On This Day

Tuesday, June 22, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 38 19 .667 --
Yankees 38 22 .633 1.5
White Sox 32 25 .561 6.0
Red Sox 28 26 .519 8.5
Senators 27 26 .509 9.0
Browns 28 28 .500 9.5
Tigers 19 37 .339 18.5
Athletics 16 43 .271 23.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 31 22 .585 --
Cubs 30 25 .545 2.0
Robins 28 24 .538 2.5
Cardinals 30 27 .526 3.0
Pirates 25 24 .510 4.0
Braves 22 26 .458 6.5
Giants 23 32 .418 9.0
Phillies 23 32 .418 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Elmer Smith 4
2 George Burns 3
2 High Pockets Kelly 3
2 Fred Merkle 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jake Daubert 1
1 Max Flack 1
1 Patsy Gharrity 1
1 Fred Merkle 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Austin 3
1 Max Flack 3
1 Elmer Smith 3
1 Roxy Walters 3
1 Bill Wambsganss 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Edd Roush 2
2 Eddie Collins 1
2 Jack Fournier 1
2 Cliff Heathcote 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dolf Luque 0.89
2 Jack Scott 0.46
3 Hooks Dauss 0.44
4 Jeff Pfeffer 0.40
5 Dixie Davis 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Paul Carter 1
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Dixie Davis 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 8
2 Jack Scott 6
3 Ray Caldwell 5
3 Dixie Davis 5
5 Hooks Dauss 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .423
2 Tris Speaker .395
3 Rogers Hornsby .390
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .385
5 Clyde Milan .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 19
2 Tillie Walker 9
3 Happy Felsch 7
3 Cy Williams 7
5 Dave Robertson 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 56
2 Tris Speaker 55
3 Larry Gardner 54
4 Rogers Hornsby 48
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 Al Mamaux 1.75
4 Dutch Ruether 1.83
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 63
3 Lefty Williams 59
4 Walter Johnson 58
5 2 tied 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 .579
2 Clyde Milan .536
3 High Pockets Kelly .452
4 Ken Williams .448
5 Max Flack .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 4
1 George Sisler 4
1 Walt Tragesser 4
4 Ping Bodie 2
4 9 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 19
2 George Sisler 18
3 Babe Ruth 15
4 Tris Speaker 14
5 Larry Gardner 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Hollocher 6
1 George Sisler 6
3 Max Carey 5
3 Jack Fournier 5
5 7 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc Ayers 0.00
2 Phil Douglas 0.43
3 Dana Fillingim 0.45
4 Jesse Haines 0.68
5 Hippo Vaughn 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Caldwell 4
1 Dixie Davis 4
1 Jesse Haines 4
4 Bob Shawkey 3
4 Lefty Williams 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jesse Haines 20
1 Urban Shocker 20
3 Ray Caldwell 15
3 Stan Coveleski 15
3 2 others tied 15

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .492
2 Clyde Milan .470
3 Tris Speaker .450
4 Babe Ruth .406
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 14
2 Casey Stengel 5
3 Ping Bodie 4
3 Rogers Hornsby 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Hollocher 12
2 Sam Rice 11
3 George Sisler 10
4 Max Carey 8
4 3 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Carter 1.03
2 Hippo Vaughn 1.17
3 Stan Coveleski 1.54
4 Jack Scott 1.57
5 Al Mamaux 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Caldwell 6
1 Jack Quinn 6
1 Bob Shawkey 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 35
2 Burleigh Grimes 27
2 Walter Johnson 27
4 Dutch Ruether 26
5 4 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 3
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 George Sisler .382
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .372
3 Ty Cobb .370
4 Rogers Hornsby .355
5 Tris Speaker .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
2 Tillie Walker 16
3 Rogers Hornsby 12
3 Elmer Smith 12
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 136
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 115
3 Larry Gardner 109
4 Tris Speaker 108
5 Bobby Veach 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 46
2 Max Carey 35
3 George Burns 34
4 George Sisler 33
5 2 tied 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.75
2 Hippo Vaughn 1.83
3 Dutch Ruether 1.86
4 Babe Adams 1.97
5 Leon Cadore 2.09

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 161
2 Stan Coveleski 142
3 Allen Russell 136
4 Bob Shawkey 135
5 Hippo Vaughn 133

Saves

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