1920 New York Yankees

95-59 • .617 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1920 New York Yankees went 95-59 (.617) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 838 runs, allowed 629, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included Babe Ruth (54 HR, 137 RBI) and Carl Mays (26-11, 3.06 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

95 Wins
59 Losses
.617 Win %
3rd Rank
838 R 629 RA
Diff +209

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838 Runs Scored
629 Runs Allowed
+209 Run Diff
1,479K Attendance

📈 vs. 1920 AL Average

Batting Avg .279 1% below the 1920 league average (.283)
OBP .350 1% above the 1920 league average (.347)
SLG .425 10% above the 1920 league average (.387)
Team ERA 3.32 12% better than the 1920 league average (3.79)
Runs Scored 838 14% above the 1920 league average (734 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,479,288
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Avg per Game 19,211

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1920

Batting Avg

1 Babe Ruth 0.376 2 Bob Meusel 0.328 3 Del Pratt 0.314 4 Ping Bodie 0.295 5 Wally Pipp 0.280

Home Runs

1 Babe Ruth 54 2 Bob Meusel 11 3 Wally Pipp 11 4 Aaron Ward 11 5 Roger Peckinpaugh 8

RBI

1 Babe Ruth 137 2 Del Pratt 97 3 Bob Meusel 83 4 Ping Bodie 79 5 Wally Pipp 76
1920 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Wally Pipp 153 610 109 171 30 14 11 76 48 54 4 0.280
Del Pratt 154 574 84 180 37 8 4 97 50 24 12 0.314
Roger Peckinpaugh 139 534 109 144 26 6 8 55 72 47 8 0.270
Aaron Ward 127 496 62 127 18 7 11 55 33 84 7 0.256
Ping Bodie 129 471 63 139 26 12 7 79 40 30 6 0.295
Bob Meusel 119 460 75 151 40 7 11 83 20 72 4 0.328
Babe Ruth 142 457 158 172 36 9 54 137 150 80 14 0.376
Duffy Lewis 107 365 34 99 8 1 4 61 24 32 2 0.271
Muddy Ruel 82 261 30 70 14 1 1 15 15 18 4 0.268
Truck Hannah 79 259 24 64 11 1 2 25 24 35 2 0.247
Sammy Vick 51 118 21 26 7 1 0 11 14 20 1 0.220
Carl Mays 45 109 10 26 4 2 0 13 5 12 0 0.239
Bob Shawkey 38 100 13 23 1 0 0 10 4 13 0 0.230
Jack Quinn 41 88 6 8 0 0 2 6 9 26 0 0.091
Rip Collins 36 62 8 8 2 0 0 2 3 31 0 0.129
Hank Thormahlen 29 45 3 10 4 1 0 8 2 17 0 0.222
George Mogridge 26 42 5 7 2 1 0 5 2 5 0 0.167
Frank Gleich 24 41 6 5 0 0 0 3 6 10 0 0.122
Fred Hofmann 15 24 3 7 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.292
Chick Fewster 21 21 8 6 1 0 0 1 7 2 0 0.286
Lefty O'Doul 13 12 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.167
Ernie Shore 14 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.182
Bob McGraw 15 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Joe Lucey 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray French 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.000
Tom Connelly 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1920

ERA

1 Bob Shawkey 2.45 2 Carl Mays 3.06 3 Jack Quinn 3.20 4 Rip Collins 3.22 5 Hank Thormahlen 4.14

Wins

1 Carl Mays 26 2 Bob Shawkey 20 3 Jack Quinn 18 4 Rip Collins 14 5 Hank Thormahlen 9

Strikeouts

1 Bob Shawkey 126 2 Jack Quinn 101 3 Carl Mays 92 4 Rip Collins 66 5 George Mogridge 35
1920 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Carl Mays 26 11 3.06 45 37 2 312.0 310 106 84 92
Bob Shawkey 20 13 2.45 38 31 2 267.2 246 73 85 126
Jack Quinn 18 10 3.20 41 32 3 253.1 271 90 48 101
Rip Collins 14 8 3.22 36 18 1 187.1 171 67 79 66
Hank Thormahlen 9 6 4.14 29 15 1 143.1 178 66 43 35
George Mogridge 5 9 4.31 26 15 1 125.1 146 60 36 35
Ernie Shore 2 2 4.87 14 5 1 44.1 61 24 21 12
Bob McGraw 0 0 4.67 15 0 0 27.0 24 14 20 11
Babe Ruth 1 0 4.50 1 1 0 4.0 3 2 2 0
Lefty O'Doul 0 0 4.91 2 0 0 3.2 4 2 2 2

👥 Roster (26)

Ping Bodie Rip Collins Tom Connelly Chick Fewster Ray French Frank Gleich Truck Hannah Fred Hofmann Duffy Lewis Joe Lucey Carl Mays Bob McGraw +14 more

26 players

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The 1920 New York Yankees in brief

A 95-59 record (.617) put the 1920 New York Yankees 3rd in the AL. The New York Yankees scored 838 runs and allowed 629, a run differential of +209. Against a league average of .283, the 1920 New York Yankees batted .279. The staff ERA of 3.32 was 12% better than the league average of 3.79. The 838 runs scored compare with a league average of 734 per club, 14% more.

Attendance at Polo Grounds IV totaled 1,479,288 for the year. For power, Babe Ruth led the way with 54 homers. The hits leader was Del Pratt with 180. Carl Mays led the pitchers with 26 wins. The strikeout leader was Bob Shawkey with 126. In all, the roster shows 26 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1920 New York Yankees

What was the 1920 New York Yankees record?
The 1920 New York Yankees finished 95-59 (.617 win pct).
Who led the 1920 New York Yankees in home runs?
Babe Ruth led the 1920 New York Yankees with 54 home runs.
What was the 1920 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1920 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.32.
Did the 1920 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1920 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1920 New York Yankees play?
The 1920 New York Yankees played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
Who led the 1920 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Babe Ruth (54 HR, 137 RBI) and Carl Mays (26-11, 3.06 ERA).
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