On This Day

Saturday, July 10, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 50 26 .658 --
Yankees 51 27 .654 0.0
White Sox 46 29 .613 3.5
Senators 37 34 .521 10.5
Red Sox 35 37 .486 13.0
Browns 36 39 .480 13.5
Tigers 23 49 .319 25.0
Athletics 21 58 .266 30.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 43 32 .573 --
Reds 40 31 .563 1.0
Cubs 39 37 .513 4.5
Cardinals 39 38 .506 5.0
Pirates 35 36 .493 6.0
Braves 31 34 .477 7.0
Giants 34 40 .459 8.5
Phillies 30 43 .411 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Rawlings 6
2 Irish Meusel 5
2 Tris Speaker 5
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 4
4 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ping Bodie 1
1 High Pockets Kelly 1
1 Del Pratt 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Bobby Veach 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 6
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 3
2 Irish Meusel 3
4 Ray Chapman 2
4 16 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 2
1 Tony Boeckel 2
1 Max Carey 2
4 Red Faber 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Oeschger 0.50
1 Jimmy Ring 0.50
3 Dolf Luque 0.40
4 Stan Coveleski 0.38
4 Red Faber 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 Bill Hubbell 1
1 Carl Mays 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bagby 4
1 Art Nehf 4
3 Stan Coveleski 3
3 Red Faber 3
3 5 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .419
2 Tris Speaker .414
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .398
4 Babe Ruth .384
5 Rogers Hornsby .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 26
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 74
2 Tris Speaker 72
3 Larry Gardner 67
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 61
5 Rogers Hornsby 57

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 35
2 Max Carey 32
3 George Sisler 21
4 Charlie Hollocher 20
5 2 tied 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 Stan Coveleski 14
5 3 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 Tris Speaker .478
2 Eddie Collins .478
3 Babe Ruth .466
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .422
5 Sam Rice .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 4
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 21
2 Dave Robertson 17
3 Frankie Frisch 16
3 Del Pratt 16
3 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 11
2 Max Carey 8
3 Eddie Collins 7
4 Carson Bigbee 5
4 4 others tied 5

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 Wilbur Cooper 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 4
1 Stan Coveleski 4
1 Red Faber 4
1 Carl Mays 4
1 Art Nehf 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Mamaux 26
2 Pete Alexander 17
2 Jim Shaw 17
4 Jack Quinn 16
4 2 others tied 16

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 .472
2 Tris Speaker .446
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .438
4 Babe Ruth .427
5 Eddie Collins .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 George Burns 4
2 Happy Felsch 4
2 High Pockets Kelly 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 33
2 Babe Ruth 29
2 George Sisler 29
2 Tris Speaker 29
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shawkey 1.29
2 Pete Alexander 1.31
3 Phil Douglas 1.44
4 Dana Fillingim 1.96
5 Rip Collins 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 6
1 Eddie Cicotte 6
1 Wilbur Cooper 6
1 Stan Coveleski 6
1 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Mamaux 36
2 Lefty Williams 33
3 Pete Alexander 31
4 Jim Shaw 29
5 Urban Shocker 28

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 .395
2 Ty Cobb .377
3 Tris Speaker .375
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .372
5 Rogers Hornsby .353

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 114
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 111
5 Happy Felsch 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 53
2 Max Carey 47
3 Cliff Heathcote 33
3 Edd Roush 33
3 George Sisler 33

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
1 Stan Coveleski 27
3 Lefty Williams 25
4 Eddie Cicotte 24
4 Wilbur Cooper 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 182
2 Hippo Vaughn 139
2 Lefty Williams 139
4 Lee Meadows 136
5 Stan Coveleski 135

Saves

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