On This Day

Thursday, June 17, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 35 17 .673 --
Yankees 36 20 .643 1.0
White Sox 29 24 .547 6.5
Red Sox 26 23 .531 7.5
Senators 24 25 .490 9.5
Browns 25 27 .481 10.0
Tigers 18 34 .346 17.0
Athletics 16 39 .291 20.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 29 21 .580 --
Robins 28 21 .571 0.5
Cardinals 30 23 .566 0.5
Cubs 27 25 .519 3.0
Pirates 23 22 .511 3.5
Braves 21 25 .457 6.0
Giants 21 30 .412 8.5
Phillies 19 31 .380 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Dykes 3
1 Glenn Myatt 3
1 Cy Perkins 3
1 Tillie Walker 3
5 9 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Austin 1
1 Austin McHenry 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 George Sisler 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 3
1 George Sisler 3
3 Jimmy Austin 2
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stuffy McInnis 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eppa Rixey 1.00
2 Jesse Haines 0.80
3 Bullet Joe Bush 0.30
4 Lyle Bigbee 0.29
5 Carl Mays 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Carl Mays 1
1 Allan Sothoron 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eppa Rixey 6
2 Jesse Haines 4
3 Bullet Joe Bush 3
4 Lyle Bigbee 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Weilman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .410
2 Tris Speaker .395
3 Rogers Hornsby .391
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .376
5 Clyde Milan .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 19
2 Happy Felsch 7
2 Tillie Walker 7
2 Cy Williams 7
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 56
2 Larry Gardner 49
3 Tris Speaker 47
4 Rogers Hornsby 46
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson 45

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 22
2 Max Carey 19
3 Braggo Roth 16
4 George Sisler 14
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hippo Vaughn 1.33
2 Al Mamaux 1.47
3 Stan Coveleski 1.69
4 Dutch Ruether 1.75
5 Leon Cadore 1.84

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 71
2 Dutch Ruether 61
3 Walter Johnson 56
3 Lefty Williams 56
5 Jesse Haines 54

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 4
2 Hugh McQuillan 3
3 Rube Benton 2
3 Paul Carter 2
3 9 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .548
2 Jack Smith .441
3 Charlie Hollocher .412
4 Steve O'Neill .406
5 Tris Speaker .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 4
1 George Sisler 4
3 High Pockets Kelly 3
3 Bob Meusel 3
5 8 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 20
1 George Sisler 20
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 18
4 Ping Bodie 15
5 Shano Collins 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Williams 6
2 Ray Chapman 5
2 George Sisler 5
4 George Burns 4
4 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Urban Shocker 0.95
2 Wilbur Cooper 0.98
3 Jesse Haines 1.23
4 Eppa Rixey 1.38
5 Bullet Joe Bush 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Haines 4
2 Jim Bagby 3
2 Carl Mays 3
2 Ferdie Schupp 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 19
2 Pete Alexander 17
2 Jesse Haines 17
4 Walter Johnson 16
4 Bob Shawkey 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Weilman 2
2 Bill Hubbell 1
2 Bob Shawkey 1
2 Bill Sherdel 1
2 2 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Clyde Milan .479
2 George Sisler .465
3 Tris Speaker .441
4 Dave Robertson .425
5 Babe Ruth .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 14
2 Casey Stengel 5
3 Happy Felsch 4
3 Bob Meusel 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 40
2 Larry Gardner 31
3 Rogers Hornsby 29
4 George Sisler 27
4 Tris Speaker 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 12
2 Max Carey 9
2 Jack Fournier 9
2 Charlie Hollocher 9
2 George Sisler 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hippo Vaughn 1.20
2 Stan Coveleski 1.26
3 Al Mamaux 1.29
4 Jack Scott 1.67
5 Urban Shocker 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Quinn 6
1 Dutch Ruether 6
1 Bob Shawkey 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 34
2 Jesse Haines 32
3 Lefty Williams 31
4 Walter Johnson 28
5 2 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 4
2 Bill Hubbell 2
2 Carl Weilman 2
4 Rube Benton 1
4 21 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .370
2 Ty Cobb .370
3 George Sisler .369
4 Rogers Hornsby .358
5 Tris Speaker .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
2 Tillie Walker 15
3 Happy Felsch 12
3 Elmer Smith 12
5 3 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 137
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 117
3 Bobby Veach 108
4 Larry Gardner 104
5 Tris Speaker 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 44
2 George Burns 34
2 Max Carey 34
2 Greasy Neale 34
5 3 tied 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.76
2 Dutch Ruether 1.78
3 Hippo Vaughn 1.84
4 Babe Adams 1.97
5 Leon Cadore 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 27
2 Dutch Ruether 26
3 Lefty Williams 25
4 Pete Alexander 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 156
2 Stan Coveleski 138
3 Hippo Vaughn 136
4 Walter Johnson 133
4 Lefty Williams 133

Saves

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