1920 Kansas City Monarchs

42-35 • .545 Win% • 3rd in NNL

The 1920 Kansas City Monarchs went 42-35 (.545) finishing 3rd in the NNL. The club scored 358 runs, allowed 308, and played home games at Association Park II. Team leaders included George Carr (4 HR, 48 RBI) and Sam Crawford (14-8, 2.87 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.

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📊 Season Record

42 Wins
35 Losses
.545 Win %
3rd Rank
358 R 308 RA
Diff +50

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⚡ Quick Stats

358 Runs Scored
308 Runs Allowed
+50 Run Diff
17 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1920 NNL Average

Batting Avg .277 9% above the 1920 league average (.253)
OBP .331 3% above the 1920 league average (.322)
SLG .373 14% above the 1920 league average (.327)
Team ERA 3.35 8% better than the 1920 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 358 47% above the 1920 league average (243 R)

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StadiumAssociation Park II
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Home Games (est.) 39 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1920

Batting Avg

1 Hurley McNair 0.329 2 Chick Harper 0.324 3 Dobie Moore 0.320 4 Bartolo Portuondo 0.318 5 George Carr 0.316

Home Runs

1 George Carr 4 2 John Donaldson 4 3 Hurley McNair 4 4 Joaquín Arumís 1 5 Chick Harper 1

RBI

1 George Carr 48 2 Hurley McNair 44 3 John Donaldson 41 4 Dobie Moore 24 5 Bartolo Portuondo 23
1920 Kansas City Monarchs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bartolo Portuondo 71 292 57 93 20 1 0 23 25 0 27 0.318
Hurley McNair 71 289 56 95 18 8 4 44 22 0 13 0.329
George Carr 71 285 45 90 15 5 4 48 15 1 18 0.316
John Donaldson 68 268 35 80 12 2 4 41 16 1 10 0.299
Vicente Rodríguez 59 193 24 46 3 1 1 18 11 0 2 0.238
José Méndez 56 180 21 38 6 1 0 14 28 0 5 0.211
Dobie Moore 43 172 33 55 8 4 1 24 13 0 4 0.320
Bullet Rogan 43 169 18 49 5 8 1 16 8 0 9 0.290
Otto Ray 28 86 11 22 4 2 0 8 8 0 3 0.256
Chick Harper 21 74 13 24 7 1 1 14 5 0 2 0.324
Edgar Washington 22 73 10 20 5 2 0 16 11 0 1 0.274
Rube Curry 26 70 3 11 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 0.157
Joaquín Arumís 26 67 5 16 0 0 1 7 4 0 1 0.239
Sam Crawford 28 66 5 11 0 1 0 6 4 0 0 0.167
Dink Mothell 15 58 5 9 2 0 0 5 1 0 1 0.155
Bus Gordon 10 35 5 7 1 1 0 3 4 0 0 0.200
Tick Houston 8 33 5 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.182
Zack Foreman 5 11 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.273
Clarence Orme 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0.000
Charley Lightner 4 5 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0.400
Hugh Blackburn 5 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.750
Frank Evans 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Hicks 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nolan 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000
Herbert Smith 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.250
Chappie Gray 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1920

ERA

1 José Méndez 2.68 2 Sam Crawford 2.87 3 John Donaldson 2.98 4 Rube Curry 3.04 5 Bullet Rogan 3.42

Wins

1 Sam Crawford 14 2 Rube Curry 8 3 John Donaldson 6 4 Bullet Rogan 6 5 José Méndez 3

Strikeouts

1 Sam Crawford 102 2 Rube Curry 89 3 Bullet Rogan 83 4 John Donaldson 49 5 José Méndez 10
1920 Kansas City Monarchs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rube Curry 8 11 3.04 25 18 1 186.2 174 63 40 89
Sam Crawford 14 8 2.87 26 18 1 181.2 149 58 58 102
Bullet Rogan 6 5 3.42 12 12 0 105.1 96 40 38 83
John Donaldson 6 3 2.98 12 8 1 84.2 78 28 19 49
José Méndez 3 1 2.68 9 5 0 47.0 46 14 9 10
Zack Foreman 1 1 5.21 3 3 0 19.0 27 11 3 8
Charley Lightner 0 0 8.03 4 4 0 12.1 15 11 17 3
Herbert Smith 1 0 6.14 2 1 0 7.1 10 5 1 4
Hugh Blackburn 0 2 13.50 3 1 0 5.1 8 8 8 3
Edgar Washington 0 0 54.00 1 1 0 0.2 6 4 1 0

👥 Roster (26)

Joaquín Arumís Hugh Blackburn George Carr Sam Crawford Rube Curry John Donaldson Frank Evans Zack Foreman Bus Gordon Chappie Gray Chick Harper Fred Hicks +14 more

26 players

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The 1920 Kansas City Monarchs in brief

In 1920 the Kansas City Monarchs posted a 42-35 mark (.545) and finished 3rd in the NNL. With 358 runs scored and 308 given up, the 1920 differential was +50. At the plate the Kansas City Monarchs hit .277, 9% better than the league's .253. The Kansas City Monarchs staff finished with a 3.35 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.62. Measured against the 243-run league average, the offense was 47% ahead.

Home games were played at Association Park II. For power, George Carr led the way with 4 homers. Hurley McNair collected the most hits, 95. Sam Crawford was the top winner, with 14 victories. In all, the roster shows 26 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1920 Kansas City Monarchs

What was the 1920 Kansas City Monarchs record?
The 1920 Kansas City Monarchs finished 42-35 (.545 win pct).
Who led the 1920 Kansas City Monarchs in home runs?
George Carr led the 1920 Kansas City Monarchs with 4 home runs.
What was the 1920 Kansas City Monarchs team ERA?
The 1920 Kansas City Monarchs posted a team ERA of 3.35.
Did the 1920 Kansas City Monarchs win the World Series?
No. The 1920 Kansas City Monarchs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1920 Kansas City Monarchs play?
The 1920 Kansas City Monarchs played home games at Association Park II.
Who led the 1920 Kansas City Monarchs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were George Carr (4 HR, 48 RBI) and Sam Crawford (14-8, 2.87 ERA).
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