JUNE 1, 1920
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL - MAY RECAP
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STANDINGS ON JUNE 1
AMERICAN W L GB NATIONAL W L GB
Philadelphia 29 16 - Philadelphia 27 18 -
Boston 28 17 1.0 Brooklyn 26 19 1.0
Cleveland 26 18 2.5 Chicago 25 20 2.0
Chicago 24 22 5.5 Pittsburgh 22 21 4.0
Washington 22 23 7.0 NY Giants 21 22 5.0
Detroit 20 24 8.5 Cincinnati 21 26 7.0
St Louis 20 25 9.0 St Louis 20 25 7.0
NY Yankees 11 35 18.5 Boston 17 28 10.0
LEAGUE LEADERS
BATTING AVG
J.Jackson Pha .412 R.Hornsby StL .401
E.Roush Cha .373 R.Youngs NYG .392
W.Witt Pha .359 J.Smith StL .380
F.Baker Cha .359 A.McHenry StL .369
V.Clemons SLA .342 E.Smith NYG .367
HOME RUNS
B.Ruth Bos 9 J>Walsh Phi 5
G.Cravath Cha 7 H.Felsch NYG 4
H.Heilmann Det 5 R.Hornsby StL 4
H.Hooper Bos 5 T.McDonald Cin 4
J.Jackson Pha 5 M.Menosky Chn 4
RBI'S
H.Hooper Bos 39 G.Burns Chn 39
J.Jackson Cha 35 H.Felsch NYG 39
B.Ruth Bos 35 J.Fournier Cin 36
W.Witt Pha 34 R.Hornsby StL 35
2 tied with 31 A.McHenry StL 32
WINS
R.Wright Wsh 8 B.Adams StL 6
H.Carlson Det 7 P.Alexander Phi 6
S.Covelski Cha 7 R.Collins Chn 6
R.Marquard Cle 7 R.Comstock Phi 6
R.Naylor Pha 7 J.Tesreau StL 6
ERA
W.Cooper Cle 2.10 B.Maxwell Bkn 2.39
H.Carlson Det 2.23 H.Eller Cin 2.47
C.Mays Bos 2.35 J.Tesreau StL 2.70
R.Marquard Cle 2.51 R.Comstock Phi 2.89
D.Kerr Cha 2.69 R.Ryan NY 3.00
STRIKEOUTS
W.Johnson Wsh 34 L.Meadows NY 40
H.Moran NY 34 H.Eller Cin 38
D.Walker Pha 34 B.Grimes Pit 38
D.Leonard Det 32 C.Hendrix Pit 37
E.Cicotte Det 31 J.Ring Pit 37
MAY AWARDS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
PLAYER OF THE MONTH - Joe Jackson A's: 42 hits, 5 homers and 24 rbi's with 30 runs
PITCHER OF THE MONTH - Dickey Kerr White Sox: 5-1 with 2.20 era in May
ROOKIE OF THE MONTH - Bob Meusel Yankees : 34 hits, 14 rbi's and batted .312
NATIONAL LEAGUE
PLAYER OF THE MONTH - Rogers Hornsby Cards : hit .416 with 2 homers and 22 rbi's
PITCHER OF THE MONTH - Jeff Tesreau Cards: 4-2 with 2.45 era
ROOKIE OF THE MONTH - William Marriott Cubs: hit .393 with 7 rbi's in 107 ab's
MAY NOTES
Doc Gessler of the White Sox reached the 2000 hit plateau for his career.
A's and Phillies make deal. A's sendthird baseman Lee McElwee to Phils for pitcher Jesse Haines. McElwee is hitting .333 in 13 games this season. He has been a bench player for the A's each of the past 4 seasons and had played 230 career games entering 1920. The 26 year old Haines is 5-3 on the season with a 3.24 era.
Notable injuries: Cubs lose shortstop Charlie Hollocher (.272,1,21) for 7 weeks. White Sox lose outfielder Fred Nicholson for the rest of the season with a torn calf muscle. Nicholson was hitting .273 with a homer and 26 rbi's. The Giants lost first baseman Heinie Groh for 6 weeks. He was hitting .360 with 14 rbi's in 75 at bats at the time of the injury.
JUNE 6, 1920
DEMPSEY KNOCKS OUT MORAN - READY FOR CHAMP
Jack Dempsey improved to 36-1 with 24 knockouts after stopping Frank Moran in the 8th round of their bout in Pittsburgh. Dempsey, who scored a third round knockout of Charlie Wilson last month, has agreed to a rematch with World Heavyweight Champion Harry Wills on July 28th in New York. Dempsey suffered the only loss of his career to Wills in February, less than a year after Dempsey won the World Title by handing Wills his first career defeat.