On This Day

Wednesday, September 22, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 91 52 .636 --
White Sox 91 55 .623 1.5
Yankees 90 57 .612 3.0
Browns 71 71 .500 19.5
Red Sox 67 79 .459 25.5
Senators 62 78 .443 27.5
Tigers 58 86 .403 33.5
Athletics 46 98 .319 45.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 89 59 .601 --
Giants 83 63 .568 5.0
Reds 77 66 .538 9.5
Pirates 74 69 .517 12.5
Cubs 72 75 .490 16.5
Cardinals 70 76 .479 18.0
Braves 59 81 .421 26.0
Phillies 54 89 .378 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Bancroft 4
2 Clyde Barnhart 3
2 Otto Miller 3
2 Cy Williams 3
5 24 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Konetchy 1
1 Bob O'Farrell 1
1 Casey Stengel 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Clyde Barnhart 2
1 Casey Stengel 2
1 Ross Youngs 2
4 Babe Adams 1
4 16 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Heinie Groh 3
2 Dave Bancroft 1
2 George Burns 1
2 Jack Fournier 1
2 Dode Paskert 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sherry Smith 0.62
2 Phil Douglas 0.50
2 Elmer Ponder 0.50
4 Babe Adams 0.33
5 Tony Lyons 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Phil Douglas 1
1 Tony Lyons 1
1 Elmer Ponder 1
1 Sherry Smith 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Douglas 5
1 Speed Martin 5
1 Elmer Ponder 5
1 Sherry Smith 5
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .405
2 Tris Speaker .396
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .381
4 Eddie Collins .370
5 Babe Ruth .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 129
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 124
3 Larry Gardner 118
4 Baby Doll Jacobson 114
5 Bobby Veach 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 61
2 Max Carey 50
3 George Sisler 37
4 Edd Roush 35
5 2 tied 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 2.11
2 Burleigh Grimes 2.12
3 Babe Adams 2.13
4 Wilbur Cooper 2.35
5 Dolf Luque 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 29
2 Pete Alexander 25
2 Carl Mays 25
4 Wilbur Cooper 23
4 2 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 164
2 Lefty Williams 127
3 Stan Coveleski 126
4 Burleigh Grimes 122
5 Hippo Vaughn 121

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 6
2 Pete Alexander 5
2 Dickey Kerr 5
2 Hugh McQuillan 5
2 Urban Shocker 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Tobin .571
2 George Sisler .492
3 Ross Youngs .466
4 Rogers Hornsby .456
5 Eddie Collins .449

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Konetchy 3
1 Irish Meusel 3
1 Babe Ruth 3
1 Ken Williams 3
5 6 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 19
2 Happy Felsch 16
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 16
2 George Sisler 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 7
2 Heinie Groh 6
2 Sam Rice 6
4 Jimmy Johnston 5
4 Swede Risberg 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sherry Smith 0.31
2 Buddy Napier 0.69
3 Fred Toney 0.73
4 Speed Martin 0.76
5 Duster Mails 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 4
1 Red Faber 4
1 Jeff Pfeffer 4
1 Fred Toney 4
5 7 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stan Coveleski 18
2 Hod Eller 16
3 Doc Ayers 15
3 Phil Douglas 15
5 4 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 2
1 Bill Burwell 2
3 Bullet Joe Bush 1
3 Bill Doak 1
3 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ross Youngs .436
2 Jack Tobin .436
3 Eddie Collins .431
4 George Sisler .396
5 2 tied .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Lee King 3
2 Ed Konetchy 3
2 Austin McHenry 3
2 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 32
2 Del Pratt 31
3 Tim Hendryx 28
4 Happy Felsch 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 13
2 George Sisler 10
3 Edd Roush 9
4 Jimmy Johnston 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sherry Smith 0.70
2 Speed Martin 1.10
3 Fred Toney 1.35
4 Buddy Napier 1.41
5 Pete Alexander 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Mays 7
1 Jeff Pfeffer 7
3 Jim Bagby 6
3 Dixie Davis 6
5 9 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hod Eller 32
2 Bob Shawkey 29
3 Earl Hamilton 28
4 Doc Ayers 27
5 Dixie Davis 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 2
1 Bill Burwell 2
1 Earl Hamilton 2
1 Guy Morton 2
5 20 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .405
2 Tris Speaker .395
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .381
4 Eddie Collins .372
5 Rogers Hornsby .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 51
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 132
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 125
3 Larry Gardner 121
4 Bobby Veach 119
5 Baby Doll Jacobson 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 61
2 Max Carey 52
3 George Sisler 37
4 Edd Roush 35
5 Frankie Frisch 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 2.05
2 Babe Adams 2.10
3 Burleigh Grimes 2.12
4 Bob Shawkey 2.35
5 Wilbur Cooper 2.43

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 169
2 Bob Shawkey 133
3 Stan Coveleski 132
4 Lefty Williams 130
5 Hippo Vaughn 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 6
2 Pete Alexander 5
2 Dickey Kerr 5
2 Hugh McQuillan 5
2 Urban Shocker 5