On This Day

Sunday, June 20, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 36 19 .655 --
Yankees 38 21 .644 0.0
White Sox 31 25 .554 5.5
Red Sox 28 24 .538 6.5
Senators 26 26 .500 8.5
Browns 27 28 .491 9.0
Tigers 19 36 .345 17.0
Athletics 16 42 .276 21.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 30 21 .588 --
Robins 28 23 .549 2.0
Cubs 29 25 .537 2.5
Cardinals 30 26 .536 2.5
Pirates 24 24 .500 4.5
Braves 21 26 .447 7.0
Giants 23 31 .426 8.5
Phillies 22 31 .415 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Dykes 4
2 Ray Chapman 3
2 Eddie Foster 3
2 Stuffy McInnis 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ping Bodie 1
1 Sam Rice 1
1 Braggo Roth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shano Collins 3
1 Larry Gardner 3
1 Stuffy McInnis 3
1 Sam Rice 3
5 15 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 1
1 Charlie Hollocher 1
1 Charlie Jamieson 1
1 Joe Judge 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Urban Shocker 0.46
2 Phil Douglas 0.40
3 Jim Shaw 0.27
4 Jack Quinn 0.23
5 Herb Pennock 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Douglas 1
1 Benn Karr 1
1 Jack Quinn 1
1 Jim Shaw 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 6
2 Phil Douglas 4
2 Dave Keefe 4
4 Jack Quinn 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .419
2 Tris Speaker .396
3 Rogers Hornsby .388
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .388
5 Clyde Milan .364

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 53
3 Tris Speaker 52
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 17
4 George Sisler 16
5 Charlie Hollocher 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hippo Vaughn 1.38
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
1 Lefty Williams 13
3 Jim Bagby 12
4 Jack Quinn 11
4 Dutch Ruether 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 76
2 Dutch Ruether 61
3 Lefty Williams 59
4 Walter Johnson 58
5 Stan Coveleski 57

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 .574
2 Clyde Milan .536
3 Sam Rice .432
4 Tris Speaker .429
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 4
1 George Sisler 4
1 Walt Tragesser 4
4 Ping Bodie 2
4 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 20
2 George Sisler 19
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 18
4 Shano Collins 17
5 Ping Bodie 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 7
2 Charlie Hollocher 6
3 Max Carey 5
4 Carson Bigbee 4
4 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Haines 0.00
2 Phil Douglas 0.43
3 Dana Fillingim 0.45
4 Hippo Vaughn 1.00
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 Urban Shocker 20
2 Stan Coveleski 17
2 Jesse Haines 17
4 Wilbur Cooper 16
5 3 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Weilman 2
2 Dutch Ruether 1
2 Allen Russell 1
2 Bob Shawkey 1
2 3 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .474
2 Tris Speaker .455
3 Clyde Milan .444
4 Babe Ruth .412
5 Dave Robertson .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 14
2 Casey Stengel 5
2 Tillie Walker 5
4 Ping Bodie 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 40
2 Larry Gardner 35
3 Tris Speaker 28
4 Ping Bodie 27
4 Rogers Hornsby 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 13
2 Charlie Hollocher 12
3 George Sisler 10
4 Max Carey 9
5 Braggo Roth 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hippo Vaughn 1.17
2 Stan Coveleski 1.54
3 Al Mamaux 1.72
4 Jack Scott 1.73
5 Urban Shocker 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Caldwell 6
1 Jack Quinn 6
1 Bob Shawkey 6
1 Lefty Williams 6
5 5 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 35
2 Lefty Williams 30
3 Burleigh Grimes 29
3 Urban Shocker 29
5 Jesse Haines 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 3
2 Bill Hubbell 2
2 Carl Weilman 2
4 Rube Benton 1
4 22 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .377
2 George Sisler .375
3 Ty Cobb .370
4 Rogers Hornsby .354
5 Tris Speaker .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
2 Tillie Walker 16
3 Happy Felsch 12
3 Rogers Hornsby 12
3 Elmer Smith 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 136
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 116
3 Larry Gardner 108
4 Bobby Veach 107
5 Tris Speaker 106

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.75
2 Dutch Ruether 1.79
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 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 161
2 Stan Coveleski 142
3 Allen Russell 136
4 Walter Johnson 135
4 2 others tied 135

Saves

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