On This Day

Saturday, June 19, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 36 18 .667 --
Yankees 37 21 .638 1.0
White Sox 30 25 .545 6.5
Red Sox 27 24 .529 7.5
Browns 27 27 .500 9.0
Senators 25 26 .490 9.5
Tigers 19 35 .352 17.0
Athletics 16 41 .281 21.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 30 21 .588 --
Robins 28 22 .560 1.5
Cardinals 30 26 .536 2.5
Cubs 28 25 .528 3.0
Pirates 24 23 .511 4.0
Braves 21 26 .447 7.0
Giants 22 31 .415 9.0
Phillies 22 31 .415 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Art Fletcher 4
1 Johnny Rawlings 4
3 Max Flack 3
3 Eddie Foster 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Bob O'Farrell 1
1 Johnny Rawlings 1
1 Walt Tragesser 1
1 Tillie Walker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ralph Miller 3
1 Del Pratt 3
1 Johnny Rawlings 3
1 Walt Tragesser 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Hollocher 2
2 Carson Bigbee 1
2 Max Carey 1
2 Shano Collins 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Stan Coveleski 1.00
2 Allen Russell 0.71
3 Lee Meadows 0.70
4 Al Mamaux 0.60
4 Ferdie Schupp 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Eric Erickson 1
1 Lee Meadows 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stan Coveleski 7
1 Lee Meadows 7
3 Al Mamaux 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dutch Ruether 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .413
2 Tris Speaker .396
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .390
4 Rogers Hornsby .388
5 Clyde Milan .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 19
2 Tillie Walker 9
3 Happy Felsch 7
3 Cy Williams 7
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 56
2 Larry Gardner 50
2 Tris Speaker 50
4 Rogers Hornsby 47
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson 46

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 24
2 Max Carey 20
3 Braggo Roth 16
3 George Sisler 16
5 Charlie Hollocher 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hippo Vaughn 1.33
2 Stan Coveleski 1.66
3 Dutch Ruether 1.74
4 Al Mamaux 1.75
5 Leon Cadore 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 13
2 Jim Bagby 12
2 Lefty Williams 12
4 Dutch Ruether 11
5 2 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 76
2 Dutch Ruether 61
3 Walter Johnson 58
4 Stan Coveleski 57
5 2 tied 56

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 4
2 Hugh McQuillan 3
3 Rube Benton 2
3 Paul Carter 2
3 10 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .550
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .453
3 Ken Williams .424
4 Possum Whitted .419
5 Max Flack .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 4
1 George Sisler 4
1 Walt Tragesser 4
4 Rogers Hornsby 2
4 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 20
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 18
2 George Sisler 18
4 Shano Collins 15
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 7
2 Ken Williams 6
3 Max Carey 5
3 Charlie Hollocher 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dana Fillingim 0.45
2 Phil Douglas 0.75
3 Urban Shocker 0.95
4 Jesse Haines 1.23
5 Doc Ayers 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Haines 4
2 Jim Bagby 3
2 Ray Caldwell 3
2 Dixie Davis 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stan Coveleski 17
1 Jesse Haines 17
3 Wilbur Cooper 16
4 Doc Ayers 15
4 2 others tied 15

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .466
2 Tris Speaker .464
3 Clyde Milan .438
4 Babe Ruth .414
5 Steve O'Neill .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 14
2 Tillie Walker 6
3 Casey Stengel 5
4 Rogers Hornsby 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 40
2 Larry Gardner 32
3 Tris Speaker 28
4 Rogers Hornsby 27
5 Ping Bodie 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 13
2 Charlie Hollocher 11
3 Max Carey 10
3 George Sisler 10
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hippo Vaughn 0.92
2 Stan Coveleski 1.54
3 Al Mamaux 1.72
4 Jack Scott 1.73
5 Urban Shocker 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 6
1 Ray Caldwell 6
1 Jack Quinn 6
1 Dutch Ruether 6
1 Bob Shawkey 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 39
2 Walter Johnson 30
3 Jesse Haines 28
4 Burleigh Grimes 27
4 2 others 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 .378
2 George Sisler .373
3 Ty Cobb .370
4 Rogers Hornsby .353
5 Tris Speaker .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
2 Tillie Walker 17
3 Happy Felsch 12
3 Rogers Hornsby 12
3 Elmer Smith 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 137
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 116
3 Bobby Veach 108
4 Larry Gardner 105
5 Tris Speaker 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 46
2 Max Carey 35
3 George Burns 34
3 Greasy Neale 34
5 George Sisler 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.75
2 Dutch Ruether 1.77
3 Hippo Vaughn 1.80
4 Babe Adams 1.90
5 Leon Cadore 2.09

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 161
2 Stan Coveleski 142
3 Walter Johnson 135
3 Bob Shawkey 135
5 Hippo Vaughn 134

Saves

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