On This Day

Sunday, October 3, 1920

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1920 World Series

Upcoming Games

October 5, 1920

Cleveland Indians at Brooklyn Robins

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Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 98 56 .636 --
White Sox 96 58 .623 2.0
Yankees 95 59 .617 3.0
Browns 76 77 .497 21.5
Red Sox 72 81 .471 25.5
Senators 68 84 .447 29.0
Tigers 61 93 .396 37.0
Athletics 48 106 .312 50.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 93 61 .604 --
Giants 86 68 .558 7.0
Reds 82 71 .536 10.5
Pirates 79 75 .513 14.0
Cardinals 75 79 .487 18.0
Cubs 75 79 .487 18.0
Braves 62 90 .408 30.0
Phillies 62 91 .405 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bucky Harris 4
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 4
1 Joe Judge 4
4 Ty Cobb 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Zack Wheat 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 5
2 Hervey McClellan 3
2 Jack Tobin 3
4 Turner Barber 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 3
2 Carson Bigbee 1
2 Lyle Bigbee 1
2 George Burns 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Smith 1.60
2 Lefty Tyler 0.71
3 Guy Morton 0.20
4 Lou North 0.18
5 George Mohart 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Bogart 1
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Bob Hasty 1
1 Johnny Miljus 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Smith 8
2 Lefty Tyler 5
3 Gus Bono 4
4 Bill Sherdel 3
5 6 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Sisler 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .407
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 19
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 Baby Doll Jacobson 125
4 Larry Gardner 123
5 George Sisler 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 64
2 Max Carey 54
3 George Sisler 42
4 Edd Roush 36
5 Frankie Frisch 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.98
2 Babe Adams 2.17
3 Burleigh Grimes 2.28
4 Wilbur Cooper 2.40
5 Dolf Luque 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 31
2 Pete Alexander 27
3 Carl Mays 26
4 Wilbur Cooper 24
4 Stan Coveleski 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 173
2 Stan Coveleski 133
3 Burleigh Grimes 131
4 Hippo Vaughn 130
5 Lefty Williams 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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ross Youngs .514
2 Baby Doll Jacobson .475
3 Rogers Hornsby .463
4 George Sisler .452
5 Babe Ruth .447

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Tony Boeckel 3
2 Jimmy Dykes 3
2 High Pockets Kelly 3
2 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 15
1 George Sisler 15
3 Elmer Smith 14
4 Larry Gardner 13
4 Walter Holke 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Heinie Groh 8
2 Sam Rice 6
2 George Sisler 6
4 Pat Duncan 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hooks Dauss 0.50
2 Pete Alexander 0.51
3 Bill Sherdel 0.73
4 Bill Doak 0.75
4 Lefty Williams 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Jim Bagby 3
1 Dixie Davis 3
1 Dickey Kerr 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Shaw 20
2 Ferdie Schupp 16
3 Doc Ayers 14
3 Dixie Davis 14
3 2 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Causey 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Bill Hubbell 1
1 Dickey Kerr 1
1 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .453
2 Jack Tobin .450
3 Ross Youngs .426
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .418
5 Baby Doll Jacobson .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 Ed Konetchy 4
2 Irish Meusel 4
2 Tillie Walker 4
2 Zack Wheat 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 35
2 George Sisler 31
3 Harry Heilmann 28
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 28
5 Larry Gardner 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 16
2 George Sisler 14
3 Heinie Groh 9
4 Pat Duncan 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sherry Smith 0.90
2 Art Nehf 1.09
3 Buddy Napier 1.24
4 Pete Alexander 1.34
5 Fred Toney 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 6
1 Dixie Davis 6
1 Duster Mails 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Shaw 32
2 Bob Shawkey 31
2 Hippo Vaughn 31
4 Ferdie Schupp 30
5 Burleigh Grimes 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 2
1 Bill Burwell 2
1 Bill Hubbell 2
4 Jose Acosta 1
4 19 others tied 1