1920 Washington Senators

68-84 • .447 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1920 Washington Senators went 68-84 (.447) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 723 runs, allowed 802, and played home games at Griffith Stadium I. Team leaders included Braggo Roth (9 HR, 92 RBI) and Tom Zachary (15-16, 3.77 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

68 Wins
84 Losses
.447 Win %
6th Rank
723 R 802 RA
Diff -79

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723 Runs Scored
802 Runs Allowed
-79 Run Diff
209K Attendance

📈 vs. 1920 AL Average

Batting Avg .290 3% above the 1920 league average (.283)
OBP .350 1% above the 1920 league average (.347)
SLG .386 equal to the 1920 league average (.387)
Team ERA 4.17 10% worse than the 1920 league average (3.79)
Runs Scored 723 1% below the 1920 league average (734 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium I
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 209,786
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Avg per Game 2,760

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1920

Batting Avg

1 Sam Rice 0.338 2 Joe Judge 0.333 3 Clyde Milan 0.322 4 Frank Brower 0.311 5 Bucky Harris 0.300

Home Runs

1 Braggo Roth 9 2 Joe Judge 5 3 Howie Shanks 4 4 Patsy Gharrity 3 5 Clyde Milan 3

RBI

1 Braggo Roth 92 2 Sam Rice 80 3 Bucky Harris 68 4 Joe Judge 51 5 Patsy Gharrity 44
1920 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Sam Rice 153 624 83 211 29 9 3 80 39 23 63 0.338
Bucky Harris 136 506 76 152 26 6 1 68 41 36 16 0.300
Clyde Milan 126 506 70 163 22 5 3 41 28 12 10 0.322
Joe Judge 126 493 103 164 19 15 5 51 65 34 12 0.333
Braggo Roth 138 468 80 136 23 8 9 92 75 57 24 0.291
Howie Shanks 128 444 56 119 16 7 4 37 29 43 11 0.268
Patsy Gharrity 131 428 51 105 18 3 3 44 37 52 6 0.245
Frank Ellerbe 101 336 38 98 14 2 0 36 19 23 5 0.292
Jim O'Neill 86 294 27 85 17 7 1 40 13 30 7 0.289
Red Shannon 63 222 30 64 8 7 0 30 22 32 2 0.288
Val Picinich 48 133 14 27 6 2 3 14 9 33 0 0.203
Frank Brower 36 119 21 37 7 2 1 13 9 11 1 0.311
Tom Zachary 51 111 7 29 6 1 0 11 10 27 0 0.261
Eric Erickson 39 83 7 23 4 0 1 13 3 22 0 0.277
Jim Shaw 38 74 6 14 4 1 0 2 3 31 0 0.189
Harry Courtney 37 69 11 16 5 2 1 12 4 18 0 0.232
Walter Johnson 33 64 6 17 1 3 1 7 3 10 0 0.266
Frank O'Rourke 14 54 8 16 1 0 0 5 2 5 2 0.296
George McBride 13 41 6 9 1 0 0 3 2 3 0 0.220
Ricardo Torres 16 30 8 10 1 0 0 3 1 4 0 0.333
Al Schacht 22 26 4 5 2 0 0 3 4 4 0 0.192
Jose Acosta 17 25 2 6 1 0 0 1 4 7 0 0.240
Jack Calvo 17 23 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0.043
Bill Snyder 16 19 1 6 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.316
Ed Johnson 4 13 1 3 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0.231
Doc Prothro 6 13 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0.385
Fred Thomas 3 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.143
Leon Carlson 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.167
Harry Biemiller 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bill Hollahan 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0.250
Gus Bono 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Bobby LaMotte 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Joe Gleason 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.000
Elmer Bowman 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Joe Engel 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Clarence Fisher 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Duke Shirey 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Allie Watt 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Jerry Conway 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Leonard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1920

ERA

1 Walter Johnson 3.13 2 Tom Zachary 3.77 3 Eric Erickson 3.84 4 Jose Acosta 4.03 5 Bill Snyder 4.17

Wins

1 Tom Zachary 15 2 Eric Erickson 12 3 Jim Shaw 11 4 Harry Courtney 8 5 Walter Johnson 8

Strikeouts

1 Jim Shaw 88 2 Eric Erickson 87 3 Walter Johnson 78 4 Tom Zachary 53 5 Harry Courtney 48
1920 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tom Zachary 15 16 3.77 44 31 2 262.2 289 110 78 53
Eric Erickson 12 16 3.84 39 27 1 239.1 231 102 128 87
Jim Shaw 11 18 4.27 38 32 1 236.1 285 112 87 88
Harry Courtney 8 11 4.74 37 24 0 188.0 223 99 77 48
Walter Johnson 8 10 3.13 21 15 3 143.2 135 50 27 78
Al Schacht 6 4 4.44 22 11 1 99.1 130 49 30 19
Jose Acosta 5 4 4.03 17 5 1 82.2 92 37 26 9
Bill Snyder 2 1 4.17 16 4 1 54.0 59 25 28 17
Harry Biemiller 1 0 4.76 5 2 0 17.0 21 9 13 10
Gus Bono 0 2 8.76 4 1 0 12.1 17 12 6 4
Leon Carlson 0 0 3.65 3 0 0 12.1 14 5 2 3
Joe Gleason 0 0 13.50 3 0 0 8.0 14 12 6 2
Duke Shirey 0 1 6.75 2 1 0 4.0 5 3 2 0
Clarence Fisher 0 1 9.82 2 0 0 3.2 5 4 5 0
Jerry Conway 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 1 0 1 0
Joe Engel 0 0 21.60 1 0 0 1.2 0 4 4 0

👥 Roster (40)

Jose Acosta Harry Biemiller Gus Bono Elmer Bowman Frank Brower Jack Calvo Leon Carlson Jerry Conway Harry Courtney Frank Ellerbe Joe Engel Eric Erickson +28 more

40 players

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The 1920 Washington Senators in brief

The record for the 1920 Washington Senators reads 68 wins and 84 losses, good for 6th in the AL. With 723 runs scored and 802 given up, the 1920 differential was -79. At the plate the Washington Senators hit .290, 3% better than the league's .283. The staff ERA of 4.17 was 10% worse than the league average of 3.79. League clubs averaged 734 runs that year, so the Washington Senators scored 1% fewer.

The home park, Griffith Stadium I, recorded 209,786 in attendance, about 2,760 a game. For power, Braggo Roth led the way with 9 homers. The hits leader was Sam Rice with 211. Tom Zachary was the top winner, with 15 victories. The strikeout leader was Jim Shaw with 88.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1920 Washington Senators

What was the 1920 Washington Senators record?
The 1920 Washington Senators finished 68-84 (.447 win pct).
Who led the 1920 Washington Senators in home runs?
Braggo Roth led the 1920 Washington Senators with 9 home runs.
What was the 1920 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1920 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 4.17.
Did the 1920 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1920 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1920 Washington Senators play?
The 1920 Washington Senators played home games at Griffith Stadium I.
Who led the 1920 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Braggo Roth (9 HR, 92 RBI) and Tom Zachary (15-16, 3.77 ERA).
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