On This Day

Thursday, September 2, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 77 48 .616 --
White Sox 77 49 .611 0.5
Yankees 78 51 .605 1.0
Browns 62 59 .512 13.0
Red Sox 61 64 .488 16.0
Senators 52 67 .437 22.0
Tigers 48 76 .387 28.5
Athletics 42 83 .336 35.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 69 53 .566 --
Robins 70 55 .560 0.5
Giants 68 57 .544 2.5
Pirates 64 59 .520 5.5
Cubs 63 64 .496 8.5
Cardinals 61 65 .484 10.0
Braves 49 68 .419 17.5
Phillies 50 73 .407 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lee King 3
1 Morrie Rath 3
3 George Burns 2
3 Sam Crane 2
3 11 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Aaron Ward 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Ring 3
2 George Burns 2
2 Tim Hendryx 2
2 Cy Perkins 2
5 9 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Walter Barbare 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Tillie Walker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Slim Harriss 1.50
2 Red Oldham 1.00
3 Jesse Barnes 0.20
4 Earl Hamilton 0.15
5 Elmer Myers 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Slim Harriss 1
1 Elmer Myers 1
1 Jimmy Ring 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Oldham 8
2 Slim Harriss 6
3 Jesse Barnes 2
3 Jesse Haines 2
3 Earl Hamilton 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .396
2 George Sisler .394
3 Babe Ruth .375
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .375
5 Eddie Collins .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 George Sisler 16
3 Happy Felsch 13
3 Tillie Walker 13
3 Cy Williams 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 115
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 99
3 Larry Gardner 96
4 Bobby Veach 95
5 Tris Speaker 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 50
2 Sam Rice 48
3 Edd Roush 28
3 George Sisler 28
5 Frankie Frisch 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 2.11
2 Burleigh Grimes 2.13
3 Babe Adams 2.16
4 Dolf Luque 2.28
5 Dutch Ruether 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 25
2 Pete Alexander 22
3 Wilbur Cooper 21
3 Carl Mays 21
5 Urban Shocker 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 147
2 Lefty Williams 116
3 Urban Shocker 107
4 Stan Coveleski 106
5 Burleigh Grimes 102

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh McQuillan 5
1 Bill Sherdel 5
1 Urban Shocker 5
4 Howard Ehmke 4
4 Dickey Kerr 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .489
2 Joe Judge .487
3 Jack Fournier .479
4 Austin McHenry .463
5 Ross Youngs .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Powell 3
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 2
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 2
2 Austin McHenry 2
2 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Hendryx 14
1 Austin McHenry 14
1 Bobby Veach 14
4 Stuffy McInnis 12
4 Del Pratt 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 6
1 Cliff Heathcote 6
1 Mike Menosky 6
1 Irish Meusel 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe DeBerry 0.50
2 Bill Doak 0.60
3 Pete Alexander 0.77
4 Dave Keefe 1.00
4 Elmer Myers 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 4
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Ray Caldwell 3
2 Bill Doak 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hod Eller 17
2 Red Oldham 16
2 Ferdie Schupp 16
4 Slim Harriss 15
4 Dickey Kerr 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Ayers 1
1 Phil Douglas 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Ray Fisher 1
1 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Tobin .421
2 Jack Fournier .415
3 Eddie Collins .402
4 Irish Meusel .385
5 Ross Youngs .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Elmer Smith 7
2 Babe Ruth 6
3 Irish Meusel 4
3 Ray Powell 4
3 George Sisler 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 28
2 Frankie Frisch 24
2 Irish Meusel 24
4 Duffy Lewis 23
4 George Sisler 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 12
1 Frankie Frisch 12
3 Carson Bigbee 10
4 Mike Menosky 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Keefe 0.96
2 Babe Adams 1.10
3 Jesse Barnes 1.22
4 Rube Benton 1.34
5 Elmer Myers 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dickey Kerr 7
2 Jesse Barnes 6
3 Babe Adams 5
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doc Ayers 34
1 Hod Eller 34
3 Howard Ehmke 30
4 Pete Alexander 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Mamaux 2
1 Urban Shocker 2
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 Doc Ayers 1
3 16 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .387
2 Tris Speaker .382
3 Rogers Hornsby .374
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .372
5 Babe Ruth .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 49
2 George Sisler 16
3 Happy Felsch 15
4 Tillie Walker 14
5 Cy Williams 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 134
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 112
3 Bobby Veach 111
4 Larry Gardner 109
4 Tris Speaker 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 60
2 Sam Rice 55
3 Edd Roush 32
4 Frankie Frisch 31
5 2 tied 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 1.94
2 Pete Alexander 2.06
3 Burleigh Grimes 2.13
4 Dolf Luque 2.25
5 Dutch Ruether 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 27
2 Pete Alexander 26
3 Carl Mays 25
4 Wilbur Cooper 24
5 Stan Coveleski 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 173
2 Hippo Vaughn 145
3 Lefty Williams 133
4 Stan Coveleski 130
5 Bob Shawkey 125

Saves

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