On This Day

Monday, August 16, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 71 40 .640 --
White Sox 72 42 .632 0.5
Yankees 72 44 .621 1.5
Browns 53 54 .495 16.0
Red Sox 50 58 .463 19.5
Senators 47 59 .443 21.5
Tigers 41 68 .376 29.0
Athletics 35 76 .315 36.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 63 48 .568 --
Reds 60 46 .566 0.5
Giants 59 49 .546 2.5
Pirates 55 52 .514 6.0
Cubs 56 58 .491 8.5
Cardinals 51 59 .464 11.5
Braves 47 57 .452 12.5
Phillies 43 65 .398 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pat Duncan 4
1 Heinie Groh 4
3 Charlie Deal 3
3 Steve O'Neill 3
5 17 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve O'Neill 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pat Duncan 3
1 Ed Sicking 3
3 Ping Bodie 2
3 Cliff Brady 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ira Flagstead 1
1 Harry Hooper 1
1 Larry Kopf 1
1 Greasy Neale 1
1 Ed Sicking 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Babe Adams 0.50
2 Stan Coveleski 0.44
3 Ray Fisher 0.38
3 Carl Mays 0.38
5 Jesse Haines 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Ray Fisher 1
1 Herb Pennock 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Babe Adams 4
1 Stan Coveleski 4
3 Ray Fisher 3
3 Carl Mays 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .401
2 Tris Speaker .400
3 Babe Ruth .385
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .380
5 Rogers Hornsby .371

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 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burleigh Grimes 2.18
2 Babe Adams 2.22
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
2 Stan Coveleski 19
4 Wilbur Cooper 18
4 4 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 135
2 Lefty Williams 110
3 Stan Coveleski 99
4 Burleigh Grimes 98
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 .447
3 Rogers Hornsby .386
4 Wally Gerber .380
5 3 tied .375

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 George Sisler 15
4 Larry Kopf 14
4 Cy Williams 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 6
2 Max Carey 5
2 Larry Doyle 5
4 George Burns 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howard Ehmke 0.67
2 Bob Clark 0.69
3 Rube Benton 0.72
4 Dickey Kerr 0.95
5 Jesse Barnes 1.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dickey Kerr 5
2 Babe Adams 4
3 Rube Benton 3
3 Eddie Cicotte 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stan Coveleski 20
2 Doc Ayers 18
3 Howard Ehmke 15
3 Carl Mays 15
3 2 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Bill Burwell 1
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve O'Neill .402
2 Rogers Hornsby .390
3 Babe Ruth .385
3 Ross Youngs .385
5 Jack Tobin .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 George Sisler 9
3 Irish Meusel 7
4 Bob Meusel 6
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 28
2 Irish Meusel 27
2 George Sisler 27
4 Bobby Veach 26
5 Ping Bodie 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 11
2 Carson Bigbee 10
2 Sam Rice 10
4 Max Carey 9
5 Mike Menosky 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Barnes 0.85
2 Howard Ehmke 1.09
3 Wilbur Cooper 1.62
4 Dolf Luque 1.74
5 Mule Watson 1.83

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howard Ehmke 36
2 Guy Morton 33
3 Pete Alexander 32
3 Stan Coveleski 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 .388
2 George Sisler .381
3 Tris Speaker .380
4 Babe Ruth .372
5 Rogers Hornsby .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 53
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 145
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 117
3 Happy Felsch 116
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
2 Stan Coveleski 26
4 Carl Mays 25
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 174
2 Hippo Vaughn 149
3 Stan Coveleski 145
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