On This Day

Sunday, August 29, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 77 46 .626 --
Yankees 77 49 .611 1.5
Indians 74 48 .607 2.5
Browns 61 58 .513 14.0
Red Sox 57 64 .471 19.0
Senators 52 64 .448 21.5
Tigers 47 73 .392 28.5
Athletics 39 82 .322 37.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 69 53 .566 --
Reds 66 52 .559 1.0
Giants 67 53 .558 1.0
Pirates 60 58 .508 7.0
Cubs 62 63 .496 8.5
Cardinals 59 63 .484 10.0
Braves 48 66 .421 17.0
Phillies 49 72 .405 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Fournier 4
2 Art Fletcher 3
2 Milt Stock 3
4 Dave Bancroft 2
4 21 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Deal 1
1 Jack Quinn 1
1 Elmer Smith 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frankie Frisch 2
1 Bucky Harris 2
1 Jack Quinn 2
4 Frank Brower 1
4 23 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Johnston 1
1 Joe Schultz 1
1 Milt Stock 1
1 Cy Williams 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Urban Shocker 0.67
2 Jesse Barnes 0.60
3 Lou North 0.36
4 Stan Coveleski 0.21
5 Al Mamaux 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Harry Courtney 1
1 Carl Mays 1
1 Lou North 1
1 Lefty Tyler 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 6
2 Lou North 4
3 Jesse Barnes 3
3 Stan Coveleski 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .397
2 George Sisler .396
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 Carl Mays 20
3 Urban Shocker 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 144
2 Lefty Williams 114
3 Urban Shocker 107
4 Stan Coveleski 106
5 Burleigh Grimes 102

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 Jack Fournier .465
2 Irish Meusel .442
3 Eddie Collins .442
3 Joe Judge .442
5 Donie Bush .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Powell 4
2 Elmer Smith 3
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 2
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 2
3 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 17
2 George Cutshaw 15
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 14
3 Austin McHenry 14
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 8
2 Max Carey 7
3 Mike Menosky 6
3 Irish Meusel 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe DeBerry 0.50
2 Pete Alexander 0.67
3 Bill Doak 0.86
4 Babe Adams 1.00
5 Lefty Tyler 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 4
2 Babe Adams 3
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Lefty Tyler 3
5 21 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hod Eller 23
2 Doc Ayers 15
2 Urban Shocker 15
4 Bob Shawkey 14
5 Earl Hamilton 13

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 .433
2 Baby Doll Jacobson .407
3 George Sisler .405
4 Donie Bush .392
5 Eddie Collins .381

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 30
2 George Sisler 29
2 Bobby Veach 29
4 Irish Meusel 27
5 Frankie Frisch 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 14
2 Carson Bigbee 12
2 Frankie Frisch 12
4 Mike Menosky 9
5 Irish Meusel 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Keefe 0.64
2 Babe Adams 0.88
3 Jesse Barnes 1.27
4 Elmer Myers 1.51
5 Dickey Kerr 1.71

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
4 Urban Shocker 29

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 .373
4 Babe Ruth .372
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
5 2 tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 137
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 115
3 Bobby Veach 113
4 Tris Speaker 110
5 2 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 59
2 Sam Rice 56
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 Carl Mays 25
4 Wilbur Cooper 24
5 Stan Coveleski 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 172
2 Hippo Vaughn 151
3 Stan Coveleski 136
4 Lefty Williams 135
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