On This Day

Tuesday, August 10, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 69 36 .657 --
White Sox 68 41 .624 3.0
Yankees 68 42 .618 3.5
Browns 52 52 .500 16.5
Senators 46 56 .451 21.5
Red Sox 46 57 .447 22.0
Tigers 40 63 .388 28.0
Athletics 32 74 .302 37.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 60 45 .571 --
Reds 58 44 .569 0.5
Giants 55 46 .545 3.0
Pirates 52 47 .525 5.0
Cubs 52 56 .481 9.5
Cardinals 47 56 .456 12.0
Braves 44 53 .454 12.0
Phillies 40 61 .396 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Kopf 5
1 Edd Roush 5
3 Tony Boeckel 4
3 Hod Ford 4
3 Greasy Neale 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Verne Clemons 1
1 Benn Karr 1
1 Clyde Milan 1
1 Greasy Neale 1
1 George Sisler 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edd Roush 4
2 Pat Duncan 3
2 Greasy Neale 3
2 Ray Powell 3
2 George Sisler 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Les Mann 1
1 Greasy Neale 1
1 Burt Shotton 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Doak 0.67
2 Red Faber 0.33
2 Dutch Ruether 0.33
4 Adrian Lynch 0.27
5 Bill Hubbell 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Bressler 1
1 Bill Doak 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 Adrian Lynch 1
1 Mule Watson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Adrian Lynch 4
2 Red Faber 3
3 Bill Doak 2
3 Benn Karr 2
3 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .416
2 George Sisler .405
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .394
4 Babe Ruth .386
5 Rogers Hornsby .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 41
2 George Sisler 16
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
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 88
5 George Sisler 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 47
2 Max Carey 40
3 George Sisler 27
4 Edd Roush 25
5 Greasy Neale 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Ruether 2.16
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 Dutch Ruether 91
5 2 tied 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 .475
2 Steve O'Neill .465
3 Earl Smith .448
4 Joe Judge .431
5 George Burns .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Sisler 7
2 Babe Ruth 6
3 Joe Judge 3
3 Austin McHenry 3
3 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Sisler 22
2 Larry Kopf 16
3 Rogers Hornsby 14
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 14
3 2 others tied 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 Eddie Cicotte 1.25
4 Stan Coveleski 1.29
5 Howard Ehmke 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 4
1 Urban Shocker 4
1 Fred Toney 4
4 Jim Bagby 3
4 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 28
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 .423
2 Babe Ruth .393
3 Eddie Collins .392
4 Bob Meusel .390
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 15
2 George Sisler 11
3 Bob Meusel 6
4 Irish Meusel 5
4 Wally Pipp 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 33
2 George Sisler 29
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 27
3 Bob Meusel 27
5 Bobby Veach 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 13
2 Sam Rice 12
3 Carson Bigbee 9
4 Max Carey 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Barnes 1.17
2 Wilbur Cooper 1.75
3 Rube Benton 1.77
4 Eddie Rommel 1.79
5 Dolf Luque 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 7
1 Dickey Kerr 7
3 Howard Ehmke 6
3 Red Faber 6
3 3 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 .392
2 Tris Speaker .389
3 George Sisler .386
4 Babe Ruth .375
5 Rogers Hornsby .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 54
2 George Sisler 20
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 118
4 Tris Speaker 116
5 Larry Gardner 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 59
2 Max Carey 53
3 Greasy Neale 34
3 Edd Roush 34
5 Frankie Frisch 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 2.09
2 Sherry Smith 2.11
3 Pete Alexander 2.14
4 Wilbur Cooper 2.15
5 Dutch Ruether 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 27
2 Pete Alexander 26
2 Stan Coveleski 26
4 Wilbur Cooper 25
5 3 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 173
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