1920 St. Louis Cardinals

75-79 • .487 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1920 St. Louis Cardinals went 75-79 (.487) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 675 runs, allowed 682, and played home games at Robison Field/Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Austin McHenry (10 HR, 65 RBI) and Bill Doak (20-12, 2.53 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

75 Wins
79 Losses
.487 Win %
5th Rank
675 R 682 RA
Diff -7

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⚡ Quick Stats

675 Runs Scored
682 Runs Allowed
-7 Run Diff
215K Attendance

📈 vs. 1920 NL Average

Batting Avg .289 7% above the 1920 league average (.269)
OBP .337 5% above the 1920 league average (.322)
SLG .384 8% above the 1920 league average (.356)
Team ERA 3.43 9% worse than the 1920 league average (3.13)
Runs Scored 675 10% above the 1920 league average (612 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRobison Field/Sportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 47
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Total Attendance 215,800
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Avg per Game 4,591

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1920

Batting Avg

1 Rogers Hornsby 0.370 2 Jack Smith 0.332 3 Milt Stock 0.319 4 Jack Fournier 0.306 5 Doc Lavan 0.289

Home Runs

1 Austin McHenry 10 2 Rogers Hornsby 9 3 Jack Fournier 3 4 Cliff Heathcote 3 5 Verne Clemons 1

RBI

1 Rogers Hornsby 94 2 Milt Stock 76 3 Austin McHenry 65 4 Doc Lavan 63 5 Jack Fournier 61
1920 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Milt Stock 155 639 85 204 28 6 0 76 40 27 15 0.319
Rogers Hornsby 149 589 96 218 44 20 9 94 60 50 12 0.370
Jack Fournier 141 530 77 162 33 14 3 61 42 42 26 0.306
Doc Lavan 142 516 52 149 21 10 1 63 19 38 11 0.289
Austin McHenry 137 504 66 142 19 11 10 65 25 73 8 0.282
Cliff Heathcote 133 489 55 139 18 8 3 56 25 31 21 0.284
Verne Clemons 112 338 17 95 10 6 1 36 30 12 1 0.281
Joe Schultz 99 320 38 84 5 5 0 32 21 11 5 0.263
Jack Smith 91 313 53 104 22 5 1 28 25 23 14 0.332
Hal Janvrin 87 270 33 74 8 4 1 28 17 19 5 0.274
Pickles Dillhoefer 76 224 26 59 8 3 0 13 13 7 2 0.263
Burt Shotton 62 180 28 41 5 0 1 12 18 14 5 0.228
Jesse Haines 48 108 6 19 5 0 1 2 3 26 0 0.176
Bill Doak 39 88 4 10 0 0 0 5 5 37 0 0.114
Ferdie Schupp 39 86 11 22 7 1 0 6 6 18 0 0.256
Mike Knode 42 65 11 15 1 1 0 12 5 6 0 0.231
Bill Sherdel 49 63 4 14 1 1 1 2 3 5 0 0.222
Marv Goodwin 32 35 4 7 0 0 0 1 3 8 0 0.200
Lou North 26 31 2 7 1 0 0 3 1 7 0 0.226
Elmer Jacobs 23 26 2 5 1 0 0 2 1 7 0 0.192
Jakie May 16 22 2 5 0 1 0 0 3 8 0 0.227
Heinie Mueller 4 22 0 7 1 0 0 1 2 4 1 0.318
Mike Kircher 9 11 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.273
Tony Lyons 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.143
Lew McCarty 5 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0.286
George Gilham 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tim Griesenbeck 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Bill Schindler 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Walt Schulz 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Hal Kime 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
George Scott 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Glenn 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Hock 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Oscar Tuero 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1920

ERA

1 Bill Doak 2.53 2 Jesse Haines 2.98 3 Jakie May 3.06 4 Lou North 3.27 5 Bill Sherdel 3.28

Wins

1 Bill Doak 20 2 Ferdie Schupp 16 3 Jesse Haines 13 4 Bill Sherdel 11 5 Elmer Jacobs 4

Strikeouts

1 Jesse Haines 120 2 Ferdie Schupp 119 3 Bill Doak 90 4 Bill Sherdel 74 5 Lou North 37
1920 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jesse Haines 13 20 2.98 47 37 2 301.2 303 100 80 120
Bill Doak 20 12 2.53 39 37 1 270.0 256 76 80 90
Ferdie Schupp 16 13 3.52 38 37 0 250.2 246 98 127 119
Bill Sherdel 11 10 3.28 43 7 6 170.0 183 62 40 74
Marv Goodwin 3 8 4.95 32 12 1 116.1 153 64 28 23
Lou North 3 2 3.27 24 6 1 88.0 90 32 32 37
Elmer Jacobs 4 8 5.21 23 9 1 77.2 91 45 33 21
Jakie May 1 4 3.06 16 5 0 70.2 65 24 37 33
Mike Kircher 2 1 5.40 9 3 0 36.2 50 22 5 5
Tony Lyons 2 1 3.09 7 2 0 23.1 21 8 9 5
Hal Kime 0 0 2.57 4 0 0 7.0 9 2 2 1
Walt Schulz 0 0 6.00 2 0 0 6.0 10 4 2 0
George Scott 0 0 4.50 2 0 0 6.0 4 3 3 1
Bob Glenn 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0
Oscar Tuero 0 0 54.00 2 0 0 0.2 5 4 1 0

👥 Roster (34)

Verne Clemons Pickles Dillhoefer Bill Doak Jack Fournier George Gilham Bob Glenn Marv Goodwin Tim Griesenbeck Jesse Haines Cliff Heathcote Ed Hock Rogers Hornsby +22 more

34 players

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The 1920 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The 1920 St. Louis Cardinals finished 75-79, a .487 winning percentage, placing 5th in the NL. The run column shows 675 for and 682 against. At the plate the St. Louis Cardinals hit .289, 7% better than the league's .269. The staff ERA of 3.43 was 9% worse than the league average of 3.13. League clubs averaged 612 runs that year, so the St. Louis Cardinals scored 10% more.

The home park, Robison Field/Sportsman's Park IV, recorded 215,800 in attendance, about 4,591 a game. The home run leader was Austin McHenry, who hit 10. Rogers Hornsby led in RBI with 94. Bill Doak was the top winner, with 20 victories. The strikeout leader was Jesse Haines with 120. The roster section lists 34 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1920 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1920 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1920 St. Louis Cardinals finished 75-79 (.487 win pct).
Who led the 1920 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Austin McHenry led the 1920 St. Louis Cardinals with 10 home runs.
What was the 1920 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1920 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.43.
Did the 1920 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1920 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1920 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1920 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Robison Field/Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1920 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Austin McHenry (10 HR, 65 RBI) and Bill Doak (20-12, 2.53 ERA).
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