On This Day

Saturday, September 4, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	78	49	.614	--
Yankees	80	52	.606	0.5
White Sox	78	51	.605	1.0
Browns	64	60	.516	12.5
Red Sox	62	66	.484	16.5
Senators	53	68	.438	22.0
Tigers	49	77	.389	28.5
Athletics	43	84	.339	35.0

Games

Yankees 5, Red Sox 3

Red Sox 6, Yankees 5

Browns 6, White Sox 5

White Sox 5, Browns 2

Indians 12, Tigers 3

Athletics 5, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	72	55	.567	--
Reds	70	54	.565	0.5
Giants	70	57	.551	2.0
Pirates	65	60	.520	6.0
Cubs	64	65	.496	9.0
Cardinals	62	66	.484	10.5
Braves	49	70	.412	19.0
Phillies	50	75	.400	21.0

Games

Robins 10, Braves 0

Giants 1, Phillies 0

Pirates 3, Cubs 2

Cardinals 4, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Sisler	6
2	Happy Felsch	4
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	4
2	Wally Pipp	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	2
2	Lyle Bigbee	1
2	Earl Smith	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hi Myers	5
2	Del Pratt	4
3	Happy Felsch	3
3	Larry Gardner	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chick Galloway	1
1	Harry Hooper	1
1	Charlie Jamieson	1
1	Ralph Miller	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Phil Douglas	0.80
1	Lee Meadows	0.80
3	Eric Erickson	0.64
3	Lefty Williams	0.64
5	Bullet Joe Bush	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Bill Burwell	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Leon Cadore	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bullet Joe Bush	9
2	Eric Erickson	7
2	Lefty Williams	7
4	Eddie Cicotte	6
4	Sad Sam Jones	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Bob Shawkey	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.398
2	Tris Speaker	.393
3	Babe Ruth	.379
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.376
5	Eddie Collins	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	46
2	George Sisler	16
3	Tillie Walker	15
4	Happy Felsch	13
4	Cy Williams	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	119
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	102
3	Larry Gardner	99
4	Tris Speaker	96
5	2 tied	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	50
2	Sam Rice	49
3	Edd Roush	30
4	George Sisler	29
5	3 tied	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Burleigh Grimes	2.06
2	Pete Alexander	2.11
3	Babe Adams	2.16
4	Dolf Luque	2.21
5	Dutch Ruether	2.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	25
2	Pete Alexander	22
2	Carl Mays	22
4	Wilbur Cooper	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	147
2	Lefty Williams	123
3	Stan Coveleski	108
4	Urban Shocker	107
5	2 tied	106

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	.510
2	Joe Judge	.500
3	Jack Fournier	.479
4	Ross Youngs	.446
5	Zack Wheat	.423

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Powell	3
1	Babe Ruth	3
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	2
3	Austin McHenry	2
3	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tim Hendryx	17
2	Del Pratt	16
3	Bobby Veach	14
4	Austin McHenry	12
4	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Cliff Heathcote	6
1	Mike Menosky	6
3	Max Carey	5
3	George Cutshaw	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.69
2	Rube Benton	0.90
3	Elmer Myers	0.95
4	Bill Doak	0.97
5	Dave Keefe	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	4
1	Bill Doak	4
1	Carl Mays	4
4	Babe Adams	3
4	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hod Eller	17
1	Ferdie Schupp	17
3	Red Oldham	16
3	Fred Toney	16
5	3 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Ayers	1
1	Lynn Brenton	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Phil Douglas	1
1	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Tobin	.404
2	Jack Fournier	.402
3	Irish Meusel	.397
4	Eddie Collins	.387
5	Tim Hendryx	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Elmer Smith	6
3	Irish Meusel	4
3	Ray Powell	4
5	5 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	28
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	24
2	Irish Meusel	24
4	Frankie Frisch	22
4	2 others tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	12
2	Frankie Frisch	11
3	Carson Bigbee	10
4	Mike Menosky	9
5	3 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Keefe	0.96
2	Jesse Barnes	1.22
3	Babe Adams	1.26
4	Dolf Luque	1.30
5	Rube Benton	1.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	6
1	Jesse Barnes	6
1	Bill Doak	6
1	Dickey Kerr	6
1	Carl Mays	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hod Eller	34
2	Howard Ehmke	30
3	Doc Ayers	29
3	Lee Meadows	29
5	2 tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Urban Shocker	2
2	Pete Alexander	1
2	Doc Ayers	1
2	Lynn Brenton	1
2	18 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.391
2	Tris Speaker	.381
3	Rogers Hornsby	.374
4	Babe Ruth	.374
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	51
2	George Sisler	16
2	Tillie Walker	16
4	Happy Felsch	15
5	Cy Williams	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	138
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	115
3	Larry Gardner	112
4	Happy Felsch	111
4	Bobby Veach	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	59
2	Sam Rice	55
3	Edd Roush	34
4	Frankie Frisch	31
5	2 tied	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	1.92
2	Pete Alexander	2.01
3	Burleigh Grimes	2.06
4	Dolf Luque	2.17
5	Hippo Vaughn	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	27
2	Pete Alexander	26
2	Carl Mays	26
4	Wilbur Cooper	23
5	Stan Coveleski	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	172
2	Hippo Vaughn	152
3	Lefty Williams	140
4	Stan Coveleski	129
5	Bob Shawkey	126

Saves

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