On This Day

Monday, September 27, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	94	54	.635	--
White Sox	95	56	.629	0.5
Yankees	93	59	.612	3.0
Browns	74	74	.500	20.0
Red Sox	71	80	.470	24.5
Senators	64	82	.438	29.0
Tigers	59	91	.393	36.0
Athletics	47	101	.318	47.0

Games

Red Sox 2, Senators 1

Red Sox 2, Senators 0

White Sox 2, Tigers 0

Yankees 3, Athletics 0

Indians 8, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	90	60	.600	--
Giants	85	65	.567	5.0
Reds	78	69	.531	10.5
Pirates	77	71	.520	12.0
Cubs	74	77	.490	16.5
Cardinals	73	78	.483	17.5
Braves	60	87	.408	28.5
Phillies	59	89	.399	30.0

Games

Cardinals 16, Cubs 1

Giants 2, Braves 1

Braves 3, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Cliff Heathcote	5
2	Rogers Hornsby	4
2	Charlie Jamieson	4
2	Doc Lavan	4
2	Sam Rice	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	2
2	Tony Boeckel	1
2	Frankie Frisch	1
2	Charlie Jamieson	1
2	Austin McHenry	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Doc Lavan	4
2	Cliff Heathcote	3
2	Charlie Jamieson	3
2	Babe Ruth	3
2	George Sisler	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rogers Hornsby	2
1	Frank O'Rourke	2
3	Eddie Foster	1
3	Bill Hollahan	1
3	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harry Harper	1.30
2	Eric Erickson	0.67
3	Ferdie Schupp	0.64
4	Dickey Kerr	0.57
5	Al Pierotti	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Harper	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	Dickey Kerr	1
1	Duster Mails	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Harper	13
2	Ferdie Schupp	9
3	Eric Erickson	6
4	Dickey Kerr	4
5	Al Pierotti	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.406
2	Tris Speaker	.386
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.382
4	Babe Ruth	.375
5	Rogers Hornsby	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	53
2	George Sisler	17
3	Tillie Walker	15
3	Cy Williams	15
5	2 tied	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	134
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	127
3	Larry Gardner	120
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	119
5	Happy Felsch	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	64
2	Max Carey	52
3	George Sisler	39
4	Edd Roush	36
5	Frankie Frisch	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	2.05
2	Babe Adams	2.17
3	Burleigh Grimes	2.26
4	Wilbur Cooper	2.28
5	Dolf Luque	2.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	29
2	Pete Alexander	26
2	Carl Mays	26
4	Wilbur Cooper	24
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	165
2	Lefty Williams	129
3	Hippo Vaughn	128
4	Stan Coveleski	127
5	Burleigh Grimes	124

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	George Sisler	.507
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	.493
3	Chick Shorten	.486
4	Ross Youngs	.472
5	Rogers Hornsby	.469

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	Tony Boeckel	3
2	Irish Meusel	3
2	Casey Stengel	3
2	Aaron Ward	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	20
2	Harry Heilmann	17
3	George Sisler	16
4	Happy Felsch	15
4	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	7
1	George Sisler	7
3	Heinie Groh	6
3	Cy Williams	6
5	Swede Risberg	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bagby	0.31
2	Buddy Napier	0.43
3	Sherry Smith	0.49
4	Lefty Williams	0.75
5	Art Nehf	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Duster Mails	4
2	Eddie Cicotte	3
2	Stan Coveleski	3
2	Dixie Davis	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Harper	20
2	Stan Coveleski	17
2	Duster Mails	17
2	Ferdie Schupp	17
5	Hippo Vaughn	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	2
2	Bill Burwell	1
2	Stan Coveleski	1
2	Bill Doak	1
2	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.431
2	Ross Youngs	.429
3	Jack Tobin	.425
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.407
5	Eddie Collins	.402

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Irish Meusel	4
2	Aaron Ward	4
4	Tony Boeckel	3
4	7 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	31
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	31
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	28
4	Larry Gardner	27
5	3 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	16
2	George Sisler	12
3	Edd Roush	10
4	Jack Tobin	8
5	4 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sherry Smith	0.70
2	Buddy Napier	0.84
3	Fred Toney	1.23
4	Pete Alexander	1.34
5	Jim Bagby	1.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Duster Mails	7
1	Carl Mays	7
3	Dixie Davis	6
4	Pete Alexander	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	32
2	Ferdie Schupp	31
3	Hod Eller	30
3	Hippo Vaughn	30
5	Earl Hamilton	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	2
1	Bill Burwell	2
1	Earl Hamilton	2
1	Bill Hubbell	2
1	Guy Morton	2