Baseball44 On This Day: Thursday, September 23, 1920

On This Day

Thursday, September 23, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	91	53	.632	--
White Sox	92	55	.626	0.5
Yankees	90	57	.612	2.5
Browns	73	71	.507	18.0
Red Sox	68	79	.463	24.5
Senators	62	78	.443	27.0
Tigers	58	88	.397	34.0
Athletics	46	99	.317	45.5

Games

Red Sox 9, Athletics 2

White Sox 10, Indians 3

Browns 8, Tigers 4

Browns 3, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	89	59	.601	--
Giants	83	63	.568	5.0
Reds	77	67	.535	10.0
Pirates	75	69	.521	12.0
Cubs	72	75	.490	16.5
Cardinals	70	76	.479	18.0
Braves	59	83	.415	27.0
Phillies	56	89	.386	31.5

Games

Pirates 4, Reds 0

Phillies 7, Braves 6

Phillies 6, Braves 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Art Fletcher	5
1	Cy Williams	5
3	Clarence Huber	4
3	Irish Meusel	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Casey Stengel	2
2	Tony Boeckel	1
2	Harry Heilmann	1
2	Hugh McQuillan	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Art Fletcher	4
1	Casey Stengel	4
3	Tony Boeckel	3
3	Harry Heilmann	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Irish Meusel	1
1	Dots Miller	1
1	Swede Risberg	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Bayne	0.50
1	Hugh McQuillan	0.50
3	Elmer Myers	0.36
4	Hod Eller	0.25
4	Bill Hubbell	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bayne	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Dixie Davis	1
1	Bill Hubbell	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hugh McQuillan	7
2	Bill Bayne	5
3	Elmer Myers	4
4	Doc Ayers	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.402
2	Tris Speaker	.392
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.384
4	Eddie Collins	.369
5	Babe Ruth	.368

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	129
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	125
3	Larry Gardner	118
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	115
5	Happy Felsch	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	61
2	Max Carey	50
3	George Sisler	38
4	Edd Roush	35
5	2 tied	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	2.11
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.12
3	Babe Adams	2.13
4	Wilbur Cooper	2.28
5	Dolf Luque	2.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	29
2	Pete Alexander	25
2	Carl Mays	25
4	Wilbur Cooper	24
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	164
2	Lefty Williams	127
3	Stan Coveleski	126
4	Burleigh Grimes	122
5	Hippo Vaughn	121

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	6
2	Pete Alexander	5
2	Dickey Kerr	5
2	Hugh McQuillan	5
2	Urban Shocker	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Tobin	.525
2	George Sisler	.493
3	Rogers Hornsby	.456
4	Ross Youngs	.440
5	Chick Shorten	.439

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Irish Meusel	3
1	Babe Ruth	3
1	Casey Stengel	3
1	Ken Williams	3
5	7 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	20
2	Harry Heilmann	17
2	George Sisler	17
4	Happy Felsch	16
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	8
2	Heinie Groh	6
2	Sam Rice	6
2	Swede Risberg	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sherry Smith	0.31
2	Buddy Napier	0.69
3	Speed Martin	0.76
4	Duster Mails	0.96
4	Fred Toney	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	4
1	Dixie Davis	4
1	Red Faber	4
4	Wilbur Cooper	3
4	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hod Eller	19
2	Doc Ayers	18
2	Stan Coveleski	18
4	Phil Douglas	15
5	5 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	2
1	Bill Burwell	2
3	Bullet Joe Bush	1
3	Bill Doak	1
3	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Tobin	.436
2	Ross Youngs	.434
3	Eddie Collins	.421
4	George Sisler	.394
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Lee King	3
2	Ed Konetchy	3
2	Irish Meusel	3
2	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	33
2	Happy Felsch	29
2	Tim Hendryx	29
4	Harry Heilmann	28
5	Bobby Veach	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	13
2	George Sisler	11
3	Edd Roush	9
4	Eddie Collins	8
4	3 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sherry Smith	0.70
2	Speed Martin	1.10
3	Red Oldham	1.24
4	Fred Toney	1.35
5	Buddy Napier	1.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dixie Davis	7
2	Jim Bagby	6
2	Carl Mays	6
2	Elmer Myers	6
2	Jeff Pfeffer	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hod Eller	35
2	Doc Ayers	30
3	Bob Shawkey	29
4	Pete Alexander	25
4	3 others tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	2
1	Bill Burwell	2
1	Earl Hamilton	2
1	Guy Morton	2
5	20 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.403
2	Tris Speaker	.392
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.384
4	Eddie Collins	.370
5	Rogers Hornsby	.370

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	132
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	126
3	Larry Gardner	121
4	Bobby Veach	119
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	61
2	Max Carey	52
3	George Sisler	38
4	Edd Roush	35
5	Frankie Frisch	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	2.05
2	Babe Adams	2.10
3	Burleigh Grimes	2.12
4	Bob Shawkey	2.35
5	Wilbur Cooper	2.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	29
2	Pete Alexander	26
2	Carl Mays	26
4	Wilbur Cooper	24
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	169
2	Bob Shawkey	133
3	Stan Coveleski	132
4	Lefty Williams	130
5	Hippo Vaughn	128

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	6
2	Pete Alexander	5
2	Dickey Kerr	5
2	Hugh McQuillan	5
2	Urban Shocker	5