Baseball44 On This Day: Friday, September 10, 1920

On This Day

Friday, September 10, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	82	50	.621	--
White Sox	84	52	.618	0.0
Yankees	84	53	.613	0.5
Browns	64	66	.492	17.0
Red Sox	63	72	.467	20.5
Senators	59	69	.461	21.0
Tigers	52	81	.391	30.5
Athletics	44	89	.331	38.5

Games

White Sox 5, Red Sox 3

Yankees 6, Indians 1

Tigers 4, Athletics 0

Tigers 5, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	78	57	.578	--
Reds	74	55	.574	1.0
Giants	74	59	.556	3.0
Pirates	69	62	.527	7.0
Cubs	67	67	.500	10.5
Cardinals	62	71	.466	15.0
Braves	51	75	.405	22.5
Phillies	52	81	.391	25.0

Games

Robins 9, Cardinals 8

Pirates 8, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ty Cobb	4
1	Ralph Young	4
3	Donie Bush	3
3	Bill McKechnie	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	1
1	Rogers Hornsby	1
1	Babe Ruth	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	5
2	Jack Fournier	3
2	Hi Myers	3
2	Bobby Veach	3
5	4 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Schalk	3
2	Donie Bush	1
2	Ty Cobb	1
2	Bill McKechnie	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Doc Ayers	0.86
2	Rube Marquard	0.75
3	Red Faber	0.50
4	Bill Morrisette	0.40
5	Bob Shawkey	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Ayers	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Bill Morrisette	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Doc Ayers	6
1	Rube Marquard	6
3	Red Faber	4
3	Bill Morrisette	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.395
2	Tris Speaker	.391
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.378
4	Babe Ruth	.374
5	Eddie Collins	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	48
2	George Sisler	16
3	Tillie Walker	15
4	Cy Williams	14
5	Happy Felsch	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	123
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	111
3	Larry Gardner	104
4	Tris Speaker	101
4	Bobby Veach	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	56
2	Max Carey	50
3	Edd Roush	32
3	George Sisler	32
5	2 tied	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	2.02
2	Babe Adams	2.12
3	Burleigh Grimes	2.14
4	Dolf Luque	2.21
5	Bob Shawkey	2.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	27
2	Pete Alexander	24
3	Carl Mays	23
4	Wilbur Cooper	22
5	Lefty Williams	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	160
2	Lefty Williams	125
3	Burleigh Grimes	113
4	Stan Coveleski	110
5	Hippo Vaughn	108

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	Fred Nicholson	.477
2	Ross Youngs	.435
3	Zack Wheat	.431
4	Eddie Collins	.424
5	Doc Johnston	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	4
2	Braggo Roth	3
3	Tillie Walker	2
4	Lyle Bigbee	1
4	26 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Braggo Roth	17
2	Edd Roush	15
3	Hi Myers	14
4	Tim Hendryx	13
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	8
2	Edd Roush	6
2	Billy Southworth	6
4	George Sisler	5
5	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Oldham	0.49
2	Dana Fillingim	0.50
3	Pete Alexander	0.51
4	Bob Shawkey	0.96
5	Jesse Barnes	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	4
1	Carl Mays	4
1	Jeff Pfeffer	4
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ferdie Schupp	18
2	Pete Alexander	17
2	Bob Shawkey	17
4	Rube Marquard	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Hamilton	2
2	Jose Acosta	1
2	Babe Adams	1
2	Lynn Brenton	1
2	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Nicholson	.468
2	Ross Youngs	.398
3	Eddie Collins	.389
4	Zack Wheat	.387
5	Irish Meusel	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Ray Powell	4
2	Elmer Smith	4
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	3
4	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	30
2	Del Pratt	25
3	Tim Hendryx	24
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	23
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	10
1	Frankie Frisch	10
3	Carson Bigbee	9
3	Cliff Heathcote	9
3	Sam Rice	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.57
2	Bill Doak	1.29
3	Elmer Myers	1.31
4	Jesse Barnes	1.36
5	Babe Adams	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Carl Mays	6
1	Jeff Pfeffer	6
4	Babe Adams	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hod Eller	35
2	Pete Alexander	31
3	Doc Ayers	30
4	Ferdie Schupp	27
5	Bob Shawkey	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Hamilton	2
1	Urban Shocker	2
3	Jose Acosta	1
3	Babe Adams	1
3	21 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.388
2	Tris Speaker	.378
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.372
4	Babe Ruth	.368
5	Rogers Hornsby	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	51
2	George Sisler	16
3	Happy Felsch	15
3	Tillie Walker	15
5	Cy Williams	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	136
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	121
3	Happy Felsch	116
4	Larry Gardner	113
4	Tris Speaker	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	61
2	Max Carey	55
3	Edd Roush	35
4	George Sisler	33
5	Frankie Frisch	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	1.95
2	Pete Alexander	1.96
3	Burleigh Grimes	2.14
4	Dolf Luque	2.17
5	Bob Shawkey	2.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	28
1	Jim Bagby	28
3	Carl Mays	27
4	Wilbur Cooper	23
4	Stan Coveleski	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	179
2	Hippo Vaughn	141
3	Lefty Williams	139
4	Bob Shawkey	133
5	Stan Coveleski	131

Saves

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