On This Day

Saturday, July 17, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	56	27	.675	--
Yankees	55	30	.647	2.0
White Sox	50	31	.617	5.0
Browns	41	42	.494	15.0
Senators	38	40	.487	15.5
Red Sox	37	42	.468	17.0
Tigers	27	52	.342	27.0
Athletics	23	63	.267	34.5

Games

Indians 5, Red Sox 2

Indians 5, Red Sox 2

Yankees 20, White Sox 5

Browns 3, Athletics 2

Athletics 3, Browns 1

Tigers 10, Senators 1

Tigers 4, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	51	33	.607	--
Reds	44	34	.564	4.0
Pirates	40	38	.513	8.0
Cardinals	41	42	.494	9.5
Giants	39	42	.481	10.5
Cubs	40	45	.471	11.5
Braves	33	39	.458	12.0
Phillies	32	47	.405	16.5

Games

Braves 1, Cubs 0

Robins 3, Reds 2

Pirates 2, Giants 0

Giants 4, Pirates 2

Phillies 1, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tris Speaker	5
2	Billy Southworth	4
2	Aaron Ward	4
2	Smoky Joe Wood	4
2	Ralph Young	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Meusel	1
1	Wally Pipp	1
1	Braggo Roth	1
1	Aaron Ward	1
1	Smoky Joe Wood	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Smoky Joe Wood	5
2	Happy Felsch	4
2	Del Pratt	4
4	Bob Meusel	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Shano Collins	1
1	Eddie Foster	1
1	Jack Fournier	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Urban Shocker	0.88
2	Doc Ayers	0.71
3	Ferdie Schupp	0.60
4	Howard Ehmke	0.55
5	Pete Alexander	0.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Doc Ayers	1
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Leon Cadore	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	7
1	Urban Shocker	7
3	Ray Caldwell	6
3	Howard Ehmke	6
3	Ferdie Schupp	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Mamaux	1
1	Eppa Rixey	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.415
2	George Sisler	.404
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.397
4	Babe Ruth	.389
5	Rogers Hornsby	.362

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	83
2	Tris Speaker	77
3	Larry Gardner	71
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	66
5	Happy Felsch	63

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	37
2	Max Carey	33
3	George Sisler	25
4	Edd Roush	21
5	Charlie Hollocher	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Mamaux	1.91
2	Pete Alexander	1.91
3	Dutch Ruether	1.94
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	110
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	.512
2	Tris Speaker	.486
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.446
4	Turner Barber	.439
5	Babe Ruth	.431

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	Wally Pipp	3
2	Frank Welch	3
4	Ray Chapman	2
4	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	22
2	Del Pratt	20
3	Happy Felsch	16
4	Babe Ruth	15
4	Zack Wheat	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	8
2	Sam Rice	7
2	George Sisler	7
4	Edd Roush	6
5	Carson Bigbee	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Benton	0.69
2	Pete Alexander	0.89
3	Art Nehf	1.04
4	Ferdie Schupp	1.09
5	Scott Perry	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	5
2	Burleigh Grimes	4
3	Babe Adams	3
3	Jim Bagby	3
3	12 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	24
2	Pete Alexander	22
2	Al Mamaux	22
4	Hippo Vaughn	20
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sherry Smith	2
2	Pete Alexander	1
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	Howard Ehmke	1
2	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.465
2	Tris Speaker	.445
3	Sam Rice	.432
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.430
5	Eddie Collins	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	George Burns	4
2	Wally Pipp	4
2	Braggo Roth	4
5	9 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	32
2	Del Pratt	31
3	Babe Ruth	30
3	Tris Speaker	30
5	Happy Felsch	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	15
2	Max Carey	14
3	Carson Bigbee	11
3	George Sisler	11
5	Edd Roush	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.27
2	Phil Douglas	1.58
3	Red Faber	1.80
4	Guy Morton	1.88
5	Ray Fisher	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	7
2	Eddie Cicotte	6
2	Wilbur Cooper	6
2	Art Nehf	6
5	10 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Mamaux	44
2	Pete Alexander	39
3	Urban Shocker	38
4	Eppa Rixey	30
4	Jim Shaw	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	2
1	Sherry Smith	2
1	Allan Sothoron	2
4	Babe Adams	1
4	22 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.385
2	George Sisler	.381
3	Tris Speaker	.381
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.375
5	Babe Ruth	.356

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	142
2	Tris Speaker	118
3	Larry Gardner	115
4	Happy Felsch	112
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	53
2	Max Carey	48
3	Edd Roush	35
4	George Sisler	34
5	Greasy Neale	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.65
2	Babe Adams	2.04
3	Sherry Smith	2.08
4	Dutch Ruether	2.08
5	Ray Fisher	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	193
2	Hippo Vaughn	144
3	Lefty Williams	140
4	Stan Coveleski	134
5	Walter Johnson	132

Saves

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