On This Day

Saturday, June 26, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 39 21 .650 --
Yankees 40 23 .635 0.5
White Sox 35 25 .583 4.0
Senators 30 26 .536 7.0
Red Sox 29 28 .509 8.5
Browns 29 31 .483 10.0
Tigers 21 39 .350 18.0
Athletics 16 46 .258 24.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 32 25 .561 --
Cardinals 33 28 .541 1.0
Robins 31 27 .534 1.5
Pirates 27 26 .509 3.0
Cubs 30 29 .508 3.0
Braves 26 28 .481 4.5
Giants 27 33 .450 6.5
Phillies 25 35 .417 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cy Williams 7
2 Earl Smith 5
2 Billy Southworth 5
2 Milt Stock 5
5 2 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Heilmann 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 4
2 Ping Bodie 3
2 Larry Gardner 3
2 Harry Heilmann 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Patsy Gharrity 2
2 Carson Bigbee 1
2 Tony Boeckel 1
2 Donie Bush 1
2 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Causey 0.80
2 Rip Collins 0.60
3 Dana Fillingim 0.44
4 Ray Caldwell 0.33
4 2 others tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Causey 1
1 Rip Collins 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Bill Doak 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Causey 4
1 Dana Fillingim 4
1 Bert Gallia 4
1 Hippo Vaughn 4
1 Tom Zachary 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .430
2 Tris Speaker .398
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .393
4 Rogers Hornsby .381
5 Clyde Milan .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 22
2 Tillie Walker 9
3 Happy Felsch 8
3 Cy Williams 8
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 60
2 Tris Speaker 59
3 Larry Gardner 58
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 50
5 Rogers Hornsby 49

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 25
2 Max Carey 24
3 Braggo Roth 17
4 Charlie Hollocher 16
4 George Sisler 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Leon Cadore 1.69
2 Al Mamaux 1.78
3 Stan Coveleski 1.94
4 Dutch Ruether 2.01
5 Jesse Haines 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Williams 14
2 Pete Alexander 13
2 Jim Bagby 13
4 Jack Quinn 11
4 Dutch Ruether 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 80
2 Dutch Ruether 64
3 Lefty Williams 63
4 Walter Johnson 60
5 Bob Shawkey 59

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 5
2 Walter Johnson 3
2 Hugh McQuillan 3
4 Rube Benton 2
4 11 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .579
2 Fred Merkle .488
3 Buck Weaver .477
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .467
5 Tris Speaker .460

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Rogers Hornsby 3
3 Happy Felsch 2
3 Max Flack 2
3 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Sisler 16
1 Tris Speaker 16
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 15
4 Happy Felsch 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Hollocher 6
2 Carson Bigbee 5
2 Max Carey 5
2 Pat Duncan 5
2 George Sisler 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Douglas 0.43
2 Paul Carter 0.51
3 Jesse Haines 0.68
4 Bill Sherdel 0.75
5 Lee Meadows 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Haines 4
1 Lefty Williams 4
3 Ray Caldwell 3
3 Wilbur Cooper 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 22
2 Doc Ayers 17
2 Lefty Williams 17
4 Jesse Haines 16
4 Eppa Rixey 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 2
1 Carl Weilman 2
3 Marv Goodwin 1
3 Walter Johnson 1
3 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .517
2 Tris Speaker .458
3 Clyde Milan .453
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .424
5 Babe Ruth .413

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 39
2 Larry Gardner 36
3 Ping Bodie 31
4 Tris Speaker 29
5 George Sisler 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 11
1 Charlie Hollocher 11
1 Sam Rice 11
4 George Sisler 9
5 Braggo Roth 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Carter 1.03
2 Urban Shocker 1.66
3 Rip Collins 1.69
4 Lee Meadows 1.70
5 Jesse Haines 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Caldwell 6
1 Jesse Haines 6
1 Bob Shawkey 6
1 Lefty Williams 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 35
2 Walter Johnson 28
3 Urban Shocker 27
4 Wilbur Cooper 26
4 2 others tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 3
2 Bill Hubbell 2
2 Jack Quinn 2
2 Carl Weilman 2
5 19 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .386
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .380
3 Ty Cobb .370
4 Rogers Hornsby .351
5 Tris Speaker .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 45
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 139
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 116
3 Larry Gardner 113
4 Tris Speaker 111
5 2 tied 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 46
2 Max Carey 39
3 George Burns 33
3 Cliff Heathcote 33
3 2 others tied 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.76
2 Babe Adams 1.97
3 Leon Cadore 1.97
4 Dutch Ruether 1.98
5 Hippo Vaughn 2.12

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 165
2 Stan Coveleski 141
3 Hippo Vaughn 137
4 Bob Shawkey 136
5 Allen Russell 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Shaw 6
1 Bill Sherdel 6
3 Allen Russell 5
4 Walter Johnson 4
4 Bob Shawkey 4