On This Day

Saturday, August 21, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	75	43	.636	--
Indians	72	43	.626	1.5
Yankees	73	46	.613	2.5
Browns	55	55	.500	16.0
Red Sox	54	60	.474	19.0
Senators	48	62	.436	23.0
Tigers	44	70	.386	29.0
Athletics	36	78	.316	37.0

Games

Red Sox 12, Indians 0

Red Sox 4, Indians 0

Tigers 10, Yankees 3

White Sox 5, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	63	47	.573	--
Robins	64	50	.561	1.0
Giants	61	51	.545	3.0
Pirates	57	55	.509	7.0
Cubs	57	60	.487	9.5
Cardinals	53	60	.469	11.5
Braves	47	59	.443	14.0
Phillies	47	67	.412	18.0

Games

Giants 8, Cubs 3

Robins 4, Reds 0

Phillies 3, Pirates 1

Pirates 5, Phillies 0

Cardinals 6, Braves 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Everett Scott	6
2	Walter Barbare	3
2	George Burns	3
2	Donie Bush	3
2	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Donie Bush	1
1	Ray Powell	1
1	Bobby Veach	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tim Hendryx	4
2	Wally Schang	3
2	Everett Scott	3
2	Bobby Veach	3
2	Ralph Young	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Cutshaw	2
1	Tim Hendryx	2
1	Irish Meusel	2
1	Bobby Veach	2
5	12 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Waite Hoyt	1.00
2	Hod Eller	0.67
3	Rip Collins	0.55
4	Babe Adams	0.50
4	Herb Pennock	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rip Collins	6
2	Lefty Tyler	5
3	Hod Eller	4
3	Waite Hoyt	4
5	5 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.408
2	Tris Speaker	.400
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.382
4	Babe Ruth	.381
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	Shoeless Joe Jackson	97
3	Larry Gardner	91
4	Tris Speaker	90
5	George Sisler	88

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	48
2	Max Carey	45
3	George Sisler	27
4	Edd Roush	26
5	2 tied	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	2.12
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.12
3	Pete Alexander	2.24
4	Dutch Ruether	2.30
5	Dolf Luque	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	23
2	Pete Alexander	20
3	Wilbur Cooper	19
3	Stan Coveleski	19
3	Urban Shocker	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	139
2	Lefty Williams	112
3	Stan Coveleski	101
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	George Sisler	.465
2	Jack Tobin	.436
3	Irish Meusel	.433
4	Milt Stock	.431
5	Donie Bush	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Elmer Smith	5
2	Irish Meusel	4
3	George Sisler	3
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	2
4	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	19
2	George Sisler	15
3	Duffy Lewis	14
3	Bobby Veach	14
5	7 tied	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Clark	0.00
2	Bill Doak	0.45
3	Babe Adams	0.50
4	Dickey Kerr	0.50
5	Howard Ehmke	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	4
1	Eddie Cicotte	4
1	Dickey Kerr	4
4	Howard Ehmke	3
4	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hod Eller	21
2	Lee Meadows	20
3	Doc Ayers	17
4	Red Faber	15
5	Howard Ehmke	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Bill Burwell	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Ray Fisher	1
1	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.417
2	George Sisler	.416
3	Eddie Collins	.390
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	.390
5	Bobby Veach	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	George Sisler	8
3	Irish Meusel	6
3	Elmer Smith	6
5	2 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	31
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	28
2	Irish Meusel	28
2	Bobby Veach	28
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	13
1	Frankie Frisch	13
3	Max Carey	12
4	Mike Menosky	9
5	Sam Rice	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Barnes	0.92
2	Howard Ehmke	1.11
3	Dickey Kerr	1.64
4	Eddie Cicotte	1.75
5	Dolf Luque	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dickey Kerr	8
2	Eddie Cicotte	7
3	Howard Ehmke	6
3	Urban Shocker	6
5	6 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	35
2	Stan Coveleski	33
3	Howard Ehmke	31
4	Guy Morton	28
4	Urban Shocker	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	2
1	Hal Carlson	2
1	Hugh McQuillan	2
1	George Mogridge	2
1	Urban Shocker	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.392
2	Tris Speaker	.386
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.383
4	Babe Ruth	.375
5	Rogers Hornsby	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	53
2	George Sisler	19
3	Happy Felsch	16
4	Cy Williams	15
5	Tillie Walker	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	142
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	117
3	Happy Felsch	113
3	Tris Speaker	113
5	2 tied	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	58
2	Max Carey	55
3	Edd Roush	32
4	Frankie Frisch	30
4	Greasy Neale	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	1.80
2	Pete Alexander	2.09
3	Burleigh Grimes	2.13
4	Dolf Luque	2.23
5	Hippo Vaughn	2.31

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	176
2	Hippo Vaughn	150
3	Stan Coveleski	142
4	Lefty Williams	138
5	2 tied	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