1920 St. Louis Browns

76-77 • .497 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1920 St. Louis Browns went 76-77 (.497) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 797 runs, allowed 766, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included George Sisler (19 HR, 122 RBI) and Urban Shocker (20-10, 2.71 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

76 Wins
77 Losses
.497 Win %
4th Rank
797 R 766 RA
Diff +31

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797 Runs Scored
766 Runs Allowed
+31 Run Diff
395K Attendance

📈 vs. 1920 AL Average

Batting Avg .308 9% above the 1920 league average (.283)
OBP .363 5% above the 1920 league average (.347)
SLG .419 8% above the 1920 league average (.387)
Team ERA 4.03 6% worse than the 1920 league average (3.79)
Runs Scored 797 9% above the 1920 league average (734 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 395,426
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Avg per Game 5,069

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1920

Batting Avg

1 George Sisler 0.407 2 Baby Doll Jacobson 0.355 3 Jack Tobin 0.341 4 Ken Williams 0.307 5 Earl Smith 0.306

Home Runs

1 George Sisler 19 2 Ken Williams 10 3 Baby Doll Jacobson 9 4 Jack Tobin 4 5 Earl Smith 3

RBI

1 Baby Doll Jacobson 122 2 George Sisler 122 3 Ken Williams 72 4 Jack Tobin 62 5 Joe Gedeon 61
1920 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Sisler 154 631 137 257 49 18 19 122 46 19 42 0.407
Baby Doll Jacobson 154 609 97 216 34 14 9 122 46 37 11 0.355
Joe Gedeon 153 606 95 177 33 6 0 61 55 36 1 0.292
Jack Tobin 147 593 94 202 34 10 4 62 39 23 21 0.341
Wally Gerber 154 584 70 163 26 2 2 60 58 32 4 0.279
Ken Williams 141 521 90 160 34 13 10 72 41 26 18 0.307
Hank Severeid 123 422 46 117 14 5 2 49 33 11 5 0.277
Earl Smith 103 353 45 108 21 8 3 55 13 18 11 0.306
Jimmy Austin 83 280 38 76 11 3 1 32 31 15 2 0.271
Josh Billings 66 155 19 43 5 2 0 11 11 10 1 0.277
Dixie Davis 38 94 8 25 4 0 0 10 7 11 0 0.266
Urban Shocker 38 80 8 18 3 0 0 10 11 21 0 0.225
Allen Sothoron 36 72 4 16 1 1 0 6 2 10 0 0.222
Carl Weilman 30 63 6 11 0 0 0 6 4 12 0 0.175
Frank Thompson 22 53 7 9 0 0 0 5 13 10 1 0.170
Bill Burwell 35 42 4 7 2 0 0 1 1 8 0 0.167
Bill Bayne 18 35 2 6 2 0 0 1 0 11 0 0.171
Elam Vangilder 24 30 3 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0.133
Pat Collins 23 28 5 6 1 0 0 6 3 5 0 0.214
Lyman Lamb 9 24 4 9 2 0 0 4 0 7 2 0.375
Dutch Wetzel 7 21 5 9 1 1 0 5 4 1 0 0.429
Joe DeBerry 10 18 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.167
Adrian Lynch 5 9 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.222
John Shovlin 7 7 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.286
Ray Richmond 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.167
Billy Mullen 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roy Sanders 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Horace Leverette 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Marty McManus 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.333
Dud Lee 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1.000
Lefty Leifield 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Paul Speraw 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Boehler 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Bert Gallia 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Johnnie Heving 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Earl Pruess 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.000
John Scheneberg 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1920

ERA

1 Urban Shocker 2.71 2 Dixie Davis 3.17 3 Bill Burwell 3.65 4 Bill Bayne 3.70 5 Carl Weilman 4.47

Wins

1 Urban Shocker 20 2 Dixie Davis 18 3 Carl Weilman 9 4 Allen Sothoron 8 5 Bill Burwell 6

Strikeouts

1 Urban Shocker 107 2 Dixie Davis 85 3 Allen Sothoron 81 4 Carl Weilman 45 5 Bill Bayne 38
1920 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dixie Davis 18 12 3.17 38 31 0 269.1 250 95 149 85
Urban Shocker 20 10 2.71 38 28 5 245.2 224 74 70 107
Allen Sothoron 8 15 4.70 36 26 2 218.1 263 114 89 81
Carl Weilman 9 13 4.47 30 24 2 183.1 201 91 61 45
Bill Burwell 6 4 3.65 33 2 4 113.1 133 46 42 30
Elam Vangilder 3 8 5.50 24 13 0 104.2 131 64 40 25
Bill Bayne 5 6 3.70 18 13 0 99.2 102 41 41 38
Joe DeBerry 2 4 4.94 10 7 0 54.2 65 30 20 12
Adrian Lynch 2 0 5.24 5 3 0 22.1 23 13 17 8
Roy Sanders 1 1 5.19 8 1 0 17.1 20 10 17 2
Ray Richmond 2 0 6.35 2 2 0 17.0 18 12 9 4
Horace Leverette 0 2 5.23 3 2 0 10.1 9 6 12 0
Lefty Leifield 0 0 7.00 4 0 0 9.0 17 7 3 3
George Boehler 0 1 7.71 3 1 0 7.0 10 6 4 2
Bert Gallia 0 1 7.36 2 1 0 3.2 8 3 3 0
John Scheneberg 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 2.0 7 6 1 0
George Sisler 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 2

👥 Roster (37)

Jimmy Austin Bill Bayne Josh Billings George Boehler Bill Burwell Pat Collins Dixie Davis Joe DeBerry Bert Gallia Joe Gedeon Wally Gerber Johnnie Heving +25 more

37 players

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The 1920 St. Louis Browns in brief

The 1920 St. Louis Browns finished 76-77, a .497 winning percentage, placing 4th in the AL. With 797 runs scored and 766 given up, the 1920 differential was +31. Against a league average of .283, the 1920 St. Louis Browns batted .308. The St. Louis Browns staff finished with a 4.03 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.79. Measured against the 734-run league average, the offense was 9% ahead.

Attendance at Sportsman's Park IV totaled 395,426 for the year. For power, George Sisler led the way with 19 homers. The pitching staff's wins leader was Urban Shocker (20). The 1920 roster runs to 37 players. The 1919 season and the 1921 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1920 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1920 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1920 St. Louis Browns finished 76-77 (.497 win pct).
Who led the 1920 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
George Sisler led the 1920 St. Louis Browns with 19 home runs.
What was the 1920 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1920 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 4.03.
Did the 1920 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1920 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1920 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1920 St. Louis Browns played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1920 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were George Sisler (19 HR, 122 RBI) and Urban Shocker (20-10, 2.71 ERA).
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