Baseball44 On This Day: Thursday, August 5, 1920

On This Day

Thursday, August 5, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	67	34	.663	--
Yankees	65	41	.613	4.5
White Sox	63	40	.612	5.0
Browns	48	51	.485	18.0
Senators	46	50	.479	18.5
Red Sox	44	54	.449	21.5
Tigers	38	61	.384	28.0
Athletics	31	71	.304	36.5

Games

Red Sox 4, White Sox 2

Tigers 7, Yankees 1

Browns 2, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	58	44	.569	--
Reds	53	42	.558	1.5
Giants	51	45	.531	4.0
Pirates	51	45	.531	4.0
Cubs	51	52	.495	7.5
Cardinals	45	54	.455	11.5
Braves	41	50	.451	11.5
Phillies	39	57	.406	16.0

Games

Pirates 8, Robins 5

Braves 1, Cardinals 0

Giants 2, Cubs 1

Reds 7, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ralph Young	4
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Pat Duncan	3
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Carson Bigbee	1
1	Harry Heilmann	1
1	Babe Ruth	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Hooper	3
1	Larry Kopf	3
3	Dave Bancroft	2
3	Carson Bigbee	2
3	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	1
1	Tony Boeckel	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	Dolf Luque	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hippo Vaughn	0.75
2	Howard Ehmke	0.62
2	Ferdie Schupp	0.62
4	Jesse Barnes	0.50
5	Eddie Cicotte	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Earl Hamilton	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	6
2	Howard Ehmke	5
2	Ferdie Schupp	5
4	Eddie Cicotte	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.421
2	George Sisler	.403
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.401
4	Babe Ruth	.393
5	Rogers Hornsby	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	39
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	103
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	39
3	George Sisler	27
4	Edd Roush	23
5	Greasy Neale	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Ruether	2.09
2	Pete Alexander	2.16
3	Burleigh Grimes	2.18
4	Dolf Luque	2.28
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	91
4	Dutch Ruether	88
4	Urban Shocker	88

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	Joe Judge	.483
2	Eddie Collins	.481
3	Steve O'Neill	.450
4	Bobby Veach	.448
5	Rogers Hornsby	.438

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	16
1	Possum Whitted	16
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	15
4	Happy Felsch	14
4	3 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	7
2	Carson Bigbee	6
2	Max Carey	6
2	Frankie Frisch	6
5	Mike Menosky	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Barnes	0.33
2	Sad Sam Jones	1.38
2	Mule Watson	1.38
4	Dolf Luque	1.41
5	Howard Ehmke	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	4
1	Fred Toney	4
3	Jim Bagby	3
3	Jesse Barnes	3
3	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	21
2	Red Faber	20
2	Urban Shocker	20
4	Stan Coveleski	17
4	Howard Ehmke	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh McQuillan	2
2	Pete Alexander	1
2	Hal Carlson	1
2	Red Causey	1
2	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.487
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.424
3	Bob Meusel	.421
4	Babe Ruth	.413
5	Eddie Collins	.402

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	15
2	George Sisler	8
3	Bob Meusel	7
4	Wally Pipp	6
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	37
2	Babe Ruth	34
3	Happy Felsch	25
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	25
3	2 others tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	14
2	Max Carey	12
3	Carson Bigbee	11
3	Frankie Frisch	11
5	George Sisler	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.38
2	Wilbur Cooper	1.44
3	Jesse Barnes	1.48
4	Hod Eller	1.51
5	Mule Watson	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	7
1	Carl Mays	7
3	Wilbur Cooper	6
3	Red Faber	6
3	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	44
2	Hippo Vaughn	42
3	Guy Morton	37
4	Pete Alexander	33
5	Howard Ehmke	31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.393
2	Tris Speaker	.389
3	George Sisler	.380
4	Babe Ruth	.376
5	Rogers Hornsby	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	52
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	148
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	120
3	Happy Felsch	119
4	Tris Speaker	118
5	Larry Gardner	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	60
2	Max Carey	54
3	Edd Roush	34
4	Greasy Neale	33
4	George Sisler	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.94
2	Sherry Smith	2.08
3	Wilbur Cooper	2.09
4	Babe Adams	2.19
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	154
3	Lefty Williams	144
4	Stan Coveleski	137
5	Wilbur Cooper	131

Saves

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