Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, September 12, 1920

On This Day

Sunday, September 12, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	83	51	.619	--
Yankees	86	53	.619	-0.5
White Sox	84	54	.609	1.0
Browns	66	67	.496	16.5
Red Sox	65	72	.474	19.5
Senators	60	71	.458	21.5
Tigers	53	82	.393	30.5
Athletics	44	91	.326	39.5

Games

Senators 5, White Sox 0

Indians 5, Athletics 2

Yankees 13, Tigers 6

Red Sox 9, Browns 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	81	57	.587	--
Reds	74	57	.565	3.5
Giants	75	60	.556	4.5
Pirates	70	62	.530	8.0
Cubs	67	69	.493	13.0
Cardinals	63	73	.463	17.0
Braves	53	75	.414	23.0
Phillies	52	82	.388	27.0

Games

Robins 5, Cubs 0

Cardinals 6, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mike Menosky	4
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Patsy Gharrity	3
2	Tim Hendryx	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Gardner	1
1	Harry Hooper	1
1	Duffy Lewis	1
1	Mike Menosky	1
1	Wally Pipp	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	5
2	Harry Heilmann	3
2	Tim Hendryx	3
2	Duffy Lewis	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Menosky	2
2	Dode Paskert	1
2	Sam Rice	1
2	Joe Schultz	1
2	Tris Speaker	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Burleigh Grimes	0.60
2	Art Nehf	0.43
3	Hippo Vaughn	0.33
4	Harry Courtney	0.29
5	Jesse Haines	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Collins	1
1	Harry Courtney	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jesse Haines	4
1	Hippo Vaughn	4
3	Burleigh Grimes	3
3	Art Nehf	3
5	7 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Bill Sherdel	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.394
2	Tris Speaker	.393
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.378
4	Babe Ruth	.375
5	Eddie Collins	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	48
2	George Sisler	17
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	116
3	Larry Gardner	105
4	Bobby Veach	102
5	Tris Speaker	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	57
2	Max Carey	50
3	Edd Roush	32
3	George Sisler	32
5	2 tied	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	2.02
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.07
3	Babe Adams	2.12
4	Dolf Luque	2.26
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	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	160
2	Lefty Williams	126
3	Burleigh Grimes	116
4	Hippo Vaughn	112
5	Stan Coveleski	110

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Nicholson	.468
2	Edd Roush	.414
3	Jack Tobin	.412
4	Ross Youngs	.403
5	Zack Wheat	.403

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	4
2	Braggo Roth	3
2	Ken Williams	3
4	Leon Cadore	2
4	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Braggo Roth	18
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	17
3	Tim Hendryx	16
3	Hi Myers	16
5	Edd Roush	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	9
2	Edd Roush	6
3	Jimmy Johnston	5
3	Billy Southworth	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Oldham	0.49
2	Pete Alexander	0.69
3	Shovel Hodge	0.71
3	Slim Sallee	0.71
5	Sherry Smith	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	4
2	Jim Bagby	3
2	Jesse Barnes	3
2	Leon Cadore	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	16
1	Rube Marquard	16
3	Eddie Rommel	15
4	Burleigh Grimes	14
4	3 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Hamilton	2
2	Jose Acosta	1
2	Babe Adams	1
2	Lynn Brenton	1
2	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Nicholson	.487
2	Ross Youngs	.394
3	Jack Tobin	.382
4	Joe Judge	.380
5	Eddie Collins	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	4
2	Ray Powell	4
4	High Pockets Kelly	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	29
2	Tim Hendryx	28
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	28
2	Del Pratt	28
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	11
2	Mike Menosky	10
2	Sam Rice	10
4	Carson Bigbee	9
4	Max Carey	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.58
2	Jesse Barnes	1.21
3	Bill Doak	1.29
4	Elmer Myers	1.31
5	Burleigh Grimes	1.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Jesse Barnes	6
3	Leon Cadore	5
3	Bill Doak	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hod Eller	34
2	Pete Alexander	30
3	Doc Ayers	27
3	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	23 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.387
2	Tris Speaker	.383
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.375
4	Rogers Hornsby	.369
5	Babe Ruth	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	51
2	George Sisler	17
3	Happy Felsch	15
3	Tillie Walker	15
5	Cy Williams	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	132
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	124
3	Larry Gardner	114
4	Happy Felsch	113
5	Tris Speaker	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	60
2	Max Carey	55
3	Edd Roush	34
4	George Sisler	33
5	Frankie Frisch	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.89
2	Babe Adams	1.95
3	Burleigh Grimes	2.07
4	Dolf Luque	2.23
5	Bob Shawkey	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	28
1	Jim Bagby	28
3	Carl Mays	27
4	Wilbur Cooper	22
4	Stan Coveleski	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	177
2	Hippo Vaughn	139
3	Lefty Williams	134
4	Bob Shawkey	129
5	Stan Coveleski	126

Saves

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