On This Day

Tuesday, June 29, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	43	21	.672	--
Yankees	42	23	.646	1.5
White Sox	37	26	.587	5.5
Senators	31	27	.534	9.0
Red Sox	29	30	.492	11.5
Browns	30	34	.469	13.0
Tigers	21	42	.333	21.5
Athletics	17	47	.266	26.0

Games

White Sox 8, Tigers 7

Yankees 6, Red Sox 5

Indians 9, Browns 6

Indians 5, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	34	26	.567	--
Cardinals	34	30	.531	2.0
Cubs	33	31	.516	3.0
Robins	31	30	.508	3.5
Braves	28	28	.500	4.0
Pirates	29	29	.500	4.0
Giants	30	33	.476	5.5
Phillies	25	37	.403	10.0

Games

Braves 8, Robins 1

Pirates 4, Cubs 3

Cubs 14, Pirates 3

Reds 5, Cardinals 1

Giants 7, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dave Robertson	7
2	Max Carey	4
2	Tom Daly	4
2	Joe Gedeon	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	Charlie Grimm	1
1	Stuffy McInnis	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dave Robertson	7
2	Elmer Smith	6
3	Max Carey	4
3	Stuffy McInnis	4
5	4 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	2
2	Max Carey	1
2	Eddie Eayrs	1
2	Hank Gowdy	1
2	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Wilbur Cooper	0.54
2	Claude Hendrix	0.50
3	Sad Sam Jones	0.43
4	Speed Martin	0.33
4	Guy Morton	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Phil Douglas	1
1	Ray Fisher	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wilbur Cooper	7
2	Sad Sam Jones	6
3	Speed Martin	5
4	Claude Hendrix	4
4	Lefty Williams	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Dickey Kerr	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.426
2	Tris Speaker	.400
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.394
4	Rogers Hornsby	.381
5	Clyde Milan	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	22
2	Happy Felsch	9
2	Tillie Walker	9
4	Cy Williams	8
5	Dave Robertson	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	63
2	Tris Speaker	62
3	Larry Gardner	61
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	51
5	Rogers Hornsby	49

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	25
1	Sam Rice	25
3	Charlie Hollocher	18
4	Braggo Roth	17
4	George Sisler	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Mamaux	1.91
2	Leon Cadore	1.99
3	Dutch Ruether	2.01
4	Jesse Haines	2.04
5	Stan Coveleski	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Williams	15
2	Jim Bagby	14
3	Pete Alexander	13
4	Wilbur Cooper	11
4	3 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	83
2	Lefty Williams	67
3	Dutch Ruether	64
4	Walter Johnson	62
5	3 tied	59

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	5
2	Walter Johnson	3
2	Hugh McQuillan	3
2	Jack Quinn	3
5	12 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.518
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.490
3	Babe Ruth	.450
4	High Pockets Kelly	.440
5	Tris Speaker	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	George Burns	3
3	Happy Felsch	2
3	Harry Heilmann	2
3	9 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	18
2	Larry Gardner	15
2	High Pockets Kelly	15
2	Elmer Smith	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	6
1	Max Carey	6
1	Charlie Hollocher	6
4	George Sisler	4
4	Zeb Terry	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Paul Carter	0.57
2	Phil Douglas	0.67
3	Jesse Haines	0.88
4	Red Causey	0.93
5	Joe Oeschger	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Williams	4
2	Jim Bagby	3
2	Ray Caldwell	3
2	Eddie Cicotte	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Mamaux	22
2	Urban Shocker	19
3	Wilbur Cooper	15
3	Eppa Rixey	15
3	Allen Russell	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	2
1	Carl Weilman	2
3	Wilbur Cooper	1
3	Stan Coveleski	1
3	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.520
2	Tris Speaker	.445
3	Clyde Milan	.422
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.421
5	Babe Ruth	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	Casey Stengel	5
3	Ping Bodie	4
3	High Pockets Kelly	4
3	6 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	36
2	Larry Gardner	35
3	Tris Speaker	31
4	George Sisler	29
5	High Pockets Kelly	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	12
2	Charlie Hollocher	11
3	George Sisler	10
4	Ray Chapman	9
4	Sam Rice	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Paul Carter	1.08
2	Rip Collins	1.69
3	Jesse Haines	1.71
4	Jack Scott	2.00
5	Joe Oeschger	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Williams	7
2	Jim Bagby	6
2	Ray Caldwell	6
2	Wilbur Cooper	6
2	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	30
1	Al Mamaux	30
3	Wilbur Cooper	29
3	Urban Shocker	29
5	Allen Russell	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Hubbell	2
1	Jack Quinn	2
1	Bill Sherdel	2
1	Carl Weilman	2
5	17 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.388
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.379
3	Ty Cobb	.370
4	Tris Speaker	.358
5	Rogers Hornsby	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	45
2	Tillie Walker	15
3	Happy Felsch	13
3	Elmer Smith	13
5	4 tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	142
2	Larry Gardner	116
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	115
4	Tris Speaker	114
5	Happy Felsch	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	46
2	Max Carey	40
3	George Sisler	34
4	Cliff Heathcote	33
5	3 tied	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.80
2	Dutch Ruether	1.98
3	Babe Adams	2.02
4	Hippo Vaughn	2.03
5	Leon Cadore	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Williams	27
2	Stan Coveleski	26
3	Pete Alexander	25
4	Eddie Cicotte	24
4	Dutch Ruether	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	168
2	Allen Russell	140
3	Stan Coveleski	137
3	Hippo Vaughn	137
5	Bob Shawkey	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Shaw	6
1	Bill Sherdel	6
3	Allen Russell	5
4	Walter Johnson	4
5	12 tied	3