On This Day

Friday, July 23, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	61	32	.656	--
Indians	58	31	.652	1.0
White Sox	54	35	.607	5.0
Senators	41	42	.494	15.0
Browns	42	46	.477	16.5
Red Sox	39	46	.459	18.0
Tigers	29	55	.345	27.5
Athletics	27	64	.297	33.0

Games

White Sox 8, Red Sox 7

Yankees 6, Indians 3

Athletics 4, Tigers 1

Senators 3, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	53	37	.589	--
Reds	47	37	.560	3.0
Pirates	42	40	.512	7.0
Giants	42	43	.494	8.5
Cardinals	43	45	.489	9.0
Cubs	44	47	.484	9.5
Braves	35	43	.449	12.0
Phillies	35	49	.417	15.0

Games

Phillies 10, Cubs 7

Reds 1, Giants 0

Robins 6, Pirates 5

Braves 6, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mickey O'Neil	4
2	Ray Chapman	3
2	Eddie Collins	3
2	Cliff Heathcote	3
2	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Deal	1
1	Art Fletcher	1
1	Roger Peckinpaugh	1
1	Charlie Pick	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Turner Barber	3
1	Art Fletcher	3
1	Possum Whitted	3
1	Cy Williams	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Menosky	2
2	George Burns	1
2	Mickey O'Neil	1
2	Wally Pipp	1
2	Tillie Walker	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Allan Sothoron	2.00
2	Guy Morton	1.33
3	Dutch Leonard	0.83
4	Dutch Ruether	0.71
5	Eddie Rommel	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eric Erickson	1
1	Bert Gallia	1
1	Hugh McQuillan	1
1	Eddie Rommel	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	8
1	Allan Sothoron	8
3	Dutch Leonard	5
3	Dutch Ruether	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Causey	1
1	Dickey Kerr	1
1	George Mogridge	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.419
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.401
3	George Sisler	.399
4	Babe Ruth	.394
5	Sam Rice	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	33
2	Happy Felsch	11
3	Tillie Walker	10
4	George Sisler	9
4	Cy Williams	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	90
2	Tris Speaker	82
3	Larry Gardner	76
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	70
5	Happy Felsch	65

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	41
2	Max Carey	33
3	George Sisler	26
4	Edd Roush	21
5	2 tied	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Ruether	1.94
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.04
3	Pete Alexander	2.09
4	Al Mamaux	2.15
5	Harry Harper	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	19
2	Pete Alexander	16
2	Lefty Williams	16
4	Stan Coveleski	15
4	Dutch Ruether	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	113
2	Lefty Williams	88
3	Dutch Ruether	81
4	Walter Johnson	80
5	Burleigh Grimes	78

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	5
2	Dickey Kerr	4
2	Hugh McQuillan	4
4	Walter Johnson	3
4	Jack Quinn	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.500
2	Bob Meusel	.482
3	Babe Ruth	.449
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.438
5	Jack Smith	.423

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Roger Peckinpaugh	4
2	Wally Pipp	4
2	George Sisler	4
5	4 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	19
1	Babe Ruth	19
3	Ping Bodie	18
3	Del Pratt	18
5	Frank Welch	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	7
2	George Sisler	6
3	Carson Bigbee	5
3	Frankie Frisch	5
3	Greasy Neale	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Scott Perry	0.60
2	Rube Benton	0.79
3	Hod Eller	1.08
4	Dolf Luque	1.29
5	Eddie Rommel	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	4
1	Carl Mays	4
3	Jesse Barnes	3
3	Hal Carlson	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	24
2	Hippo Vaughn	22
3	Pete Alexander	21
4	Guy Morton	17
4	Ferdie Schupp	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dickey Kerr	2
2	Red Causey	1
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	Rip Collins	1
2	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.477
2	Tris Speaker	.457
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.429
4	Eddie Eayrs	.406
5	Sam Rice	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	14
2	Wally Pipp	6
3	Roger Peckinpaugh	5
4	George Burns	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	34
1	Babe Ruth	34
3	Del Pratt	33
4	Ping Bodie	29
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	17
2	Max Carey	13
3	George Sisler	10
4	Eddie Collins	8
4	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sherry Smith	0.99
2	Clarence Mitchell	1.44
3	Scott Perry	1.55
4	Wilbur Cooper	1.71
5	Phil Douglas	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	7
1	Carl Mays	7
1	Art Nehf	7
4	Hal Carlson	6
4	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Mamaux	39
2	Guy Morton	38
2	Hippo Vaughn	38
4	Pete Alexander	37
5	Urban Shocker	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dickey Kerr	3
2	Jack Quinn	2
2	Sherry Smith	2
2	Allan Sothoron	2
5	24 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.383
2	Ty Cobb	.382
3	Tris Speaker	.381
4	George Sisler	.379
5	Babe Ruth	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	48
2	Happy Felsch	15
3	Tillie Walker	14
4	Wally Pipp	13
4	George Sisler	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	142
2	Tris Speaker	120
3	Larry Gardner	117
4	Happy Felsch	112
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	56
2	Max Carey	48
3	Edd Roush	35
4	Greasy Neale	34
5	2 tied	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.81
2	Sherry Smith	2.04
3	Dutch Ruether	2.09
4	Hippo Vaughn	2.19
5	Babe Adams	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	26
1	Stan Coveleski	26
3	Jim Bagby	24
3	Wilbur Cooper	24
3	Dutch Ruether	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	190
2	Hippo Vaughn	154
3	Lefty Williams	137
4	Stan Coveleski	135
5	Lee Meadows	128

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	6
2	Allen Russell	5
2	Jim Shaw	5
4	Walter Johnson	4
4	2 others tied	4