On This Day

Saturday, August 28, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	77	46	.626	--
Indians	74	47	.612	2.0
Yankees	76	49	.608	2.0
Browns	61	57	.517	13.5
Red Sox	57	64	.471	19.0
Senators	51	64	.443	22.0
Tigers	47	73	.392	28.5
Athletics	39	82	.322	37.0

Games

Browns 7, Red Sox 0

Yankees 3, White Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	69	52	.570	--
Reds	66	51	.564	1.0
Giants	66	53	.555	2.0
Pirates	60	58	.508	7.5
Cubs	61	63	.492	9.5
Cardinals	58	63	.479	11.0
Braves	48	66	.421	17.5
Phillies	49	71	.408	19.5

Games

Cubs 1, Robins 0

Giants 4, Reds 0

Braves 5, Pirates 1

Cardinals 5, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Larry Doyle	3
1	Max Flack	3
1	Wally Gerber	3
1	Gene Paulette	3
5	19 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walter Holke	2
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	2
1	Earl Smith	2
1	Jack Smith	2
5	19 tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	2
2	Buck Herzog	1
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	1
2	Bevo LeBourveau	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Shawkey	0.86
2	Earl Hamilton	0.62
3	Hod Eller	0.36
4	Jakie May	0.25
5	Rube Benton	0.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Joe DeBerry	1
1	Dana Fillingim	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	6
2	Earl Hamilton	5
3	Hod Eller	4
4	Rube Benton	3
4	Jakie May	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.397
2	George Sisler	.397
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.378
4	Babe Ruth	.375
5	Rogers Hornsby	.365

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	3 tied	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	49
2	Sam Rice	48
3	George Sisler	28
4	Edd Roush	26
5	3 tied	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	2.07
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.13
3	Pete Alexander	2.14
4	Dutch Ruether	2.31
5	Dolf Luque	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	24
2	Pete Alexander	22
3	Wilbur Cooper	20
3	Urban Shocker	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	144
2	Lefty Williams	114
3	Stan Coveleski	103
4	Burleigh Grimes	102
5	Urban Shocker	101

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Donie Bush	.453
2	Irish Meusel	.429
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	.426
4	Joe Judge	.419
5	Austin McHenry	.411

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	Baby Doll Jacobson	16
3	George Cutshaw	15
3	High Pockets Kelly	15
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	8
1	Frankie Frisch	8
3	Mike Menosky	7
4	Cliff Heathcote	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.50
1	Joe DeBerry	0.50
3	Bill Doak	0.60
4	Bill Sherdel	0.66
5	Lefty Tyler	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
2	Babe Adams	3
2	Jesse Barnes	3
2	Bill Doak	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hod Eller	23
2	Lee Meadows	16
3	Doc Ayers	15
3	Earl Hamilton	15
5	4 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Urban Shocker	2
2	Doc Ayers	1
2	Hal Carlson	1
2	Phil Douglas	1
2	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Tobin	.442
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	.410
3	George Sisler	.400
4	Eddie Collins	.396
5	Donie Bush	.390

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	31
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	30
2	Bobby Veach	30
4	Irish Meusel	27
5	Rogers Hornsby	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	14
2	Frankie Frisch	13
3	Carson Bigbee	12
4	Mike Menosky	10
5	Irish Meusel	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Keefe	0.64
2	Babe Adams	0.88
3	Jesse Barnes	1.32
4	Elmer Myers	1.51
5	Dolf Luque	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dickey Kerr	7
2	Babe Adams	6
2	Urban Shocker	6
4	Pete Alexander	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Doc Ayers	32
2	Howard Ehmke	31
2	Hod Eller	31
4	Red Faber	29
5	2 tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Urban Shocker	3
2	Hal Carlson	2
2	Howard Ehmke	2
2	Al Mamaux	2
5	13 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.386
2	Tris Speaker	.385
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.374
4	Babe Ruth	.369
5	Rogers Hornsby	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
2	George Sisler	19
3	Happy Felsch	15
4	Tillie Walker	14
4	Cy Williams	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	137
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	116
3	Bobby Veach	113
4	Tris Speaker	111
5	Happy Felsch	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	59
2	Sam Rice	58
3	Frankie Frisch	31
4	Edd Roush	30
4	George Sisler	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	1.80
2	Pete Alexander	2.03
3	Burleigh Grimes	2.18
4	Dolf Luque	2.26
5	Wilbur Cooper	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	27
2	Jim Bagby	26
3	Wilbur Cooper	24
3	Carl Mays	24
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	172
2	Hippo Vaughn	151
3	Lefty Williams	135
4	Stan Coveleski	133
5	Bob Shawkey	129

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	6
2	Hugh McQuillan	5
2	Urban Shocker	5
4	Howard Ehmke	4
4	2 others tied	4