1920 New York Giants season

1920 New York Giants
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Polo Grounds (since 1911)
New York City (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	Charles Stoneham
Manager(s)	John McGraw
Local television	none
Local radio	none
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The 1920 New York Giants season was the franchise's 38th season. The team finished in second place in the National League with an 86-68 record, 7 games behind the Brooklyn Robins.

Offseason

• February 1920: Fred Lear was purchased by the Giants from the Chicago Cubs.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Brooklyn Robins	93	61	0.604	—	49–29	44–32
New York Giants	86	68	0.558	7	45–35	41–33
Cincinnati Reds	82	71	0.536	10½	42–34	40–37
Pittsburgh Pirates	79	75	0.513	14	42–35	37–40
St. Louis Cardinals	75	79	0.487	18	38–38	37–41
Chicago Cubs	75	79	0.487	18	43–34	32–45
Boston Braves	62	90	0.408	30	36–37	26–53
Philadelphia Phillies	62	91	0.405	30½	32–45	30–46

Record vs. opponents

1920 National League Records Sources:
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	—

Roster

1920 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers Jesse Barnes Virgil Barnes Rube Benton Claude Davenport Phil Douglas Tom Grubbs Bill Hubbell Art Nehf Pol Perritt Rosy Ryan Slim Sallee Fred Toney Jesse Winters		Catchers Alex Gaston Mike González Lew McCarty Earl Smith Frank Snyder Infielders Doug Baird Dave Bancroft Larry Doyle Art Fletcher Frankie Frisch Roy Grimes George Kelly Fred Lear Al Lefevre Ed Sicking		Outfielders Eddie Brown George Burns Pug Griffin Benny Kauff Lee King Bob Kinsella Vern Spencer Jigger Statz Curt Walker Ross Youngs		Manager John McGraw Coaches Johnny Evers Christy Mathewson

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
OF	King, LeeLee King	93	261	72	.276	7	42

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
Lear, FredFred Lear	31	87	22	.253	1	7
González, MikeMike González	11	13	3	.231	0	0
Griffin, PugPug Griffin	5	4	1	.250	0	0

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
Barnes, JesseJesse Barnes	43	292.2	20	15	2.64	63
Barnes, VirgilVirgil Barnes	1	7	0	1	3.86	2

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

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

Notes

1. Fred Lear page at Baseball Reference

References

• 1920 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference