The majors leagues saw three postponements and five games played on April 26, 1920. It was a great offensive day for Boston, as the Braves beat the Phillies 10-3 in the highest scoring game of the day, and Red Sox downed the Athletics 9-0 in the highest scoring AL game. Two games saw just five runs scored, including the Yankees beating the Senators 3-2. The newspaper account of that game attributes somewhat magic powers to Babe Ruth. A rib injury kept Ruth on the bench, but he pinch hit in the ninth. According to the story, “His presence, like that of a somewhat over-fed Banquo’s ghost, so startled the Senators that they tossed the game right back at the Yankees.” Ruth hit a long fly ball that advanced runners to second and third. That was followed by a walk, an error, a walk, an error, and the Yankees win the game.

The best offensive game of the day goes to Charlie Pick of the Braves. Pick singled four times in four trips, scoring a run and driving in a run. Pick was a journeyman second baseman, playing as a 32-year-old in 1920. He was a perfectly serviceable player, but bounced between the majors and the minors. He broke his ankle sliding in August of 1920 and never returned to the majors. He finished his career in the Pacific Coast League as a player-manager.

There were a number of excellent starts on the day, the highest game score going to Herb Pennock of the Red Sox. He pitched a shutout, using his fielders extensively. He allowed seven hits with no walks and just one strikeout. He was in the second year of a ten year run in which he would average 4.4 rWAR per season, helping him to an eventual Hall of Fame election. Pennock had the fifth lowest K per 9 after games of the day, while Elam Vangilder, who also pitched well that day, had yet to strikeout a batter in 15 1/3 innings.

Turner Barber led the league in RBI with 11, but his hot start would not last. He drove in 50 runs for the season.