Baseball44 On This Day: Thursday, September 9, 1920

On This Day

Thursday, September 9, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	82	49	.626	--
White Sox	83	52	.615	1.0
Yankees	83	53	.610	1.5
Browns	64	66	.492	17.5
Red Sox	63	71	.470	20.5
Senators	59	69	.461	21.5
Tigers	50	81	.382	32.0
Athletics	44	87	.336	38.0

Games

White Sox 6, Red Sox 5

Indians 10, Yankees 4

Senators 6, Browns 5

Senators 2, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	77	57	.575	--
Reds	74	55	.574	0.5
Giants	74	59	.556	2.5
Pirates	68	62	.523	7.0
Cubs	67	67	.500	10.0
Cardinals	62	70	.470	14.0
Braves	51	75	.405	22.0
Phillies	52	80	.394	24.0

Games

Robins 4, Cardinals 2

Cubs 3, Giants 2

Pirates 7, Phillies 6

Reds 6, Braves 4

Braves 11, Reds 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tony Boeckel	5
1	George Sisler	5
3	Frank Ellerbe	4
3	Heinie Groh	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Brower	1
1	Walter Holke	1
1	Irish Meusel	1
1	Braggo Roth	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	4
2	Tony Boeckel	3
2	Frank Brower	3
2	Hod Ford	3
2	Walter Holke	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	2
2	Tony Boeckel	1
2	Charlie Deal	1
2	Pat Duncan	1
2	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Shaw	0.86
2	Pete Alexander	0.83
3	Bill Bayne	0.56
4	Dutch Ruether	0.50
4	Allan Sothoron	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Hod Eller	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allan Sothoron	9
2	Jim Shaw	6
3	Pete Alexander	5
3	Bill Bayne	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Hamilton	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.395
2	Tris Speaker	.393
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.379
4	Babe Ruth	.377
5	Eddie Collins	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	47
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	121
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	111
3	Larry Gardner	104
4	Tris Speaker	101
5	Happy Felsch	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	56
2	Max Carey	50
3	Edd Roush	32
3	George Sisler	32
5	2 tied	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	2.02
2	Babe Adams	2.12
3	Burleigh Grimes	2.14
4	Dolf Luque	2.21
5	Bob Shawkey	2.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	27
2	Pete Alexander	24
3	Carl Mays	23
4	Wilbur Cooper	21
4	Lefty Williams	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	160
2	Lefty Williams	125
3	Burleigh Grimes	113
4	Stan Coveleski	110
5	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	.475
2	Zack Wheat	.453
3	Ross Youngs	.438
4	Eddie Collins	.426
5	Doc Johnston	.425

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	4
2	Braggo Roth	3
3	Tillie Walker	2
4	Lyle Bigbee	1
4	26 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Braggo Roth	17
2	Edd Roush	15
3	Happy Felsch	14
4	Tim Hendryx	13
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	8
2	Edd Roush	6
2	Billy Southworth	6
4	George Sisler	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dana Fillingim	0.50
2	Pete Alexander	0.51
3	Bob Shawkey	0.95
4	Jesse Barnes	1.00
5	Rube Benton	1.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	4
1	Carl Mays	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Leon Cadore	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	17
2	Hod Eller	15
3	Eddie Cicotte	14
3	Sad Sam Jones	14
3	3 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Hamilton	2
2	Jose Acosta	1
2	Babe Adams	1
2	Lynn Brenton	1
2	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Nicholson	.467
2	Ross Youngs	.398
3	Zack Wheat	.395
4	Edd Roush	.384
5	Jack Tobin	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Ray Powell	4
2	Elmer Smith	4
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	3
4	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	27
2	Del Pratt	25
3	Tim Hendryx	24
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	24
3	Edd Roush	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	10
1	Frankie Frisch	10
3	Carson Bigbee	9
3	Cliff Heathcote	9
3	Sam Rice	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.57
2	Bill Doak	1.25
3	Elmer Myers	1.31
4	Jesse Barnes	1.36
5	Babe Adams	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Bill Doak	6
1	Carl Mays	6
4	Babe Adams	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hod Eller	36
2	Pete Alexander	31
3	Doc Ayers	24
3	Hippo Vaughn	24
5	2 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Hamilton	2
1	Urban Shocker	2
3	Jose Acosta	1
3	Babe Adams	1
3	21 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.388
2	Tris Speaker	.379
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.373
4	Babe Ruth	.370
5	Rogers Hornsby	.366

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	134
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	121
3	Happy Felsch	116
3	Larry Gardner	116
5	Tris Speaker	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	61
2	Max Carey	55
3	Edd Roush	35
4	George Sisler	33
5	Frankie Frisch	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	1.95
2	Pete Alexander	1.96
3	Burleigh Grimes	2.14
4	Dolf Luque	2.17
5	Bob Shawkey	2.31

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	179
2	Hippo Vaughn	141
3	Lefty Williams	139
4	Stan Coveleski	131
5	Bob Shawkey	130

Saves

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