1920 Indianapolis ABCs

41-40 • .506 Win% • 4th in NNL

The 1920 Indianapolis ABCs went 41-40 (.506) finishing 4th in the NNL. The club scored 323 runs, allowed 379, and played home games at Washington Park II. Team leaders included Oscar Charleston (5 HR, 45 RBI) and Dizzy Dismukes (10-7, 3.80 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

41 Wins
40 Losses
.506 Win %
4th Rank
323 R 379 RA
Diff -56

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⚡ Quick Stats

323 Runs Scored
379 Runs Allowed
-56 Run Diff
11 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1920 NNL Average

Batting Avg .251 1% below the 1920 league average (.253)
OBP .317 1% below the 1920 league average (.322)
SLG .318 3% below the 1920 league average (.327)
Team ERA 4.01 11% worse than the 1920 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 323 33% above the 1920 league average (243 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWashington Park II
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Home Games (est.) 42 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1920

Batting Avg

1 Oscar Charleston 0.333 2 Ben Taylor 0.302 3 Morten Clark 0.300 4 Biz Mackey 0.297 5 George Shively 0.293

Home Runs

1 Oscar Charleston 5 2 Ben Taylor 3 3 Connie Day 2 4 Biz Mackey 1

RBI

1 Ben Taylor 46 2 Oscar Charleston 45 3 Connie Day 24 4 Ralph Jefferson 18 5 Biz Mackey 17
1920 Indianapolis ABCs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Morten Clark 77 300 54 90 10 4 0 13 31 0 16 0.300
Oscar Charleston 76 285 60 95 18 5 5 45 35 1 20 0.333
Ben Taylor 75 275 41 83 13 4 3 46 28 1 13 0.302
Connie Day 77 268 23 50 4 5 2 24 19 1 2 0.187
Russell Powell 60 190 20 44 7 0 0 17 17 0 1 0.232
Ralph Jefferson 48 174 15 45 3 2 0 18 7 0 2 0.259
Namon Washington 41 163 20 37 2 1 0 13 10 0 7 0.227
Biz Mackey 39 145 18 43 4 2 1 17 10 0 1 0.297
Jim Jeffries 51 135 13 23 2 0 0 7 21 0 4 0.170
George Shively 30 123 23 36 2 3 0 11 12 0 8 0.293
Henry Blackmon 36 120 11 28 4 1 0 13 10 0 1 0.233
Dicta Johnson 27 65 7 14 1 1 0 4 3 0 0 0.215
Samuel Dewitt 17 61 7 13 2 2 0 8 4 1 1 0.213
Dizzy Dismukes 26 49 1 7 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0.143
Robert Hudspeth 19 34 3 5 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0.147
Bob McClure 15 27 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0.074
Morris Williams 15 27 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.185
Mitchell Murray 13 23 0 6 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0.261
Boots McClain 8 20 1 2 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0.100
Ed Rile 8 16 1 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0.250
J. Brown 6 15 0 4 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.267
Tick Houston 4 7 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.286
Herlen Ragland 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
C. I. Taylor 6 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.167
Davis 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Otis Francis 2 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.500
Hay 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Willie Haynes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Hill 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Forrest Mashaw 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steel Arm Johnny Taylor 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1920

ERA

1 Bob McClure 2.36 2 Ed Rile 2.59 3 Dicta Johnson 3.47 4 Dizzy Dismukes 3.80 5 Jim Jeffries 4.60

Wins

1 Dizzy Dismukes 10 2 Dicta Johnson 8 3 Bob McClure 5 4 Jim Jeffries 4 5 Morris Williams 4

Strikeouts

1 Dicta Johnson 72 2 Dizzy Dismukes 57 3 Jim Jeffries 46 4 Bob McClure 38 5 Morris Williams 21
1920 Indianapolis ABCs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dicta Johnson 8 7 3.47 25 17 0 171.0 158 66 44 72
Dizzy Dismukes 10 7 3.80 25 19 0 137.1 113 58 57 57
Jim Jeffries 4 8 4.60 24 11 2 123.1 119 63 42 46
Morris Williams 4 6 5.33 15 14 0 82.2 90 49 39 21
Bob McClure 5 5 2.36 15 6 0 80.0 70 21 23 38
Ed Rile 2 2 2.59 6 5 0 31.1 26 9 24 17
Ben Taylor 1 1 2.82 8 1 1 22.1 18 7 3 7
Oscar Charleston 0 0 3.31 3 1 0 16.1 22 6 6 5
Herlen Ragland 1 1 9.82 2 1 0 7.1 10 8 3 3
Biz Mackey 0 1 16.20 1 1 0 3.1 7 6 2 5
Willie Haynes 0 1 13.50 1 1 0 2.2 5 4 3 1
Ralph Jefferson 0 0 20.25 1 0 0 1.1 4 3 3 1
Steel Arm Johnny Taylor 0 0 81.00 1 0 0 0.1 2 3 2 0

👥 Roster (31)

Henry Blackmon J. Brown Oscar Charleston Morten Clark Davis Connie Day Samuel Dewitt Dizzy Dismukes Otis Francis Hay Willie Haynes Hill +19 more

31 players

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The 1920 Indianapolis ABCs in brief

The 1920 Indianapolis ABCs finished 41-40, a .506 winning percentage, placing 4th in the NNL. With 323 runs scored and 379 given up, the 1920 differential was -56. Against a league average of .253, the 1920 Indianapolis ABCs batted .251. The Indianapolis ABCs staff finished with a 4.01 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.62. The 323 runs scored compare with a league average of 243 per club, 33% more.

The club's home park in 1920 was Washington Park II. The home run leader was Oscar Charleston, who hit 5. The RBI leader was Ben Taylor, with 46. The pitching staff's wins leader was Dizzy Dismukes (10). Dicta Johnson struck out 72, the most on the club. The roster section lists 31 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1920 Indianapolis ABCs

What was the 1920 Indianapolis ABCs record?
The 1920 Indianapolis ABCs finished 41-40 (.506 win pct).
Who led the 1920 Indianapolis ABCs in home runs?
Oscar Charleston led the 1920 Indianapolis ABCs with 5 home runs.
What was the 1920 Indianapolis ABCs team ERA?
The 1920 Indianapolis ABCs posted a team ERA of 4.01.
Did the 1920 Indianapolis ABCs win the World Series?
No. The 1920 Indianapolis ABCs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1920 Indianapolis ABCs play?
The 1920 Indianapolis ABCs played home games at Washington Park II.
Who led the 1920 Indianapolis ABCs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Oscar Charleston (5 HR, 45 RBI) and Dizzy Dismukes (10-7, 3.80 ERA).
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