On This Day

Wednesday, August 11, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	69	37	.651	--
White Sox	69	41	.627	2.0
Yankees	69	42	.622	2.5
Browns	52	53	.495	16.5
Red Sox	47	57	.452	21.0
Senators	46	57	.447	21.5
Tigers	40	64	.385	28.0
Athletics	33	74	.308	36.5

Games

White Sox 2, Senators 1

Yankees 7, Indians 4

Athletics 13, Tigers 4

Red Sox 5, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	61	46	.570	--
Reds	58	44	.569	0.5
Giants	57	46	.553	2.0
Pirates	52	49	.515	6.0
Cubs	53	57	.482	9.5
Cardinals	48	56	.462	11.5
Braves	44	53	.454	12.0
Phillies	40	62	.392	18.5

Games

Robins 9, Cubs 3

Cubs 4, Robins 3

Giants 5, Pirates 1

Giants 6, Pirates 3

Cardinals 18, Phillies 9

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ed Konetchy	6
2	Jack Fournier	5
2	Jimmy Johnston	5
4	Dave Bancroft	4
4	7 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Max Flack	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	Elmer Smith	1
1	Frank Snyder	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Milt Stock	5
2	Max Flack	4
2	Elmer Smith	4
4	Frankie Frisch	3
4	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	1
1	Charlie Deal	1
1	Cliff Heathcote	1
1	Claude Hendrix	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hooks Dauss	0.44
2	Harry Harper	0.43
3	Hal Carlson	0.33
3	Claude Hendrix	0.33
3	Allan Sothoron	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Phil Douglas	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	Harry Harper	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hooks Dauss	8
2	Johnny Enzmann	4
2	Jesse Haines	4
2	Carl Mays	4
5	5 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Herb Pennock	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.417
2	George Sisler	.404
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.390
4	Babe Ruth	.388
5	Rogers Hornsby	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	George Sisler	16
3	Happy Felsch	13
3	Cy Williams	13
5	Tillie Walker	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	82

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	2 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	130
2	Lefty Williams	110
3	Burleigh Grimes	93
4	Dutch Ruether	91
4	Urban Shocker	91

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh McQuillan	5
1	Bill Sherdel	5
3	Dickey Kerr	4
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	5 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Tobin	.571
2	George Sisler	.460
3	Rogers Hornsby	.438
4	Tris Speaker	.421
5	Earl Smith	.419

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Sisler	7
2	Babe Ruth	6
3	Elmer Smith	4
3	Cy Williams	4
5	4 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	23
2	Irish Meusel	16
3	Frankie Frisch	15
3	Rogers Hornsby	15
3	Elmer Smith	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	7
2	Carson Bigbee	6
2	Max Carey	6
4	Larry Doyle	5
4	Sam Rice	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Barnes	0.60
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	Dickey Kerr	4
1	Urban Shocker	4
1	Fred Toney	4
4	Jim Bagby	3
4	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Howard Ehmke	21
2	Urban Shocker	20
3	Red Faber	19
4	Eddie Cicotte	17
4	Lefty Williams	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Bill Burwell	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.433
2	Babe Ruth	.393
3	Eddie Collins	.390
4	Jack Tobin	.385
5	Bob Meusel	.384

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	14
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	32
2	George Sisler	30
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	27
3	Bobby Veach	27
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	13
2	Sam Rice	12
3	Carson Bigbee	10
4	Max Carey	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Barnes	1.17
2	Howard Ehmke	1.38
3	Rube Benton	1.45
4	Wilbur Cooper	1.75
5	Dolf Luque	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dickey Kerr	8
2	Jim Bagby	7
3	Howard Ehmke	6
3	Red Faber	6
3	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	44
2	Howard Ehmke	34
3	Pete Alexander	33
4	Red Faber	32
4	Guy Morton	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	2
1	Bert Gallia	2
1	Dickey Kerr	2
1	Al Mamaux	2
1	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.391
2	Tris Speaker	.387
3	George Sisler	.385
4	Babe Ruth	.377
5	Rogers Hornsby	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	54
2	George Sisler	20
3	Happy Felsch	16
3	Cy Williams	16
5	Tillie Walker	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	150
2	Happy Felsch	118
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	117
4	Tris Speaker	116
5	2 tied	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	59
2	Max Carey	52
3	Greasy Neale	34
3	Edd Roush	34
5	Frankie Frisch	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	2.09
2	Pete Alexander	2.14
3	Wilbur Cooper	2.15
4	Sherry Smith	2.17
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
4	Carl Mays	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	174
2	Hippo Vaughn	151
3	Lefty Williams	143
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