1920 Brooklyn Robins season
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1920 Brooklyn Robins season
| 1920 Brooklyn Robins 1920 National League Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Charles Ebbets, Ed McKeever, Stephen McKeever | |
| Manager(s) | Wilbert Robinson | |
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The 1920 Brooklyn Robins won 16 of their final 18 games to pull away from a tight pennant race and earn a trip to their second World Series against the Cleveland Indians. They lost the series in seven games.
The team featured four Hall of Famers: manager Wilbert Robinson, pitchers Burleigh Grimes and Rube Marquard, and outfielder Zack Wheat. Grimes anchored a pitching staff that allowed the fewest runs in the majors.
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Offseason
- January, 1920: Frank O'Rourke was purchased from the Robins by the Washington Senators.[1]
- January 12, 1920: Mack Wheat was purchased from the Robins by the Philadelphia Phillies.[2]
- March, 1920: Bill Lamar was purchased by the Robins from the Boston Red Sox.[3]
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Brooklyn Robins | 93 | 61 | -- | .604 |
| New York Giants | 86 | 68 | 7 | .558 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 82 | 71 | 10.5 | .536 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 79 | 75 | 14 | .513 |
| Chicago Cubs | 75 | 79 | 18 | .487 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 75 | 79 | 18 | .487 |
| Boston Braves | 62 | 90 | 30 | .408 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 62 | 91 | 30.5 | .405 |
Notable transactions
- May 22, 1920: Bill McCabe was purchased by the Robins from the Chicago Cubs.[4]
- July, 1920: Wally Hood was purchased from the Robins by the Pittsburgh Pirates.[5]
- July 27, 1920: Doug Baird was purchased from the Robins by the New York Giants.[6]
Roster
| 1920 Brooklyn Robins | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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| C | Otto Miller | 90 | 301 | 16 | 87 | .289 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 1B | Ed Konetchy | 131 | 497 | 62 | 153 | .308 | 5 | 63 | 3 |
| 2B | Pete Kilduff | 141 | 478 | 62 | 130 | .272 | 0 | 58 | 2 |
| 3B | Jimmy Johnston | ||||||||
| SS | Ivy Olson | ||||||||
| OF | Hy Myers | ||||||||
| OF | Zack Wheat | 148 | 583 | 89 | 191 | 328 | 9 | 73 | 8 |
| OF | Tommy Griffith |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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| Bernie Neis | ||||||||
| Ernie Krueger | ||||||||
| Rowdy Elliott | ||||||||
| Chuck Ward | ||||||||
| Bill McCabe | 41 | 68 | 10 | 10 | .147 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Ray Schmandt | ||||||||
| Bill Lamar | 24 | 44 | 5 | 12 | .273 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Wally Hood | 7 | 14 | 4 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Zack Taylor | ||||||||
| Doug Baird | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Sheehan | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Sheridan |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games
| Player | G | GS | CG | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO |
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| Burleigh Grimes | 40 | 33 | 25 | 303.2 | 23 | 11 | 2.22 | 67 | 131 |
| Leon Cadore | 35 | 30 | 16 | 254.1 | 15 | 14 | 2.62 | 56 | 79 |
| Jeff Pfeffer | |||||||||
| Rube Marquard | 28 | 26 | 10 | 189.2 | 10 | 7 | 3.23 | 35 | 89 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games
| Player | G | GS | CG | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO |
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| Al Mamaux | 41 | 18 | 9 | 190.2 | 12 | 8 | 2.69 | 63 | 101 |
| Sherry Smith | 33 | 12 | 6 | 136.1 | 11 | 9 | 1.85 | 27 | 33 |
| Clarence Mitchell | 19 | 7 | 3 | 78.2 | 5 | 2 | 3.09 | 23 | 18 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | BB | SO |
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| George Mohart | ||||||||
| Johnny Miljus | 9 | 23.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.09 | 4 | 9 |
Awards and honors
League top ten finishers
- #2 in NL in strikeouts (131)
- #3 in NL in wins (23)
- #3 in NL in ERA (2.22)
- #4 in NL in batting average (.328)
- #4 in NL in on-base percentage (.385)
1920 World Series
Main article: 1920 World Series
On October 10, 1920, which was the fifth game of the World Series, Elmer Smith of the Indians hit the first grand slam in World Series history. On the same day, Bill Wambsganss of the Indians had an unassisted triple play. He caught a liner, touched second base, and tagged the runner coming from first base.[7] During that same game, Indians pitcher Jim Bagby became the first pitcher to hit a home run in World Series history.[8]
Game 1
October 5, 1920 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Cleveland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Brooklyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| W: Stan Coveleski (1-0) L: Rube Marquard (0-1) | ||||||||||||
Game 2
October 6, 1920 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Brooklyn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| W: Burleigh Grimes (1-0) L: Jim Bagby (0-1) | ||||||||||||
Game 3
October 7, 1920 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Brooklyn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| W: Sherry Smith (1-0) L: Ray Caldwell (0-1) | ||||||||||||
Game 4
October 9, 1920 at Dunn Field in Cleveland, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Brooklyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | x | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| W: Stan Coveleski (2-0) L: Leon Cadore (0-1) | ||||||||||||
Game 5
October 10, 1920 at Dunn Field in Cleveland, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||
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| Brooklyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | |||||
| Cleveland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 8 | 12 | 2 | |||||
| W: Jim Bagby (1-1) L: Burleigh Grimes (1-1) | |||||||||||||||||
| HR: CLE – Elmer Smith (1), Jim Bagby (1) | |||||||||||||||||
Game 6
October 11, 1920 at Dunn Field in Cleveland, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Brooklyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| W: Duster Mails (1-0) L: Sherry Smith (1-1) | ||||||||||||
Game 7
October 12, 1920 at Dunn Field in Cleveland, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Brooklyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | x | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| W: Stan Coveleski (3-0) L: Burleigh Grimes (1-2) | ||||||||||||
References
- ^ Frank O'Rourke page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mack Wheat page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bill Lamar page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bill McCabe page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Wally Hood page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Doug Baird page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats8.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=World_Series
External links
- Baseball-Reference season page
- Baseball Almanac season page
- 1920 Brooklyn Robins uniform
- Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
- Acme Dodgers page
- Retrosheet
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| Preceded by Cincinnati Reds 1919 |
National League Championship Season 1920 |
Succeeded by New York Giants 1921 |
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