On This Day

Tuesday, September 28, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 95 54 .638 --
White Sox 95 56 .629 1.0
Yankees 93 59 .612 3.5
Browns 74 75 .497 21.0
Red Sox 72 81 .471 25.0
Senators 65 83 .439 29.5
Tigers 59 91 .393 36.5
Athletics 47 101 .318 47.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 90 60 .600 --
Giants 85 65 .567 5.0
Reds 80 69 .537 9.5
Pirates 77 73 .513 13.0
Cubs 74 77 .490 16.5
Cardinals 73 78 .483 17.5
Braves 60 87 .408 28.5
Phillies 59 89 .399 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harry Hooper 5
2 Frank Ellerbe 4
2 Eddie Foster 4
2 Everett Scott 4
5 6 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Sisler 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Val Picinich 3
1 Everett Scott 3
1 George Sisler 3
4 Jim Bagby 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 2
2 Gene Bailey 1
2 Clyde Barnhart 1
2 Jake Daubert 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dolf Luque 999.00
2 Wilbur Cooper 0.50
3 Jim Shaw 0.31
4 Herb Pennock 0.25
5 Elmer Myers 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Acosta 1
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Lynn Brenton 1
1 Hod Eller 1
1 Herb Pennock 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Shaw 4
2 Lynn Brenton 3
2 Hod Eller 3
4 Bill Bayne 2
4 4 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .407
2 Tris Speaker .386
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .382
4 Babe Ruth .375
5 Rogers Hornsby .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 53
2 George Sisler 18
3 Tillie Walker 15
3 Cy Williams 15
5 2 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 134
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 127
3 Larry Gardner 121
4 Baby Doll Jacobson 120
5 George Sisler 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 64
2 Max Carey 54
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 Wilbur Cooper 2.22
4 Burleigh Grimes 2.26
5 Dolf Luque 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 30
2 Pete Alexander 26
2 Carl Mays 26
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 George Sisler .508
2 Baby Doll Jacobson .500
3 Rogers Hornsby .467
4 Ross Youngs .460
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .458

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 4
2 Tony Boeckel 3
2 Irish Meusel 3
2 Casey Stengel 3
2 Aaron Ward 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 20
2 George Sisler 18
3 Harry Heilmann 17
4 Larry Gardner 16
5 Walter Holke 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Heinie Groh 7
1 Sam Rice 7
3 Cy Williams 6
4 George Sisler 5
5 8 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Buddy Napier 0.43
2 Pete Alexander 0.44
3 Sherry Smith 0.49
4 Lefty Williams 0.75
5 Art Nehf 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Duster Mails 4
2 Jose Acosta 3
2 Jim Bagby 3
2 Eddie Cicotte 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Harper 20
2 Jim Shaw 18
3 Duster Mails 17
3 Ferdie Schupp 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 2
2 Bill Burwell 1
2 Stan Coveleski 1
2 Bill Doak 1
2 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .443
2 Jack Tobin .438
3 Ross Youngs .435
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .400
5 Eddie Collins .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Irish Meusel 4
2 Aaron Ward 4
4 Tony Boeckel 3
4 7 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 31
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 30
3 Larry Gardner 28
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 28
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 16
2 George Sisler 11
3 Edd Roush 10
4 Heinie Groh 8
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sherry Smith 0.70
2 Buddy Napier 0.84
3 Fred Toney 1.23
4 Pete Alexander 1.58
5 Bill Burwell 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Duster Mails 7
1 Carl Mays 7
3 Jim Bagby 6
3 Dixie Davis 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ferdie Schupp 31
2 Hippo Vaughn 30
3 Hod Eller 29
4 Jim Shaw 28
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