On This Day

Wednesday, August 4, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 67 34 .663 --
Yankees 65 40 .619 4.0
White Sox 63 39 .618 4.5
Senators 46 49 .484 18.0
Browns 47 51 .480 18.5
Red Sox 43 54 .443 22.0
Tigers 37 61 .378 28.5
Athletics 31 71 .304 36.5

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 50 45 .526 5.0
Cubs 51 51 .500 7.5
Cardinals 45 53 .459 11.5
Braves 40 50 .444 12.5
Phillies 39 56 .411 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Collins 3
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 3
1 Sam Rice 3
1 Frank Walker 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Sisler 1
1 Elmer Smith 1
1 Tris Speaker 1
1 Tillie Walker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tillie Walker 3
2 Happy Felsch 2
2 Patsy Gharrity 2
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 2
2 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 1
1 Patsy Gharrity 1
1 Joe Judge 1
1 Jim O'Neill 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wilbur Cooper 0.67
2 Guy Morton 0.62
3 Bullet Joe Bush 0.58
4 Dickey Kerr 0.33
5 Eric Erickson 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Red Causey 1
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Eric Erickson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bullet Joe Bush 7
2 Guy Morton 5
3 Wilbur Cooper 4
3 Dickey Kerr 4
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .421
2 George Sisler .403
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .397
4 Babe Ruth .392
5 Rogers Hornsby .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 38
2 George Sisler 13
3 Happy Felsch 12
3 Tillie Walker 12
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 102
2 Tris Speaker 87
3 Larry Gardner 85
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 84
5 Happy Felsch 78

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 Wilbur Cooper 2.30

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 125
2 Lefty Williams 104
3 Burleigh Grimes 88
3 Dutch Ruether 88
5 3 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 Eddie Collins .490
2 Rogers Hornsby .490
3 Ross Youngs .460
4 Tris Speaker .438
5 Bobby Veach .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Bob Meusel 5
2 George Sisler 5
4 Austin McHenry 3
4 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 16
1 Possum Whitted 16
3 Bob Meusel 15
3 Babe Ruth 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 7
1 Sam Rice 7
3 Carson Bigbee 5
3 Max Carey 5
3 Mike Menosky 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Barnes 0.00
2 Sad Sam Jones 1.04
3 Eddie Cicotte 1.33
4 Wilbur Cooper 1.50
4 Bert Gallia 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Toney 5
2 Wilbur Cooper 4
3 Jim Bagby 3
3 Eddie Cicotte 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Guy Morton 21
2 Red Faber 20
3 Lefty Williams 18
4 Stan Coveleski 17
4 Urban Shocker 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh McQuillan 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Hal Carlson 1
2 Red Causey 1
2 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .488
2 Eddie Collins .415
3 Babe Ruth .411
4 Bob Meusel .407
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 14
2 George Sisler 8
3 Bob Meusel 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 27
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 27
3 Del Pratt 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 16
2 Max Carey 13
3 Frankie Frisch 11
4 Carson Bigbee 10
5 George Sisler 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilbur Cooper 1.44
2 Hod Eller 1.51
3 Sherry Smith 1.59
4 Eddie Rommel 1.71
5 Art Nehf 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 7
1 Carl Mays 7
3 Wilbur Cooper 6
3 Red Faber 6
3 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 41
2 Hippo Vaughn 39
3 Pete Alexander 37
3 Guy Morton 37
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 Shoeless Joe Jackson .391
2 Tris Speaker .390
3 George Sisler .380
4 Babe Ruth .375
5 Rogers Hornsby .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 51
2 George Sisler 17
3 Happy Felsch 16
4 Tillie Walker 14
4 Cy Williams 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 147
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 120
3 Happy Felsch 119
4 Tris Speaker 118
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 2.09
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
3 Wilbur Cooper 26
5 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 131

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