On This Day

Thursday, August 19, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 72 41 .637 --
White Sox 72 43 .626 1.0
Yankees 73 45 .619 1.5
Browns 55 55 .500 15.5
Red Sox 52 60 .464 19.5
Senators 48 61 .440 22.0
Tigers 43 70 .381 29.0
Athletics 36 76 .321 35.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 62 46 .574 --
Robins 63 49 .563 1.0
Giants 60 50 .545 3.0
Pirates 56 53 .514 6.5
Cubs 56 59 .487 9.5
Cardinals 51 60 .459 12.5
Braves 47 57 .452 13.0
Phillies 45 66 .405 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ralph Young 3
2 Ping Bodie 2
2 Donie Bush 2
2 Max Carey 2
2 14 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Elmer Smith 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Donie Bush 2
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
1 Jimmy Johnston 2
1 Elmer Smith 2
5 11 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ralph Young 2
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 Burleigh Grimes 1
2 Irish Meusel 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Caldwell 0.50
2 Dutch Leonard 0.40
3 Bob Shawkey 0.30
4 Hal Carlson 0.17
4 Lee Meadows 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Johnny Enzmann 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Jimmy Ring 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Caldwell 3
1 Bob Shawkey 3
3 Johnny Enzmann 2
3 Earl Hamilton 2
3 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .408
2 Tris Speaker .400
3 Babe Ruth .384
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .378
5 Rogers Hornsby .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
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 109
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 26
5 Greasy Neale 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burleigh Grimes 2.12
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 .489
2 George Sisler .449
3 Baby Doll Jacobson .429
4 Irish Meusel .413
5 Dave Bancroft .404

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 19
2 Duffy Lewis 17
2 George Sisler 17
4 Bobby Veach 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dickey Kerr 0.62
2 Babe Adams 0.67
3 Rube Benton 0.72
4 Howard Ehmke 0.75
5 Jesse Barnes 1.15

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lee Meadows 20
2 Howard Ehmke 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 .426
2 Rogers Hornsby .426
3 Jack Tobin .413
4 Eddie Collins .393
4 Baby Doll Jacobson .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 George Sisler 9
3 Irish Meusel 6
3 Elmer Smith 6
5 Bob Meusel 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 23

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 Dickey Kerr 1.83
4 Dolf Luque 1.88
5 Rube Benton 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howard Ehmke 7
1 Dickey Kerr 7
3 Eddie Cicotte 6
3 Urban Shocker 6
3 Fred Toney 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howard Ehmke 34
2 Stan Coveleski 31
3 Red Faber 30
3 Guy Morton 30
5 Urban Shocker 28

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 .385
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .382
4 Babe Ruth .376
5 Rogers Hornsby .361

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 144
2 Happy Felsch 114
2 Larry Gardner 114
2 Tris Speaker 114
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 58
2 Max Carey 55
3 Edd Roush 34
4 Frankie Frisch 30
4 2 others tied 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 1.87
2 Pete Alexander 2.12
3 Burleigh Grimes 2.23
4 Dolf Luque 2.26
5 Hippo Vaughn 2.32

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 172
2 Hippo Vaughn 152
3 Stan Coveleski 140
3 Lefty Williams 140
5 Jack Quinn 123

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