1920 Pittsburgh Pirates season
The 1920 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 39th in franchise history; the 34th in the National League.
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| Owner(s) | Barney Dreyfuss |
| Manager(s) | George Gibson |
| Local television | none |
| Local radio | none |
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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 |
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| 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
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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 | — | |||||
Game log
| 1920 Game Log: 79–75 (Home: 42–35; Away: 37–40) | ||||||||
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April: 6–5 (Home: 0–3; Away: 6–2)
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May: 13–12 (Home: 11–8; Away: 2–4)
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June: 10–13 (Home: 2–2; Away: 8–11)
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July: 18–15 (Home: 12–8; Away: 6–7)
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August: 16–13 (Home: 7–8; Away: 9–5)
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September: 14–15 (Home: 9–4; Away: 5–11)
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October: 2–2 (Home: 1–2; Away: 1–0)
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| Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie Bold = Pirates team member | ||||||||
Roster
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Player stats
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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| C | Walter Schmidt | 94 | 310 | 86 | .277 | 0 | 20 |
| 1B | Charlie Grimm | 148 | 533 | 121 | .227 | 2 | 54 |
| 2B | George Cutshaw | 131 | 488 | 123 | .252 | 0 | 47 |
| SS | Howdy Caton | 98 | 352 | 83 | .236 | 0 | 27 |
| 3B | Possum Whitted | 134 | 494 | 129 | .261 | 1 | 74 |
| OF | Billy Southworth | 146 | 546 | 155 | .284 | 2 | 53 |
| OF | Carson Bigbee | 137 | 550 | 154 | .280 | 4 | 32 |
| OF | Max Carey | 130 | 485 | 140 | .289 | 1 | 35 |
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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| Fred Nicholson | 99 | 247 | 89 | .360 | 4 | 30 |
| Walter Barbare | 57 | 186 | 51 | .274 | 0 | 12 |
| Bill Haeffner | 54 | 175 | 34 | .194 | 0 | 14 |
| Bill McKechnie | 40 | 133 | 29 | .218 | 1 | 13 |
| Cliff Lee | 37 | 76 | 18 | .237 | 0 | 8 |
| Pie Traynor | 17 | 52 | 11 | .212 | 0 | 2 |
| Cotton Tierney | 12 | 46 | 11 | .239 | 0 | 8 |
| Clyde Barnhart | 12 | 46 | 15 | .326 | 0 | 5 |
| Homer Summa | 10 | 22 | 7 | .318 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Hinchman | 18 | 16 | 3 | .188 | 0 | 1 |
| Nig Clarke | 3 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Hood | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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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| Wilbur Cooper | 44 | 327 | 24 | 15 | 2.39 | 114 |
| Babe Adams | 35 | 263 | 17 | 13 | 2.16 | 84 |
| Hal Carlson | 39 | 246.2 | 14 | 13 | 3.36 | 62 |
| Elmer Ponder | 33 | 196 | 11 | 15 | 2.62 | 62 |
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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| Earl Hamilton | 39 | 230.1 | 10 | 13 | 3.24 | 74 |
| Johnny Meador | 12 | 36.1 | 0 | 2 | 4.21 | 5 |
| Jimmy Zinn | 6 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 3.48 | 18 |
| Johnny Morrison | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
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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| Jack Wisner | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.43 | 13 |
| Sheriff Blake | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 7 |
| Mule Watson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.74 | 1 |
| Whitey Glazner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.12 | 1 |
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
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