On This Day

Sunday, July 25, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 60 31 .659 --
Yankees 62 33 .653 0.0
White Sox 55 36 .604 5.0
Senators 42 42 .500 14.5
Browns 42 47 .472 17.0
Red Sox 39 48 .448 19.0
Tigers 31 55 .360 26.5
Athletics 27 66 .290 34.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 53 39 .576 --
Reds 48 38 .558 2.0
Pirates 44 40 .524 5.0
Cubs 46 47 .495 7.5
Giants 43 44 .494 7.5
Cardinals 44 46 .489 8.0
Braves 36 44 .450 11.0
Phillies 35 51 .407 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Ainsmith 4
1 Bobby Veach 4
3 Ira Flagstead 3
3 Frankie Frisch 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Tris Speaker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ira Flagstead 5
2 Eddie Ainsmith 4
2 Ralph Young 4
4 Red Oldham 3
4 Babe Ruth 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 1
1 Jake Daubert 1
1 Bernie Friberg 1
1 Mike McNally 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Shaw 0.86
2 Mule Watson 0.56
3 Stan Coveleski 0.50
3 Bill Doak 0.50
5 Pete Alexander 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Carl Mays 1
1 Red Oldham 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stan Coveleski 6
1 Jim Shaw 6
3 Mule Watson 5
3 Lefty Williams 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh McQuillan 1
1 Al Schacht 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .418
2 Babe Ruth .396
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .395
4 George Sisler .394
5 Rogers Hornsby .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 35
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 94
2 Tris Speaker 83
3 Larry Gardner 79
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 72
5 Happy Felsch 70

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 41
2 Max Carey 34
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 17
3 Stan Coveleski 16
3 Lefty Williams 16
5 3 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 117
2 Lefty Williams 93
3 Dutch Ruether 81
4 Burleigh Grimes 80
4 Walter Johnson 80

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .458
2 Bob Meusel .439
2 Tris Speaker .439
4 Gene Paulette .413
5 2 tied .396

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 20
2 Ping Bodie 17
2 Del Pratt 17
4 Bob Meusel 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 6
2 Frankie Frisch 5
2 George Sisler 5
4 Ping Bodie 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Perry 0.71
2 Rube Benton 0.79
3 Hod Eller 1.09
4 Eddie Rommel 1.35
5 Bill Doak 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 4
1 Carl Mays 4
3 Jesse Barnes 3
3 Hal Carlson 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 24
2 Hippo Vaughn 22
3 Pete Alexander 20
4 Howard Ehmke 17
4 2 others tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dickey Kerr 2
1 Hugh McQuillan 2
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 Red Causey 1
3 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .468
2 Tris Speaker .454
3 Jack Smith .446
4 Eddie Collins .422
5 Sam Rice .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 15
2 Wally Pipp 6
3 Roger Peckinpaugh 5
4 Happy Felsch 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 37
1 Babe Ruth 37
3 Del Pratt 33
4 Happy Felsch 30
5 Ping Bodie 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 17
2 Max Carey 12
3 George Sisler 10
4 Carson Bigbee 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hod Eller 0.96
2 Sherry Smith 0.99
3 Scott Perry 1.49
4 Wilbur Cooper 1.62
5 Ferdie Schupp 1.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Mays 8
2 Jim Bagby 7
3 Hal Carlson 6
3 Eddie Cicotte 6
3 6 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 38
2 Pete Alexander 37
3 Al Mamaux 36
4 Lefty Williams 34
5 Jim Shaw 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dickey Kerr 3
2 Pete Alexander 2
2 Hugh McQuillan 2
2 Sherry Smith 2
2 Allan Sothoron 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .383
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .382
3 Tris Speaker .379
4 George Sisler .373
5 Babe Ruth .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 49
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 144
2 Tris Speaker 119
3 Larry Gardner 118
4 Happy Felsch 116
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 55
2 Max Carey 49
3 Greasy Neale 34
4 George Burns 33
4 2 others tied 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.81
2 Sherry Smith 2.02
3 Dutch Ruether 2.12
4 Babe Adams 2.14
5 Wilbur Cooper 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 27
1 Stan Coveleski 27
3 Jim Bagby 25
3 Wilbur Cooper 25
5 Carl Mays 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 194
2 Hippo Vaughn 149
3 Lefty Williams 140
4 Stan Coveleski 138
5 Lee Meadows 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 6
2 Hugh McQuillan 5
2 Allen Russell 5
2 Jim Shaw 5
5 2 tied 4