1920 Pittsburgh Pirates

79-75 • .513 Win% • 4th in NL

The 1920 Pittsburgh Pirates went 79-75 (.513) finishing 4th in the NL. The club scored 530 runs, allowed 552, and played home games at Forbes Field. Team leaders included Carson Bigbee (4 HR, 32 RBI) and Wilbur Cooper (24-15, 2.39 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

79 Wins
75 Losses
.513 Win %
4th Rank
530 R 552 RA
Diff -22

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530 Runs Scored
552 Runs Allowed
-22 Run Diff
434K Attendance

📈 vs. 1920 NL Average

Batting Avg .257 5% below the 1920 league average (.269)
OBP .310 4% below the 1920 league average (.322)
SLG .331 7% below the 1920 league average (.356)
Team ERA 2.89 8% better than the 1920 league average (3.13)
Runs Scored 530 13% below the 1920 league average (612 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumForbes Field
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 434,900
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Avg per Game 5,575

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1920

Batting Avg

1 Fred Nicholson 0.360 2 Max Carey 0.289 3 Billy Southworth 0.284 4 Carson Bigbee 0.280 5 Walter Schmidt 0.277

Home Runs

1 Carson Bigbee 4 2 Fred Nicholson 4 3 Charlie Grimm 2 4 Billy Southworth 2 5 Babe Adams 1

RBI

1 George Whitted 74 2 Charlie Grimm 54 3 Billy Southworth 53 4 George Cutshaw 47 5 Max Carey 35
1920 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Carson Bigbee 137 550 78 154 19 15 4 32 45 28 31 0.280
Billy Southworth 146 546 64 155 17 13 2 53 52 20 23 0.284
Charlie Grimm 148 533 38 121 13 7 2 54 30 40 7 0.227
George Whitted 134 494 53 129 11 12 1 74 35 36 11 0.261
George Cutshaw 131 488 56 123 16 8 0 47 23 10 17 0.252
Max Carey 130 485 74 140 18 4 1 35 59 31 52 0.289
Howdy Caton 98 352 29 83 11 5 0 27 33 19 4 0.236
Walter Schmidt 94 310 22 86 8 4 0 20 24 15 9 0.277
Fred Nicholson 99 247 33 89 16 7 4 30 18 31 9 0.360
Walter Barbare 57 186 9 51 5 2 0 12 9 11 5 0.274
Bill Haeffner 54 175 8 34 4 1 0 14 8 14 1 0.194
Bill McKechnie 40 133 13 29 3 1 1 13 4 7 7 0.218
Wilbur Cooper 44 113 11 25 1 3 0 2 5 19 0 0.221
Babe Adams 35 89 4 13 0 0 1 3 1 18 0 0.146
Hal Carlson 39 85 3 23 4 1 0 2 1 16 0 0.271
Cliff Lee 37 76 9 18 2 2 0 8 4 14 0 0.237
Earl Hamilton 39 67 4 10 0 0 0 2 5 18 0 0.149
Elmer Ponder 33 59 2 7 1 0 0 3 2 24 0 0.119
Pie Traynor 17 52 6 11 3 1 0 2 3 6 1 0.212
Clyde Barnhart 12 46 5 15 4 2 0 5 1 2 1 0.326
Cotton Tierney 12 46 4 11 5 0 0 8 3 4 1 0.239
Homer Summa 10 22 1 7 1 1 0 1 3 1 1 0.318
Bill Hinchman 18 16 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.188
Jimmy Zinn 8 15 2 3 0 1 0 1 1 5 0 0.200
Jay Clarke 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.000
Jack Wisner 17 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Johnny Meador 12 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.167
Sheriff Blake 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Whitey Glazner 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Johnny Morrison 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Mule Watson 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Wally Hood 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1920

ERA

1 Babe Adams 2.16 2 Wilbur Cooper 2.39 3 Elmer Ponder 2.62 4 Earl Hamilton 3.24 5 Hal Carlson 3.36

Wins

1 Wilbur Cooper 24 2 Babe Adams 17 3 Hal Carlson 14 4 Elmer Ponder 11 5 Earl Hamilton 10

Strikeouts

1 Wilbur Cooper 114 2 Babe Adams 84 3 Earl Hamilton 74 4 Hal Carlson 62 5 Elmer Ponder 62
1920 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Wilbur Cooper 24 15 2.39 44 37 2 327.0 307 87 52 114
Babe Adams 17 13 2.16 35 33 2 263.0 240 63 18 84
Hal Carlson 14 13 3.36 39 31 3 246.2 262 92 63 62
Earl Hamilton 10 13 3.24 39 23 3 230.1 223 83 69 74
Elmer Ponder 11 15 2.62 33 23 0 196.0 182 57 40 62
Jack Wisner 1 3 3.43 17 2 0 44.2 46 17 10 13
Johnny Meador 0 2 4.21 12 2 0 36.1 48 17 7 5
Jimmy Zinn 1 1 3.48 6 3 0 31.0 32 12 5 18
Sheriff Blake 0 0 8.10 6 0 0 13.1 21 12 6 7
Mule Watson 0 0 8.74 5 0 0 11.1 15 11 7 1
Whitey Glazner 0 0 3.12 2 0 0 8.2 9 3 2 1
Johnny Morrison 1 0 0.00 2 1 0 7.0 4 0 1 3

👥 Roster (32)

Babe Adams Walter Barbare Clyde Barnhart Carson Bigbee Sheriff Blake Max Carey Hal Carlson Howdy Caton Jay Clarke Wilbur Cooper George Cutshaw Whitey Glazner +20 more

32 players

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The 1920 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The 1920 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 79-75, a .513 winning percentage, placing 4th in the NL. With 530 runs scored and 552 given up, the 1920 differential was -22. At the plate the Pittsburgh Pirates hit .257, 5% worse than the league's .269. The Pittsburgh Pirates staff finished with a 2.89 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.13. League clubs averaged 612 runs that year, so the Pittsburgh Pirates scored 13% fewer.

Forbes Field was home in 1920, drawing a total attendance of 434,900. Carson Bigbee topped the Pittsburgh Pirates with 4 home runs. George Whitted led in RBI with 74. The hits leader was Billy Southworth with 155. Wilbur Cooper led the pitchers with 24 wins. The roster section lists 32 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1920 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1920 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1920 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 79-75 (.513 win pct).
Who led the 1920 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Carson Bigbee led the 1920 Pittsburgh Pirates with 4 home runs.
What was the 1920 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1920 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 2.89.
Did the 1920 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1920 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1920 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1920 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Forbes Field.
Who led the 1920 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Carson Bigbee (4 HR, 32 RBI) and Wilbur Cooper (24-15, 2.39 ERA).
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