lefty Williams 26
3 Pete Alexander 25
3 Dutch Ruether 25
5 Jesse Barnes 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 157
2 Walter Johnson 142
3 Stan Coveleski 140
4 Bob Shawkey 139
5 2 tied 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Shaw 6
2 Bill Sherdel 5
3 Al Demaree 4
3 Allen Russell 4
5 11 tied 3