1920 Boston Braves

62-90 • .408 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1920 Boston Braves went 62-90 (.408) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 523 runs, allowed 670, and played home games at Braves Field. Team leaders included Ray Powell (6 HR, 29 RBI) and Joe Oeschger (15-13, 3.46 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

62 Wins
90 Losses
.408 Win %
7th Rank
523 R 670 RA
Diff -147

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523 Runs Scored
670 Runs Allowed
-147 Run Diff
238K Attendance

📈 vs. 1920 NL Average

Batting Avg .260 3% below the 1920 league average (.269)
OBP .315 2% below the 1920 league average (.322)
SLG .338 5% below the 1920 league average (.356)
Team ERA 3.54 13% worse than the 1920 league average (3.13)
Runs Scored 523 14% below the 1920 league average (612 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBraves Field
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Home Games 74
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Total Attendance 238,600
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Avg per Game 3,224

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1920

Batting Avg

1 Eddie Eayrs 0.328 2 John Sullivan 0.296 3 Walter Holke 0.294 4 Mickey O'Neil 0.283 5 Walton Cruise 0.278

Home Runs

1 Ray Powell 6 2 Tony Boeckel 3 3 Walter Holke 3 4 Les Mann 3 5 Charlie Pick 2

RBI

1 Walter Holke 64 2 Tony Boeckel 62 3 Rabbit Maranville 43 4 Les Mann 32 5 Horace Ford 30
1920 Boston Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ray Powell 147 609 69 137 12 12 6 29 44 83 10 0.225
Tony Boeckel 153 582 70 156 28 5 3 62 38 50 18 0.268
Walter Holke 144 551 53 162 15 11 3 64 28 31 4 0.294
Rabbit Maranville 134 493 48 131 19 15 1 43 28 24 14 0.266
Les Mann 115 424 48 117 7 8 3 32 38 42 7 0.276
Charlie Pick 95 383 34 105 16 6 2 28 23 11 10 0.274
Mickey O'Neil 112 304 19 86 5 4 0 28 21 20 4 0.283
Walton Cruise 91 288 40 80 7 5 1 21 31 26 5 0.278
Horace Ford 88 257 16 62 12 5 1 30 18 25 3 0.241
John Sullivan 81 250 36 74 14 4 1 28 29 29 3 0.296
Eddie Eayrs 87 244 31 80 5 2 1 24 30 18 4 0.328
Hank Gowdy 80 214 14 52 11 2 0 18 20 15 6 0.243
Lloyd Christenbury 65 106 17 22 2 2 0 14 13 12 0 0.208
Joe Oeschger 38 101 3 18 5 0 0 7 1 14 0 0.178
Jack Scott 44 99 5 21 3 0 0 4 5 16 0 0.212
Dana Fillingim 38 92 1 16 1 0 0 6 6 13 0 0.174
Hugh McQuillan 38 74 8 19 4 4 1 8 3 23 0 0.257
Dick Rudolph 18 27 2 5 0 0 0 3 2 5 0 0.185
Gene Bailey 13 24 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0.083
Art Wilson 16 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.053
Red Torphy 3 15 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.200
Bunny Hearn 11 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.143
Al Pierotti 6 8 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.250
Leo Townsend 7 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.167
Johnny Jones 3 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Johnny Rawlings 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.000
Ira Townsend 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mule Watson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Whelan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Oscar Dugey 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1920

ERA

1 Dana Fillingim 3.11 2 Joe Oeschger 3.46 3 Jack Scott 3.53 4 Hugh McQuillan 3.55 5 Dick Rudolph 4.04

Wins

1 Joe Oeschger 15 2 Dana Fillingim 12 3 Hugh McQuillan 11 4 Jack Scott 10 5 Dick Rudolph 4

Strikeouts

1 Jack Scott 94 2 Joe Oeschger 80 3 Dana Fillingim 66 4 Hugh McQuillan 53 5 Dick Rudolph 24
1920 Boston Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Joe Oeschger 15 13 3.46 38 30 0 299.0 294 115 99 80
Jack Scott 10 21 3.53 44 32 1 291.0 308 114 85 94
Dana Fillingim 12 21 3.11 37 30 0 272.0 292 94 79 66
Hugh McQuillan 11 15 3.55 38 27 5 225.2 230 89 70 53
Dick Rudolph 4 8 4.04 18 12 0 89.0 104 40 24 24
Bunny Hearn 0 3 5.65 11 4 0 43.0 54 27 11 9
Eddie Eayrs 1 2 5.47 7 3 0 26.1 36 16 12 7
Al Pierotti 1 1 2.88 6 2 0 25.0 23 8 9 12
Leo Townsend 2 2 1.48 7 1 0 24.1 18 4 2 0
Johnny Jones 1 0 6.52 3 1 0 9.2 16 7 5 6
Ira Townsend 0 0 1.35 4 1 0 6.2 10 1 2 1
Mule Watson 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0

👥 Roster (30)

Gene Bailey Tony Boeckel Lloyd Christenbury Walton Cruise Oscar Dugey Eddie Eayrs Dana Fillingim Horace Ford Hank Gowdy Bunny Hearn Walter Holke Johnny Jones +18 more

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The 1920 Boston Braves in brief

The record for the 1920 Boston Braves reads 62 wins and 90 losses, good for 7th in the NL. With 523 runs scored and 670 given up, the 1920 differential was -147. The team batting average of .260 was 3% below the 1920 league mark of .269. The Boston Braves staff finished with a 3.54 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.13. The 1920 Boston Braves scored 14% fewer runs than the average club (523 against 612).

The home park, Braves Field, recorded 238,600 in attendance, about 3,224 a game. Ray Powell topped the Boston Braves with 6 home runs. The RBI leader was Walter Holke, with 64. Joe Oeschger was the top winner, with 15 victories. Jack Scott struck out 94, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1920 Boston Braves

What was the 1920 Boston Braves record?
The 1920 Boston Braves finished 62-90 (.408 win pct).
Who led the 1920 Boston Braves in home runs?
Ray Powell led the 1920 Boston Braves with 6 home runs.
What was the 1920 Boston Braves team ERA?
The 1920 Boston Braves posted a team ERA of 3.54.
Did the 1920 Boston Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1920 Boston Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1920 Boston Braves play?
The 1920 Boston Braves played home games at Braves Field.
Who led the 1920 Boston Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ray Powell (6 HR, 29 RBI) and Joe Oeschger (15-13, 3.46 ERA).
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