1920 Pittsburgh Pirates season
Appearance
1920 Pittsburgh Pirates | ||
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Ballpark | Forbes Field | |
City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1] | |
Owners | Barney Dreyfuss | |
Managers | George Gibson | |
Television | none | |
Radio | none | |
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The 1920 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 39th in franchise history; the 34th in the National League.
Regular season
- Pirates pitcher Babe Adams had outstanding control, allowing only 18 bases on balls in 263 innings pitched.[2]
- October 2, 1920: The Cincinnati Reds and the Pirates played in the last tripleheader of the 20th century. Umpire Peter Harrison officiated all three games.[3]
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Brooklyn Robins | 93 | 61 | .604 | — | 49–29 | 44–32 |
New York Giants | 86 | 68 | .558 | 7 | 45–35 | 41–33 |
Cincinnati Reds | 82 | 71 | .536 | 10½ | 42–34 | 40–37 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 79 | 75 | .513 | 14 | 42–35 | 37–40 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 75 | 79 | .487 | 18 | 38–38 | 37–41 |
Chicago Cubs | 75 | 79 | .487 | 18 | 43–34 | 32–45 |
Boston Braves | 62 | 90 | .408 | 30 | 36–37 | 26–53 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 62 | 91 | .405 | 30½ | 32–45 | 30–46 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 8–14–1 | 7–15 | 9–12 | 10–12 | 10–11 | 7–15 | 11–11 | |||||
Brooklyn | 14–8–1 | — | 13–9 | 10–12 | 15–7 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 15–7 | |||||
Chicago | 15–7 | 9–13 | — | 9–13 | 7–15 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 10–12 | |||||
Cincinnati | 12–9 | 12–10 | 13–9 | — | 6–16–1 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 13–9 | |||||
New York | 12–10 | 7–15 | 15–7 | 16–6–1 | — | 12–10 | 13–9 | 11–11 | |||||
Philadelphia | 11–10 | 8–14 | 8–14 | 8–14 | 10–12 | — | 9–13 | 8–14 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 15–7 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 9–13 | 13–9 | — | 11–11–1 | |||||
St. Louis | 11–11 | 7–15 | 12–10 | 9–13 | 11–11 | 14–8 | 11–11–1 | — |
Opening Day lineup
Roster
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Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders
Other batters |
Manager |
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Cliff Lee | 37 | 76 | 18 | .237 | 0 | 8 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Babe Adams | 35 | 263 | 17 | 13 | 2.16 | 84 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Sheriff Blake | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 7 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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B | Wichita Falls Spudders | Texas League | Walter Salm |
References
- ^ From 1882-1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.88, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.43, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
External links
- 1920 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
- 1920 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac