On This Day

Friday, September 3, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	77	49	.611	--
Yankees	79	51	.608	0.0
White Sox	77	50	.606	0.5
Browns	63	59	.516	12.0
Red Sox	61	65	.484	16.0
Senators	53	67	.442	21.0
Tigers	49	76	.392	27.5
Athletics	42	84	.333	35.0

Games

Yankees 5, Red Sox 3

Browns 2, White Sox 1

Tigers 1, Indians 0

Senators 14, Athletics 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	70	53	.569	--
Robins	71	55	.563	0.5
Giants	69	57	.548	2.5
Pirates	64	60	.516	6.5
Cubs	64	64	.500	8.5
Cardinals	61	66	.480	11.0
Braves	49	69	.415	18.5
Phillies	50	74	.403	20.5

Games

Robins 6, Phillies 0

Giants 7, Braves 2

Cubs 4, Pirates 2

Reds 12, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jake Daubert	4
1	Joe Judge	4
1	Braggo Roth	4
4	Joe Dugan	3
4	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tillie Walker	2
2	Cy Perkins	1
2	Amos Strunk	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Braggo Roth	5
2	Edd Roush	4
3	Sam Rice	3
4	Jake Daubert	2
4	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Edd Roush	2
2	Carson Bigbee	1
2	Pat Duncan	1
2	Max Flack	1
2	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dolf Luque	1.00
2	Burleigh Grimes	0.80
3	Waite Hoyt	0.67
4	Hal Carlson	0.58
5	Hippo Vaughn	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dixie Davis	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Dutch Leonard	1
1	Dolf Luque	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Carlson	7
1	Hippo Vaughn	7
3	Fred Toney	6
4	Bill Knowlton	5
5	6 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lynn Brenton	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.393
2	Tris Speaker	.393
3	Babe Ruth	.375
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.374
5	Eddie Collins	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	44
2	George Sisler	16
3	Tillie Walker	15
4	Happy Felsch	13
4	Cy Williams	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	116
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	99
3	Larry Gardner	96
4	Bobby Veach	95
5	Tris Speaker	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	50
2	Sam Rice	49
3	Edd Roush	30
4	George Sisler	28
5	3 tied	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Burleigh Grimes	2.06
2	Pete Alexander	2.11
3	Babe Adams	2.16
4	Dolf Luque	2.21
5	Dutch Ruether	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	25
2	Pete Alexander	22
2	Carl Mays	22
4	Wilbur Cooper	21
5	Urban Shocker	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	147
2	Lefty Williams	116
3	Stan Coveleski	108
4	Urban Shocker	107
5	2 tied	106

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	Joe Judge	.523
2	Eddie Collins	.490
3	Jack Fournier	.462
4	Ross Youngs	.453
5	Austin McHenry	.448

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Powell	3
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	2
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	2
2	Austin McHenry	2
2	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tim Hendryx	16
2	Austin McHenry	14
2	Bobby Veach	14
4	Stuffy McInnis	12
4	Del Pratt	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	6
1	Cliff Heathcote	6
1	Mike Menosky	6
4	George Cutshaw	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe DeBerry	0.50
2	Dolf Luque	0.56
3	Bill Doak	0.60
4	Pete Alexander	0.77
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	4
1	Carl Mays	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Dixie Davis	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hod Eller	17
1	Ferdie Schupp	17
3	Red Oldham	16
3	Fred Toney	16
5	3 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Ayers	1
1	Lynn Brenton	1
1	Phil Douglas	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Fournier	.402
2	Eddie Collins	.402
3	Jack Tobin	.400
4	Irish Meusel	.393
5	Joe Judge	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Elmer Smith	7
2	Babe Ruth	6
3	Irish Meusel	4
3	Ray Powell	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	28
2	Irish Meusel	24
3	Duffy Lewis	23
4	Frankie Frisch	22
4	George Sisler	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	12
2	Carson Bigbee	11
2	Frankie Frisch	11
4	Mike Menosky	9
5	2 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Keefe	0.96
2	Babe Adams	1.10
3	Jesse Barnes	1.22
4	Dolf Luque	1.30
5	Rube Benton	1.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dickey Kerr	7
2	Jesse Barnes	6
2	Carl Mays	6
4	Babe Adams	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hod Eller	34
2	Howard Ehmke	30
3	Doc Ayers	29
4	Ferdie Schupp	26
4	Hippo Vaughn	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Urban Shocker	2
2	Pete Alexander	1
2	Doc Ayers	1
2	Lynn Brenton	1
2	16 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.387
2	Tris Speaker	.381
3	Rogers Hornsby	.373
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.371
5	Babe Ruth	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	49
2	George Sisler	16
2	Tillie Walker	16
4	Happy Felsch	15
5	Cy Williams	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	135
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	112
3	Bobby Veach	111
4	Larry Gardner	109
5	2 tied	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	60
2	Sam Rice	55
3	Edd Roush	34
4	Frankie Frisch	31
5	Carson Bigbee	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	1.94
2	Pete Alexander	2.01
3	Burleigh Grimes	2.06
4	Dolf Luque	2.17
5	Hippo Vaughn	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	27
2	Pete Alexander	26
2	Carl Mays	26
4	Wilbur Cooper	24
5	Stan Coveleski	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	172
2	Hippo Vaughn	152
3	Lefty Williams	133
4	Stan Coveleski	129
5	Bob Shawkey	125

Saves

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