Baseball44 On This Day: Friday, July 9, 1920

On This Day

Friday, July 9, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	49	25	.662	--
Yankees	50	27	.649	0.5
White Sox	45	29	.608	4.0
Senators	36	33	.522	10.5
Red Sox	35	36	.493	12.5
Browns	35	39	.473	14.0
Tigers	23	48	.324	24.5
Athletics	21	57	.269	30.0

Games

Red Sox 2, Browns 1

Yankees 9, Tigers 3

Athletics 5, White Sox 4

Indians 8, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	42	32	.568	--
Reds	39	30	.565	0.5
Cubs	39	36	.520	3.5
Cardinals	39	37	.513	4.0
Pirates	35	34	.507	4.5
Braves	30	33	.476	6.5
Giants	33	40	.452	8.5
Phillies	28	43	.394	12.5

Games

Cubs 3, Giants 2

Braves 3, Reds 1

Phillies 4, Pirates 1

Cardinals 7, Robins 2

Robins 8, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jack Smith	5
2	Turner Barber	4
2	Frankie Frisch	4
2	Bob Meusel	4
2	Zack Wheat	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Meusel	1
1	Cy Perkins	1
1	Babe Ruth	1
1	Frank Welch	1
1	Russ Wrightstone	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	5
2	Frank Welch	4
3	Turner Barber	3
3	Joe Evans	3
3	Tris Speaker	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	1
1	Tony Boeckel	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	Eddie Foster	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Quinn	1.00
2	Al Mamaux	0.86
3	Lefty Williams	0.57
4	Ray Caldwell	0.45
5	2 tied	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Slim Harriss	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Mamaux	6
1	Jack Quinn	6
3	Pete Alexander	5
3	Ray Caldwell	5
5	6 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Scott Perry	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.415
2	Tris Speaker	.408
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.391
4	Babe Ruth	.382
5	Rogers Hornsby	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	25
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	73
2	Tris Speaker	72
3	Larry Gardner	66
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	60
5	Rogers Hornsby	56

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	34
2	Max Carey	30
3	Charlie Hollocher	20
3	George Sisler	20
5	Braggo Roth	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Ruether	1.87
2	Al Mamaux	1.94
3	Rip Collins	1.95
4	Pete Alexander	2.00
5	Burleigh Grimes	2.05

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	97
2	Lefty Williams	79
3	Dutch Ruether	74
4	Walter Johnson	72
5	Jack Quinn	70

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	5
2	Walter Johnson	3
2	Hugh McQuillan	3
2	Jack Quinn	3
5	15 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.477
2	Babe Ruth	.474
3	Tris Speaker	.446
4	Sam Rice	.426
5	Elmer Smith	.424

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	George Burns	3
2	Larry Doyle	3
2	Cy Perkins	3
2	Zack Wheat	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	20
2	Frankie Frisch	17
2	Dave Robertson	17
2	Zack Wheat	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	10
2	Max Carey	8
3	Eddie Collins	7
4	Charlie Hollocher	5
5	6 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.00
2	Pete Alexander	1.13
3	Ray Fisher	1.20
4	Ferdie Schupp	1.25
5	Carl Mays	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	4
1	Wilbur Cooper	4
3	Jim Bagby	3
3	Bullet Joe Bush	3
3	12 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Mamaux	26
2	Jim Shaw	25
3	Lefty Williams	20
4	Jack Quinn	19
5	Pete Alexander	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.476
2	Babe Ruth	.431
3	Tris Speaker	.427
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.423
5	Eddie Collins	.416

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	George Burns	4
2	Happy Felsch	4
2	Walt Tragesser	4
2	Zack Wheat	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	30
2	Babe Ruth	29
2	Tris Speaker	29
4	George Sisler	28
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	15
2	Sam Rice	13
3	Charlie Hollocher	11
4	Eddie Collins	10
4	George Sisler	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Shawkey	1.29
2	Pete Alexander	1.31
3	Phil Douglas	1.44
4	Dana Fillingim	1.86
5	Rollie Naylor	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	6
1	Eddie Cicotte	6
1	Wilbur Cooper	6
1	Ferdie Schupp	6
1	Lefty Williams	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Mamaux	36
2	Lefty Williams	34
3	Pete Alexander	31
3	Urban Shocker	31
5	Jim Shaw	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	2
1	Bill Sherdel	2
1	Urban Shocker	2
1	Carl Weilman	2
5	18 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.392
2	Ty Cobb	.380
3	Tris Speaker	.370
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.370
5	Rogers Hornsby	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	45
2	Happy Felsch	14
2	Tillie Walker	14
4	Cy Williams	12
5	George Sisler	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	142
2	Tris Speaker	120
3	Larry Gardner	116
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	111
5	Happy Felsch	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	53
2	Max Carey	45
3	George Sisler	35
4	Cliff Heathcote	33
5	Edd Roush	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.69
2	Dutch Ruether	2.01
3	Babe Adams	2.13
4	Sherry Smith	2.14
5	Hippo Vaughn	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	27
2	Stan Coveleski	26
2	Lefty Williams	26
4	Eddie Cicotte	24
4	Wilbur Cooper	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	182
2	Lefty Williams	141
3	Hippo Vaughn	139
4	Lee Meadows	136
5	3 tied	132

Saves

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