On This Day

Sunday, September 5, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	79	49	.617	--
White Sox	79	51	.608	1.0
Yankees	80	52	.606	1.0
Browns	64	61	.512	13.5
Red Sox	62	67	.481	17.5
Senators	54	68	.443	22.0
Tigers	49	78	.386	29.5
Athletics	43	84	.339	35.5

Games

White Sox 4, Browns 1

Indians 4, Tigers 3

Senators 5, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	73	55	.570	--
Reds	71	54	.568	0.5
Giants	71	57	.555	2.0
Pirates	65	61	.516	7.0
Cubs	65	65	.500	9.0
Cardinals	62	67	.481	11.5
Braves	49	71	.408	20.0
Phillies	50	76	.397	22.0

Games

Robins 2, Braves 1

Cubs 2, Pirates 0

Giants 8, Phillies 1

Reds 6, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dave Bancroft	3
1	Jake Daubert	3
1	Cliff Heathcote	3
1	Irish Meusel	3
1	Edd Roush	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lee King	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Snyder	3
2	Frankie Frisch	2
2	Lee King	2
2	Austin McHenry	2
2	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Crane	1
1	Hod Eller	1
1	Hod Ford	1
1	Jack Fournier	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pete Alexander	2.67
2	Rube Marquard	1.25
3	Rube Benton	0.43
4	Hod Eller	0.25
5	Jim Bagby	0.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Harry Courtney	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	8
2	Johnny Enzmann	5
2	Rube Marquard	5
4	Bill Sherdel	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jose Acosta	1
1	Pol Perritt	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.395
2	Tris Speaker	.390
3	Babe Ruth	.379
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.376
5	Eddie Collins	.365

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	103
3	Larry Gardner	100
4	Tris Speaker	96
5	2 tied	95

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	2.05
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.06
3	Babe Adams	2.16
4	Dolf Luque	2.21
5	Dutch Ruether	2.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	26
2	Pete Alexander	23
3	Carl Mays	22
4	Wilbur Cooper	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	155
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	.481
2	Joe Judge	.469
3	Jack Fournier	.449
4	Irish Meusel	.422
5	Zack Wheat	.412

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Pratt	16
2	Austin McHenry	14
3	Tim Hendryx	13
3	Braggo Roth	13
3	Edd Roush	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Cliff Heathcote	7
2	Max Carey	5
2	Mike Menosky	5
2	Billy Southworth	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.51
2	Elmer Myers	0.95
3	Bill Doak	0.97
4	Dave Keefe	1.00
5	Rube Benton	1.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Doak	4
1	Carl Mays	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Jim Bagby	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ferdie Schupp	17
2	Pete Alexander	16
2	Hod Eller	16
2	Red Oldham	16
2	Fred Toney	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jose Acosta	1
1	Doc Ayers	1
1	Lynn Brenton	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Irish Meusel	.422
2	Jack Fournier	.404
3	Eddie Collins	.390
4	Jack Tobin	.388
5	Zack Wheat	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
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	26
2	Frankie Frisch	24
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	24
2	Irish Meusel	24
5	2 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	11
1	Frankie Frisch	11
3	Carson Bigbee	9
3	Cliff Heathcote	9
3	Mike Menosky	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Keefe	0.96
2	Jesse Barnes	1.26
3	Babe Adams	1.26
4	Rube Benton	1.34
5	Elmer Myers	1.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dickey Kerr	7
2	Babe Adams	6
2	Bill Doak	6
2	Carl Mays	6
5	5 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hod Eller	37
2	Pete Alexander	30
3	Doc Ayers	29
3	Lee Meadows	29
5	Howard Ehmke	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Urban Shocker	2
2	Jose Acosta	1
2	Pete Alexander	1
2	Doc Ayers	1
2	20 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.388
2	Tris Speaker	.380
3	Rogers Hornsby	.372
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.372
5	Babe Ruth	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
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	134
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	114
3	Larry Gardner	113
4	Happy Felsch	111
5	Tris Speaker	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	58
2	Sam Rice	56
3	Edd Roush	34
4	Frankie Frisch	31
5	2 tied	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	1.92
2	Pete Alexander	1.96
3	Burleigh Grimes	2.06
4	Dolf Luque	2.17
5	Hippo Vaughn	2.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	28
2	Pete Alexander	27
3	Carl Mays	26
4	Wilbur Cooper	23
5	Stan Coveleski	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	180
2	Hippo Vaughn	145
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