1920 Chicago Cubs season
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Chicago Cubs
| season = 1920
| misc =
| image = 1920 cub logo.svg
| league = National League
| ballpark = Weeghman Park/Cubs Park
| city = Chicago
| record = {{winpct|75|79|record=y}}
| league_place = 5th
| owners = Charles Weeghman
| managers = Fred Mitchell
|}}
The 1920 Chicago Cubs season was the 49th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 45th in the National League and the fifth at Wrigley Field (then known as "Weeghman/Cubs Park"). The Cubs finished sixth in the National League with a record of 75–79.
Offseason
- February 1920: Fred Lear was purchased from the Cubs by the New York Giants.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/learfr01.shtml Fred Lear page at Baseball Reference]
Regular season
= Season standings =
{{1920 National League standings|highlight=Chicago Cubs}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1920 NL Record vs. opponents|team=CHC}}
= Roster =
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #0e3386; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1920 Chicago Cubs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #EE1422; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Pete Alexander}}
{{MLBplayer | Sweetbread Bailey}}
{{MLBplayer | Paul Carter}}
{{MLBplayer | Virgil Cheeves}}
{{MLBplayer | Chippy Gaw}}
{{MLBplayer | Claude Hendrix}}
{{MLBplayer | Joe Jaeger}}
{{MLBplayer | Percy Jones}}
{{MLBplayer | Speed Martin}}
{{MLBplayer | Joel Newkirk}}
{{MLBplayer | Ted Turner}}
{{MLBplayer | Lefty Tyler}}
{{MLBplayer | Hippo Vaughn}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer | Tom Daly}}
{{MLBplayer | Bill Killefer}}
{{MLBplayer | Bob O'Farrell}}
Infielders {{MLBplayer | Turner Barber}}
{{MLBplayer | Sumpter Clarke}}
{{MLBplayer | Charlie Deal}}
{{MLBplayer | Bernie Friberg}}
{{MLBplayer | Buck Herzog}}
{{MLBplayer | Charlie Hollocher}}
{{MLBplayer | Hal Leathers}}
{{MLBplayer | William Marriott}}
{{MLBplayer | Fred Merkle}}
{{MLBplayer | Zeb Terry}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | Max Flack}}
{{MLBplayer | Dode Paskert}}
{{MLBplayer | Dave Robertson}}
{{MLBplayer | Babe Twombly}}
Other batters {{MLBplayer | Bill McCabe}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | Fred Mitchell}} |
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
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| C | Bob O'Farrell | 94 | 270 | 67 | .248 | 3 | 19 |
| align=center
| 1B | Fred Merkle | 92 | 330 | 94 | .285 | 3 | 38 |
| align=center
| 2B | Zeb Terry | 133 | 496 | 139 | .280 | 0 | 52 |
| align=center
| SS | Charlie Hollocher | 80 | 301 | 96 | .319 | 0 | 22 |
| align=center
| 3B | Charlie Deal | 129 | 450 | 108 | .240 | 3 | 39 |
| align=center
| OF | Dode Paskert | 139 | 487 | 136 | .279 | 5 | 71 |
| align=center
| OF | Max Flack | 135 | 520 | 157 | .302 | 4 | 49 |
| align=center
| 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
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 94 | 340 | 90 | .265 | 0 | 50 |
| align=center | 91 | 305 | 59 | .193 | 0 | 19 |
| align=center | 62 | 191 | 42 | .220 | 0 | 16 |
| align=center | 78 | 183 | 43 | .235 | 2 | 14 |
| align=center | 50 | 114 | 24 | .211 | 0 | 7 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Tom|Daly|Tom Daly (catcher)}} | 44 | 90 | 28 | .311 | 0 | 13 |
| align="center" | 14 | 43 | 12 | .279 | 0 | 5 |
| align=center | 9 | 23 | 7 | .304 | 1 | 0(a) |
| align=center | 1 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| align=center | 3 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
(a) Not credited with an RBI for his home run, according to Baseball Reference and Retrosheet.
= Pitching =
== Starting pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Pete|Alexander|Grover Cleveland Alexander}} | 46 | 363.1 | 27 | 14 | 1.91 | 173 |
| align="center" | 40 | 301.0 | 19 | 16 | 2.54 | 131 |
| align=center | 27 | 203.2 | 9 | 12 | 3.58 | 72 |
| align=center | 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
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 35 | 136.0 | 4 | 15 | 4.83 | 44 |
| align=center | 31 | 106.0 | 3 | 6 | 4.67 | 14 |
| align=center | 5 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 | 3 |
| align=center | 6 | 13.0 | 1 | 1 | 4.85 | 4 |
| align=center | 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
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Sweetbreads|Bailey}} | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.12 | 8 |
| align="center" | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.57 | 0 |
| align=center | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 0 |
| align=center | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |
Notes
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References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1920.shtml 1920 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference]
{{1920 MLB season by team}}
{{Chicago Cubs}}
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