On This Day

Saturday, September 18, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	88	52	.629	--
White Sox	88	55	.615	1.5
Yankees	88	56	.611	2.0
Browns	70	69	.504	17.5
Red Sox	67	76	.469	22.5
Senators	61	75	.449	25.0
Tigers	55	85	.393	33.0
Athletics	46	95	.326	42.5

Games

White Sox 15, Yankees 9

Indians 7, Senators 5

Red Sox 7, Tigers 4

Browns 7, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	86	59	.593	--
Giants	79	62	.560	5.0
Reds	76	61	.555	6.0
Pirates	72	67	.518	11.0
Cubs	71	72	.497	14.0
Cardinals	67	76	.469	18.0
Braves	57	79	.419	24.5
Phillies	54	86	.386	29.5

Games

Reds 11, Robins 5

Cardinals 7, Braves 6

Braves 5, Cardinals 3

Giants 8, Pirates 7

Cubs 9, Phillies 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Milt Stock	5
2	Happy Felsch	4
2	Hod Ford	4
2	Jack Fournier	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Tommy Griffith	1
1	Lee King	1
1	Speed Martin	1
1	Cy Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shano Collins	5
2	Hod Ford	4
2	Milt Stock	4
4	Happy Felsch	3
4	8 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	1
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Frank Ellerbe	1
1	Happy Felsch	1
1	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jimmy Zinn	0.60
2	Bill Bayne	0.50
3	Ray Caldwell	0.40
4	Eddie Cicotte	0.36
5	Elmer Myers	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bayne	1
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Phil Douglas	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Caldwell	6
1	Jimmy Zinn	6
3	Eddie Cicotte	5
4	Bill Bayne	3
4	6 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.402
2	Tris Speaker	.391
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.379
4	Babe Ruth	.369
5	Eddie Collins	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	49
2	George Sisler	17
3	Tillie Walker	15
3	Cy Williams	15
5	Happy Felsch	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	127
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	120
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	113
4	Larry Gardner	110
4	Bobby Veach	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	58
2	Max Carey	50
3	George Sisler	36
4	Edd Roush	33
5	2 tied	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Burleigh Grimes	2.12
2	Pete Alexander	2.14
3	Dolf Luque	2.19
4	Babe Adams	2.20
5	Wilbur Cooper	2.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	28
2	Pete Alexander	24
2	Carl Mays	24
4	Wilbur Cooper	23
5	3 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	163
2	Lefty Williams	126
3	Stan Coveleski	123
4	Burleigh Grimes	122
5	Hippo Vaughn	118

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	6
2	Pete Alexander	5
2	Hugh McQuillan	5
2	Urban Shocker	5
5	3 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Tobin	.525
2	George Sisler	.466
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.419
4	Edd Roush	.411
5	Happy Felsch	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	Lee King	3
2	Irish Meusel	3
2	Ken Williams	3
5	8 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	23
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	21
3	Del Pratt	19
4	Happy Felsch	17
4	Hi Myers	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	9
2	George Sisler	8
3	Donie Bush	4
3	Eddie Collins	4
3	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sherry Smith	0.69
2	Art Nehf	0.77
3	Duster Mails	0.96
3	Fred Toney	0.96
5	Leo Townsend	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Leon Cadore	4
1	Red Faber	4
3	Jim Bagby	3
3	Stan Coveleski	3
3	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	18
2	Pete Alexander	16
2	Leon Cadore	16
2	Burleigh Grimes	16
2	Rube Marquard	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	2
1	Bill Burwell	2
3	Jose Acosta	1
3	Babe Adams	1
3	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Tobin	.438
2	Eddie Collins	.432
3	Ross Youngs	.412
4	Fred Nicholson	.410
5	Joe Judge	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	4
3	Lee King	3
3	Austin McHenry	3
3	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tim Hendryx	32
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	31
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	31
2	Del Pratt	31
5	Bobby Veach	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	10
2	Mike Menosky	9
2	George Sisler	9
4	Jack Fournier	8
4	3 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sherry Smith	0.92
2	Fred Toney	1.31
3	Dolf Luque	1.31
4	Jesse Barnes	1.35
5	2 tied	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Leon Cadore	6
1	Carl Mays	6
1	Jeff Pfeffer	6
4	Pete Alexander	5
4	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	32
2	Ferdie Schupp	30
3	Pete Alexander	28
3	Hod Eller	28
5	Hippo Vaughn	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	2
1	Bill Burwell	2
1	Earl Hamilton	2
4	Jose Acosta	1
4	21 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.399
2	Tris Speaker	.391
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.379
4	Rogers Hornsby	.366
5	Eddie Collins	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	52
2	George Sisler	17
3	Happy Felsch	15
3	Tillie Walker	15
3	Cy Williams	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	134
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	123
3	Bobby Veach	117
4	Larry Gardner	116
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	61
2	Max Carey	53
3	George Sisler	37
4	Frankie Frisch	33
4	Edd Roush	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	2.03
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.12
3	Dolf Luque	2.17
4	Babe Adams	2.18
5	Bob Shawkey	2.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	29
2	Pete Alexander	26
2	Carl Mays	26
4	Wilbur Cooper	23
4	Stan Coveleski	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	172
2	Hippo Vaughn	135
3	Stan Coveleski	134
3	Lefty Williams	134
5	Bob Shawkey	132

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	6
2	Pete Alexander	5
2	Hugh McQuillan	5
2	Urban Shocker	5
5	3 tied	4