1920 New York Giants

86-68 • .558 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1920 New York Giants went 86-68 (.558) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 682 runs, allowed 543, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included George Kelly (11 HR, 94 RBI) and Art Nehf (21-12, 3.08 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

86 Wins
68 Losses
.558 Win %
2nd Rank
682 R 543 RA
Diff +139

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682 Runs Scored
543 Runs Allowed
+139 Run Diff
1,024K Attendance

📈 vs. 1920 NL Average

Batting Avg .268 equal to the 1920 league average (.269)
OBP .326 1% above the 1920 league average (.322)
SLG .362 2% above the 1920 league average (.356)
Team ERA 2.80 11% better than the 1920 league average (3.13)
Runs Scored 682 12% above the 1920 league average (612 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 1,024,000
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Avg per Game 12,800

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1920

Batting Avg

1 Ross Youngs 0.351 2 Dave Bancroft 0.299 3 Earl Smith 0.294 4 George Burns 0.287 5 Larry Doyle 0.285

Home Runs

1 George Kelly 11 2 Lee King 7 3 George Burns 6 4 Ross Youngs 6 5 Larry Doyle 4

RBI

1 George Kelly 94 2 Ross Youngs 78 3 Frankie Frisch 77 4 Larry Doyle 50 5 George Burns 46
1920 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Burns 154 631 115 181 35 9 6 46 76 48 22 0.287
George Kelly 155 590 69 157 22 11 11 94 41 92 6 0.266
Ross Youngs 153 581 92 204 27 14 6 78 75 55 18 0.351
Larry Doyle 137 471 48 134 21 2 4 50 47 28 11 0.285
Dave Bancroft 108 442 79 132 29 7 0 31 33 32 7 0.299
Frankie Frisch 110 440 57 123 10 10 4 77 20 18 34 0.280
Frank Snyder 87 264 26 66 13 4 3 27 17 18 2 0.250
Earl Smith 91 262 20 77 7 1 1 30 18 16 5 0.294
Lee King 93 261 32 72 11 4 7 42 21 38 3 0.276
Art Fletcher 41 171 21 44 7 2 0 24 1 15 3 0.257
Benny Kauff 55 157 31 43 12 3 3 26 25 14 3 0.274
Vern Spencer 45 140 15 28 2 3 0 19 11 17 4 0.200
Ed Sicking 46 134 11 23 3 1 0 9 10 10 6 0.172
Jesse Barnes 45 108 10 22 1 0 0 4 1 12 1 0.204
Art Nehf 40 97 11 26 4 0 0 4 7 10 2 0.268
Fred Toney 42 96 6 23 4 2 0 8 3 19 0 0.240
Fred Lear 31 87 12 22 0 1 1 7 8 15 0 0.253
Phil Douglas 46 73 6 11 0 0 0 1 1 18 0 0.151
Rube Benton 33 65 3 6 0 0 0 3 0 14 0 0.092
Roy Grimes 26 57 5 9 1 0 0 3 3 8 1 0.158
Lew McCarty 36 38 2 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 0.132
Arnold Statz 16 30 0 4 0 1 0 5 2 9 0 0.133
Al Lefevre 17 27 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 13 0 0.148
Curt Walker 8 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.071
Mike Gonzalez 11 13 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0.231
Alex Gaston 4 10 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.100
Doug Baird 7 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.125
Eddie Brown 3 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.125
Jesse Winters 21 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Hubbell 14 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Rosy Ryan 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pug Griffin 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.250
Pol Perritt 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Bob Kinsella 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.333
Slim Sallee 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.333
Virgil Barnes 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Claude Davenport 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tom Grubbs 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1920

ERA

1 Bill Hubbell 2.10 2 Jesse Barnes 2.64 3 Fred Toney 2.65 4 Phil Douglas 2.71 5 Rube Benton 3.03

Wins

1 Art Nehf 21 2 Fred Toney 21 3 Jesse Barnes 20 4 Phil Douglas 14 5 Rube Benton 9

Strikeouts

1 Fred Toney 81 2 Art Nehf 79 3 Phil Douglas 71 4 Jesse Barnes 63 5 Rube Benton 52
1920 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jesse Barnes 20 15 2.64 43 35 0 292.2 271 86 56 63
Art Nehf 21 12 3.08 40 33 0 280.2 273 96 45 79
Fred Toney 21 11 2.65 42 37 1 278.1 266 82 57 81
Phil Douglas 14 10 2.71 46 21 2 226.0 225 68 55 71
Rube Benton 9 16 3.03 33 25 2 193.1 222 65 31 52
Jesse Winters 0 0 3.50 21 0 0 46.1 37 18 28 14
Bill Hubbell 0 1 2.10 14 0 2 30.0 26 7 15 8
Slim Sallee 1 0 1.59 5 1 0 17.0 16 3 0 2
Rosy Ryan 0 1 1.76 3 1 0 15.1 14 3 4 5
Pol Perritt 0 0 1.80 8 0 2 15.0 9 3 4 3
Virgil Barnes 0 1 3.86 1 1 0 7.0 9 3 1 2
Tom Grubbs 0 1 7.20 1 1 0 5.0 9 4 0 0
Claude Davenport 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 0

👥 Roster (38)

Doug Baird Dave Bancroft Jesse Barnes Virgil Barnes Rube Benton Eddie Brown George Burns Claude Davenport Phil Douglas Larry Doyle Art Fletcher Frankie Frisch +26 more

38 players

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The 1920 New York Giants in brief

In 1920 the New York Giants posted a 86-68 mark (.558) and finished 2nd in the NL. The New York Giants scored 682 runs and allowed 543, a run differential of +139. The New York Giants staff finished with a 2.80 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.13. The 1920 New York Giants outscored the average club by 12% (682 against 612). Attendance at Polo Grounds IV totaled 1,024,000 for the year.

The home run leader was George Kelly, who hit 11. Ross Youngs collected the most hits, 204. Fred Toney led the pitchers with 21 wins. The 1920 roster runs to 38 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1919 season and the 1921 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1920 New York Giants

What was the 1920 New York Giants record?
The 1920 New York Giants finished 86-68 (.558 win pct).
Who led the 1920 New York Giants in home runs?
George Kelly led the 1920 New York Giants with 11 home runs.
What was the 1920 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1920 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 2.80.
Did the 1920 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1920 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1920 New York Giants play?
The 1920 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
Who led the 1920 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were George Kelly (11 HR, 94 RBI) and Art Nehf (21-12, 3.08 ERA).
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