1920 Cleveland Indians season
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| 1920 Cleveland Indians 1920 World Series Champions 1920 American League Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Jim Dunn |
| Manager(s) | Tris Speaker |
| Local television | none |
| Local radio | none |
The Cleveland Indians won the American League pennant and proceeded to win their first World Series title in the history of the franchise.
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[edit] Regular Season
[edit] Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Cleveland Indians | 98 | 56 | .636 | -- |
| Chicago White Sox | 96 | 58 | .623 | 2 |
| New York Yankees | 95 | 59 | .617 | 3 |
| St. Louis Browns | 76 | 77 | .497 | 21½ |
| Boston Red Sox | 72 | 81 | .471 | 25½ |
| Washington Senators | 68 | 84 | .447 | 29 |
| Detroit Tigers | 61 | 93 | .396 | 37 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 48 | 106 | .312 | 50 |
[edit] Roster
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1920 Cleveland Indians roster
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[edit] Player stats
[edit] Batting
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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[edit] Other batters
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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[edit] Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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[edit] Other pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA |
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[edit] Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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[edit] World Series
AL Cleveland Indians (5) vs. NL Brooklyn Dodgers (2)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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| 1 | Indians - 3, Dodgers - 1 | October 5 | Ebbets Field | 23,759 |
| 2 | Indians - 0, Dodgers - 3 | October 6 | Ebbets Field | 22,559 |
| 3 | Indians - 1, Dodgers - 2 | October 7 | Ebbets Field | 25,088 |
| 4 | Dodgers - 1, Indians - 5 | October 9 | Dunn Field | 25,734 |
| 5 | Dodgers - 1, Indians - 8 | October 10 | Dunn Field | 26,884 |
| 6 | Dodgers - 0, Indians - 1 | October 11 | Dunn Field | 27,194 |
| 7 | Dodgers - 0, Indians - 3 | October 12 | Dunn Field | 27,525 |
[edit] Game 1
October 5, 1920 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Cleveland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Brooklyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| W: Stan Coveleski (1-0) L: Rube Marquard (0-1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 2
October 6, 1920 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Brooklyn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| W: Burleigh Grimes (1-0) L: Jim Bagby (0-1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 3
October 7, 1920 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Brooklyn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| W: Sherry Smith (1-0) L: Ray Caldwell (0-1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 4
October 9, 1920 at Dunn Field in Cleveland, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Brooklyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | x | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| W: Stan Coveleski (2-0) L: Leon Cadore (0-1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 5
October 10, 1920 at Dunn Field in Cleveland, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||
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| Brooklyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | |||||
| Cleveland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 8 | 12 | 2 | |||||
| W: Jim Bagby (1-1) L: Burleigh Grimes (1-1) | |||||||||||||||||
| HR: CLE – Elmer Smith (1), Jim Bagby (1) | |||||||||||||||||
[edit] Game 6
October 11, 1920 at Dunn Field in Cleveland, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Brooklyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| W: Duster Mails (1-0) L: Sherry Smith (1-1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 7
October 12, 1920 at Dunn Field in Cleveland, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Brooklyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | x | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| W: Stan Coveleski (3-0) L: Burleigh Grimes (1-2) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Composite Box
1920 World Series (5-2): Cleveland Indians (A.L.) over Brooklyn Dodgers (N.L.)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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| Cleveland Indians | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 53 | 12 | |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 44 | 6 | |
| Total Attendance: 236,928 Average Attendance: 29,616 | |||||||||||||
| Winning Player’s Share: – $5,207 Losing Player’s Share – $3,254 | |||||||||||||
[edit] References
- 1920 Cleveland Indians team page at Baseball Reference
- 1920 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- 1920 WS page at Baseball Reference
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| Preceded by Chicago White Sox 1919 |
American League Champions Cleveland Indians 1920 |
Succeeded by New York Yankees 1921 |
| Preceded by Chicago White Sox 1919 |
World Series Champions Cleveland Indians 1920 |
Succeeded by New York Giants 1921 |
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