1920 Philadelphia Athletics

48-106 • .312 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1920 Philadelphia Athletics went 48-106 (.312) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 558 runs, allowed 834, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Tillie Walker (17 HR, 82 RBI) and Scott Perry (11-25, 3.62 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

48 Wins
106 Losses
.312 Win %
8th Rank
558 R 834 RA
Diff -276

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558 Runs Scored
834 Runs Allowed
-276 Run Diff
109K Attendance

📈 vs. 1920 AL Average

Batting Avg .251 11% below the 1920 league average (.283)
OBP .304 12% below the 1920 league average (.347)
SLG .337 13% below the 1920 league average (.387)
Team ERA 3.93 4% worse than the 1920 league average (3.79)
Runs Scored 558 24% below the 1920 league average (734 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 109,900
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Avg per Game 1,427

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1920

Batting Avg

1 Joe Dugan 0.322 2 Whitey Witt 0.321 3 Charlie High 0.308 4 Amos Strunk 0.297 5 Tillie Walker 0.268

Home Runs

1 Tillie Walker 17 2 Jimmy Dykes 8 3 Cy Perkins 5 4 Frank Welch 4 5 Joe Dugan 3

RBI

1 Tillie Walker 82 2 Joe Dugan 60 3 Cy Perkins 52 4 Frank Welch 40 5 Jimmy Dykes 35
1920 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tillie Walker 149 585 79 157 23 7 17 82 41 59 8 0.268
Jimmy Dykes 142 546 81 140 25 4 8 35 55 73 6 0.256
Cy Perkins 148 492 40 128 24 6 5 52 28 35 5 0.260
Joe Dugan 123 491 65 158 40 5 3 60 19 51 5 0.322
Ivy Griffin 129 467 46 111 15 1 0 20 17 49 3 0.238
Frank Welch 100 360 43 93 17 5 4 40 26 41 2 0.258
Chick Galloway 98 298 28 60 9 3 0 18 22 22 2 0.201
Fred Thomas 76 255 27 59 6 3 1 11 26 17 8 0.231
Whitey Witt 65 218 29 70 11 3 1 25 27 16 2 0.321
Amos Strunk 58 202 23 60 9 3 0 20 21 9 0 0.297
Glenn Myatt 70 196 14 49 8 3 0 18 12 22 1 0.250
Dick Burrus 71 135 11 25 8 0 0 10 5 7 0 0.185
Frank Walker 24 91 10 21 2 2 0 10 5 14 0 0.231
Red Shannon 24 88 4 15 1 1 0 3 4 12 1 0.170
Rollie Naylor 42 86 4 14 0 0 0 1 0 27 0 0.163
Scott Perry 42 83 4 13 2 0 1 3 3 12 0 0.157
Lyle Bigbee 38 75 5 14 2 0 1 8 9 12 1 0.187
Paul Johnson 18 72 6 15 0 0 0 5 4 8 1 0.208
Slim Harriss 31 66 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 30 0 0.106
Charlie High 17 65 7 20 2 1 1 6 3 6 0 0.308
George Burns 22 60 1 14 3 0 1 7 6 7 4 0.233
Eddie Rommel 34 51 8 11 1 0 0 5 4 8 0 0.216
Roy Moore 27 50 2 10 0 0 1 3 1 14 0 0.200
Lena Styles 24 50 5 13 3 1 0 5 6 7 1 0.260
Dave Keefe 32 40 3 10 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.250
Emmet McCann 13 34 4 9 1 1 0 3 3 1 0 0.265
Walt Kinney 14 26 5 9 1 0 0 6 2 1 0 0.346
Bob Hasty 19 24 2 6 1 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.250
Johnny Walker 9 22 0 5 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 0.227
Bill Kelly 9 13 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.231
Pat Martin 8 10 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.400
Ed Wingo 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.250
Bill Knowlton 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Slappey 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Charlie Eckert 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Heimach 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Teddy Kearns 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Shanner 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1920

ERA

1 Eddie Rommel 2.85 2 Dave Keefe 2.97 3 Walt Kinney 3.10 4 Rollie Naylor 3.47 5 Scott Perry 3.62

Wins

1 Scott Perry 11 2 Rollie Naylor 10 3 Slim Harriss 9 4 Eddie Rommel 7 5 Dave Keefe 6

Strikeouts

1 Rollie Naylor 90 2 Scott Perry 79 3 Slim Harriss 60 4 Roy Moore 45 5 Eddie Rommel 43
1920 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Scott Perry 11 25 3.62 42 34 1 263.2 310 106 65 79
Rollie Naylor 10 23 3.47 42 36 0 251.1 306 97 86 90
Slim Harriss 9 14 4.08 31 25 0 192.0 226 87 57 60
Eddie Rommel 7 7 2.85 33 12 1 173.2 165 55 43 43
Roy Moore 1 13 4.68 24 14 0 132.2 161 69 64 45
Dave Keefe 6 7 2.97 31 13 0 130.1 129 43 30 41
Bob Hasty 1 3 5.02 19 4 0 71.2 91 40 28 12
Walt Kinney 2 4 3.10 10 8 0 61.0 59 21 28 19
Lyle Bigbee 0 3 8.00 12 2 0 45.0 66 40 25 12
Pat Martin 1 4 6.12 8 5 0 32.1 48 22 25 14
John Slappey 0 1 7.11 3 1 0 6.1 15 5 4 1
Charlie Eckert 0 0 4.76 2 0 0 5.2 8 3 1 1
Bill Knowlton 0 1 4.76 1 1 0 5.2 9 3 3 5
Fred Heimach 0 1 14.40 1 1 0 5.0 13 8 1 0
Bill Shanner 0 0 6.75 1 0 0 4.0 6 3 1 1

👥 Roster (38)

Lyle Bigbee George Burns Dick Burrus Joe Dugan Jimmy Dykes Charlie Eckert Chick Galloway Ivy Griffin Slim Harriss Bob Hasty Fred Heimach Charlie High +26 more

38 players

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The 1920 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

The record for the 1920 Philadelphia Athletics reads 48 wins and 106 losses, good for 8th in the AL. The run column shows 558 for and 834 against. At the plate the Philadelphia Athletics hit .251, 11% worse than the league's .283. Pitchers allowed 3.93 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.79. The 558 runs scored compare with a league average of 734 per club, 24% fewer.

Shibe Park was home in 1920, drawing a total attendance of 109,900. Tillie Walker led the club in home runs with 17. Joe Dugan collected the most hits, 158. Scott Perry led the pitchers with 11 wins. Rollie Naylor struck out 90, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 38 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1920 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1920 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1920 Philadelphia Athletics finished 48-106 (.312 win pct).
Who led the 1920 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Tillie Walker led the 1920 Philadelphia Athletics with 17 home runs.
What was the 1920 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1920 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 3.93.
Did the 1920 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1920 Philadelphia Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1920 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1920 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Shibe Park.
Who led the 1920 Philadelphia Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tillie Walker (17 HR, 82 RBI) and Scott Perry (11-25, 3.62 ERA).
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