1920 Detroit Tigers

61-93 • .396 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1920 Detroit Tigers went 61-93 (.396) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 652 runs, allowed 833, and played home games at Navin Field. Team leaders included Bobby Veach (11 HR, 113 RBI) and Howard Ehmke (15-18, 3.25 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

61 Wins
93 Losses
.396 Win %
7th Rank
652 R 833 RA
Diff -181

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652 Runs Scored
833 Runs Allowed
-181 Run Diff
540K Attendance

📈 vs. 1920 AL Average

Batting Avg .269 5% below the 1920 league average (.283)
OBP .333 4% below the 1920 league average (.347)
SLG .358 7% below the 1920 league average (.387)
Team ERA 4.04 7% worse than the 1920 league average (3.79)
Runs Scored 652 11% below the 1920 league average (734 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 540,800
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Avg per Game 6,933

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1920

Batting Avg

1 Ty Cobb 0.334 2 Harry Heilmann 0.309 3 Bobby Veach 0.307 4 Sammy Hale 0.293 5 Ralph Young 0.291

Home Runs

1 Bobby Veach 11 2 Harry Heilmann 9 3 Ira Flagstead 3 4 Ty Cobb 2 5 Eddie Ainsmith 1

RBI

1 Bobby Veach 113 2 Harry Heilmann 89 3 Ty Cobb 63 4 Chick Shorten 40 5 Ira Flagstead 35
1920 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bobby Veach 154 612 92 188 39 15 11 113 36 22 11 0.307
Ralph Young 150 594 84 173 21 6 0 33 85 30 8 0.291
Harry Heilmann 145 543 66 168 28 5 9 89 39 32 3 0.309
Donie Bush 141 506 85 133 18 5 1 33 73 32 15 0.263
Ty Cobb 112 428 86 143 28 8 2 63 58 28 15 0.334
Chick Shorten 116 364 35 105 9 6 1 40 28 14 2 0.288
Ira Flagstead 110 311 40 73 13 5 3 35 37 27 3 0.235
Babe Pinelli 102 284 33 65 9 3 0 21 25 16 6 0.229
Bob Jones 81 265 35 66 6 3 1 18 22 13 3 0.249
Oscar Stanage 78 238 12 55 17 0 0 17 14 21 0 0.231
Eddie Ainsmith 69 186 19 43 5 3 1 19 14 19 4 0.231
Babe Ellison 61 155 11 34 7 2 0 21 8 26 4 0.219
Sammy Hale 76 116 13 34 3 3 1 14 5 15 2 0.293
Howard Ehmke 38 105 4 25 7 2 0 5 0 10 0 0.238
Hooks Dauss 38 83 7 14 2 2 0 5 14 27 0 0.169
Clyde Manion 32 80 4 22 4 1 0 8 4 7 0 0.275
Red Oldham 39 69 7 12 0 1 0 7 6 13 0 0.174
Doc Ayers 46 59 2 9 4 0 0 3 2 6 0 0.153
Dutch Leonard 28 57 2 12 3 0 0 5 8 8 0 0.211
Larry Woodall 18 49 4 12 1 0 0 5 2 6 0 0.245
Clarence Huber 11 42 4 9 2 1 0 5 0 5 0 0.214
Roy Crumpler 4 9 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
John Bogart 4 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Bill Morrisette 8 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Bernie Boland 4 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.143
Davey Claire 3 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.143
Allen Conkwright 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0.200
Frank Okrie 21 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.200
Harry Baumgartner 9 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.250
Mutt Wilson 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.250
Ernie Alten 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Glaiser 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Jack Coombs 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Red Cox 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Cy Fried 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Norman Glaser 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Slim Love 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lou Vedder 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1920

ERA

1 Howard Ehmke 3.25 2 Hooks Dauss 3.56 3 Red Oldham 3.85 4 Doc Ayers 3.88 5 Dutch Leonard 4.33

Wins

1 Howard Ehmke 15 2 Hooks Dauss 13 3 Dutch Leonard 10 4 Red Oldham 8 5 Doc Ayers 7

Strikeouts

1 Doc Ayers 103 2 Howard Ehmke 98 3 Hooks Dauss 82 4 Dutch Leonard 76 5 Red Oldham 62
1920 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Hooks Dauss 13 21 3.56 38 32 0 270.1 308 107 84 82
Howard Ehmke 15 18 3.25 38 33 3 268.1 250 97 124 98
Red Oldham 8 13 3.85 39 22 1 215.1 248 92 91 62
Doc Ayers 7 14 3.88 46 23 1 208.2 217 90 62 103
Dutch Leonard 10 17 4.33 28 27 0 191.1 192 92 63 76
Frank Okrie 1 2 5.27 21 1 0 41.0 44 24 18 9
Bill Morrisette 1 1 4.33 8 3 0 27.0 25 13 19 15
John Bogart 2 1 3.04 4 3 0 23.2 16 8 18 5
Ernie Alten 0 1 9.00 14 1 0 23.0 40 23 9 4
Allen Conkwright 2 1 6.98 5 2 1 19.1 29 15 16 4
Harry Baumgartner 0 1 4.00 9 0 0 18.0 18 8 6 7
Bernie Boland 0 2 7.79 4 3 0 17.1 23 15 14 4
John Glaiser 0 0 4.91 8 1 1 14.2 16 8 7 2
Roy Crumpler 1 0 5.54 2 2 0 13.0 17 8 11 2
Mutt Wilson 1 1 3.46 3 2 0 13.0 12 5 5 4
Jack Coombs 0 0 3.18 2 0 0 5.2 7 2 2 1
Red Cox 0 0 5.40 3 0 0 5.0 9 3 3 1
Slim Love 0 0 8.31 1 0 0 4.1 6 4 4 2
Norman Glaser 0 0 15.43 1 0 0 2.1 7 4 1 1
Lou Vedder 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 1
Cy Fried 0 0 16.20 2 0 0 1.2 3 3 4 0

👥 Roster (38)

Eddie Ainsmith Ernie Alten Doc Ayers Harry Baumgartner John Bogart Bernie Boland Donie Bush Davey Claire Ty Cobb Allen Conkwright Jack Coombs Red Cox +26 more

38 players

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The 1920 Detroit Tigers in brief

The 1920 Detroit Tigers won 61 games and lost 93, ending up 7th in the AL. Runs came in at 652 scored against 833 allowed (-181). Against a league average of .283, the 1920 Detroit Tigers batted .269. The Detroit Tigers staff finished with a 4.04 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.79. The 652 runs scored compare with a league average of 734 per club, 11% fewer.

Attendance at Navin Field totaled 540,800 for the year. For power, Bobby Veach led the way with 11 homers. On the mound, Howard Ehmke won 15 games to lead the staff. Doc Ayers struck out 103, the most on the club. The roster section lists 38 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1920 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1920 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1920 Detroit Tigers finished 61-93 (.396 win pct).
Who led the 1920 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Bobby Veach led the 1920 Detroit Tigers with 11 home runs.
What was the 1920 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1920 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 4.04.
Did the 1920 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1920 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1920 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1920 Detroit Tigers played home games at Navin Field.
Who led the 1920 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bobby Veach (11 HR, 113 RBI) and Howard Ehmke (15-18, 3.25 ERA).
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