1920 Chicago Cubs

75-79 • .487 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1920 Chicago Cubs went 75-79 (.487) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 619 runs, allowed 635, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Dave Robertson (10 HR, 75 RBI) and Pete Alexander (27-14, 1.91 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

75 Wins
79 Losses
.487 Win %
5th Rank
619 R 635 RA
Diff -16

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619 Runs Scored
635 Runs Allowed
-16 Run Diff
336K Attendance

📈 vs. 1920 NL Average

Batting Avg .263 2% below the 1920 league average (.269)
OBP .326 1% above the 1920 league average (.322)
SLG .353 1% below the 1920 league average (.356)
Team ERA 3.27 4% worse than the 1920 league average (3.13)
Runs Scored 619 1% above the 1920 league average (612 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 336,300
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Avg per Game 4,367

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1920

Batting Avg

1 Charlie Hollocher 0.319 2 Tom Daly 0.311 3 Max Flack 0.302 4 Dave Robertson 0.300 5 Fred Merkle 0.285

Home Runs

1 Dave Robertson 10 2 Dode Paskert 5 3 Max Flack 4 4 Charlie Deal 3 5 Fred Merkle 3

RBI

1 Dave Robertson 75 2 Dode Paskert 71 3 Zeb Terry 52 4 Turner Barber 50 5 Max Flack 49
1920 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Max Flack 135 520 85 157 30 6 4 49 52 15 13 0.302
Dave Robertson 134 500 68 150 29 11 10 75 40 44 17 0.300
Zeb Terry 133 496 56 139 26 9 0 52 44 22 12 0.280
Dode Paskert 139 487 57 136 22 10 5 71 64 58 16 0.279
Charlie Deal 129 450 48 108 10 5 3 39 20 14 5 0.240
Turner Barber 94 340 27 90 10 5 0 50 9 26 5 0.265
Fred Merkle 92 330 33 94 20 4 3 38 24 32 3 0.285
Buck Herzog 91 305 39 59 9 2 0 19 20 21 8 0.193
Charlie Hollocher 80 301 53 96 17 2 0 22 41 15 20 0.319
Bob O'Farrell 94 270 29 67 11 4 3 19 34 23 1 0.248
Bill Killefer 62 191 16 42 7 1 0 16 8 5 2 0.220
Babe Twombly 78 183 25 43 1 1 2 14 17 20 5 0.235
Pete Alexander 46 118 9 27 4 1 1 14 11 26 0 0.229
Bernie Friberg 50 114 11 24 5 1 0 7 6 20 2 0.211
Hippo Vaughn 40 102 14 22 3 1 1 12 12 23 0 0.216
Tom Daly 44 90 12 28 6 0 0 13 2 6 1 0.311
Claude Hendrix 34 83 10 15 3 0 0 6 3 11 2 0.181
Lefty Tyler 29 65 6 17 3 1 0 6 9 7 0 0.262
Speed Martin 35 44 5 7 1 0 1 4 3 10 1 0.159
William Marriott 14 43 7 12 4 2 0 5 6 5 1 0.279
Paul Carter 31 35 3 6 1 1 0 4 1 5 0 0.171
Hal Leathers 9 23 3 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0.304
Abraham Bailey 21 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.143
Virgil Cheeves 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
George Gaw 6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Sumpter Clarke 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Joel Newkirk 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Percy Jones 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bill McCabe 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Joe Jaeger 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ted Turner 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1920

ERA

1 Pete Alexander 1.91 2 Hippo Vaughn 2.54 3 Lefty Tyler 3.31 4 Claude Hendrix 3.58 5 Paul Carter 4.67

Wins

1 Pete Alexander 27 2 Hippo Vaughn 19 3 Lefty Tyler 11 4 Claude Hendrix 9 5 Speed Martin 4

Strikeouts

1 Pete Alexander 173 2 Hippo Vaughn 131 3 Claude Hendrix 72 4 Lefty Tyler 57 5 Speed Martin 44
1920 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Pete Alexander 27 14 1.91 46 40 5 363.1 335 77 69 173
Hippo Vaughn 19 16 2.54 40 38 0 301.0 301 85 81 131
Claude Hendrix 9 12 3.58 27 23 0 203.2 216 81 54 72
Lefty Tyler 11 12 3.31 27 27 0 193.0 193 71 57 57
Speed Martin 4 15 4.83 35 13 2 136.0 165 73 50 44
Paul Carter 3 6 4.67 31 8 2 106.0 131 55 36 14
Abraham Bailey 1 2 7.12 21 1 0 36.2 55 29 11 8
Virgil Cheeves 0 0 3.50 5 2 0 18.0 16 7 7 3
George Gaw 1 1 4.85 6 1 0 13.0 16 7 3 4
Percy Jones 0 0 11.57 4 0 0 7.0 15 9 3 0
Joel Newkirk 0 1 5.40 2 1 0 6.2 8 4 6 2
Joe Jaeger 0 0 12.00 2 0 0 3.0 6 4 4 0
Ted Turner 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 1.1 2 2 1 0

👥 Roster (31)

Pete Alexander Abraham Bailey Turner Barber Paul Carter Virgil Cheeves Sumpter Clarke Tom Daly Charlie Deal Max Flack Bernie Friberg George Gaw Claude Hendrix +19 more

31 players

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The 1920 Chicago Cubs in brief

The 1920 Chicago Cubs finished 75-79, a .487 winning percentage, placing 5th in the NL. With 619 runs scored and 635 given up, the 1920 differential was -16. At the plate the Chicago Cubs hit .263, 2% worse than the league's .269. The staff ERA of 3.27 was 4% worse than the league average of 3.13. The 1920 Chicago Cubs outscored the average club by 1% (619 against 612).

Wrigley Field was home in 1920, drawing a total attendance of 336,300. The home run leader was Dave Robertson, who hit 10. Max Flack collected the most hits, 157. On the mound, Pete Alexander won 27 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 31 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1920 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1920 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1920 Chicago Cubs finished 75-79 (.487 win pct).
Who led the 1920 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Dave Robertson led the 1920 Chicago Cubs with 10 home runs.
What was the 1920 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1920 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 3.27.
Did the 1920 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1920 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1920 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1920 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1920 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dave Robertson (10 HR, 75 RBI) and Pete Alexander (27-14, 1.91 ERA).
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