On This Day

Wednesday, August 18, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 71 41 .634 --
White Sox 72 43 .626 0.5
Yankees 73 44 .624 0.5
Browns 55 55 .500 15.0
Red Sox 52 59 .468 18.5
Senators 48 61 .440 21.5
Tigers 42 70 .375 29.0
Athletics 36 76 .321 35.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 61 46 .570 --
Robins 63 48 .568 0.0
Giants 60 50 .545 2.5
Pirates 56 52 .519 5.5
Cubs 56 59 .487 9.0
Cardinals 51 60 .459 12.0
Braves 47 57 .452 12.5
Phillies 44 66 .400 18.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 4
1 George Sisler 4
3 Duffy Lewis 3
3 Stuffy McInnis 3
5 12 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Pipp 1
1 Elmer Smith 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 3
1 Wally Pipp 3
1 George Sisler 3
4 Wally Gerber 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stuffy McInnis 1
1 Mike McNally 1
1 Swede Risberg 1
1 Hank Severeid 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Quinn 1.00
2 Jim Bagby 0.30
3 Doc Ayers 0.27
4 Lefty Williams 0.25
5 Urban Shocker 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Collins 1
1 Elmer Myers 1
1 Eddie Rommel 1
1 Urban Shocker 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Quinn 6
2 Doc Ayers 4
3 Jim Bagby 3
4 Urban Shocker 2
4 Lefty Williams 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .408
2 Tris Speaker .400
3 Babe Ruth .381
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .378
5 Rogers Hornsby .372

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 91
3 Tris Speaker 90
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 89
5 George Sisler 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 48
2 Max Carey 44
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 Dutch Ruether 2.30
5 Harry Harper 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 23
2 Pete Alexander 19
2 Wilbur Cooper 19
2 Stan Coveleski 19
2 Urban Shocker 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 135
2 Lefty Williams 112
3 Stan Coveleski 99
4 Burleigh Grimes 98
5 Urban Shocker 96

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh McQuillan 5
1 Bill Sherdel 5
3 Dickey Kerr 4
3 Urban Shocker 4
5 7 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Tobin .471
2 George Sisler .453
3 Duffy Lewis .419
4 Baby Doll Jacobson .415
5 Dave Bancroft .404

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 19
1 George Sisler 19
3 Duffy Lewis 17
4 Bobby Veach 14
4 Cy Williams 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 7
2 Max Carey 6
2 Frankie Frisch 6
4 Harry Hooper 4
5 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 0.67
2 Rube Benton 0.72
3 Bob Clark 0.73
4 Howard Ehmke 0.75
5 Dickey Kerr 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dickey Kerr 5
2 Howard Ehmke 4
2 Urban Shocker 4
4 Babe Adams 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howard Ehmke 19
1 Lee Meadows 19
3 Doc Ayers 17
3 Hod Eller 17
5 Elmer Myers 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Bill Burwell 1
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .420
2 Jack Tobin .418
3 Rogers Hornsby .413
4 Steve O'Neill .387
5 Ross Youngs .385

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Sisler 32
2 Irish Meusel 28
2 Bobby Veach 28
4 Baby Doll Jacobson 27
5 Babe Ruth 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 13
2 Carson Bigbee 11
2 Max Carey 11
4 Sam Rice 9
5 Mike Menosky 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Barnes 0.72
2 Howard Ehmke 1.09
3 Dolf Luque 1.88
4 Rube Benton 1.96
5 Sad Sam Jones 2.10

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howard Ehmke 34
2 Stan Coveleski 32
3 Red Faber 30
3 Guy Morton 30
3 Hippo Vaughn 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 2
1 Hal Carlson 2
1 Dickey Kerr 2
1 Hugh McQuillan 2
1 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .390
2 Tris Speaker .384
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .382
4 Babe Ruth .371
5 Rogers Hornsby .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 52
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 143
2 Happy Felsch 116
3 Larry Gardner 114
3 Tris Speaker 114
5 2 tied 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 58
2 Max Carey 55
3 Edd Roush 34
4 Greasy Neale 31
5 3 tied 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 1.98
2 Pete Alexander 2.14
3 Dolf Luque 2.26
4 Burleigh Grimes 2.28
5 Hippo Vaughn 2.32

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 174
2 Hippo Vaughn 152
3 Stan Coveleski 145
4 Lefty Williams 141
5 Jack Quinn 125

Saves

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