1920 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1920 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1887)
Location
Forbes Field (since 1909)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1] (since 1907)
Other information
Owner(s)	Barney Dreyfuss
Manager(s)	George Gibson
Local television	none
Local 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

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 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Babe Adams Sheriff Blake Hal Carlson Wilbur Cooper Whitey Glazner Earl Hamilton Johnny Meador Johnny Morrison Elmer Ponder Mule Watson Jack Wisner Jimmy Zinn		Catchers Nig Clarke Bill Haeffner Cliff Lee Walter Schmidt Infielders Walter Barbare Clyde Barnhart Howdy Caton George Cutshaw Charlie Grimm Bill McKechnie Cotton Tierney Pie Traynor Possum Whitted		Outfielders Carson Bigbee Max Carey Fred Nicholson Billy Southworth Homer Summa Other batters Bill Hinchman Wally Hood		Manager George Gibson

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

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
Lee, CliffCliff 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
Adams, BabeBabe 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

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
Blake, SheriffSheriff Blake	6	0	0	0	8.10	7

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
B	Wichita Falls Spudders	Texas League	Walter Salm

References

1. From 1882-1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
2. 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
3. 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