On This Day

Sunday, August 1, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	65	33	.663	--
Yankees	64	38	.627	3.0
White Sox	61	38	.616	4.5
Senators	45	47	.489	17.0
Browns	46	49	.484	17.5
Red Sox	41	52	.441	21.5
Tigers	35	59	.372	28.0
Athletics	29	70	.293	36.5

Games

White Sox 3, Yankees 0

Senators 8, Indians 5

Red Sox 4, Tigers 2

Browns 12, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	57	42	.576	--
Reds	52	40	.565	1.5
Giants	48	45	.516	6.0
Pirates	47	45	.511	6.5
Cubs	49	50	.495	8.0
Braves	40	47	.460	11.0
Cardinals	44	52	.458	11.5
Phillies	38	54	.413	15.5

Games

Robins 6, Cardinals 1

Giants 3, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	4
1	Sam Rice	4
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	3
3	Jimmy Johnston	3
3	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Braggo Roth	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	5
2	Braggo Roth	3
3	Sam Rice	2
3	Vern Spencer	2
3	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	3
2	Earl Smith	2
3	Frank Ellerbe	1
3	Eddie Foster	1
3	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eddie Cicotte	0.78
2	Burleigh Grimes	0.50
3	Howard Ehmke	0.33
4	Waite Hoyt	0.30
4	Dolf Luque	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Dixie Davis	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Cicotte	7
2	Bob Clark	4
2	Howard Ehmke	4
2	Burleigh Grimes	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.419
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.396
3	George Sisler	.395
4	Babe Ruth	.390
5	Rogers Hornsby	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	37
2	Happy Felsch	12
2	George Sisler	12
4	Bob Meusel	11
5	2 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	99
2	Tris Speaker	86
3	Larry Gardner	85
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	80
5	Happy Felsch	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	46
2	Max Carey	37
3	George Sisler	27
4	Edd Roush	23
5	Greasy Neale	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Ruether	1.99
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.06
3	Pete Alexander	2.21
4	Bob Shawkey	2.27
5	Leon Cadore	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	21
2	Pete Alexander	17
2	Wilbur Cooper	17
2	Stan Coveleski	17
2	Lefty Williams	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	121
2	Lefty Williams	100
3	Burleigh Grimes	88
4	Dutch Ruether	84
4	Urban Shocker	84

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ross Youngs	.489
2	Steve O'Neill	.444
2	Whitey Witt	.444
4	Tris Speaker	.442
5	Eddie Collins	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Bob Meusel	5
2	George Sisler	5
4	Roger Peckinpaugh	4
5	4 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	17
2	Babe Ruth	16
3	Ping Bodie	15
4	Larry Gardner	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	9
2	Frankie Frisch	6
3	Mike Menosky	5
4	Carson Bigbee	4
4	Max Carey	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Barnes	0.00
2	Hod Eller	0.96
3	Sad Sam Jones	1.04
4	Sherry Smith	1.32
5	Howard Ehmke	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	4
1	Fred Toney	4
3	Eddie Cicotte	3
3	Rip Collins	3
3	11 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	21
2	Hippo Vaughn	19
3	Lefty Williams	17
4	Red Faber	16
4	Urban Shocker	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dickey Kerr	2
1	Hugh McQuillan	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Red Causey	1
3	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.456
2	Babe Ruth	.424
3	Eddie Collins	.419
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.405
5	Jack Smith	.402

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Bob Meusel	7
2	George Sisler	7
4	Wally Pipp	6
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	40
2	Babe Ruth	32
3	Happy Felsch	29
3	Del Pratt	29
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	16
2	Max Carey	12
3	Frankie Frisch	10
4	Carson Bigbee	9
4	George Sisler	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hod Eller	0.78
2	Sherry Smith	1.27
3	Scott Perry	1.38
4	Wilbur Cooper	1.57
5	Eddie Rommel	1.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	8
2	Jim Bagby	7
2	Burleigh Grimes	7
4	Eddie Cicotte	6
4	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	41
2	Hippo Vaughn	39
3	Guy Morton	36
4	Pete Alexander	33
4	Lefty Williams	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sherry Smith	3
2	Pete Alexander	2
2	Howard Ehmke	2
2	Bert Gallia	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.386
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.386
3	George Sisler	.373
4	Babe Ruth	.368
5	Rogers Hornsby	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
2	Happy Felsch	16
2	George Sisler	16
4	Wally Pipp	13
4	Cy Williams	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	145
2	Happy Felsch	120
3	Tris Speaker	119
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	118
5	Larry Gardner	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	59
2	Max Carey	52
3	Edd Roush	34
4	Greasy Neale	33
4	George Sisler	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.94
2	Sherry Smith	2.01
3	Wilbur Cooper	2.15
4	Dutch Ruether	2.16
5	Babe Adams	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	27
2	Pete Alexander	26
2	Wilbur Cooper	26
4	Jim Bagby	25
4	Carl Mays	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	193
2	Hippo Vaughn	156
3	Lefty Williams	145
4	Stan Coveleski	138
5	Wilbur Cooper	129

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	6
2	Hugh McQuillan	5
2	Allen Russell	5
4	Walter Johnson	4
4	3 others tied	4