1920s: 1920-1929

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🏆 Championship Teams

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 Kansas City Monarchs 57-22 (0.722) 1924 Washington Senators 92-62 (0.597) 1925 Hilldale Club 53-18 (0.746) 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates 95-58 (0.621) 1926 Chicago American Giants 56-24 (0.700) 1926 St. Louis Cardinals 89-65 (0.578) 1927 Chicago American Giants 62-31 (0.667) 1927 New York Yankees 110-44 (0.714) 1928 New York Yankees 101-53 (0.656) 1929 Philadelphia Athletics 104-46 (0.693)

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1910s 1920s 1930s

🎮 Top Players by Games

Sam Rice1915-1934 Charlie Grimm1916-1936 Rogers Hornsby1915-1937 Harry Heilmann1914-1932 Joe Sewell1920-1933 Babe Ruth1914-1935 Frankie Frisch1919-1937 Joe Judge1915-1934 George Kelly1915-1932 George Sisler1915-1930 Charlie Jamieson1915-1932 Bob Meusel1920-1930 Dave Bancroft1915-1930 Marty McManus1920-1934 Bucky Harris1919-1931 Ken Williams1915-1929 Jimmy Dykes1918-1939 Max Carey1910-1929
Most Games — 1920-1929

Most Games Played (1920-1929)

1 Sam Rice 1496 G 2 Charlie Grimm 1458 G 3 Rogers Hornsby 1430 G 4 Harry Heilmann 1417 G 5 Joe Sewell 1404 G 6 Babe Ruth 1399 G 7 Frankie Frisch 1378 G 8 Joe Judge 1359 G 9 George Kelly 1351 G 10 George Sisler 1326 G

💪 Top Players by Home Runs

Most Home Runs — 1920-1929

Most Home Runs (1920-1929)

1 Babe Ruth 467 HR 2 Rogers Hornsby 250 HR 3 Cy Williams 202 HR 4 Ken Williams 190 HR 5 Bob Meusel 146 HR 6 Jim Bottomley 146 HR 7 Lou Gehrig 146 HR 8 Harry Heilmann 142 HR 9 Hack Wilson 137 HR 10 George Kelly 134 HR

📊 Top Players by Batting Average

Highest AVG — 1920-1929

Highest Batting Average (1920-1929)

1 Rogers Hornsby 0.382 2 Harry Heilmann 0.364 3 Ty Cobb 0.357 4 Al Simmons 0.356 5 Babe Ruth 0.355 6 Tris Speaker 0.354 7 George Sisler 0.347 8 Eddie Collins 0.346 9 Riggs Stephenson 0.340 10 Zack Wheat 0.339

What the 1920s page shows

The 1920s page links every season from 1920 to 1929 that the site has standings for. Sam Rice played 1496 games in the 1920s, more than anyone else, followed by Charlie Grimm (1458). Among those players, Babe Ruth hit the most home runs, 467, well clear of Rogers Hornsby (250). The batting average list starts with Rogers Hornsby (0.382), with Harry Heilmann second at 0.364. Power and average met in Babe Ruth, Harry Heilmann, and Rogers Hornsby, ranked on both 1920s lists. Ty Cobb rounds out the top three by average at 0.357. The power list's third name is Cy Williams (202). The player tiles show careers crossing into the 1920s from earlier, Sam Rice's 1915-1934 among them. Only games from 1920 through 1929 count toward the 1920s lists. The New York Yankees appear most often among the 1920s champions, in 1923, 1927, and 1928. The best record among the 1920s title teams belongs to the 1925 Hilldale Club, 53-18. The champions list includes Negro Leagues title teams such as the 1924 Kansas City Monarchs.

📅 Seasons in this Decade

1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929

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