On This Day

Wednesday, July 7, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 49 26 .653 --
Indians 46 25 .648 1.0
White Sox 44 28 .611 3.5
Senators 36 30 .545 8.5
Red Sox 34 35 .493 12.0
Browns 34 38 .472 13.5
Tigers 22 47 .319 24.0
Athletics 20 56 .263 29.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 39 29 .574 --
Robins 40 31 .563 0.5
Cardinals 38 35 .521 3.5
Pirates 34 33 .507 4.5
Cubs 37 36 .507 4.5
Braves 29 33 .468 7.0
Giants 33 38 .465 7.5
Phillies 27 42 .391 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carson Bigbee 3
1 Jimmy Dykes 3
1 Chick Galloway 3
1 Doc Lavan 3
5 10 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pickles Dillhoefer 2
1 Chick Galloway 2
1 Buck Herzog 2
1 Bill Killefer 2
1 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill McKechnie 2
2 Max Carey 1
2 Billy Southworth 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wilbur Cooper 1.33
2 Scott Perry 0.50
2 Hippo Vaughn 0.50
4 Benn Karr 0.29
5 Dave Keefe 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Dave Keefe 1
1 Scott Perry 1
1 Hippo Vaughn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 8
2 Wilbur Cooper 4
2 Scott Perry 4
4 Marv Goodwin 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .416
2 Tris Speaker .391
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .387
4 Babe Ruth .385
5 Rogers Hornsby .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 24
2 Happy Felsch 10
2 Tillie Walker 10
4 Cy Williams 9
5 Dave Robertson 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 71
2 Larry Gardner 65
2 Tris Speaker 65
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 59
5 Rogers Hornsby 55

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 34
2 Max Carey 29
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 Burleigh Grimes 2.12
5 Al Mamaux 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Williams 16
2 Jim Bagby 15
3 Pete Alexander 14
4 Wilbur Cooper 13
4 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 5
2 Walter Johnson 3
2 Hugh McQuillan 3
2 Jack Quinn 3
5 14 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .519
2 Eddie Collins .458
3 Buck Weaver .441
4 Ed Konetchy .424
5 Sam Rice .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 George Burns 4
3 Happy Felsch 3
4 Larry Doyle 2
4 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zack Wheat 18
2 Happy Felsch 16
2 Frankie Frisch 16
2 Dave Robertson 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 10
2 Max Carey 9
3 Eddie Collins 6
4 Buck Herzog 5
4 Charlie Hollocher 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 0.00
2 Ray Fisher 1.13
3 Fred Toney 1.29
4 Jesse Haines 1.38
4 Carl Mays 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 4
1 Wilbur Cooper 4
1 Art Nehf 4
4 Jim Bagby 3
4 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Mamaux 23
2 Jim Shaw 20
3 Rube Marquard 19
4 Pete Alexander 16
4 3 others tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 2
2 Babe Adams 1
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Wilbur Cooper 1
2 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .479
2 Babe Ruth .442
3 Sam Rice .421
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .414
5 Buck Weaver .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 George Burns 4
2 Happy Felsch 4
2 George Sisler 4
2 Walt Tragesser 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 31
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 30
3 George Sisler 28
4 Happy Felsch 26
5 Tris Speaker 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 14
1 Sam Rice 14
3 Charlie Hollocher 11
4 Eddie Collins 9
4 George Sisler 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Haines 0.96
2 Phil Douglas 1.44
3 Dana Fillingim 1.86
4 Bob Shawkey 1.96
5 Rollie Naylor 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Cooper 6
1 Jesse Haines 6
1 Lefty Williams 6
4 Jim Bagby 5
4 9 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Mamaux 30
1 Lefty Williams 30
3 Pete Alexander 29
4 Urban Shocker 28
5 Walter Johnson 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 2
1 Bill Sherdel 2
1 Urban Shocker 2
1 Carl Weilman 2
5 16 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .389
2 Ty Cobb .375
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .372
4 Tris Speaker .357
5 Rogers Hornsby .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 Happy Felsch 14
2 Tillie Walker 14
4 Cy Williams 12
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 140
2 Larry Gardner 115
3 Tris Speaker 113
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 111
5 Happy Felsch 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 53
2 Max Carey 44
3 George Sisler 35
4 Cliff Heathcote 33
4 2 others tied 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.75
2 Dutch Ruether 1.98
3 Jesse Haines 2.05
4 Leon Cadore 2.09
5 Babe Adams 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 27
2 Pete Alexander 26
2 Lefty Williams 26
4 Wilbur Cooper 24
5 3 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 177
2 Hippo Vaughn 145
3 Lefty Williams 137
4 Stan Coveleski 135
5 Allen Russell 133

Saves

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