On This Day

Friday, July 30, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	64	32	.667	--
Yankees	64	36	.640	2.0
White Sox	60	37	.619	4.5
Senators	44	46	.489	17.0
Browns	44	49	.473	18.5
Red Sox	40	51	.440	21.5
Tigers	34	58	.370	28.0
Athletics	28	69	.289	36.5

Games

White Sox 6, Athletics 5

Indians 13, Red Sox 4

Tigers 8, Senators 4

Yankees 19, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	55	42	.567	--
Reds	51	39	.567	0.5
Giants	47	44	.516	5.0
Pirates	46	44	.511	5.5
Cubs	48	50	.490	7.5
Cardinals	44	50	.468	9.5
Braves	39	46	.459	10.0
Phillies	38	53	.418	14.0

Games

Reds 11, Robins 0

Braves 4, Cubs 1

Giants 8, Cardinals 7

Phillies 7, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hod Eller	4
1	Bob Meusel	4
1	Wally Pipp	4
1	Milt Stock	4
5	12 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	2
2	Austin McHenry	1
2	Bob Meusel	1
2	Babe Ruth	1
2	George Sisler	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hod Eller	4
1	Rogers Hornsby	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
4	Happy Felsch	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	2
1	Charlie Pick	2
1	Cy Williams	2
4	Jimmy Austin	1
4	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Faber	0.45
2	Al Mamaux	0.44
3	Claude Hendrix	0.36
4	Jesse Haines	0.25
4	Carl Weilman	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Ayers	1
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Phil Douglas	1
1	Hod Eller	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sheriff Blake	5
1	Red Faber	5
3	Claude Hendrix	4
3	Al Mamaux	4
5	Jesse Haines	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Howard Ehmke	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.417
2	Babe Ruth	.395
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.392
4	George Sisler	.392
5	Rogers Hornsby	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	36
2	Happy Felsch	12
3	George Sisler	11
4	Bob Meusel	10
4	Tillie Walker	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	98
2	Tris Speaker	86
3	Larry Gardner	84
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	79
5	Happy Felsch	75

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	Pete Alexander	2.21
5	Hippo Vaughn	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	21
2	Pete Alexander	17
2	Stan Coveleski	17
2	Lefty Williams	17
5	3 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	121
2	Lefty Williams	100
3	Burleigh Grimes	84
3	Dutch Ruether	84
5	2 tied	80

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh McQuillan	5
1	Bill Sherdel	5
3	Dickey Kerr	4
4	Howard Ehmke	3
4	2 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Judge	.483
2	Babe Ruth	.457
3	Dave Bancroft	.444
4	Steve O'Neill	.440
5	Tris Speaker	.431

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Bob Meusel	5
2	George Sisler	5
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	4
4	Roger Peckinpaugh	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	19
1	Bob Meusel	19
3	Babe Ruth	18
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	17
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	8
2	Frankie Frisch	7
3	Carson Bigbee	4
3	Mike Menosky	4
3	Greasy Neale	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Benton	0.58
2	Jesse Barnes	0.67
3	Hod Eller	0.96
4	Howard Ehmke	1.18
5	Dolf Luque	1.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	4
1	Howard Ehmke	4
1	Red Faber	4
1	Carl Mays	4
5	10 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	19
2	Pete Alexander	18
2	Red Faber	18
4	Howard Ehmke	17
4	3 others tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dickey Kerr	2
1	Hugh McQuillan	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Red Causey	1
3	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.462
2	Tris Speaker	.451
3	Eddie Collins	.414
3	Sam Rice	.414
5	Jack Smith	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	14
2	Bob Meusel	6
2	Wally Pipp	6
2	George Sisler	6
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	42
2	Babe Ruth	35
3	Del Pratt	30
4	Happy Felsch	28
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	18
2	Max Carey	10
3	Carson Bigbee	9
3	Frankie Frisch	9
3	George Sisler	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hod Eller	0.76
2	Sherry Smith	1.07
3	Wilbur Cooper	1.51
4	Eddie Rommel	1.60
5	Burleigh Grimes	1.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	8
2	Jim Bagby	7
2	Red Faber	7
2	Burleigh Grimes	7
5	3 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	39
2	Pete Alexander	38
3	Urban Shocker	35
4	Lefty Williams	33
5	Guy Morton	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	2
1	Howard Ehmke	2
1	Bert Gallia	2
1	Dickey Kerr	2
1	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.385
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.384
3	Babe Ruth	.374
4	George Sisler	.367
5	Rogers Hornsby	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	49
2	Happy Felsch	16
3	George Sisler	15
4	Tillie Walker	13
5	3 tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	145
2	Happy Felsch	121
3	Tris Speaker	119
4	Larry Gardner	117
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	56
2	Max Carey	50
3	Greasy Neale	33
4	Edd Roush	32
4	George Sisler	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.94
2	Sherry Smith	1.99
3	Wilbur Cooper	2.15
4	Dutch Ruether	2.16
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
3	Carl Mays	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	193
2	Hippo Vaughn	152
3	Lefty Williams	145
4	Stan Coveleski	138
5	Wilbur Cooper	126

Saves

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