1920 in baseball
The following are the baseball events of the year 1920 throughout the world.
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[edit] Champions
- World Series: Cleveland Indians over Brooklyn Robins (5-2)
[edit] Awards and honors
[edit] Major League Baseball final standings
[edit] American League final standings
| American League | ||||
| Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| 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 | 21.5 |
| Boston Red Sox | 72 | 81 | .471 | 25.5 |
| Washington Senators | 68 | 84 | .447 | 29 |
| Detroit Tigers | 61 | 93 | .396 | 37 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 48 | 106 | .312 | 50 |
[edit] National League final standings
| National League | ||||
| Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| Brooklyn Robins | 93 | 61 | .604 | -- |
| New York Giants | 86 | 68 | .558 | 7 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 82 | 71 | .536 | 10.5 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 79 | 75 | .513 | 14 |
| Chicago Cubs | 75 | 79 | .487 | 18 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 75 | 79 | .487 | 18 |
| Boston Braves | 62 | 90 | .408 | 30 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 62 | 91 | .405 | 30.5 |
[edit] Events
- August 16 - Indians shortstop Ray Chapman is struck in the head by a pitch from the Yankees' Carl Mays in a game at the Polo Grounds. He dies twelve hours later from a fractured skull, making it the only fatal field accident in major league history.
[edit] Births
- January 6 - Early Wynn
- January 10 - Max Patkin
- May 16 - Dave Philley
- August 3 - Jim Hegan
- August 18 - Bob Kennedy
- September 12 - Andy Seminick
- September 22 - Bob Lemon
- October 23 - Vern Stephens
- November 21 - Stan Musial
- December 15 - Eddie Robinson
[edit] Deaths
- August 17 - Ray Chapman, 29, shortstop for the Cleveland Indians since 1912 who batted .300 three times, led AL in runs and walks in 1918
- September 11 - Bill Hallman, 53, second baseman, mainly with the Phillies, who batted .300 and scored 100 runs four times each
