1920 Boston Braves season
The 1920 Boston Braves season was the 50th season of the franchise.
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Record | 62–90 (.408) |
League place | 7th |
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Owner(s) | George W. Grant |
Manager(s) | George Stallings |
Local television | none |
Local radio | none |
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Regular season
On May 1, the Braves and the Brooklyn Robins (later the Brooklyn Dodgers and now the Los Angeles Dodgers) played what remains the longest major league baseball game, tied 1 to 1 at the end of nine innings and then going scoreless for 19 more until the game 26-inning game was called because of darkness [1]
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 | — |
Notable transaction
- August 21, 1920: Frank Gibson was purchased by the Braves from the San Antonio Bears.[2]
Roster
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Pitchers | Catchers
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Outfielders
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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 | Mickey O'Neil | 112 | 304 | 86 | .283 | 0 | 28 |
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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John Sullivan | 81 | 250 | 74 | .296 | 1 | 28 |
Oscar Dugey | 5 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 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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Jack Scott | 44 | 291 | 10 | 21 | 3.53 | 94 |
Dana Fillingim | 37 | 272 | 12 | 21 | 3.11 | 66 |
Hugh McQuillan | 38 | 225.2 | 11 | 15 | 3.55 | 53 |
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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Bunny Hearn | 11 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 5.65 | 9 |
Johnny Jones | 3 | 9.2 | 1 | 0 | 6.52 | 6 |
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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