Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, September 26, 1920

On This Day

Sunday, September 26, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	93	54	.633	--
White Sox	94	56	.627	0.5
Yankees	92	59	.609	3.0
Browns	74	73	.503	19.0
Red Sox	69	80	.463	25.0
Senators	64	80	.444	27.5
Tigers	59	90	.396	35.0
Athletics	47	100	.320	46.0

Games

White Sox 8, Tigers 1

Yankees 9, Senators 5

Indians 7, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	90	60	.600	--
Giants	84	64	.568	5.0
Reds	78	69	.531	10.5
Pirates	77	71	.520	12.0
Cubs	74	76	.493	16.0
Cardinals	72	78	.480	18.0
Braves	59	86	.407	28.5
Phillies	59	89	.399	30.0

Games

Robins 4, Giants 2

Cardinals 6, Cubs 3

Reds 8, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hal Janvrin	4
2	Jake Daubert	3
2	Wally Pipp	3
2	Edd Roush	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Aaron Ward	2
2	Hal Janvrin	1
2	Howie Shanks	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Aaron Ward	5
2	Joe Sewell	4
3	Pat Duncan	2
3	Hi Myers	2
3	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Bancroft	1
1	Turner Barber	1
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	1
1	Doc Lavan	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Marquard	0.71
2	Lou North	0.31
3	Buddy Napier	0.29
4	Babe Adams	0.25
4	Eddie Cicotte	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Rube Marquard	1
1	Buddy Napier	1
1	Lou North	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	5
2	Lou North	4
3	Babe Adams	2
3	Eddie Cicotte	2
3	2 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Coveleski	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.404
2	Tris Speaker	.385
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.383
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	Baby Doll Jacobson	119
4	Larry Gardner	118
5	Happy Felsch	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	63
2	Max Carey	52
3	George Sisler	39
4	Edd Roush	36
5	Frankie Frisch	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	2.05
2	Babe Adams	2.17
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	Baby Doll Jacobson	.507
2	George Sisler	.478
3	Chick Shorten	.476
4	Ross Youngs	.471
5	Harry Heilmann	.468

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Irish Meusel	3
1	Babe Ruth	3
1	Casey Stengel	3
1	Aaron Ward	3
5	10 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	20
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	20
3	Happy Felsch	15
3	George Sisler	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bagby	0.31
2	Buddy Napier	0.43
3	Sherry Smith	0.49
4	Duster Mails	0.75
5	Tony Lyons	1.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Duster Mails	4
2	Eddie Cicotte	3
2	Stan Coveleski	3
2	Dixie Davis	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	20
2	Stan Coveleski	17
2	Duster Mails	17
4	Hod Eller	15
4	3 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	2
2	Bill Burwell	1
2	Bullet Joe Bush	1
2	Stan Coveleski	1
2	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ross Youngs	.447
2	Jack Tobin	.425
3	George Sisler	.415
4	Eddie Collins	.412
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Irish Meusel	4
2	Aaron Ward	4
4	Harry Heilmann	3
4	7 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	34
2	Harry Heilmann	31
3	Tim Hendryx	27
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	27
3	Del Pratt	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	15
2	George Sisler	12
3	Edd Roush	10
4	Mike Menosky	8
4	Jack Tobin	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sherry Smith	0.70
2	Buddy Napier	0.84
3	Fred Toney	1.23
4	Pete Alexander	1.34
5	Duster Mails	1.53

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
2	Hod Eller	30
2	Hippo Vaughn	30
4	Earl Hamilton	27
5	2 tied	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	.406
2	Tris Speaker	.385
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.384
4	Babe Ruth	.372
5	Eddie Collins	.369

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	119
5	Happy Felsch	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	63
2	Max Carey	54
3	George Sisler	39
4	Edd Roush	36
5	Frankie Frisch	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	2.00
2	Babe Adams	2.17
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	25
4	Wilbur Cooper	24
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

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