On This Day

Sunday, August 15, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	70	40	.636	--
White Sox	72	42	.632	0.0
Yankees	72	43	.626	0.5
Browns	53	54	.495	15.5
Red Sox	49	58	.458	19.5
Senators	47	59	.443	21.0
Tigers	41	67	.380	28.0
Athletics	35	76	.315	35.5

Games

Indians 5, Browns 0

White Sox 10, Tigers 3

Senators 6, Yankees 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	63	48	.568	--
Reds	59	46	.562	1.0
Giants	59	49	.546	2.5
Pirates	54	52	.509	6.5
Cubs	56	57	.496	8.0
Cardinals	51	58	.468	11.0
Braves	47	57	.452	12.5
Phillies	43	65	.398	18.5

Games

Robins 6, Phillies 5

Cubs 1, Reds 0

Braves 8, Giants 7

Giants 4, Braves 1

Pirates 4, Cardinals 2

Cardinals 3, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hod Ford	5
1	Milt Stock	5
3	Tony Boeckel	4
3	Cliff Heathcote	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Doc Johnston	1
1	High Pockets Kelly	1
1	Ray Powell	1
1	Swede Risberg	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Cutshaw	4
1	Howie Shanks	4
3	Doc Johnston	3
3	High Pockets Kelly	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dode Paskert	2
2	George Burns	1
2	Larry Doyle	1
2	Hod Ford	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Scott	0.67
2	Rube Benton	0.38
3	Dick Rudolph	0.33
4	Dixie Davis	0.30
5	3 tied	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Bob Clark	1
1	Eric Erickson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	4
1	Dick Rudolph	4
1	Jack Scott	4
4	Rube Benton	3
4	5 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Zachary	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.404
2	George Sisler	.401
3	Babe Ruth	.386
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.380
5	Rogers Hornsby	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	42
2	George Sisler	16
3	Happy Felsch	13
3	Tillie Walker	13
3	Cy Williams	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	108
2	Larry Gardner	90
2	Tris Speaker	90
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	89
5	2 tied	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	47
2	Max Carey	42
3	George Sisler	27
4	Edd Roush	25
5	Greasy Neale	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Burleigh Grimes	2.18
2	Babe Adams	2.23
3	Pete Alexander	2.28
4	Wilbur Cooper	2.30
5	Dutch Ruether	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	23
2	Pete Alexander	19
3	Wilbur Cooper	18
3	Stan Coveleski	18
3	4 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	135
2	Lefty Williams	110
3	Burleigh Grimes	98
4	Stan Coveleski	95
5	2 tied	92

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh McQuillan	5
1	Bill Sherdel	5
3	Dickey Kerr	4
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	6 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Tobin	.488
2	George Sisler	.451
3	Duffy Lewis	.405
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	.389
4	Braggo Roth	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	Irish Meusel	4
2	George Sisler	4
2	Elmer Smith	4
5	3 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	18
2	Duffy Lewis	16
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	15
3	George Sisler	15
5	Cy Williams	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	6
2	Max Carey	5
2	Larry Doyle	5
2	Frankie Frisch	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Benton	0.72
2	Babe Adams	0.75
3	Dickey Kerr	0.95
4	Howard Ehmke	1.00
5	Jesse Barnes	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dickey Kerr	5
2	Eddie Cicotte	4
3	Babe Adams	3
3	Rube Benton	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Howard Ehmke	19
2	Doc Ayers	18
3	Eddie Cicotte	16
3	Stan Coveleski	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Bill Burwell	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Al Mamaux	1
1	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.400
2	Babe Ruth	.393
3	Steve O'Neill	.385
4	George Sisler	.385
5	Jack Tobin	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	George Sisler	10
3	Irish Meusel	7
4	Bob Meusel	6
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	12
1	Sam Rice	12
3	Carson Bigbee	10
4	Max Carey	9
5	Mike Menosky	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Barnes	0.85
2	Howard Ehmke	1.09
3	Rube Benton	1.43
4	Wilbur Cooper	1.61
5	Dolf Luque	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dickey Kerr	8
2	Howard Ehmke	7
3	Jim Bagby	6
3	Eddie Cicotte	6
3	5 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Howard Ehmke	36
2	Guy Morton	33
3	Pete Alexander	32
3	Red Faber	32
5	Urban Shocker	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	2
1	Dickey Kerr	2
1	Al Mamaux	2
1	Hugh McQuillan	2
1	George Mogridge	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.386
2	Tris Speaker	.383
3	George Sisler	.378
4	Babe Ruth	.373
5	Rogers Hornsby	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	54
2	George Sisler	20
3	Happy Felsch	16
3	Cy Williams	16
5	Tillie Walker	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	147
2	Happy Felsch	118
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	118
4	Tris Speaker	115
5	Larry Gardner	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	59
2	Max Carey	53
3	Edd Roush	34
4	Greasy Neale	31
5	2 tied	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	1.98
2	Pete Alexander	2.14
3	Wilbur Cooper	2.21
4	Dolf Luque	2.25
5	Burleigh Grimes	2.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	27
2	Pete Alexander	26
3	Stan Coveleski	25
3	Carl Mays	25
5	3 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	174
2	Hippo Vaughn	153
3	Stan Coveleski	141
4	Lefty Williams	139
5	Wilbur Cooper	127

Saves

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