On This Day

Friday, July 16, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	54	27	.667	--
Yankees	54	30	.643	1.5
White Sox	50	30	.625	3.5
Senators	38	38	.500	13.5
Browns	40	41	.494	14.0
Red Sox	37	40	.481	15.0
Tigers	25	52	.325	27.0
Athletics	22	62	.262	33.5

Games

Tigers 6, Red Sox 5

Browns 5, Yankees 2

Athletics 5, Indians 4

White Sox 4, Senators 1

White Sox 8, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	50	33	.602	--
Reds	44	33	.571	3.0
Pirates	39	37	.513	7.5
Cardinals	41	41	.500	8.5
Giants	38	41	.481	10.0
Cubs	40	44	.476	10.5
Braves	32	39	.451	12.0
Phillies	31	47	.397	16.5

Games

Braves 3, Cubs 2

Robins 6, Reds 4

Giants 7, Pirates 0

Cardinals 11, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Shano Collins	4
1	Nemo Leibold	4
3	Dave Bancroft	3
3	Carson Bigbee	3
3	18 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	1
1	George Sisler	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	4
2	Verne Clemons	3
2	Happy Felsch	3
2	Frankie Frisch	3
2	Milt Stock	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Fournier	2
1	Greasy Neale	2
1	Sam Rice	2
1	George Sisler	2
5	9 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Scott	1.11
2	Bill Bayne	0.50
2	Walter Johnson	0.50
4	George Uhle	0.38
5	Rube Benton	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bayne	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Scott	10
2	Bill Bayne	5
2	Claude Hendrix	5
2	Walter Johnson	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Cicotte	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.412
2	George Sisler	.410
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.397
4	Babe Ruth	.385
5	Rogers Hornsby	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	29
2	Happy Felsch	10
2	Tillie Walker	10
4	Cy Williams	9
5	Dave Robertson	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	80
2	Tris Speaker	77
3	Larry Gardner	69
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	66
5	2 tied	59

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	37
2	Max Carey	33
3	George Sisler	25
4	Charlie Hollocher	20
4	Edd Roush	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Ruether	1.94
2	Pete Alexander	1.95
3	Al Mamaux	1.96
4	Burleigh Grimes	2.04
5	Stan Coveleski	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	17
2	Pete Alexander	16
2	Lefty Williams	16
4	Stan Coveleski	15
5	Wilbur Cooper	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	103
2	Lefty Williams	83
3	Walter Johnson	80
4	Burleigh Grimes	75
5	Dutch Ruether	74

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	5
2	Walter Johnson	3
2	Hugh McQuillan	3
2	Jack Quinn	3
5	19 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Smith	.513
2	Tris Speaker	.460
3	Ken Williams	.434
4	Babe Ruth	.429
5	Ray Chapman	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	Larry Doyle	3
2	Frank Welch	3
4	Ray Chapman	2
4	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	20
2	Del Pratt	17
3	Zack Wheat	15
4	Hi Myers	14
4	Tris Speaker	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	8
2	Sam Rice	7
2	George Sisler	7
4	Carson Bigbee	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Rommel	0.67
2	Pete Alexander	0.85
3	Ferdie Schupp	1.13
4	Burleigh Grimes	1.23
4	Sherry Smith	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	4
1	Burleigh Grimes	4
1	Carl Mays	4
1	Jeff Pfeffer	4
1	Jimmy Ring	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Mamaux	20
1	Hippo Vaughn	20
3	Jack Scott	19
4	Urban Shocker	18
5	Lefty Williams	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sherry Smith	2
2	Pete Alexander	1
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	Howard Ehmke	1
2	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.465
2	Tris Speaker	.441
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.438
4	Sam Rice	.433
5	George Sisler	.416

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	12
2	George Burns	4
3	Larry Doyle	3
3	Happy Felsch	3
3	8 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	30
1	Tris Speaker	30
3	Babe Ruth	29
4	Del Pratt	28
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	15
2	Max Carey	14
3	Carson Bigbee	11
3	George Sisler	11
5	Edd Roush	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.31
2	Phil Douglas	1.66
3	Guy Morton	1.85
4	Ray Fisher	1.95
5	Art Nehf	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	6
1	Wilbur Cooper	6
1	Carl Mays	6
1	Art Nehf	6
5	8 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Mamaux	42
2	Urban Shocker	37
3	Pete Alexander	32
4	Hippo Vaughn	31
5	3 tied	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	2
1	Sherry Smith	2
1	Allan Sothoron	2
4	Babe Adams	1
4	21 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.387
2	Ty Cobb	.382
3	Tris Speaker	.376
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.374
5	Babe Ruth	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	47
2	Happy Felsch	14
2	Tillie Walker	14
4	George Sisler	13
5	Cy Williams	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	139
2	Tris Speaker	118
3	Larry Gardner	113
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	111
5	Happy Felsch	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	54
2	Max Carey	48
3	Edd Roush	35
3	George Sisler	35
5	2 tied	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.67
2	Dutch Ruether	2.08
3	Babe Adams	2.11
4	Ray Fisher	2.18
5	Sherry Smith	2.18

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	186
2	Hippo Vaughn	144
3	Lefty Williams	140
4	Stan Coveleski	134
5	Lee Meadows	133

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Shaw	6
1	Bill Sherdel	6
3	Allen Russell	5
4	Walter Johnson	4
5	10 tied	3