On This Day

Wednesday, September 29, 1920

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 96 54 .640 --
White Sox 95 56 .629 1.5
Yankees 95 59 .617 3.0
Browns 74 76 .493 22.0
Red Sox 72 81 .471 25.5
Senators 65 83 .439 30.0
Tigers 59 91 .393 37.0
Athletics 47 103 .313 49.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 90 60 .600 --
Giants 85 65 .567 5.0
Reds 80 69 .537 9.5
Pirates 77 73 .513 13.0
Cubs 74 77 .490 16.5
Cardinals 73 78 .483 17.5
Braves 61 88 .409 28.5
Phillies 60 90 .400 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Dugan 4
1 Babe Ruth 4
1 Tillie Walker 4
1 Russ Wrightstone 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tillie Walker 2
2 Jimmy Dykes 1
2 Duffy Lewis 1
2 Wally Pipp 1
2 Babe Ruth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duffy Lewis 3
1 Wally Pipp 3
3 Steve O'Neill 2
3 Babe Ruth 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Truck Hannah 1
1 Sammy Vick 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Stan Coveleski 0.60
2 Rip Collins 0.50
2 Slim Harriss 0.50
2 Lee Meadows 0.50
2 Joe Oeschger 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Collins 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Lee Meadows 1
1 Joe Oeschger 1
1 Bob Shawkey 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rip Collins 7
2 Stan Coveleski 6
2 Lee Meadows 6
4 Bob Shawkey 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .405
2 Tris Speaker .388
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .382
4 Babe Ruth .376
5 Rogers Hornsby .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 54
2 George Sisler 18
3 Tillie Walker 17
4 Cy Williams 15
5 2 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 136
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 127
3 Larry Gardner 121
4 Baby Doll Jacobson 120
5 George Sisler 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 64
2 Max Carey 54
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 Wilbur Cooper 2.22
4 Burleigh Grimes 2.26
5 Dolf Luque 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 30
2 Pete Alexander 26
2 Carl Mays 26
4 Wilbur Cooper 24
4 Stan Coveleski 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 165
2 Stan Coveleski 133
3 Lefty Williams 129
4 Hippo Vaughn 128
5 Bob Shawkey 126

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 Baby Doll Jacobson .508
2 Ross Youngs .489
3 George Sisler .485
4 Rogers Hornsby .456
5 2 tied .455

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Tony Boeckel 3
2 Casey Stengel 3
2 Aaron Ward 3
5 10 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 18
2 George Sisler 17
3 Larry Gardner 16
4 Harry Heilmann 15
4 Walter Holke 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Heinie Groh 7
1 Sam Rice 7
3 Cy Williams 6
4 Donie Bush 4
4 7 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Leon Cadore 0.00
2 Buddy Napier 0.43
3 Pete Alexander 0.44
4 Sherry Smith 0.49
5 Hooks Dauss 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Duster Mails 4
2 Jim Bagby 3
2 Eddie Cicotte 3
2 Stan Coveleski 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stan Coveleski 18
1 Jim Shaw 18
3 Harry Harper 17
3 Duster Mails 17
5 2 tied 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 Jack Tobin .441
1 Ross Youngs .441
3 George Sisler .439
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .400
5 Eddie Collins .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 Irish Meusel 4
2 Tillie Walker 4
2 Aaron Ward 4
5 8 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 31
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 30
3 Larry Gardner 28
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 28
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 16
2 George Sisler 11
3 Edd Roush 10
4 Heinie Groh 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sherry Smith 0.50
2 Buddy Napier 0.84
3 Fred Toney 1.23
4 Pete Alexander 1.58
5 Bill Burwell 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Duster Mails 7
2 Jim Bagby 6
2 Dixie Davis 6
2 Carl Mays 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ferdie Schupp 31
1 Bob Shawkey 31
3 Hippo Vaughn 30
4 Hod Eller 29
5 Jim Shaw 28

Saves

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