On This Day

Saturday, September 25, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	92	54	.630	--
White Sox	93	56	.624	0.5
Yankees	91	59	.607	3.0
Browns	74	72	.507	18.0
Red Sox	69	80	.463	24.5
Senators	64	79	.448	26.5
Tigers	59	89	.399	34.0
Athletics	47	100	.320	45.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Athletics 2

White Sox 5, Indians 1

Senators 5, Yankees 2

Browns 7, Tigers 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	89	60	.597	--
Giants	84	63	.571	4.0
Reds	77	69	.527	10.5
Pirates	77	70	.524	11.0
Cubs	74	75	.497	15.0
Cardinals	71	78	.477	18.0
Braves	59	86	.407	28.0
Phillies	59	89	.399	29.5

Games

Giants 8, Robins 0

Pirates 2, Cardinals 1

Cardinals 3, Pirates 1

Phillies 6, Braves 2

Phillies 12, Braves 10

Cubs 2, Reds 0

Cubs 7, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gene Paulette	5
1	Casey Stengel	5
3	Turner Barber	4
3	Tony Boeckel	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tony Boeckel	1
1	Harry Courtney	1
1	Hod Ford	1
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tony Boeckel	4
2	Turner Barber	3
2	Ira Flagstead	3
2	Walter Holke	3
5	13 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	2
1	Greasy Neale	2
1	Ray Powell	2
4	Carson Bigbee	1
4	17 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jimmy Zinn	0.83
2	Bob Shawkey	0.70
2	Hippo Vaughn	0.70
4	Elmer Ponder	0.58
5	Jesse Haines	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Harry Courtney	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Elmer Ponder	7
1	Bob Shawkey	7
1	Hippo Vaughn	7
4	Jimmy Zinn	5
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Hubbell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.402
2	Tris Speaker	.386
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.385
4	Babe Ruth	.374
5	Eddie Collins	.368

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	131
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	126
3	Larry Gardner	118
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	118
5	Happy Felsch	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	63
2	Max Carey	52
3	George Sisler	38
4	Edd Roush	35
5	Frankie Frisch	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	2.05
2	Babe Adams	2.13
3	Burleigh Grimes	2.26
4	Wilbur Cooper	2.28
5	Dolf Luque	2.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	29
2	Pete Alexander	26
3	Carl Mays	25
4	Wilbur Cooper	24
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	165
2	Lefty Williams	129
3	Hippo Vaughn	128
4	Stan Coveleski	127
5	Burleigh Grimes	124

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	Chick Shorten	.537
2	Jack Tobin	.517
3	Harry Heilmann	.489
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	.472
5	Ross Youngs	.460

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Irish Meusel	3
1	Babe Ruth	3
1	Casey Stengel	3
4	Tony Boeckel	2
4	10 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	22
2	Harry Heilmann	21
3	George Sisler	18
4	Tony Boeckel	15
4	3 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	7
2	Heinie Groh	6
2	George Sisler	6
2	Cy Williams	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sherry Smith	0.33
2	Buddy Napier	0.69
3	Duster Mails	0.75
4	Speed Martin	0.76
5	Fred Toney	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dixie Davis	4
1	Duster Mails	4
3	Stan Coveleski	3
3	Phil Douglas	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	20
2	Stan Coveleski	17
2	Earl Hamilton	17
2	Duster Mails	17
5	4 tied	15

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	Ross Youngs	.447
2	Jack Tobin	.439
3	Eddie Collins	.419
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.416
5	George Sisler	.408

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Irish Meusel	4
3	Harry Heilmann	3
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	3
3	6 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	34
2	Harry Heilmann	31
3	Happy Felsch	28
4	Tim Hendryx	27
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	15
2	George Sisler	11
3	Edd Roush	9
4	Mike Menosky	8
4	Jack Tobin	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sherry Smith	0.70
2	Speed Martin	1.10
3	Red Oldham	1.24
4	Pete Alexander	1.34
5	Fred Toney	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dixie Davis	7
2	Jim Bagby	6
2	Duster Mails	6
2	Carl Mays	6
2	Jeff Pfeffer	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	32
1	Hippo Vaughn	32
3	Hod Eller	30
4	Earl Hamilton	27
5	Ferdie Schupp	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	2
1	Bill Burwell	2
1	Earl Hamilton	2
1	Bill Hubbell	2
1	Guy Morton	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.405
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.387
3	Tris Speaker	.386
4	Babe Ruth	.372
5	Rogers Hornsby	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	52
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	133
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	126
3	Larry Gardner	120
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	118
5	2 tied	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	63
2	Max Carey	54
3	George Sisler	38
4	Edd Roush	35
5	Frankie Frisch	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	2.00
2	Babe Adams	2.10
3	Burleigh Grimes	2.26
4	Wilbur Cooper	2.36
5	Bob Shawkey	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	29
2	Pete Alexander	27
3	Carl Mays	26
4	Wilbur Cooper	24
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	170
2	Bob Shawkey	136
3	Hippo Vaughn	135
4	Stan Coveleski	133
5	Lefty Williams	129

Saves

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