1920 Philadelphia Phillies | ||
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | Baker Bowl | |
City | Philadelphia | |
Owners | William F. Baker | |
Managers | Gavvy Cravath | |
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The following lists the events of the 1920 Philadelphia Phillies season.
Offseason
- January 12, 1920: Mack Wheat was purchased by the Phillies from the Brooklyn Robins.[1]
The Phillies introduced new uniforms in March 1920. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported "the new uniforms at home will be white blouses and pants, with gray stockings. A band of white will protrude about an inch above the shoe. The caps will be gray with black cords running from the peak button. On the road, the uniform will be all gray, with all white stockings."[2]
Regular season
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 | — |
Roster
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Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders
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Coaches |
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
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Mack Wheat | 78 | 230 | 52 | .226 | 3 | 20 |
1B | Gene Paulette | 143 | 562 | 162 | .288 | 1 | 36 |
2B | Johnny Rawlings | 98 | 384 | 90 | .234 | 3 | 30 |
SS | Art Fletcher | 102 | 379 | 112 | .296 | 4 | 38 |
3B | Ralph Miller | 97 | 338 | 74 | .219 | 0 | 28 |
OF | Casey Stengel | 129 | 445 | 130 | .292 | 9 | 50 |
OF | Irish Meusel | 138 | 518 | 160 | .309 | 14 | 69 |
OF | Cy Williams | 148 | 590 | 192 | .325 | 15 | 72 |
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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Dots Miller | 98 | 343 | 87 | 254 | 1 | 27 |
Bevo LeBourveau | 84 | 261 | 67 | .257 | 3 | 12 |
Russ Wrightstone | 76 | 206 | 54 | .262 | 3 | 17 |
Walt Tragesser | 62 | 176 | 37 | .210 | 6 | 26 |
Dave Bancroft | 42 | 171 | 51 | .298 | 0 | 5 |
Frank Withrow | 48 | 132 | 24 | .182 | 0 | 12 |
Gavvy Cravath | 46 | 45 | 13 | .289 | 1 | 11 |
Fred Luderus | 16 | 32 | 5 | .156 | 0 | 4 |
Walt Walsh | 2 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
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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Eppa Rixey | 41 | 284.1 | 11 | 22 | 3.48 | 109 |
George Smith | 43 | 250.2 | 13 | 18 | 3.45 | 51 |
Lee Meadows | 35 | 247.0 | 16 | 14 | 2.84 | 95 |
Red Causey | 35 | 181.1 | 7 | 14 | 4.32 | 30 |
Bill Hubbell | 24 | 150.0 | 9 | 9 | 3.84 | 26 |
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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Bert Gallia | 18 | 72.0 | 2 | 6 | 4.50 | 35 |
Mike Cantwell | 5 | 23.1 | 0 | 3 | 3.86 | 8 |
Lefty Weinert | 10 | 22.0 | 1 | 1 | 6.14 | 10 |
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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Huck Betts | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.57 | 18 |
Johnny Enzmann | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.84 | 35 |
Jimmie Keenan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 2 |
References
- ↑ Mack Wheat page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ "Stengel to camp out in left field". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. March 14, 1920. p. 21.
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