On This Day

Tuesday, September 14, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 88 53 .624 --
Indians 84 52 .618 1.5
White Sox 85 55 .607 2.5
Browns 67 68 .496 18.0
Red Sox 66 73 .475 21.0
Senators 61 72 .459 23.0
Tigers 53 84 .387 33.0
Athletics 45 92 .328 41.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 83 58 .589 --
Reds 74 59 .556 5.0
Giants 76 61 .555 5.0
Pirates 70 63 .526 9.0
Cubs 68 71 .489 14.0
Cardinals 64 74 .464 17.5
Braves 54 75 .419 23.0
Phillies 54 82 .397 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Robertson 5
2 Jake Daubert 4
2 Charlie High 4
2 Del Pratt 4
5 8 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Austin McHenry 1
1 Irish Meusel 1
1 Bernie Neis 1
1 Dode Paskert 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dode Paskert 6
2 Austin McHenry 5
3 Del Pratt 4
4 Jake Daubert 3
5 16 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Fletcher 1
1 Ivy Griffin 1
1 Mike Menosky 1
1 Irish Meusel 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Shawkey 0.33
2 Eddie Rommel 0.29
3 Ferdie Schupp 0.27
4 Harry Harper 0.25
5 Phil Douglas 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Acosta 1
1 Dixie Davis 1
1 Eddie Rommel 1
1 Ferdie Schupp 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 5
2 Ferdie Schupp 4
3 Dixie Davis 3
3 Harry Harper 3
5 9 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .396
2 Tris Speaker .388
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .376
4 Babe Ruth .373
5 Eddie Collins .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 49
2 George Sisler 17
3 Tillie Walker 15
4 Happy Felsch 14
4 Cy Williams 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 126
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 118
3 Happy Felsch 105
3 Larry Gardner 105
5 Bobby Veach 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 57
2 Max Carey 50
3 George Sisler 35
4 Edd Roush 32
5 2 tied 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burleigh Grimes 2.07
2 Babe Adams 2.14
3 Pete Alexander 2.15
4 Dolf Luque 2.26
5 Bob Shawkey 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 27
2 Pete Alexander 24
2 Carl Mays 24
4 Wilbur Cooper 22
5 4 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 161
2 Lefty Williams 126
3 Burleigh Grimes 116
4 Stan Coveleski 115
5 Hippo Vaughn 112

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 Jack Tobin .446
2 Fred Nicholson .431
3 Zack Wheat .424
4 Edd Roush .414
5 George Sisler .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Braggo Roth 3
2 Ken Williams 3
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 2
4 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 19
1 Del Pratt 19
3 Tim Hendryx 18
3 Braggo Roth 18
5 Hi Myers 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 9
2 George Sisler 7
3 Edd Roush 6
4 Jimmy Johnston 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.00
2 Sherry Smith 0.54
3 Red Oldham 0.59
4 Fred Toney 0.59
5 Slim Sallee 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dixie Davis 4
1 Carl Mays 4
1 Jeff Pfeffer 4
4 Jim Bagby 3
4 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 17
1 Jeff Pfeffer 17
3 Bob Shawkey 16
4 Doc Ayers 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 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Nicholson .493
2 Eddie Collins .411
3 Ross Youngs .410
4 Jack Tobin .407
5 Joe Judge .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 4
2 Ray Powell 4
4 Austin McHenry 3
4 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Hendryx 30
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 30
1 Del Pratt 30
4 Bobby Veach 28
5 Baby Doll Jacobson 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 11
2 Mike Menosky 10
2 Sam Rice 10
4 Max Carey 8
4 George Sisler 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Toney 1.13
2 Jesse Barnes 1.21
3 Pete Alexander 1.55
4 Burleigh Grimes 1.55
5 Urban Shocker 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 6
1 Carl Mays 6
1 Jeff Pfeffer 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hod Eller 36
2 Bob Shawkey 30
3 Doc Ayers 29
4 Ferdie Schupp 28
5 Pete Alexander 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Hamilton 2
1 Urban Shocker 2
3 Jose Acosta 1
3 Babe Adams 1
3 22 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .393
2 Tris Speaker .380
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .376
4 Rogers Hornsby .373
5 Babe Ruth .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 52
2 George Sisler 17
3 Happy Felsch 16
4 Tillie Walker 15
5 Cy Williams 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 134
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 126
3 Happy Felsch 116
4 Larry Gardner 114
5 Del Pratt 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 60
2 Max Carey 54
3 George Sisler 36
4 Edd Roush 33
5 Frankie Frisch 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 2.04
2 Pete Alexander 2.04
3 Burleigh Grimes 2.07
4 Dolf Luque 2.25
5 Bob Shawkey 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 28
2 Pete Alexander 27
2 Carl Mays 27
4 Stan Coveleski 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 174
2 Hippo Vaughn 139
3 Bob Shawkey 134
3 Lefty Williams 134
5 Stan Coveleski 131

Saves

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