On This Day

Saturday, September 11, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	82	51	.617	--
Yankees	85	53	.616	-0.5
White Sox	84	53	.613	0.0
Browns	66	66	.500	15.5
Red Sox	64	72	.471	19.5
Senators	59	71	.454	21.5
Tigers	53	81	.396	29.5
Athletics	44	90	.328	38.5

Games

Red Sox 9, White Sox 7

Yankees 6, Indians 2

Tigers 5, Athletics 2

Browns 13, Senators 6

Browns 17, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	80	57	.584	--
Reds	74	57	.565	3.0
Giants	75	59	.560	3.5
Pirates	70	62	.530	7.5
Cubs	67	68	.496	12.0
Cardinals	62	73	.459	17.0
Braves	53	75	.414	22.5
Phillies	52	82	.388	26.5

Games

Robins 15, Cardinals 4

Robins 2, Cardinals 0

Braves 5, Reds 4

Giants 2, Cubs 1

Pirates 3, Phillies 2

Braves 2, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Gedeon	6
1	Jack Tobin	6
3	Earl Smith	5
4	Wally Gerber	4
4	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	2
2	Leon Cadore	1
2	Cliff Heathcote	1
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Gedeon	5
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	5
1	Ken Williams	5
4	Leon Cadore	4
4	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	1
1	Tony Boeckel	1
1	George Burns	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Leon Cadore	0.45
2	Lou North	0.44
3	Joe Oeschger	0.30
4	Ray Fisher	0.29
4	Mutt Wilson	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Leon Cadore	1
1	Dixie Davis	1
1	Earl Hamilton	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Leon Cadore	5
2	Lou North	4
3	Earl Hamilton	3
3	Joe Oeschger	3
5	10 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Burwell	1
1	Benn Karr	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.395
2	Tris Speaker	.391
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.379
4	Babe Ruth	.377
5	Eddie Collins	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	48
2	George Sisler	17
3	Tillie Walker	15
4	Cy Williams	14
5	Happy Felsch	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	123
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	116
3	Larry Gardner	104
4	Bobby Veach	102
5	Tris Speaker	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	56
2	Max Carey	50
3	Edd Roush	32
3	George Sisler	32
5	2 tied	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	2.02
2	Babe Adams	2.12
3	Burleigh Grimes	2.14
4	Dolf Luque	2.26
5	Bob Shawkey	2.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	27
2	Pete Alexander	24
3	Carl Mays	23
4	Wilbur Cooper	22
5	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	.479
2	Edd Roush	.419
2	Ross Youngs	.419
4	Eddie Collins	.404
5	Zack Wheat	.403

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	4
2	Braggo Roth	3
2	Ken Williams	3
4	Leon Cadore	2
4	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Braggo Roth	18
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	17
3	Hi Myers	15
3	Edd Roush	15
5	Del Pratt	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	8
2	Edd Roush	6
3	Jimmy Johnston	5
3	George Sisler	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Oldham	0.49
2	Pete Alexander	0.51
3	Shovel Hodge	0.71
4	Sherry Smith	0.90
5	Bob Shawkey	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Jim Bagby	3
2	Jesse Barnes	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	17
1	Bob Shawkey	17
3	Rube Marquard	16
4	Hod Eller	15
4	Eddie Rommel	15

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	.487
2	Ross Youngs	.400
3	Eddie Collins	.385
4	Jack Tobin	.384
5	Zack Wheat	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	4
2	Ray Powell	4
4	High Pockets Kelly	3
4	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Pratt	29
1	Bobby Veach	29
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	28
4	Tim Hendryx	25
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	11
2	Max Carey	10
3	Carson Bigbee	9
3	Sam Rice	9
5	2 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.58
2	Bill Doak	1.29
3	Jesse Barnes	1.31
4	Elmer Myers	1.31
5	Dolf Luque	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Jesse Barnes	6
3	Babe Adams	5
3	Leon Cadore	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hod Eller	35
2	Pete Alexander	30
2	Doc Ayers	30
4	Ferdie Schupp	27
5	Bob Shawkey	26

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	.374
4	Babe Ruth	.368
5	Rogers Hornsby	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	51
2	George Sisler	17
3	Happy Felsch	15
3	Tillie Walker	15
5	Cy Williams	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	134
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	125
3	Happy Felsch	114
4	Larry Gardner	113
4	Tris Speaker	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	60
2	Max Carey	55
3	Edd Roush	35
4	George Sisler	33
5	Frankie Frisch	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.89
2	Babe Adams	1.95
3	Burleigh Grimes	2.14
4	Dolf Luque	2.23
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	Wilbur Cooper	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	177
2	Hippo Vaughn	141
3	Lefty Williams	133
4	Stan Coveleski	131
5	Bob Shawkey	129

Saves

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