On This Day

Monday, August 9, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	69	36	.657	--
White Sox	67	41	.620	3.5
Yankees	68	42	.618	3.5
Browns	51	52	.495	17.0
Senators	46	55	.455	21.0
Red Sox	46	56	.451	21.5
Tigers	40	63	.388	28.0
Athletics	32	74	.302	37.5

Games

White Sox 3, Senators 2

White Sox 5, Senators 4

Yankees 6, Indians 3

Tigers 5, Athletics 2

Red Sox 5, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	60	45	.571	--
Reds	57	43	.570	0.5
Giants	55	46	.545	3.0
Pirates	52	47	.525	5.0
Cubs	52	56	.481	9.5
Braves	43	52	.453	12.0
Cardinals	46	56	.451	12.5
Phillies	40	60	.400	17.5

Games

Robins 6, Cubs 5

Reds 10, Braves 5

Reds 8, Braves 2

Giants 9, Pirates 0

Cardinals 12, Phillies 10

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pat Duncan	5
1	Edd Roush	5
3	Tony Boeckel	4
3	Jake Daubert	4
3	Ivey Wingo	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pat Duncan	1
1	Ray Schalk	1
1	Wally Schang	1
1	Howie Shanks	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jake Daubert	4
1	Walt Tragesser	4
3	Pat Duncan	3
3	Pete Kilduff	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Larry Doyle	1
1	Jack Fournier	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Joe Judge	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Doc Ayers	0.75
2	Lefty Williams	0.67
3	Bob Shawkey	0.33
4	Eddie Cicotte	0.29
5	2 tied	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Ayers	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Ray Fisher	1
1	Dolf Luque	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Doc Ayers	6
1	Lefty Williams	6
3	Johnny Enzmann	4
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jimmy Ring	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.416
2	George Sisler	.407
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.393
4	Babe Ruth	.386
5	Rogers Hornsby	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	George Sisler	15
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	88
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	87
5	Happy Felsch	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	47
2	Max Carey	40
3	George Sisler	27
4	Edd Roush	25
5	Greasy Neale	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Ruether	2.17
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.24
3	Wilbur Cooper	2.31
4	Babe Adams	2.34
5	Stan Coveleski	2.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	23
2	Pete Alexander	18
2	Wilbur Cooper	18
2	Stan Coveleski	18
2	Lefty Williams	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	129
2	Lefty Williams	110
3	Burleigh Grimes	93
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	George Sisler	.491
2	Steve O'Neill	.465
3	Joe Judge	.457
4	Rogers Hornsby	.452
5	Earl Smith	.444

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
1	George Sisler	6
3	Joe Judge	3
3	Austin McHenry	3
3	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	19
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	15
3	Rogers Hornsby	14
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	14
3	Larry Kopf	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	8
2	Carson Bigbee	6
2	Max Carey	6
2	Sam Rice	6
5	Larry Doyle	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Barnes	0.38
2	Dave Keefe	0.64
3	Mule Watson	1.00
4	Eddie Cicotte	1.25
5	Stan Coveleski	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dickey Kerr	4
1	Urban Shocker	4
1	Fred Toney	4
4	Jim Bagby	3
4	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	25
2	Howard Ehmke	21
3	Urban Shocker	19
4	Eddie Cicotte	17
4	Lefty Williams	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Burwell	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Bert Gallia	1
1	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.438
2	Ty Cobb	.422
3	Eddie Collins	.400
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.398
5	Bob Meusel	.398

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	16
2	George Sisler	10
3	Bob Meusel	6
4	Irish Meusel	5
4	Wally Pipp	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	34
2	Bob Meusel	28
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	27
3	George Sisler	27
3	Bobby Veach	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	13
1	Sam Rice	13
3	Carson Bigbee	11
4	Max Carey	10
5	Edd Roush	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Barnes	1.17
2	Hod Eller	1.61
3	Wilbur Cooper	1.62
4	Mule Watson	1.73
5	Dolf Luque	1.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	43
2	Howard Ehmke	38
3	Hippo Vaughn	35
4	Guy Morton	33
5	2 tied	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	.390
2	Tris Speaker	.387
3	George Sisler	.387
4	Babe Ruth	.375
5	Rogers Hornsby	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	54
2	George Sisler	19
3	Happy Felsch	16
4	Cy Williams	15
5	Tillie Walker	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	151
2	Happy Felsch	119
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	117
3	Tris Speaker	117
5	Larry Gardner	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	59
2	Max Carey	55
3	Edd Roush	34
4	Frankie Frisch	33
4	Greasy Neale	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	2.09
2	Sherry Smith	2.11
3	Babe Adams	2.12
4	Wilbur Cooper	2.15
5	Dutch Ruether	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	180
2	Hippo Vaughn	151
3	Lefty Williams	148
4	Stan Coveleski	138
5	Wilbur Cooper	130

Saves

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