On This Day

Saturday, July 24, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	59	31	.656	--
Yankees	61	33	.649	0.0
White Sox	55	35	.611	4.0
Senators	41	42	.494	14.5
Browns	42	46	.477	16.0
Red Sox	39	47	.453	18.0
Tigers	30	55	.353	26.5
Athletics	27	65	.293	33.0

Games

White Sox 7, Red Sox 4

Tigers 5, Athletics 0

Browns 1, Senators 1

Indians 4, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	53	38	.582	--
Reds	48	37	.565	2.0
Pirates	43	40	.518	6.0
Cardinals	44	45	.494	8.0
Cubs	45	47	.489	8.5
Giants	42	44	.488	8.5
Braves	35	44	.443	12.0
Phillies	35	50	.412	15.0

Games

Cubs 6, Phillies 4

Reds 5, Giants 3

Pirates 5, Robins 1

Cardinals 7, Braves 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pickles Dillhoefer	4
2	Happy Felsch	3
2	Charlie Grimm	3
2	Rogers Hornsby	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Happy Felsch	1
1	Harry Hooper	1
1	Bob Meusel	1
1	Edd Roush	1
1	Babe Ruth	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	4
2	Bill Haeffner	3
2	Austin McHenry	3
4	Pickles Dillhoefer	2
4	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	1
1	Charlie Deal	1
1	Jimmy Johnston	1
1	Gene Paulette	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Howard Ehmke	0.44
2	Scott Perry	0.33
3	Wilbur Cooper	0.29
3	Art Nehf	0.29
5	Jim Bagby	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Howard Ehmke	4
1	Jack Scott	4
3	Jim Bagby	3
3	Lou North	3
3	Scott Perry	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.418
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.399
3	George Sisler	.397
4	Babe Ruth	.393
5	Rogers Hornsby	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	34
2	Happy Felsch	12
3	Tillie Walker	10
4	George Sisler	9
4	Cy Williams	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	91
2	Tris Speaker	82
3	Larry Gardner	78
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	72
5	Happy Felsch	69

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	Pete Alexander	2.08
3	Al Mamaux	2.15
4	Burleigh Grimes	2.22
5	Harry Harper	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	20
2	Pete Alexander	16
2	Lefty Williams	16
4	Wilbur Cooper	15
4	2 others tied	15

Strikeouts

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

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	.468
2	Babe Ruth	.449
3	Bob Meusel	.439
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.438
5	Eddie Eayrs	.412

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ping Bodie	18
1	Del Pratt	18
1	Babe Ruth	18
4	Happy Felsch	15
4	Bob Meusel	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	0.71
2	Rube Benton	0.79
3	Hod Eller	1.05
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	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	24
2	Hippo Vaughn	22
3	Jack Scott	18
4	Howard Ehmke	17
4	Guy Morton	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dickey Kerr	2
2	Pete Alexander	1
2	Red Causey	1
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.462
2	Tris Speaker	.457
3	Jack Smith	.443
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.421
5	Eddie Collins	.420

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	35
2	Babe Ruth	34
3	Del Pratt	32
4	Happy Felsch	29
5	Ping Bodie	28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hod Eller	0.96
2	Sherry Smith	0.99
3	Clarence Mitchell	1.44
4	Scott Perry	1.49
5	Wilbur Cooper	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	7
1	Carl Mays	7
1	Art Nehf	7
4	Hal Carlson	6
4	5 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Mamaux	39
2	Hippo Vaughn	38
3	Pete Alexander	33
4	Guy Morton	31
4	Urban Shocker	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dickey Kerr	3
2	Pete Alexander	2
2	Sherry Smith	2
2	Allan Sothoron	2
5	23 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.383
2	Ty Cobb	.383
3	Tris Speaker	.381
4	George Sisler	.377
5	Babe Ruth	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	48
2	Happy Felsch	16
3	Tillie Walker	14
4	Wally Pipp	13
4	George Sisler	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	141
2	Tris Speaker	120
3	Larry Gardner	118
4	Happy Felsch	115
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	111

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.81
2	Sherry Smith	2.02
3	Dutch Ruether	2.12
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	25
3	Wilbur Cooper	25
5	4 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	190
2	Hippo Vaughn	154
3	Lefty Williams	137
4	Stan Coveleski	132
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