On This Day

Thursday, September 16, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	86	52	.623	--
Yankees	88	54	.620	0.0
White Sox	86	55	.610	1.5
Browns	68	69	.496	17.5
Red Sox	66	75	.468	21.5
Senators	61	73	.455	23.0
Tigers	54	84	.391	32.0
Athletics	46	93	.331	40.5

Games

White Sox 8, Yankees 3

Indians 1, Senators 0

Athletics 8, Browns 5

Tigers 7, Red Sox 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	85	58	.594	--
Reds	75	60	.556	6.0
Giants	77	62	.554	6.0
Pirates	72	65	.526	10.0
Cubs	69	72	.489	15.0
Cardinals	65	75	.464	18.5
Braves	56	77	.421	24.0
Phillies	54	84	.391	28.5

Games

Robins 5, Reds 3

Cardinals 4, Braves 3

Braves 4, Cardinals 3

Pirates 3, Giants 1

Giants 4, Pirates 0

Cubs 9, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Eayrs	4
1	Jack Fournier	4
1	Joe Gedeon	4
1	Rabbit Maranville	4
1	Billy Southworth	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jake Daubert	1
1	Charlie High	1
1	Lee King	1
1	Irish Meusel	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dave Robertson	5
2	Charlie High	3
2	Fred Merkle	3
4	Shano Collins	2
4	14 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Fournier	2
1	Cy Williams	2
3	George Burns	1
3	Eddie Collins	1
3	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Art Nehf	3.50
2	Duster Mails	0.80
3	Earl Hamilton	0.67
4	Burleigh Grimes	0.60
5	3 tied	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Allen Conkwright	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Earl Hamilton	1
1	Dickey Kerr	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Art Nehf	7
2	Burleigh Grimes	6
2	Jesse Haines	6
2	Hippo Vaughn	6
5	Dickey Kerr	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Bill Doak	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.396
2	Tris Speaker	.391
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.379
4	Babe Ruth	.373
5	Eddie Collins	.365

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	Larry Gardner	107
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	107
5	Happy Felsch	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	58
2	Max Carey	50
3	George Sisler	35
4	Edd Roush	32
5	Frankie Frisch	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Burleigh Grimes	2.10
2	Babe Adams	2.14
3	Pete Alexander	2.14
4	Dolf Luque	2.20
5	Bob Shawkey	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	28
2	Pete Alexander	24
2	Carl Mays	24
4	Wilbur Cooper	23
5	Burleigh Grimes	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	162
2	Lefty Williams	126
3	Burleigh Grimes	122
4	Hippo Vaughn	118
5	Stan Coveleski	115

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	6
2	Hugh McQuillan	5
2	Urban Shocker	5
4	Pete Alexander	4
4	2 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Tobin	.475
2	Eddie Eayrs	.467
3	George Sisler	.412
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.407
5	Edd Roush	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	Irish Meusel	3
2	Ken Williams	3
4	Larry Gardner	2
4	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tim Hendryx	19
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	19
3	Del Pratt	18
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	17
4	Hi Myers	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	10
2	George Sisler	7
3	Eddie Collins	4
3	Frankie Frisch	4
3	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.00
2	Sherry Smith	0.35
3	Slim Sallee	0.64
4	Fred Toney	0.67
5	Art Nehf	0.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	4
2	Jim Bagby	3
2	Leon Cadore	3
2	Dixie Davis	3
2	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	20
2	Hippo Vaughn	19
3	Bob Shawkey	16
4	Pete Alexander	15
5	Bullet Joe Bush	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jose Acosta	1
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Lynn Brenton	1
1	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Tobin	.425
2	Fred Nicholson	.423
3	Eddie Collins	.421
4	Joe Judge	.407
5	Edd Roush	.397

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tim Hendryx	33
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	31
3	Del Pratt	30
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	29
5	Bobby Veach	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	11
1	Sam Rice	11
3	Mike Menosky	10
4	Max Carey	8
4	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sherry Smith	0.62
2	Fred Toney	1.13
3	Jesse Barnes	1.37
4	Dolf Luque	1.38
5	Pete Alexander	1.52

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hod Eller	35
2	Bob Shawkey	30
2	Hippo Vaughn	30
4	Ferdie Schupp	28
5	2 tied	27

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	.391
2	Tris Speaker	.385
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.378
4	Rogers Hornsby	.369
5	Babe Ruth	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	52
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	134
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	124
3	Larry Gardner	114
4	Del Pratt	113
5	2 tied	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	61
2	Max Carey	53
3	George Sisler	36
4	Frankie Frisch	33
5	Edd Roush	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	2.03
2	Babe Adams	2.04
3	Burleigh Grimes	2.10
4	Dolf Luque	2.19
5	Bob Shawkey	2.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	29
2	Carl Mays	27
3	Pete Alexander	26
4	Wilbur Cooper	23
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	171
2	Hippo Vaughn	135
3	Bob Shawkey	134
3	Lefty Williams	134
5	Stan Coveleski	126

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	6
2	Hugh McQuillan	5
2	Urban Shocker	5
4	Pete Alexander	4
4	2 others tied	4