On This Day

Monday, August 23, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 76 43 .639 --
Indians 73 44 .624 2.0
Yankees 74 47 .612 3.0
Browns 56 56 .500 16.5
Red Sox 55 61 .474 19.5
Senators 48 63 .432 24.0
Tigers 45 71 .388 29.5
Athletics 37 79 .319 37.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 64 48 .571 --
Robins 66 50 .569 0.0
Giants 63 51 .553 2.0
Pirates 57 56 .504 7.5
Cubs 58 61 .487 9.5
Cardinals 55 61 .474 11.0
Braves 47 62 .431 15.5
Phillies 47 68 .409 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Earl Smith 7
2 Del Pratt 5
3 Frankie Frisch 3
3 Larry Gardner 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Austin McHenry 1
1 Ray Powell 1
1 Del Pratt 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Pratt 7
2 Earl Smith 3
3 Larry Doyle 2
3 Pat Duncan 2
3 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 1
1 Jake Daubert 1
1 Larry Doyle 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Urban Shocker 1.00
2 Claude Hendrix 0.73
3 Dixie Davis 0.67
4 Ray Caldwell 0.50
5 Jeff Pfeffer 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Ray Fisher 1
1 Claude Hendrix 1
1 Benn Karr 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Hendrix 8
2 Urban Shocker 5
3 Jim Bagby 4
3 Dixie Davis 4
3 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .405
2 Tris Speaker .397
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .382
4 Babe Ruth .378
5 Rogers Hornsby .370

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 92
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 2.31
5 Dolf Luque 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 23
2 Pete Alexander 20
2 Urban Shocker 20
4 Wilbur Cooper 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 139
2 Lefty Williams 114
3 Stan Coveleski 101
3 Urban Shocker 101
5 Burleigh Grimes 98

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 Donie Bush .463
2 Milt Stock .448
3 Irish Meusel .413
4 Pat Duncan .411
5 Edd Roush .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Elmer Smith 4
2 High Pockets Kelly 3
2 Ray Powell 3
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 2
4 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 16
2 Cliff Heathcote 14
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 14
2 Del Pratt 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 4
2 Babe Adams 3
2 Bill Doak 3
2 Howard Ehmke 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doc Ayers 18
2 Hod Eller 16
3 Pete Alexander 13
3 Claude Hendrix 13
3 Lee Meadows 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Doc Ayers 1
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Ray Fisher 1
1 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .426
2 Rogers Hornsby .410
3 Earl Smith .404
4 Eddie Collins .396
5 Baby Doll Jacobson .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 George Sisler 7
3 Elmer Smith 6
4 Irish Meusel 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 29
1 George Sisler 29
1 Bobby Veach 29
4 Frankie Frisch 25
4 Irish Meusel 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 14
2 Carson Bigbee 13
3 Max Carey 12
4 Mike Menosky 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Barnes 1.09
2 Babe Adams 1.34
3 Eddie Cicotte 1.75
4 Dolf Luque 1.88
5 Dickey Kerr 1.92

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howard Ehmke 37
2 Red Faber 35
3 Stan Coveleski 31
4 Urban Shocker 30
5 4 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 2
1 Hal Carlson 2
1 Al Mamaux 2
1 Urban Shocker 2
5 15 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .392
2 Tris Speaker .382
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .381
4 Babe Ruth .375
5 Rogers Hornsby .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 52
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 140
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 117
3 Bobby Veach 113
4 Larry Gardner 111
4 Tris Speaker 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 58
2 Max Carey 55
3 Frankie Frisch 31
3 Edd Roush 31
5 2 tied 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 1.80
2 Pete Alexander 2.09
3 Burleigh Grimes 2.13
4 Dolf Luque 2.25
5 Wilbur Cooper 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 26
2 Pete Alexander 25
2 Carl Mays 25
4 Stan Coveleski 24
5 4 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 170
2 Hippo Vaughn 149
3 Lefty Williams 140
4 Stan Coveleski 136
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