1920 International League season

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1920 International League season
League International League
Sport Baseball
DurationApril 21 September 19
Number of games154
Number of teams8
International League Pennant
League champions Baltimore Orioles
  Runners-up Toronto Maple Leafs
IL seasons

The 1920 International League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 21 and September 19. Eight teams played a 154-game schedule, with the first place team winning the pennant.

Contents

The Baltimore Orioles won the International League pennant, finishing in first place, one-and-a-half games ahead of the second place Toronto Maple Leafs.

Team changes

Teams

1920 International League
TeamCityMLB AffiliateStadium
Akron Buckeyes Akron, Ohio None League Park
Baltimore Orioles Baltimore, Maryland None Oriole Park
Buffalo Bisons Buffalo, New York None Buffalo Baseball Park
Jersey City Skeeters Jersey City, New Jersey None West Side Park
Reading Marines Reading, Pennsylvania None Lauer's Park
Rochester Hustlers Rochester, New York None Bay Street Ball Grounds
Syracuse Stars Syracuse, New York None Star Park
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto, Ontario None Hanlan's Point Stadium

Map of teams

Black pog.svg International League teams

Regular season

Standings

[1]

International League
TeamWinLoss %GB
Baltimore Orioles 10944.712
Toronto Maple Leafs 10846.7011.5
Buffalo Bisons 9657.62713
Akron Buckeyes 8962.58919
Reading Marines 6585.43342.5
Jersey City Skeeters 6291.40547
Rochester Hustlers 45106.29863
Syracuse Stars 33116.22174

League Leaders

Batting leaders

[2]

StatPlayerTotal
AVG Merwin Jacobson, Baltimore Orioles .405
H Merwin Jacobson, Baltimore Orioles 235
R Merwin Jacobson, Baltimore Orioles 161
2B Bill Holden, Baltimore Orioles 49
3B Al White, Rochester Hustlers 17
HR Frank Brower, Reading Marines
Mike Konnick, Reading Marines
22
RBI Jack Bentley, Baltimore Orioles 161
SB Snooks Dowd, Buffalo Bisons 59

Pitching leaders

[3]

StatPlayerTotal
W Jack Ogden, Baltimore Orioles
Red Shea, Toronto Maple Leafs
27
L Virgil Barnes, Rochester Hustlers 23
ERA Red Shea, Toronto Maple Leafs 1.97
CG Jack Ogden, Baltimore Orioles 31
SHO Red Shea, Toronto Maple Leafs 7
SO Virgil Barnes, Rochester Hustlers 142
IP Red Shea, Toronto Maple Leafs 398.0

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References

  1. 1920 IL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed October 26, 2024
  2. 1920 IL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed October 26, 2024
  3. 1920 IL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed October 26, 2024