On This Day

Monday, July 5, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	46	24	.657	--
Yankees	48	26	.649	0.0
White Sox	43	28	.606	3.5
Senators	36	29	.554	7.5
Red Sox	33	32	.508	10.5
Browns	34	38	.472	13.0
Tigers	22	47	.319	23.5
Athletics	17	55	.236	30.0

Games

White Sox 5, Indians 3

White Sox 6, Indians 5

Browns 5, Tigers 4

Tigers 7, Browns 3

Red Sox 6, Athletics 1

Red Sox 10, Athletics 3

Senators 4, Yankees 3

Senators 9, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	38	29	.567	--
Robins	39	31	.557	0.5
Cardinals	38	33	.535	2.0
Pirates	33	32	.508	4.0
Cubs	35	36	.493	5.0
Braves	29	32	.475	6.0
Giants	33	38	.465	7.0
Phillies	27	41	.397	11.5

Games

Robins 9, Braves 5

Robins 5, Braves 2

Phillies 5, Giants 1

Giants 13, Phillies 0

Pirates 4, Reds 1

Pirates 6, Reds 5

Cardinals 4, Cubs 1

Cardinals 2, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Patsy Gharrity	7
2	Stuffy McInnis	5
2	Mike Menosky	5
4	Gene Bailey	4
4	15 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Les Mann	1
1	Austin McHenry	1
1	Stuffy McInnis	1
1	Fred Nicholson	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	4
1	Zack Wheat	4
3	Joe Evans	3
3	Eddie Foster	3
3	7 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	2
1	George Cutshaw	2
1	Sam Rice	2
4	Gene Bailey	1
4	16 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eppa Rixey	2.00
2	Rube Marquard	0.62
3	Hooks Dauss	0.50
3	Art Nehf	0.50
5	Pete Alexander	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Earl Hamilton	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eppa Rixey	6
2	Dolf Luque	5
2	Rube Marquard	5
4	Pete Alexander	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pol Perritt	1
1	Urban Shocker	1
1	Roy Wilkinson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.416
2	Tris Speaker	.394
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.391
4	Rogers Hornsby	.387
5	Babe Ruth	.384

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	24
2	Happy Felsch	9
2	Tillie Walker	9
2	Cy Williams	9
5	Dave Robertson	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	69
2	Tris Speaker	65
3	Larry Gardner	64
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	59
5	Rogers Hornsby	54

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	33
2	Max Carey	27
3	Charlie Hollocher	20
4	George Sisler	19
5	Braggo Roth	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Ruether	1.81
2	Leon Cadore	1.92
3	Jesse Haines	2.05
4	Hippo Vaughn	2.10
5	Burleigh Grimes	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Williams	16
2	Jim Bagby	15
3	Pete Alexander	14
4	Stan Coveleski	13
4	Dutch Ruether	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	92
2	Lefty Williams	75
3	Walter Johnson	72
3	Dutch Ruether	72
5	2 tied	64

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	5
2	Walter Johnson	3
2	Hugh McQuillan	3
2	Jack Quinn	3
5	13 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.509
2	Elmer Smith	.500
3	Eddie Collins	.456
4	Sam Rice	.423
5	Buck Weaver	.414

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	George Burns	4
3	Larry Doyle	2
3	Happy Felsch	2
3	11 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frankie Frisch	17
1	Zack Wheat	17
3	Happy Felsch	15
3	Buck Weaver	15
5	5 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	9
2	Max Carey	7
2	Eddie Collins	7
4	Edd Roush	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.00
2	Ray Fisher	1.13
3	Fred Toney	1.29
4	Harry Harper	1.33
5	Ferdie Schupp	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	4
1	Wilbur Cooper	4
1	Art Nehf	4
1	Tom Zachary	4
5	12 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Mamaux	23
2	Jim Shaw	20
3	Rube Marquard	19
4	Dolf Luque	18
5	3 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	2
2	Babe Adams	1
2	Wilbur Cooper	1
2	Stan Coveleski	1
2	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.481
2	Babe Ruth	.461
3	Sam Rice	.427
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.421
5	Buck Weaver	.402

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	George Burns	4
2	George Sisler	4
2	Walt Tragesser	4
5	10 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	33
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	30
2	George Sisler	30
4	Happy Felsch	26
5	Tris Speaker	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	13
2	Max Carey	12
3	Charlie Hollocher	11
4	Eddie Collins	10
4	George Sisler	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Douglas	1.44
2	Jesse Haines	1.51
3	Bob Shawkey	1.96
4	Paul Carter	1.99
5	Dana Fillingim	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Williams	7
2	Jim Bagby	6
2	Wilbur Cooper	6
2	Jesse Haines	6
2	Ferdie Schupp	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Williams	32
2	Al Mamaux	30
3	Pete Alexander	29
3	Urban Shocker	29
5	Wilbur Cooper	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	2
1	Bill Sherdel	2
1	Urban Shocker	2
1	Carl Weilman	2
5	14 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.385
2	Ty Cobb	.374
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.374
4	Rogers Hornsby	.360
5	Tris Speaker	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	44
2	Happy Felsch	13
2	Tillie Walker	13
4	Cy Williams	12
5	4 tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	138
2	Larry Gardner	114
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	113
3	Tris Speaker	113
5	Happy Felsch	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	52
2	Max Carey	42
3	George Sisler	35
4	George Burns	34
4	2 others tied	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.76
2	Dutch Ruether	1.93
3	Jesse Haines	2.05
4	Hippo Vaughn	2.05
5	Leon Cadore	2.09

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	177
2	Lefty Williams	140
3	Hippo Vaughn	137
4	Stan Coveleski	136
4	Walter Johnson	136

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Shaw	6
1	Bill Sherdel	6
3	Allen Russell	5
4	Walter Johnson	4
5	9 tied	3