| 1920 Boston Braves | |
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| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Record | 62–90 (.408) |
| League place | 7th |
| Owners | George W. Grant |
| Managers | George Stallings |
The1920Boston Braves season was the 50th season of the franchise.
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 17 more until the 26-inning game was called because of darkness[1]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Brooklyn Robins | 93 | 61 | .604 | — | 49–29 | 44–32 |
| New York Giants | 86 | 68 | .558 | 7 | 45–35 | 41–33 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 82 | 71 | .536 | 10½ | 42–34 | 40–37 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 79 | 75 | .513 | 14 | 42–35 | 37–40 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 75 | 79 | .487 | 18 | 38–38 | 37–41 |
| Chicago Cubs | 75 | 79 | .487 | 18 | 43–34 | 32–45 |
| Boston Braves | 62 | 90 | .408 | 30 | 36–37 | 26–53 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 62 | 91 | .405 | 30½ | 32–45 | 30–46 |
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| Team | BSN | BRO | 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 | — | |||||
| 1920 Boston Braves | |||||||||
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| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager | ||||||
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 |
| 1B | Walter Holke | 144 | 551 | 162 | .294 | 3 | 64 |
| 2B | Charlie Pick | 95 | 383 | 105 | .274 | 2 | 28 |
| SS | Rabbit Maranville | 134 | 493 | 131 | .266 | 1 | 43 |
| 3B | Tony Boeckel | 153 | 582 | 156 | .268 | 3 | 62 |
| OF | Ray Powell | 147 | 609 | 137 | .225 | 6 | 29 |
| OF | Leslie Mann | 115 | 424 | 117 | .276 | 3 | 32 |
| OF | Walton Cruise | 91 | 288 | 80 | .278 | 1 | 21 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hod Ford | 88 | 257 | 62 | .241 | 1 | 30 |
| John Sullivan | 81 | 250 | 74 | .296 | 1 | 28 |
| Eddie Eayrs | 87 | 244 | 80 | .328 | 1 | 24 |
| Hank Gowdy | 80 | 214 | 52 | .243 | 0 | 18 |
| Lloyd Christenbury | 65 | 106 | 22 | .208 | 0 | 14 |
| Gene Bailey | 13 | 24 | 2 | .083 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Wilson | 16 | 19 | 1 | .053 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Torphy | 3 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
| Johnny Rawlings | 5 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Whelan | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Oscar Dugey | 5 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
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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| Joe Oeschger | 38 | 299.0 | 15 | 13 | 3.46 | 80 |
| Jack Scott | 44 | 291.0 | 10 | 21 | 3.53 | 94 |
| Dana Fillingim | 37 | 272.0 | 12 | 21 | 3.11 | 66 |
| Hugh McQuillan | 38 | 225.2 | 11 | 15 | 3.55 | 53 |
| Mule Watson | 13 | 74.2 | 5 | 4 | 3.62 | 16 |
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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| Dick Rudolph | 18 | 89.0 | 4 | 8 | 4.04 | 24 |
| Bunny Hearn | 11 | 43.0 | 0 | 3 | 5.65 | 9 |
| Eddie Eayrs | 7 | 26.1 | 1 | 2 | 5.47 | 7 |
| Al Pierotti | 6 | 25.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.88 | 12 |
| Leo Townsend | 7 | 24.1 | 2 | 2 | 1.48 | 0 |
| Johnny Jones | 3 | 9.2 | 1 | 0 | 6.52 | 6 |
| Ira Townsend | 4 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 1.35 | 1 |
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