1920 Chicago Giants

5-31 • .139 Win% • 8th in NNL

The 1920 Chicago Giants went 5-31 (.139) finishing 8th in the NNL. The club scored 110 runs and allowed 198. Team leaders included John Beckwith (1 HR, 14 RBI) and Luther Farrell (2-4, 4.40 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

5 Wins
31 Losses
.139 Win %
8th Rank
110 R 198 RA
Diff -88

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⚡ Quick Stats

110 Runs Scored
198 Runs Allowed
-88 Run Diff
3 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1920 NNL Average

Batting Avg .223 12% below the 1920 league average (.253)
OBP .291 9% below the 1920 league average (.322)
SLG .283 14% below the 1920 league average (.327)
Team ERA 5.25 45% worse than the 1920 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 110 55% below the 1920 league average (243 R)

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1920

Batting Avg

1 Willie Green 0.299 2 Horace Jenkins 0.274 3 Butler White 0.250 4 Bobby Winston 0.247 5 John Beckwith 0.243

Home Runs

1 John Beckwith 1 2 Frank Duncan 1 3 Lem McDougal 1

RBI

1 Butler White 16 2 John Beckwith 14 3 Horace Jenkins 11 4 Willie Green 10 5 Frank Duncan 8
1920 Chicago Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Willie Green 34 134 15 40 7 2 0 10 14 0 7 0.299
Horace Jenkins 34 124 13 34 2 0 0 11 11 0 2 0.274
John Beckwith 30 115 12 28 6 0 1 14 6 0 1 0.243
Butler White 29 108 10 27 5 3 0 16 3 0 0 0.250
Frank Duncan 30 102 13 20 0 1 1 8 8 0 4 0.196
Bobby Winston 28 97 14 24 7 1 0 6 15 0 3 0.247
Harry Jeffries 27 81 7 15 0 0 0 6 8 0 1 0.185
Bobby Anderson 23 70 6 16 2 2 0 5 10 0 2 0.229
Frank Duncan 16 47 3 7 1 0 0 3 6 0 0 0.149
Thurman Jennings 13 46 3 9 3 0 0 3 1 0 1 0.196
John Taylor 16 43 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.047
Harry Bauchman 9 28 2 4 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0.143
Luther Farrell 9 28 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.107
Joe Green 18 28 2 7 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0.250
Roberts 5 19 2 5 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.263
Chase 6 15 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.267
Walter Ball 7 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.077
Fred Goliah 4 12 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.167
Lem McDougal 4 6 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.167
Waters 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Steel Arm Davis 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1920

ERA

1 John Taylor 4.08 2 Luther Farrell 4.40 3 Chase 5.86 4 Walter Ball 6.43

Wins

1 Luther Farrell 2 2 John Taylor 2 3 Chase 1

Strikeouts

1 John Taylor 48 2 Luther Farrell 31 3 Walter Ball 15 4 Chase 14 5 John Beckwith 5
1920 Chicago Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
John Taylor 2 9 4.08 16 11 0 108.0 114 49 25 48
Luther Farrell 2 4 4.40 7 5 0 59.1 62 29 17 31
Chase 1 3 5.86 6 5 0 35.1 45 23 22 14
Walter Ball 0 6 6.43 7 7 0 35.0 45 25 25 15
Lem McDougal 0 3 10.57 4 3 0 15.1 29 18 10 5
Horace Jenkins 0 3 7.07 3 2 0 14.0 24 11 2 3
John Beckwith 0 1 4.50 1 1 0 8.0 7 4 4 5
Waters 0 0 3.60 1 0 0 5.0 5 2 3 0
Steel Arm Davis 0 0 20.25 2 0 0 1.1 4 3 2 2

👥 Roster (21)

Bobby Anderson Walter Ball Harry Bauchman John Beckwith Chase Steel Arm Davis Frank Duncan Frank Duncan Luther Farrell Fred Goliah Joe Green Willie Green +9 more

21 players

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The 1920 Chicago Giants in brief

The 1920 Chicago Giants won 5 games and lost 31, ending up 8th in the NNL. The run column shows 110 for and 198 against. At the plate the Chicago Giants hit .223, 12% worse than the league's .253. The Chicago Giants staff finished with a 5.25 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.62. The 110 runs scored compare with a league average of 243 per club, 55% fewer.

For power, John Beckwith led the way with 1 homers. Butler White drove in a team-high 16 runs. Willie Green collected the most hits, 40. Luther Farrell led the pitchers with 2 wins. The strikeout leader was John Taylor with 48. The 1920 roster runs to 21 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1920 Chicago Giants

What was the 1920 Chicago Giants record?
The 1920 Chicago Giants finished 5-31 (.139 win pct).
Who led the 1920 Chicago Giants in home runs?
John Beckwith led the 1920 Chicago Giants with 1 home runs.
What was the 1920 Chicago Giants team ERA?
The 1920 Chicago Giants posted a team ERA of 5.25.
Did the 1920 Chicago Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1920 Chicago Giants did not win the World Series.
Who led the 1920 Chicago Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were John Beckwith (1 HR, 14 RBI) and Luther Farrell (2-4, 4.40 ERA).
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