1920 Chicago Cubs season
The 1920 Chicago Cubs season was the 49th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 45th in the National League and the 5th at Wrigley Field (then known as "Weeghman/Cubs Park"). The Cubs finished sixth in the National League with a record of 75–79.
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| Owners | Charles Weeghman |
| Managers | Fred Mitchell |
| Local television | none |
| Local radio | none |
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Offseason
- February 1920: Fred Lear was purchased from the Cubs by the New York Giants.[1]
Regular season
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 | — | |||||
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 | Bob O'Farrell | 94 | 270 | 67 | .248 | 3 | 19 |
| 1B | Fred Merkle | 92 | 330 | 94 | .285 | 3 | 38 |
| 2B | Zeb Terry | 133 | 496 | 139 | .280 | 0 | 52 |
| SS | Charlie Hollocher | 80 | 301 | 96 | .319 | 0 | 22 |
| 3B | Charlie Deal | 129 | 450 | 108 | .240 | 3 | 39 |
| OF | Dode Paskert | 139 | 487 | 136 | .279 | 5 | 71 |
| OF | Max Flack | 135 | 520 | 157 | .302 | 4 | 49 |
| OF | Dave Robertson | 134 | 500 | 150 | .300 | 10 | 75 |
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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| Turner Barber | 94 | 340 | 90 | .265 | 0 | 50 |
| Buck Herzog | 91 | 305 | 59 | .193 | 0 | 19 |
| Bill Killefer | 62 | 191 | 42 | .220 | 0 | 16 |
| Babe Twombly | 78 | 183 | 43 | .235 | 2 | 14 |
| Bernie Friberg | 50 | 114 | 24 | .211 | 0 | 7 |
| Tom Daly | 44 | 90 | 28 | .311 | 0 | 13 |
| William Marriott | 14 | 43 | 12 | .279 | 0 | 5 |
| Hal Leathers | 9 | 23 | 7 | .304 | 1 | 0(a) |
| Sumpter Clarke | 1 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill McCabe | 3 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
(a) Not credited with an RBI for his home run, according to Baseball Reference and Retrosheet.
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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| Pete Alexander | 46 | 363.1 | 27 | 14 | 1.91 | 173 |
| Hippo Vaughn | 40 | 301.0 | 19 | 16 | 2.54 | 131 |
| Claude Hendrix | 27 | 203.2 | 9 | 12 | 3.58 | 72 |
| Lefty Tyler | 27 | 193.0 | 11 | 12 | 3.31 | 57 |
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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| Speed Martin | 35 | 136.0 | 4 | 15 | 4.83 | 44 |
| Paul Carter | 31 | 106.0 | 3 | 6 | 4.67 | 14 |
| Virgil Cheeves | 5 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 | 3 |
| Chippy Gaw | 6 | 13.0 | 1 | 1 | 4.85 | 4 |
| Joel Newkirk | 2 | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 2 |
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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| Sweetbreads Bailey | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.12 | 8 |
| Percy Jones | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.57 | 0 |
| Joe Jaeger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 0 |
| Ted Turner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |