On This Day

Tuesday, September 7, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	81	49	.623	--
Yankees	83	52	.615	0.5
White Sox	81	52	.609	1.5
Browns	64	63	.504	15.5
Red Sox	63	70	.474	19.5
Senators	57	69	.452	22.0
Tigers	50	80	.385	31.0
Athletics	43	87	.331	38.0

Games

Tigers 5, White Sox 0

Yankees 2, Athletics 0

Senators 5, Red Sox 1

Red Sox 5, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	73	54	.575	--
Robins	75	57	.568	0.5
Giants	72	58	.554	2.5
Pirates	67	62	.519	7.0
Cubs	66	67	.496	10.0
Cardinals	62	69	.473	13.0
Braves	50	72	.410	20.5
Phillies	52	78	.400	22.5

Games

Robins 4, Phillies 0

Robins 9, Phillies 5

Pirates 7, Cubs 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Howie Shanks	4
1	Zack Wheat	4
3	Happy Felsch	3
3	Bucky Harris	3
3	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Menosky	1
1	Braggo Roth	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pete Kilduff	4
2	Bobby Veach	3
3	Turner Barber	2
3	Frank Ellerbe	2
3	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	3
2	Braggo Roth	2
2	Billy Southworth	2
4	Bevo LeBourveau	1
4	Possum Whitted	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Carl Mays	1.00
2	Leon Cadore	0.50
3	Al Mamaux	0.40
4	Hal Carlson	0.25
4	2 others tied	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Leon Cadore	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Dutch Leonard	1
1	Carl Mays	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Mays	5
2	Leon Cadore	4
3	Babe Adams	3
3	Eppa Rixey	3
3	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Babe Adams	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.394
2	Tris Speaker	.392
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.380
4	Babe Ruth	.376
5	Eddie Collins	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	46
2	George Sisler	16
3	Tillie Walker	15
4	Cy Williams	14
5	Happy Felsch	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	120
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	108
3	Larry Gardner	103
4	Tris Speaker	101
5	Bobby Veach	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	55
2	Max Carey	50
3	Edd Roush	31
4	George Sisler	30
5	2 tied	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	2.05
2	Babe Adams	2.12
3	Burleigh Grimes	2.15
4	Dolf Luque	2.21
5	Bob Shawkey	2.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	27
2	Pete Alexander	23
2	Carl Mays	23
4	Wilbur Cooper	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	155
2	Lefty Williams	123
3	Burleigh Grimes	109
4	Stan Coveleski	108
4	Hippo Vaughn	108

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	Fred Nicholson	.513
2	Zack Wheat	.452
3	Joe Dugan	.426
4	Joe Judge	.426
5	Eddie Collins	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	3
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	2
2	Braggo Roth	2
2	Tillie Walker	2
5	19 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Braggo Roth	17
1	Edd Roush	17
3	Tim Hendryx	16
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	7
1	Billy Southworth	7
3	Max Carey	5
3	Edd Roush	5
5	6 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.51
2	Dana Fillingim	0.68
3	Bill Doak	1.00
4	Rube Benton	1.01
5	Hugh McQuillan	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	4
1	Carl Mays	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Jesse Barnes	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	18
2	Pete Alexander	16
2	Hod Eller	16
4	Sad Sam Jones	14
4	2 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jose Acosta	1
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Lynn Brenton	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Nicholson	.471
2	Zack Wheat	.395
3	Edd Roush	.394
4	Ross Youngs	.386
5	Irish Meusel	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
1	Elmer Smith	5
3	Ray Powell	4
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	28
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	25
2	Edd Roush	25
4	Del Pratt	24
5	3 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	12
2	Max Carey	11
3	Carson Bigbee	9
3	Cliff Heathcote	9
5	4 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Doak	0.79
2	Pete Alexander	1.17
3	Elmer Myers	1.24
4	Jesse Barnes	1.36
5	Babe Adams	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Doak	6
1	Dickey Kerr	6
1	Carl Mays	6
1	Elmer Myers	6
5	6 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hod Eller	32
2	Doc Ayers	30
3	Pete Alexander	29
4	Howard Ehmke	27
5	Bob Shawkey	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Urban Shocker	2
2	Jose Acosta	1
2	Babe Adams	1
2	Pete Alexander	1
2	23 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.387
2	Tris Speaker	.378
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.372
4	Babe Ruth	.368
5	Rogers Hornsby	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
2	George Sisler	16
2	Tillie Walker	16
4	Happy Felsch	15
5	Cy Williams	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	135
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	118
3	Larry Gardner	115
4	Tris Speaker	113
5	Happy Felsch	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	60
2	Max Carey	57
3	Edd Roush	34
4	Frankie Frisch	32
5	2 tied	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	1.89
2	Pete Alexander	1.99
3	Burleigh Grimes	2.15
4	Dolf Luque	2.17
5	Bob Shawkey	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	28
2	Pete Alexander	27
2	Carl Mays	27
4	Wilbur Cooper	22
4	2 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	174
2	Hippo Vaughn	147
3	Lefty Williams	137
4	Bob Shawkey	130
5	Stan Coveleski	129

Saves

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