On This Day

Tuesday, August 3, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 67 33 .670 --
Yankees 65 39 .625 4.0
White Sox 62 39 .614 5.5
Browns 47 50 .485 18.5
Senators 45 49 .479 19.0
Red Sox 42 54 .438 23.0
Tigers 37 60 .381 28.5
Athletics 30 71 .297 37.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 58 43 .574 --
Reds 52 42 .553 2.5
Giants 50 45 .526 5.0
Pirates 49 45 .521 5.5
Cubs 51 50 .505 7.0
Cardinals 45 53 .459 11.5
Braves 40 49 .449 12.0
Phillies 38 56 .404 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Burns 3
1 Joe Dugan 3
1 Cliff Heathcote 3
1 Harry Hooper 3
1 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rowdy Elliott 1
1 Cy Williams 1
1 Ross Youngs 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Ellerbe 3
1 Bill Wambsganss 3
3 Rowdy Elliott 2
3 Frankie Frisch 2
3 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 2
1 Vern Spencer 2
3 Ray Chapman 1
3 Larry Doyle 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Faber 0.60
2 Doc Ayers 0.50
3 Pete Alexander 0.33
3 Herb Pennock 0.33
5 2 tied 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Leon Cadore 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 6
2 Doc Ayers 5
3 Pete Alexander 4
3 Ray Fisher 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Mamaux 1
1 Eddie Rommel 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .418
2 George Sisler .402
3 Babe Ruth .395
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .394
5 Rogers Hornsby .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 38
2 Happy Felsch 12
2 George Sisler 12
4 Bob Meusel 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 102
2 Tris Speaker 86
3 Larry Gardner 85
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 82
5 Happy Felsch 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 47
2 Max Carey 38
3 George Sisler 27
4 Edd Roush 23
5 Greasy Neale 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burleigh Grimes 2.06
2 Dutch Ruether 2.09
3 Pete Alexander 2.16
4 Bob Shawkey 2.27
5 Hippo Vaughn 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 22
2 Pete Alexander 18
2 Stan Coveleski 18
4 Wilbur Cooper 17
4 Lefty Williams 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 125
2 Lefty Williams 104
3 Burleigh Grimes 88
3 Dutch Ruether 88
5 2 tied 85

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ross Youngs .500
2 Rogers Hornsby .490
3 Eddie Collins .464
4 Whitey Witt .452
5 Joe Dugan .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Bob Meusel 5
2 George Sisler 5
4 Austin McHenry 3
4 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 16
1 Possum Whitted 16
3 Bob Meusel 15
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 8
2 Frankie Frisch 7
3 Max Carey 5
3 Mike Menosky 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Barnes 0.00
2 Sad Sam Jones 1.04
3 Howard Ehmke 1.42
4 Hooks Dauss 1.45
5 Bert Gallia 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Toney 5
2 Jim Bagby 4
2 Red Faber 4
4 Eddie Cicotte 3
4 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 22
2 Guy Morton 21
3 Lefty Williams 18
4 Stan Coveleski 17
4 Urban Shocker 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dickey Kerr 2
1 Hugh McQuillan 2
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 Hal Carlson 1
3 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .472
2 Babe Ruth .419
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .408
4 Eddie Collins .407
5 Bob Meusel .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 14
2 Bob Meusel 7
2 George Sisler 7
4 Wally Pipp 6
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 37
2 Babe Ruth 33
3 Happy Felsch 28
3 Del Pratt 28
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 17
2 Max Carey 13
3 Frankie Frisch 11
4 Carson Bigbee 9
4 George Sisler 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hod Eller 1.51
2 Sherry Smith 1.59
3 Wilbur Cooper 1.66
4 Burleigh Grimes 1.68
5 Eddie Rommel 1.71

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 Urban Shocker 41
2 Hippo Vaughn 39
3 Pete Alexander 37
4 Guy Morton 36
5 Lefty Williams 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sherry Smith 3
2 Pete Alexander 2
2 Howard Ehmke 2
2 Bert Gallia 2
2 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .388
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .387
3 George Sisler .378
4 Babe Ruth .377
5 Rogers Hornsby .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 51
2 Happy Felsch 16
2 George Sisler 16
4 Cy Williams 14
5 Tillie Walker 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 147
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 118
3 Happy Felsch 117
3 Tris Speaker 117
5 Larry Gardner 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 60
2 Max Carey 53
3 Edd Roush 34
4 George Burns 33
4 2 others tied 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.94
2 Sherry Smith 2.06
3 Wilbur Cooper 2.14
4 Babe Adams 2.20
5 Dutch Ruether 2.20

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 182
2 Hippo Vaughn 151
3 Lefty Williams 144
4 Stan Coveleski 137
5 Wilbur Cooper 127

Saves

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