Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, August 8, 1920

On This Day

Sunday, August 8, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	69	35	.663	--
Yankees	67	42	.615	4.5
White Sox	65	41	.613	5.0
Browns	51	51	.500	17.0
Senators	46	53	.465	20.5
Red Sox	45	56	.446	22.5
Tigers	39	63	.382	29.0
Athletics	32	73	.305	37.5

Games

White Sox 2, Red Sox 0

Indians 5, Athletics 0

Tigers 1, Yankees 0

Browns 3, Senators 2

Browns 11, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	59	45	.567	--
Reds	55	43	.561	1.0
Giants	54	46	.540	3.0
Pirates	52	46	.531	4.0
Cubs	52	55	.486	8.5
Braves	43	50	.462	10.5
Cardinals	45	56	.446	12.5
Phillies	40	59	.404	16.5

Games

Robins 2, Pirates 1

Giants 7, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Sisler	6
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	5
2	Jack Tobin	5
4	Earl Smith	4
5	4 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Happy Felsch	1
1	Joe Judge	1
1	Clyde Milan	1
1	George Sisler	1
1	Ross Youngs	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	4
1	Jack Tobin	4
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	3
4	Frankie Frisch	2
4	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Tobin	2
2	Max Carey	1
2	Ray Chapman	1
2	Larry Doyle	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Howard Ehmke	2.00
2	Rube Marquard	0.50
3	Allan Sothoron	0.38
4	Herb Pennock	0.33
5	Eric Erickson	0.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Leon Cadore	1
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Dickey Kerr	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Howard Ehmke	8
2	Eric Erickson	6
3	Rube Marquard	3
3	Herb Pennock	3
3	Allan Sothoron	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Burwell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.420
2	George Sisler	.407
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.395
4	Babe Ruth	.389
5	Rogers Hornsby	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	George Sisler	14
3	Happy Felsch	13
4	Tillie Walker	12
4	Cy Williams	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	107
2	Tris Speaker	90
3	Larry Gardner	86
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	85
5	Happy Felsch	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	47
2	Max Carey	40
3	George Sisler	27
4	Edd Roush	24
5	Greasy Neale	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Ruether	2.17
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.18
3	Pete Alexander	2.26
4	Dolf Luque	2.28
5	Wilbur Cooper	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	23
2	Pete Alexander	18
2	Wilbur Cooper	18
2	Stan Coveleski	18
5	3 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	126
2	Lefty Williams	104
3	Burleigh Grimes	91
4	Stan Coveleski	90
4	Urban Shocker	90

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	.476
3	Joe Judge	.475
4	George Sisler	.474
5	Steve O'Neill	.465

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	18
2	Babe Ruth	16
3	Braggo Roth	15
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	14
5	5 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	7
1	Frankie Frisch	7
3	Carson Bigbee	6
3	Sam Rice	6
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Barnes	0.38
2	Dave Keefe	0.69
3	Hugh McQuillan	1.06
4	Eddie Cicotte	1.33
5	2 tied	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Toney	5
2	Dickey Kerr	4
2	Urban Shocker	4
4	Jim Bagby	3
4	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	25
2	Howard Ehmke	21
3	Stan Coveleski	20
4	Urban Shocker	19
5	Lefty Williams	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Burwell	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Bert Gallia	1
1	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.471
2	Bob Meusel	.421
3	Eddie Collins	.417
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	.405
5	Babe Ruth	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	17
2	George Sisler	9
3	Bob Meusel	7
4	Irish Meusel	5
4	Wally Pipp	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	36
2	Bob Meusel	33
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	26
3	George Sisler	26
3	Bobby Veach	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	13
2	Carson Bigbee	12
2	Frankie Frisch	12
4	Max Carey	11
5	Mike Menosky	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Barnes	1.35
2	Dolf Luque	1.38
3	Wilbur Cooper	1.51
4	Hod Eller	1.61
5	Mule Watson	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	8
2	Dickey Kerr	7
2	Carl Mays	7
4	Howard Ehmke	6
4	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	43
2	Howard Ehmke	38
3	Hippo Vaughn	35
4	Pete Alexander	34
5	Red Faber	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bert Gallia	2
1	Dickey Kerr	2
1	Al Mamaux	2
1	Hugh McQuillan	2
1	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.391
2	Tris Speaker	.388
3	George Sisler	.385
4	Babe Ruth	.375
5	Rogers Hornsby	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	54
2	George Sisler	18
3	Happy Felsch	16
4	Cy Williams	15
5	Tillie Walker	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	152
2	Happy Felsch	119
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	118
4	Tris Speaker	117
5	Larry Gardner	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	60
2	Max Carey	55
3	Edd Roush	34
4	Greasy Neale	33
5	2 tied	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	2.01
2	Sherry Smith	2.11
3	Babe Adams	2.12
4	Wilbur Cooper	2.14
5	Burleigh Grimes	2.25

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	177
2	Hippo Vaughn	155
3	Lefty Williams	142
4	Stan Coveleski	138
5	Wilbur Cooper	129

Saves

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