On This Day

Sunday, August 22, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 76 43 .639 --
Indians 72 43 .626 2.0
Yankees 73 47 .608 3.5
Browns 55 55 .500 16.5
Red Sox 54 60 .474 19.5
Senators 48 63 .432 24.0
Tigers 45 70 .391 29.0
Athletics 36 78 .316 37.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 63 48 .568 --
Robins 65 50 .565 0.0
Giants 62 51 .549 2.0
Pirates 57 55 .509 6.5
Cubs 57 61 .483 9.5
Cardinals 55 60 .478 10.0
Braves 47 61 .435 14.5
Phillies 47 67 .412 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Fournier 6
2 Ty Cobb 5
2 Milt Stock 5
4 Harry Heilmann 4
4 Austin McHenry 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 High Pockets Kelly 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Fournier 4
2 Austin McHenry 3
2 Milt Stock 3
4 Ty Cobb 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Fournier 2
1 Cliff Heathcote 2
3 Dave Bancroft 1
3 Shano Collins 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Toney 1.00
2 Bill Doak 0.55
3 Ferdie Schupp 0.45
4 Hippo Vaughn 0.42
5 Howard Ehmke 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Leon Cadore 1
1 Bill Doak 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Ferdie Schupp 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Doak 6
1 Howard Ehmke 6
1 Fred Toney 6
4 Ferdie Schupp 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Ayers 1
1 Al Mamaux 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .408
2 Tris Speaker .400
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .382
4 Babe Ruth .377
5 Rogers Hornsby .369

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 111
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 99
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 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 139
2 Lefty Williams 114
3 Stan Coveleski 101
4 Burleigh Grimes 98
5 2 tied 96

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh McQuillan 5
1 Bill Sherdel 5
3 Dickey Kerr 4
3 Urban Shocker 4
5 8 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Stock .484
2 George Sisler .465
3 Donie Bush .447
4 Jack Tobin .436
5 Pat Duncan .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Elmer Smith 4
2 High Pockets Kelly 3
2 George Sisler 3
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 2
4 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 16
2 George Sisler 15
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 14
4 Cliff Heathcote 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 7
2 Carson Bigbee 6
2 Max Carey 6
2 Irish Meusel 6
5 Jack Fournier 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Clark 0.00
2 Dickey Kerr 0.50
3 Bill Doak 0.60
4 Babe Adams 0.67
5 Elmer Myers 0.78

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howard Ehmke 20
2 Doc Ayers 18
3 Hod Eller 16
4 Pete Alexander 13
4 Hippo Vaughn 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Doc Ayers 1
1 Bill Burwell 1
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .433
2 Eddie Collins .406
3 Rogers Hornsby .400
4 Baby Doll Jacobson .396
5 Milt Stock .393

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 30
1 George Sisler 30
3 Bobby Veach 29
4 Irish Meusel 27
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 13
1 Frankie Frisch 13
3 Max Carey 12
4 Mike Menosky 9
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Barnes 1.09
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.75
3 Dickey Kerr 1.86
4 Dolf Luque 1.88
5 Babe Adams 1.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howard Ehmke 37
2 Red Faber 35
3 Stan Coveleski 31
4 Hippo Vaughn 29
5 Guy Morton 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 2
1 Hal Carlson 2
1 Al Mamaux 2
1 George Mogridge 2
1 Urban Shocker 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .393
2 Tris Speaker .387
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .383
4 Babe Ruth .373
5 Rogers Hornsby .365

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 144
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 119
3 Bobby Veach 114
4 Tris Speaker 112
5 2 tied 111

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 Jim Bagby 26
2 Pete Alexander 25
2 Stan Coveleski 25
4 Eddie Cicotte 24
4 2 others tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 170
2 Hippo Vaughn 155
3 Stan Coveleski 142
4 Lefty Williams 140
5 Jack Quinn 124

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