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1920 Cleveland Indians

98-56 • .636 Win% • 1st in AL

The 1920 Cleveland Indians went 98-56 (.636) finishing 1st in the AL. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 857 runs, allowed 642, and played home games at League Park II. Team leaders included Elmer Smith (12 HR, 103 RBI) and Jim Bagby (31-12, 2.89 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

98 Wins
56 Losses
.636 Win %
1st Rank
857 R 642 RA
Diff +215

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⚡ Quick Stats

857 Runs Scored
642 Runs Allowed
+215 Run Diff
542K Attendance

📈 vs. 1920 AL Average

Batting Avg .302 7% above the 1920 league average (.283)
OBP .375 8% above the 1920 league average (.347)
SLG .417 8% above the 1920 league average (.387)
Team ERA 3.41 10% better than the 1920 league average (3.79)
Runs Scored 857 17% above the 1920 league average (734 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLeague Park II
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 542,500
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Avg per Game 6,955

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1920

Batting Avg

1 Tris Speaker 0.388 2 Joe Evans 0.349 3 Les Nunamaker 0.333 4 Joe Sewell 0.329 5 Steve O'Neill 0.321

Home Runs

1 Elmer Smith 12 2 Tris Speaker 8 3 Ray Chapman 3 4 Larry Gardner 3 5 Steve O'Neill 3

RBI

1 Larry Gardner 118 2 Tris Speaker 107 3 Elmer Smith 103 4 Doc Johnston 71 5 Steve O'Neill 55
1920 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Larry Gardner 154 597 72 185 31 11 3 118 53 25 3 0.310
Bill Wambsganss 153 565 83 138 16 11 1 55 54 26 9 0.244
Tris Speaker 150 552 137 214 50 11 8 107 97 13 10 0.388
Doc Johnston 147 535 68 156 24 10 2 71 28 32 13 0.292
Steve O'Neill 149 489 63 157 39 5 3 55 69 39 3 0.321
Elmer Smith 129 456 82 144 37 10 12 103 53 35 5 0.316
Ray Chapman 111 435 97 132 27 8 3 49 52 38 13 0.303
Charlie Jamieson 108 370 69 118 17 7 1 40 41 26 2 0.319
Joe Evans 56 172 32 60 9 9 0 23 15 3 6 0.349
Jack Graney 62 152 31 45 11 1 0 13 27 21 4 0.296
Smoky Joe Wood 61 137 25 37 11 2 1 30 25 16 1 0.270
Jim Bagby 49 131 17 33 7 3 1 14 6 17 0 0.252
Stan Coveleski 41 111 13 25 4 2 0 17 11 28 0 0.225
Ray Caldwell 41 89 17 19 3 0 0 7 10 13 0 0.213
Harry Lunte 23 71 6 14 0 0 0 7 5 6 0 0.197
Joe Sewell 22 70 14 23 4 1 0 12 9 4 1 0.329
George Burns 44 56 7 15 4 1 0 13 4 3 1 0.268
Les Nunamaker 34 54 10 18 3 3 0 14 4 5 1 0.333
Guy Morton 29 46 1 10 0 0 0 2 1 9 0 0.217
George Uhle 27 32 4 11 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0.344
Elmer Myers 16 25 2 6 2 0 0 4 0 3 0 0.240
Duster Mails 9 20 3 4 1 0 0 0 2 6 0 0.200
Bob Clark 11 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Dick Niehaus 19 9 0 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0.444
Pinch Thomas 9 9 2 3 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0.333
Tony Faeth 13 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Joe Boehling 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Tim Murchison 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
George Ellison 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1920

ERA

1 Duster Mails 1.85 2 Stan Coveleski 2.49 3 Jim Bagby 2.89 4 Bob Clark 3.43 5 Dick Niehaus 3.60

Wins

1 Jim Bagby 31 2 Stan Coveleski 24 3 Ray Caldwell 20 4 Guy Morton 8 5 Duster Mails 7

Strikeouts

1 Stan Coveleski 133 2 Ray Caldwell 80 3 Jim Bagby 73 4 Guy Morton 72 5 George Uhle 27
1920 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Bagby 31 12 2.89 48 38 0 339.2 338 109 79 73
Stan Coveleski 24 14 2.49 41 38 2 315.0 284 87 65 133
Ray Caldwell 20 10 3.86 34 33 0 237.2 286 102 63 80
Guy Morton 8 6 4.47 29 17 1 137.0 140 68 57 72
George Uhle 4 5 5.21 27 6 1 84.2 98 49 29 27
Elmer Myers 2 4 4.77 16 7 1 71.2 93 38 23 16
Duster Mails 7 0 1.85 9 8 0 63.1 54 13 18 25
Bob Clark 1 2 3.43 11 2 0 42.0 59 16 13 8
Dick Niehaus 1 2 3.60 19 3 2 40.0 42 16 16 12
Tony Faeth 0 0 4.32 13 0 0 25.0 31 12 20 14
Joe Boehling 0 1 4.85 3 2 0 13.0 16 7 10 4
Tim Murchison 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 5.0 3 0 4 0
Smoky Joe Wood 0 0 22.50 1 0 0 2.0 4 5 2 1
George Ellison 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 2 1

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
CLE def. BRO 5-2

👥 Roster (29)

Jim Bagby Joe Boehling George Burns Ray Caldwell Ray Chapman Bob Clark Stan Coveleski George Ellison Joe Evans Tony Faeth Larry Gardner Jack Graney +17 more

29 players

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The 1920 Cleveland Indians in brief

The record for the 1920 Cleveland Indians reads 98 wins and 56 losses, good for 1st in the AL. That season the Cleveland Indians won the World Series. Runs came in at 857 scored against 642 allowed (+215). At the plate the Cleveland Indians hit .302, 7% better than the league's .283. Pitchers allowed 3.41 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.79.

League Park II was home in 1920, drawing a total attendance of 542,500. Elmer Smith topped the Cleveland Indians with 12 home runs. Larry Gardner led in RBI with 118. Jim Bagby led the pitchers with 31 wins. Stan Coveleski struck out 133, the most on the club. In the World Series, the Cleveland Indians beat BRO 5-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1920 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1920 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1920 Cleveland Indians finished 98-56 (.636 win pct).
Did the 1920 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
Yes. The 1920 Cleveland Indians won the World Series.
Who led the 1920 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Elmer Smith led the 1920 Cleveland Indians with 12 home runs.
What was the 1920 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1920 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 3.41.
Where did the 1920 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1920 Cleveland Indians played home games at League Park II.
Who led the 1920 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Elmer Smith (12 HR, 103 RBI) and Jim Bagby (31-12, 2.89 ERA).
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