On This Day

Thursday, August 26, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	77	44	.636	--
Indians	73	47	.608	3.5
Yankees	74	49	.602	4.0
Browns	59	57	.509	15.5
Red Sox	57	62	.479	19.0
Senators	50	64	.439	23.5
Tigers	47	72	.395	29.0
Athletics	39	81	.325	37.5

Games

Browns 8, Red Sox 0

White Sox 16, Yankees 5

Athletics 3, Indians 2

Senators 3, Tigers 2

Tigers 5, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	66	49	.574	--
Robins	68	51	.571	0.0
Giants	64	53	.547	3.0
Pirates	59	57	.509	7.5
Cubs	60	62	.492	9.5
Cardinals	57	62	.479	11.0
Braves	47	65	.420	17.5
Phillies	48	70	.407	19.5

Games

Robins 5, Cubs 3

Phillies 7, Reds 0

Pirates 2, Braves 1

Cardinals 2, Giants 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ty Cobb	4
1	Braggo Roth	4
1	Bobby Veach	4
4	Eddie Ainsmith	3
4	13 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Austin McHenry	1
1	Ray Powell	1
1	Babe Ruth	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	4
1	Swede Risberg	4
1	Bobby Veach	4
4	Shano Collins	3
4	Babe Ruth	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Ainsmith	1
1	Donie Bush	1
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	1
1	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Fred Toney	0.67
2	Bill Hubbell	0.60
3	Jimmy Ring	0.57
4	Babe Adams	0.50
4	3 others tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Leon Cadore	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	Eric Erickson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dickey Kerr	7
2	Leon Cadore	4
2	Hooks Dauss	4
2	Bill Doak	4
2	Jimmy Ring	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Howard Ehmke	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.401
2	Tris Speaker	.394
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.377
4	Babe Ruth	.375
5	Rogers Hornsby	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	44
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	115
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	99
3	Larry Gardner	93
4	Bobby Veach	92
5	George Sisler	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	48
2	Max Carey	47
3	George Sisler	27
4	Edd Roush	26
5	Greasy Neale	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	2.07
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.17
3	Pete Alexander	2.20
4	Dutch Ruether	2.31
5	Dolf Luque	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	23
2	Pete Alexander	21
3	Urban Shocker	20
4	Wilbur Cooper	19
4	3 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	143
2	Lefty Williams	114
3	Stan Coveleski	103
4	Burleigh Grimes	101
4	Urban Shocker	101

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh McQuillan	5
1	Bill Sherdel	5
3	Howard Ehmke	4
3	Dickey Kerr	4
3	Urban Shocker	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Donie Bush	.440
2	Buck Weaver	.417
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	.413
4	Irish Meusel	.410
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	19
2	Del Pratt	14
3	High Pockets Kelly	13
3	Austin McHenry	13
5	George Cutshaw	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Doak	0.60
2	Bill Sherdel	0.66
3	Pete Alexander	0.67
3	Lefty Tyler	0.67
5	Babe Adams	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Jesse Barnes	3
2	Eddie Cicotte	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hod Eller	20
2	Doc Ayers	19
3	Bill Hubbell	14
3	Dickey Kerr	14
3	Hippo Vaughn	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Ayers	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Phil Douglas	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Tobin	.468
2	George Sisler	.423
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	.402
4	Joe Judge	.394
5	Eddie Collins	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	George Sisler	7
3	Elmer Smith	6
4	Austin McHenry	5
4	Irish Meusel	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	32
2	Bobby Veach	31
3	Irish Meusel	26
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	25
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	15
2	Max Carey	13
3	Carson Bigbee	12
4	Irish Meusel	9
5	Mike Menosky	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Keefe	0.93
2	Jesse Barnes	1.11
3	Babe Adams	1.29
4	Eddie Cicotte	1.43
5	Dolf Luque	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dickey Kerr	7
1	Urban Shocker	7
3	Babe Adams	6
3	Eddie Cicotte	6
3	Howard Ehmke	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	37
2	Howard Ehmke	33
3	Doc Ayers	32
4	Urban Shocker	30
5	3 tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Carlson	2
1	Howard Ehmke	2
1	Al Mamaux	2
1	Urban Shocker	2
5	14 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.387
2	Tris Speaker	.384
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.373
4	Babe Ruth	.369
5	Rogers Hornsby	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
2	George Sisler	19
3	Happy Felsch	16
4	Tillie Walker	14
4	Cy Williams	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	138
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	116
2	Bobby Veach	116
4	Happy Felsch	112
5	2 tied	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	58
2	Max Carey	57
3	Frankie Frisch	30
3	Edd Roush	30
5	George Sisler	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	1.80
2	Pete Alexander	2.08
3	Burleigh Grimes	2.21
4	Dolf Luque	2.26
5	Wilbur Cooper	2.37

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	171
2	Hippo Vaughn	151
3	Stan Coveleski	138
4	Lefty Williams	137
5	Bob Shawkey	123

Saves

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