| 1920 Brooklyn Robins | |
|---|---|
| National League champions | |
| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn, New York |
| Owners | Charles Ebbets,Ed McKeever,Stephen McKeever |
| President | Charles Ebbets |
| Managers | Wilbert Robinson |
The1920 Brooklyn Robins, also known as theDodgers, won 16 of their final 18 games to pull away from a tight pennant race and earn a trip to their secondWorld Series against theCleveland Indians. They lost the series in seven games. The team featured fourHall of Famers: managerWilbert Robinson, pitchersBurleigh Grimes andRube Marquard, and outfielderZack Wheat. Grimes anchored a pitching staff that allowed the fewest runs in the majors.
On May 1, Brooklyn and the Boston Braves 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[4]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Brooklyn Robins | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Otto Miller | 90 | 301 | 16 | 87 | .289 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 1B | Ed Konetchy | 131 | 497 | 62 | 153 | .308 | 5 | 63 | 3 |
| 2B | Pete Kilduff | 141 | 478 | 62 | 130 | .272 | 0 | 58 | 2 |
| 3B | Jimmy Johnston | 155 | 635 | 87 | 185 | .291 | 1 | 52 | 19 |
| SS | Ivy Olson | 143 | 637 | 71 | 162 | .254 | 1 | 46 | 4 |
| OF | Hy Myers | 154 | 582 | 83 | 177 | .304 | 4 | 80 | 9 |
| OF | Zack Wheat | 148 | 583 | 89 | 191 | .328 | 9 | 73 | 8 |
| OF | Tommy Griffith | 93 | 334 | 41 | 87 | .260 | 2 | 30 | 3 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Neis | 95 | 249 | 38 | 63 | .253 | 2 | 22 | 9 |
| Ernie Krueger | 52 | 146 | 21 | 42 | .288 | 1 | 17 | 2 |
| Rowdy Elliott | 41 | 112 | 13 | 27 | .241 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Chuck Ward | 19 | 71 | 7 | 11 | .155 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Bill McCabe | 41 | 68 | 10 | 10 | .147 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Ray Schmandt | 28 | 63 | 7 | 15 | .238 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Bill Lamar | 24 | 44 | 5 | 12 | .273 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Wally Hood | 7 | 14 | 4 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Zack Taylor | 9 | 13 | 3 | 5 | .385 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Doug Baird | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Sheehan | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Sheridan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games
| Player | G | GS | CG | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burleigh Grimes | 40 | 33 | 25 | 303.2 | 23 | 11 | 2.22 | 67 | 131 |
| Leon Cadore | 35 | 30 | 16 | 254.1 | 15 | 14 | 2.62 | 56 | 79 |
| Jeff Pfeffer | 30 | 28 | 20 | 215.0 | 16 | 9 | 3.01 | 45 | 80 |
| Rube Marquard | 28 | 26 | 10 | 189.2 | 10 | 7 | 3.23 | 35 | 89 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games
| Player | G | GS | CG | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Mamaux | 41 | 18 | 9 | 190.2 | 12 | 8 | 2.69 | 63 | 101 |
| Sherry Smith | 33 | 12 | 6 | 136.1 | 11 | 9 | 1.85 | 27 | 33 |
| Clarence Mitchell | 19 | 7 | 3 | 78.2 | 5 | 2 | 3.09 | 23 | 18 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Mohart | 13 | 35.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.77 | 7 | 13 |
| Johnny Miljus | 9 | 23.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.09 | 4 | 9 |
On October 10, 1920, which was the fifth game of the World Series,Elmer Smith of the Indians hit the firstgrand slam in World Series history. On the same day,Bill Wambsganss of the Indians had anunassisted triple play. He caught a liner, touched second base, and tagged the runner coming from first base.[8] During that same game, Indians pitcherJim Bagby became the first pitcher to hit a home run in World Series history.[9]
October 5, 1920, atEbbets Field inBrooklyn, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||||||||||||
October 6, 1920, atEbbets Field inBrooklyn, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||||||||||||
October 7, 1920, atEbbets Field inBrooklyn, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||||||||||||
October 9, 1920, atDunn Field inCleveland, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||||||||||||
October 10, 1920, atDunn Field inCleveland, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |||||||||||||||||
October 11, 1920, atDunn Field inCleveland, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||||||||||||
October 12, 1920, atDunn Field inCleveland, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||||||||||||
