Rain and runs dominated May 12, 1920. Foul weather postponed four of the eight scheduled contests, and the four games played yielded fifty five runs. Twenty two of those runs came at the Polo Grounds, where the home Yankees beat the White Sox 14-8. The battle of Pennsylvania produced the fewest runs, as the Pirates beat the Phillies in Pittsburgh 5-3.

Truck Hannah of the Yankees starred at the plate, taking home best offensive game of the day honors. Hannah’s four for four produced two runs and two RBI. Hannah, a catcher, played the great majority of his career in the minor leagues, catching on with the Yankees for three seasons starting in 1918. He did a good job getting on base, but hit for a low average, and in 1921 returns to the Pacific Coast League, where he played until 1940.

None of the starters this day produced game scores over 50, of the best pitched game of the day goes to reliever Earl Hamilton of the Pirates. Hamilton pitched five scoreless innings of relief, allowing just three hits and one walk while striking out three for the wins. Hamilton came up young, seasonal age nineteen in the 1911 season. He pitched well, racking up 13.1 WAR in his first four seasons. He faded for a few seasons, then came back to be a solid two WAR a season pitcher for another four years. He once pitched a no-hitter without striking out a batter, his biggest claim to fame.

Rogers Hornsby leads the majors in batting average through this date, hitting .420, just ahead of Doc Johnston at .414 (minimum 50 PA). Hornsby struck out four times, Johnston twice. Twenty five different pitchers had already recorded a shutout. In all of 2019, only 23 pitchers records shutouts.