On This Day

Tuesday, July 27, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 61 32 .656 --
Yankees 62 34 .646 0.5
White Sox 57 36 .613 4.0
Senators 43 43 .500 14.5
Browns 42 47 .472 17.0
Red Sox 40 48 .455 18.5
Tigers 31 57 .352 27.5
Athletics 27 66 .290 34.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 54 40 .574 --
Reds 49 38 .563 1.5
Pirates 45 41 .523 5.0
Giants 44 44 .500 7.0
Cubs 47 47 .500 7.0
Cardinals 44 47 .484 8.5
Braves 36 45 .444 11.5
Phillies 35 52 .402 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Braggo Roth 6
2 Bucky Harris 5
2 Joe Judge 5
2 Sam Rice 5
5 Zeb Terry 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Grimm 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Braggo Roth 6
2 Bucky Harris 5
3 Charlie Jamieson 3
3 Steve O'Neill 3
3 Dode Paskert 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Bancroft 1
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Carson Bigbee 1
1 Tony Boeckel 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Faber 0.82
2 Rube Marquard 0.50
3 Jesse Barnes 0.40
4 Earl Hamilton 0.29
5 Dutch Leonard 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Eric Erickson 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 Earl Hamilton 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 9
2 Tony Faeth 4
2 Rube Marquard 4
4 Dutch Leonard 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .416
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .398
3 Babe Ruth .396
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 80
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 76
5 Happy Felsch 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 42
2 Max Carey 34
3 George Sisler 26
4 Edd Roush 21
5 2 tied 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Ruether 1.99
2 Pete Alexander 2.08
3 Al Mamaux 2.19
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 Dutch Ruether 16
3 Lefty Williams 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 117
2 Lefty Williams 93
3 Dutch Ruether 84
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 .447
2 Tris Speaker .441
3 Gene Paulette .422
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .418
5 Bob Meusel .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
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 19
2 Del Pratt 17
3 Ping Bodie 16
3 Happy Felsch 16
3 Bobby Veach 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 7
2 Frankie Frisch 6
3 George Sisler 5
4 Donie Bush 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Benton 0.36
2 Scott Perry 0.62
3 Hod Eller 1.19
4 Bill Doak 1.24
5 Howard Ehmke 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 4
1 Jesse Barnes 4
3 Hal Carlson 3
3 Rip Collins 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 24
2 Pete Alexander 20
3 Guy Morton 19
4 Jack Scott 17
5 Lefty Tyler 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dickey Kerr 2
1 Hugh McQuillan 2
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 Red Causey 1
3 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .461
2 Tris Speaker .449
3 Jack Smith .423
4 Eddie Collins .422
5 Sam Rice .416

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Wally Pipp 6
3 Happy Felsch 4
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 36
2 Babe Ruth 34
3 Del Pratt 30
4 Happy Felsch 29
5 Bobby Veach 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 17
2 Max Carey 10
2 George Sisler 10
4 Carson Bigbee 8
4 Edd Roush 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hod Eller 1.01
2 Sherry Smith 1.07
3 Scott Perry 1.41
4 Wilbur Cooper 1.42
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 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 37
2 Al Mamaux 36
3 Guy Morton 34
3 Hippo Vaughn 34
5 2 tied 30

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 Shoeless Joe Jackson .391
2 Ty Cobb .384
3 Tris Speaker .378
4 Babe Ruth .372
5 George Sisler .368

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 Happy Felsch 117
4 Larry Gardner 116
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson 115

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.86
2 Sherry Smith 1.99
3 Babe Adams 2.14
4 Dutch Ruether 2.15
5 Wilbur Cooper 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 27
2 Pete Alexander 26
3 Wilbur Cooper 25
4 Jim Bagby 24
4 2 others tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 189
2 Hippo Vaughn 149
3 Stan Coveleski 138
3 Lefty Williams 138
5 Lee Meadows 127

Saves

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