1920s: 1920-1929

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Top Players of the 1920s

Based on games played during 1920-1929

Rank Player Name Games AB H HR AVG Years Active
1 Sam Rice 1496 6184 2010 26 0.325 1915-1934
2 Charlie Grimm 1458 5389 1570 53 0.291 1916-1936
3 Rogers Hornsby 1430 5451 2085 250 0.382 1915-1937
4 Harry Heilmann 1417 5285 1924 142 0.364 1914-1932
5 Joe Sewell 1404 5268 1698 30 0.322 1920-1933
6 Babe Ruth 1399 4883 1734 467 0.355 1914-1935
7 Frankie Frisch 1378 5554 1808 77 0.326 1919-1937
8 Joe Judge 1359 5063 1567 53 0.310 1915-1934
9 George Kelly 1351 5186 1569 134 0.303 1915-1932
10 George Sisler 1326 5480 1900 78 0.347 1915-1930
11 Charlie Jamieson 1310 5109 1623 17 0.318 1915-1932
12 Bob Meusel 1294 5032 1565 146 0.311 1920-1930
13 Dave Bancroft 1264 4813 1420 18 0.295 1915-1930
14 Marty McManus 1257 4649 1360 91 0.293 1920-1934
15 Bucky Harris 1251 4700 1290 9 0.274 1919-1931
16 Ken Williams 1249 4388 1428 190 0.325 1915-1929
17 Jimmy Dykes 1247 4440 1285 70 0.289 1918-1939
18 Max Carey 1244 4667 1381 40 0.296 1910-1929
19 Wally Gerber 1239 4229 1110 6 0.262 1914-1929
20 Cy Williams 1239 4274 1327 202 0.310 1912-1930
21 Lu Blue 1230 4516 1324 39 0.293 1921-1933
22 Curt Walker 1224 4385 1330 56 0.303 1919-1930
23 Bibb Falk 1192 4300 1352 63 0.314 1920-1931
24 Wally Pipp 1189 4400 1282 56 0.291 1913-1928
25 Pie Traynor 1186 4650 1496 42 0.322 1920-1937
26 Bing Miller 1178 4306 1385 85 0.322 1921-1936
27 Horace Ford 1174 4094 1098 15 0.268 1919-1933
28 Joe Dugan 1171 4461 1301 38 0.292 1917-1931
29 Tris Speaker 1170 4226 1496 72 0.354 1907-1928
30 Rabbit Maranville 1155 4407 1199 6 0.272 1912-1935
31 Edd Roush 1148 4458 1479 50 0.332 1913-1931
32 Muddy Ruel 1148 3657 1045 4 0.286 1915-1934
33 Goose Goslin 1144 4346 1436 108 0.330 1921-1938
34 Baby Doll Jacobson 1133 4343 1398 74 0.322 1915-1927
35 George Burns 1114 3842 1234 43 0.321 1914-1929
36 Eddie Collins 1107 3853 1333 22 0.346 1906-1930
37 Ty Cobb 1106 4133 1476 50 0.357 1905-1928
38 Earl Sheely 1087 3933 1193 47 0.303 1921-1931
39 Ira Flagstead 1073 3692 1068 33 0.289 1917-1930
40 Jim Bottomley 1062 4134 1354 146 0.328 1922-1937
41 Jack Fournier 1059 3748 1213 121 0.324 1912-1927
42 Chick Galloway 1059 3520 937 17 0.266 1919-1928
43 Willie Kamm 1041 3676 1032 22 0.281 1923-1935
44 Wally Schang 1036 3057 908 41 0.297 1913-1931
45 Zack Wheat 1036 3940 1337 81 0.339 1909-1927
46 Irish Meusel 1029 3904 1230 97 0.315 1914-1927
47 Andy High 1024 3752 1096 41 0.292 1922-1934
48 Bob O'Farrell 1021 2999 843 42 0.281 1915-1935
49 Cliff Heathcote 1015 3250 905 27 0.278 1918-1932
50 Bernie Friberg 1005 3270 911 33 0.279 1919-1933
51 Aaron Ward 1004 3519 952 50 0.271 1917-1928
52 Jack Tobin 996 3904 1255 45 0.321 1914-1927
53 Roger Peckinpaugh 995 3508 957 27 0.273 1910-1927
54 Jack Smith 974 3123 948 31 0.304 1915-1929
55 Johnny Mostil 962 3474 1045 23 0.301 1918-1929
56 Ross Youngs 953 3638 1187 39 0.326 1917-1926
57 Cy Perkins 952 2957 790 27 0.267 1915-1934
58 Billy Southworth 946 3483 1046 46 0.300 1913-1929
59 Rube Bressler 939 2948 933 26 0.316 1914-1932
60 Russ Wrightstone 929 2992 889 60 0.297 1920-1928
61 George Grantham 926 3190 983 66 0.308 1922-1934
62 George Harper 913 2998 942 91 0.314 1916-1929
63 Heinie Manush 911 3311 1119 57 0.338 1923-1939
64 Travis Jackson 899 3284 969 81 0.295 1922-1936
65 Milt Stock 897 3594 1073 13 0.299 1913-1926
66 Ossie Bluege 885 3092 857 19 0.277 1922-1939
67 Sparky Adams 881 3406 980 7 0.288 1922-1934
68 Frank O'Rourke 879 3254 850 14 0.261 1912-1931
69 Everett Scott 866 3095 803 18 0.259 1914-1926
70 Jimmy Johnston 865 3323 1024 19 0.308 1911-1926
71 Stuffy McInnis 849 3150 964 6 0.306 1909-1927
72 Heinie Sand 848 3033 781 18 0.258 1923-1928
73 Riggs Stephenson 839 2901 987 49 0.340 1921-1934
74 Ray Schalk 831 2476 638 7 0.258 1912-1929
75 Earl Smith 831 2218 677 46 0.305 1919-1930
76 Bill Wambsganss 824 2904 772 5 0.266 1914-1926
77 Sammy Hale 821 2725 828 28 0.304 1920-1930
78 Al Simmons 820 3282 1169 115 0.356 1924-1944
79 Homer Summa 815 2947 890 17 0.302 1920-1930
80 Clyde Barnhart 814 2673 788 27 0.295 1920-1928
81 Zack Taylor 811 2664 711 8 0.267 1920-1935
82 Hank Severeid 809 2655 822 15 0.310 1911-1926
83 Harry Hooper 801 3051 926 52 0.304 1909-1925
84 Walter Holke 798 2968 858 21 0.289 1914-1925
85 Kiki Cuyler 797 3033 1005 70 0.331 1921-1938
86 George Burns 794 3166 898 17 0.284 1911-1925
87 Joe Harris 794 2481 782 46 0.315 1914-1928
88 Eddie Brown 790 2902 878 16 0.303 1920-1928
89 Bobby Veach 790 2812 895 43 0.318 1912-1925
90 Phil Todt 784 2835 729 41 0.257 1924-1931
91 Hughie Critz 774 3023 852 18 0.282 1924-1935
92 Johnny Bassler 767 2240 690 1 0.308 1913-1927
93 Lou Gehrig 767 2746 919 146 0.335 1923-1939
94 Jimmie Wilson 767 2464 716 22 0.291 1923-1940
95 Bubbles Hargrave 766 2367 744 29 0.314 1913-1930
96 Earle Combs 762 3094 1025 27 0.331 1924-1935
97 Frank Snyder 762 2314 644 43 0.278 1912-1927
98 Bill Terry 760 2639 861 72 0.326 1923-1936
99 Val Picinich 758 2174 572 20 0.263 1916-1933
100 Hack Wilson 755 2747 864 137 0.315 1923-1934

Championship Teams

Year Team W L Win%
1920 Cleveland Indians 98 56 0.636
1921 New York Giants 94 59 0.614
1922 New York Giants 93 61 0.604
1923 New York Yankees 98 54 0.645
1924 Washington Senators 92 62 0.597
1925 Pittsburgh Pirates 95 58 0.621
1926 St. Louis Cardinals 89 65 0.578
1927 New York Yankees 110 44 0.714
1928 New York Yankees 101 53 0.656
1929 Philadelphia Athletics 104 46 0.693