On This Day

Wednesday, June 30, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 43 22 .662 --
Yankees 44 23 .657 0.0
White Sox 38 26 .594 4.5
Senators 32 28 .533 8.5
Red Sox 30 31 .492 11.0
Browns 31 34 .477 12.0
Tigers 21 43 .328 21.5
Athletics 17 49 .258 26.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 35 26 .574 --
Robins 33 30 .524 3.0
Cardinals 34 31 .523 3.0
Cubs 34 31 .523 3.0
Braves 28 28 .500 4.5
Pirates 29 30 .492 5.0
Giants 30 35 .462 7.0
Phillies 25 37 .403 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Rice 6
1 Babe Ruth 6
3 Joe Dugan 5
3 Harry Hooper 5
5 7 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Perkins 2
1 Babe Ruth 2
3 Patsy Gharrity 1
3 Truck Hannah 1
3 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Swede Risberg 5
1 Zack Wheat 5
3 Wally Pipp 4
4 Bob Meusel 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 4
2 Eddie Collins 2
3 Shano Collins 1
3 Bob Meusel 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hippo Vaughn 1.33
2 Jesse Haines 0.75
3 Scott Perry 0.62
4 Elmer Ponder 0.40
5 Burleigh Grimes 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Rip Collins 1
1 Dixie Davis 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Scott Perry 5
1 Jack Quinn 5
3 Rollie Naylor 4
3 Jim Shaw 4
3 Hippo Vaughn 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allan Sothoron 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .427
2 Tris Speaker .400
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .397
4 Rogers Hornsby .380
5 Babe Ruth .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 24
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 66
2 Tris Speaker 63
3 Larry Gardner 62
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 52
5 Rogers Hornsby 49

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 29
2 Max Carey 25
3 Charlie Hollocher 18
3 George Sisler 18
5 Braggo Roth 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Ruether 1.91
2 Al Mamaux 1.91
3 Hippo Vaughn 1.92
4 Leon Cadore 1.99
5 Jesse Haines 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Williams 15
2 Jim Bagby 14
3 Pete Alexander 13
4 Jack Quinn 12
4 Dutch Ruether 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 83
2 Lefty Williams 67
3 Dutch Ruether 66
4 Walter Johnson 62
5 Jesse Haines 61

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 Babe Ruth .500
1 George Sisler .500
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .490
4 Elmer Smith .455
5 Sam Rice .452

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 George Burns 3
3 Happy Felsch 2
3 Patsy Gharrity 2
3 9 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 16
2 Babe Ruth 15
2 Elmer Smith 15
4 Happy Felsch 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 7
2 Carson Bigbee 6
2 Max Carey 6
2 Charlie Hollocher 6
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Carter 0.57
2 Red Causey 0.64
3 Phil Douglas 0.67
4 Elmer Ponder 0.67
5 Jesse Haines 0.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Williams 4
2 Ray Caldwell 3
2 Wilbur Cooper 3
2 Dixie Davis 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 2
2 Wilbur Cooper 1
2 Stan Coveleski 1
2 Marv Goodwin 1
2 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .528
2 Tris Speaker .438
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .427
4 Babe Ruth .426
5 Clyde Milan .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Ping Bodie 4
2 High Pockets Kelly 4
2 Bob Meusel 4
2 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 39
2 Larry Gardner 34
3 George Sisler 29
3 Tris Speaker 29
5 Ping Bodie 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 13
2 Max Carey 12
3 Charlie Hollocher 10
3 George Sisler 10
5 Ray Chapman 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Carter 1.08
2 Jesse Haines 1.14
3 Elmer Ponder 1.71
4 Jack Scott 1.80
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 Burleigh Grimes 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 2
1 Bill Sherdel 2
1 Carl Weilman 2
4 Hal Carlson 1
4 17 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .390
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .382
3 Ty Cobb .370
4 Tris Speaker .361
5 Rogers Hornsby .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 46
2 Tillie Walker 14
3 Happy Felsch 13
4 Elmer Smith 12
5 4 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 141
2 Larry Gardner 117
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 116
4 Tris Speaker 115
5 Happy Felsch 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 50
2 Max Carey 40
3 George Sisler 35
4 Cliff Heathcote 33
5 4 tied 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.80
2 Dutch Ruether 1.96
3 Hippo Vaughn 1.96
4 Jesse Haines 1.99
5 Babe Adams 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Williams 27
2 Stan Coveleski 26
3 Pete Alexander 25
4 Dutch Ruether 24
5 4 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 168
2 Hippo Vaughn 141
3 Allen Russell 140
4 Stan Coveleski 137
5 2 tied 132

Saves

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