On This Day

Thursday, July 29, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	63	32	.663	--
Yankees	63	36	.636	2.0
White Sox	59	37	.615	4.5
Senators	44	45	.494	16.0
Browns	44	48	.478	17.5
Red Sox	40	50	.444	20.5
Tigers	33	58	.363	28.0
Athletics	28	68	.292	35.5

Games

White Sox 4, Athletics 2

Athletics 12, White Sox 6

Indians 9, Red Sox 3

Senators 2, Tigers 1

Tigers 13, Senators 3

Browns 4, Yankees 3

Yankees 6, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	55	41	.573	--
Reds	50	39	.562	1.5
Pirates	46	43	.517	5.5
Giants	46	44	.511	6.0
Cubs	48	49	.495	7.5
Cardinals	44	49	.473	9.5
Braves	38	46	.452	11.0
Phillies	37	53	.411	15.0

Games

Reds 3, Robins 2

Braves 6, Cubs 2

Giants 6, Cardinals 3

Phillies 7, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bobby Veach	5
2	Eddie Collins	4
2	Shano Collins	4
2	Joe Dugan	4
2	Oscar Stanage	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walter Holke	1
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	1
1	Austin McHenry	1
1	Bob Meusel	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	4
1	Aaron Ward	4
1	Whitey Witt	4
4	Donie Bush	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Boeckel	1
1	Shano Collins	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Jimmy Johnston	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Williams	0.88
2	Dolf Luque	0.71
3	Red Oldham	0.50
4	Dixie Davis	0.38
5	3 tied	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Collins	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Dixie Davis	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Williams	7
2	Dixie Davis	5
2	Dolf Luque	5
4	Pete Alexander	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.416
2	George Sisler	.393
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.392
4	Babe Ruth	.390
5	2 tied	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	35
2	Happy Felsch	12
3	George Sisler	10
3	Tillie Walker	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	94
2	Tris Speaker	85
3	Larry Gardner	82
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	79
5	Happy Felsch	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	43
2	Max Carey	35
3	George Sisler	26
4	Greasy Neale	21
4	Edd Roush	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Ruether	1.99
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.11
3	Bob Shawkey	2.18
4	Al Mamaux	2.19
5	Pete Alexander	2.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	21
2	Pete Alexander	17
2	Stan Coveleski	17
2	Lefty Williams	17
5	2 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	121
2	Lefty Williams	100
3	Burleigh Grimes	84
3	Dutch Ruether	84
5	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	Joe Judge	.483
2	Tris Speaker	.458
3	Babe Ruth	.426
4	Ross Youngs	.422
5	Dave Bancroft	.420

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	George Sisler	5
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	4
3	Bob Meusel	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	17
1	Babe Ruth	17
3	Happy Felsch	16
3	Bob Meusel	16
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	8
2	Frankie Frisch	7
3	George Sisler	5
4	Mike Menosky	4
4	Greasy Neale	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Benton	0.58
2	Jesse Barnes	0.67
3	Hod Eller	1.19
4	Dolf Luque	1.21
5	Howard Ehmke	1.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	5
2	Rip Collins	4
2	Howard Ehmke	4
4	Jesse Barnes	3
4	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	19
1	Hippo Vaughn	19
3	Pete Alexander	18
4	Howard Ehmke	17
4	3 others tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bert Gallia	2
1	Dickey Kerr	2
1	Hugh McQuillan	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.448
2	Tris Speaker	.438
3	Sam Rice	.419
4	Jack Smith	.417
5	Eddie Collins	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Wally Pipp	6
3	Bob Meusel	5
3	George Sisler	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	39
2	Babe Ruth	32
3	Del Pratt	29
4	Happy Felsch	28
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	18
2	Max Carey	11
3	George Sisler	10
4	Frankie Frisch	9
5	4 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hod Eller	1.01
2	Sherry Smith	1.07
3	Eddie Rommel	1.60
4	Wilbur Cooper	1.66
5	Burleigh Grimes	1.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	7
1	Burleigh Grimes	7
1	Carl Mays	7
4	Eddie Cicotte	6
4	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	39
2	Pete Alexander	38
3	Urban Shocker	37
3	Lefty Williams	37
5	Guy Morton	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dickey Kerr	3
2	Pete Alexander	2
2	Bert Gallia	2
2	Hugh McQuillan	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.387
2	Tris Speaker	.382
3	George Sisler	.368
4	Babe Ruth	.366
5	Rogers Hornsby	.354

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	56
2	Max Carey	50
3	Greasy Neale	34
4	Cliff Heathcote	32
4	2 others tied	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.94
2	Sherry Smith	1.99
3	Dutch Ruether	2.15
4	Wilbur Cooper	2.15
5	Babe Adams	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	27
2	Pete Alexander	26
3	Jim Bagby	25
3	Wilbur Cooper	25
5	3 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	193
2	Hippo Vaughn	154
3	Lefty Williams	145
4	Stan Coveleski	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