1920 Brooklyn Robins season

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1920  Brooklyn Robins
National League champions
League National League
Ballpark Ebbets Field
City Brooklyn, New York
Owners Charles Ebbets, Ed McKeever, Stephen McKeever
President Charles Ebbets
Managers Wilbert Robinson
  1919
1921  

The 1920 Brooklyn Robins, also known as the Dodgers, won 16 of their final 18 games to pull away from a tight pennant race and earn a trip to their second World Series against the Cleveland Indians. They lost the series in seven games.The team featured four Hall of Famers: manager Wilbert Robinson, pitchers Burleigh Grimes and Rube Marquard, and outfielder Zack Wheat. Grimes anchored a pitching staff that allowed the fewest runs in the majors.

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

On May 1, Brooklyn and the Boston Braves played what remains the longest major league baseball game, tied 1 to 1 at the end of nine innings and then going scoreless for 17 more until the 26-inning game was called because of darkness [4]

Season standings

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Brooklyn Robins 9361.60449294432
New York Giants 8668.558745354133
Cincinnati Reds 8271.53610½42344037
Pittsburgh Pirates 7975.5131442353740
St. Louis Cardinals 7579.4871838383741
Chicago Cubs 7579.4871843343245
Boston Braves 6290.4083036372653
Philadelphia Phillies 6291.40530½32453046

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
TeamBOSBRCHCCINNYGPHIPITSTL
Boston 8–14–17–159–1210–1210–117–1511–11
Brooklyn 14–8–113–910–1215–714–812–1015–7
Chicago 15–79–139–137–1514–811–1110–12
Cincinnati 12–912–1013–96–16–114–812–1013–9
New York 12–107–1515–716–6–112–1013–911–11
Philadelphia 11–108–148–148–1410–129–138–14
Pittsburgh 15–710–1211–1110–129–1313–911–11–1
St. Louis 11–117–1512–109–1311–1114–811–11–1

Notable transactions

Roster

1920 Brooklyn Robins
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

PosPlayerGABRHAvg.HRRBISB
C Otto Miller 903011687.2890330
1B Ed Konetchy 13149762153.3085633
2B Pete Kilduff 14147862130.2720582
3B Jimmy Johnston 15563587185.29115219
SS Ivy Olson 14363771162.2541464
OF Hy Myers 15458283177.3044809
OF Zack Wheat 14858389191.3289738
OF Tommy Griffith 933344187.2602303

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

PlayerGABRHAvg.HRRBISB
Bernie Neis 952493863.2532229
Ernie Krueger 521462142.2881172
Rowdy Elliott 411121327.2411130
Chuck Ward 1971711.155041
Bill McCabe 41681010.147031
Ray Schmandt 2863715.238071
Bill Lamar 2444512.273040
Wally Hood 71442.143012
Zack Taylor 91335.385050
Doug Baird 6612.333010
Jack Sheehan 3502.400000
Red Sheridan 3200.000000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games

PlayerGGSCGIPWLERABBSO
Burleigh Grimes 403325303.223112.2267131
Leon Cadore 353016254.115142.625679
Jeff Pfeffer 302820215.01693.014580
Rube Marquard 282610189.21073.233589

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games

PlayerGGSCGIPWLERABBSO
Al Mamaux 41189190.21282.6963101
Sherry Smith 33126136.11191.852733
Clarence Mitchell 197378.2523.092318

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLSVERABBSO
George Mohart 1335.20101.77713
Johnny Miljus 923.11003.0949

Awards and honors

League top ten finishers

Burleigh Grimes

Zack Wheat

1920 World Series

On October 10, 1920, which was the fifth game of the World Series, Elmer Smith of the Indians hit the first grand slam in World Series history. On the same day, Bill Wambsganss of the Indians had an unassisted triple play. He caught a liner, touched second base, and tagged the runner coming from first base. [8] During that same game, Indians pitcher Jim Bagby became the first pitcher to hit a home run in World Series history. [9]

Game 1

October 5, 1920, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

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W: Stan Coveleski (1–0)  L: Rube Marquard (0–1)

Game 2

October 6, 1920, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

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W: Burleigh Grimes (1–0)  L: Jim Bagby (0–1)

Game 3

October 7, 1920, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

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W: Sherry Smith (1–0)  L: Ray Caldwell (0–1)

Game 4

October 9, 1920, at Dunn Field in Cleveland, Ohio

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W: Stan Coveleski (2–0)  L: Leon Cadore (0–1)

Game 5

October 10, 1920, at Dunn Field in Cleveland, Ohio

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W: Jim Bagby (1–1)  L: Burleigh Grimes (1–1)
HR: CLEElmer Smith (1), Jim Bagby (1)

Game 6

October 11, 1920, at Dunn Field in Cleveland, Ohio

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W: Duster Mails (1–0)  L: Sherry Smith (1–1)

Game 7

October 12, 1920, at Dunn Field in Cleveland, Ohio

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W: Stan Coveleski (3–0)  L: Burleigh Grimes (1–2)

References

  1. Frank O'Rourke page at Baseball Reference
  2. Mack Wheat page at Baseball Reference
  3. Bill Lamar page at Baseball Reference
  4. "5 of the longest, strangest games in MLB history", MLB.com
  5. Bill McCabe page at Baseball Reference
  6. Wally Hood page at Baseball Reference
  7. Doug Baird page at Baseball Reference
  8. "Unassisted Triple Plays | Baseball Almanac".
  9. "World Series | baseballbiography.com" . Retrieved August 27, 2008.