1920 St. Louis Cardinals season
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Record | 75–79 (.487) |
League place | 5th |
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Owner(s) | Sam Breadon |
Manager(s) | Branch Rickey |
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The 1920 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 39th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 29th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 75–79 during the season and finished 5th in the National League.
Regular season
Rogers Hornsby became a full-time second baseman. Hornsby won the first of his seven batting titles with a .370 batting average, and he also led the league in on-base percentage (.431), slugging percentage (.559), hits (218), total bases (329), doubles (44), and RBI (94). From a fielding perspective, Hornsby led the league in putouts, assists, and double plays.
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Brooklyn Robins | 93 | 61 | 0.604 | — | 49–29 | 44–32 |
New York Giants | 86 | 68 | 0.558 | 7 | 45–35 | 41–33 |
Cincinnati Reds | 82 | 71 | 0.536 | 10½ | 42–34 | 40–37 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 79 | 75 | 0.513 | 14 | 42–35 | 37–40 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 18 | 38–38 | 37–41 |
Chicago Cubs | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 18 | 43–34 | 32–45 |
Boston Braves | 62 | 90 | 0.408 | 30 | 36–37 | 26–53 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 62 | 91 | 0.405 | 30½ | 32–45 | 30–46 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 8–14–1 | 7–15 | 9–12 | 10–12 | 10–11 | 7–15 | 11–11 | |||||
Brooklyn | 14–8–1 | — | 13–9 | 10–12 | 15–7 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 15–7 | |||||
Chicago | 15–7 | 9–13 | — | 9–13 | 7–15 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 10–12 | |||||
Cincinnati | 12–9 | 12–10 | 13–9 | — | 6–16–1 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 13–9 | |||||
New York | 12–10 | 7–15 | 15–7 | 16–6–1 | — | 12–10 | 13–9 | 11–11 | |||||
Philadelphia | 11–10 | 8–14 | 8–14 | 8–14 | 10–12 | — | 9–13 | 8–14 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 15–7 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 9–13 | 13–9 | — | 11–11–1 | |||||
St. Louis | 11–11 | 7–15 | 12–10 | 9–13 | 11–11 | 14–8 | 11–11–1 | — |
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Clemons, VerneVerne Clemons | 112 | 338 | 95 | .281 | 1 | 36 |
2B | Hornsby, RogersRogers Hornsby | 149 | 589 | 218 | .370 | 9 | 94 |
OF | Smith, JackJack Smith | 91 | 313 | 104 | .332 | 1 | 28 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Schultz, JoeJoe Schultz | 99 | 320 | 84 | .263 | 0 | 34 |
Mueller, HeinieHeinie Mueller | 4 | 22 | 7 | .318 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Haines, JesseJesse Haines | 47 | 301.2 | 13 | 20 | 2.98 | 120 |
Doak, BillBill Doak | 39 | 270 | 20 | 12 | 2.53 | 90 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Goodwin, MarvMarv Goodwin | 32 | 116.1 | 3 | 8 | 4.95 | 23 |
Jacobs, ElmerElmer Jacobs | 23 | 77.2 | 4 | 8 | 5.21 | 21 |
Lyons, GeorgeGeorge Lyons | 7 | 23.1 | 2 | 1 | 3.09 | 5 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Scott, GeorgeGeorge Scott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
Glenn, BobBob Glenn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Farm system
- Class B: Houston Buffaloes (Texas League; Jewel Ens, manager)
- Class D: Fort Smith Twins (Western Association; Boss Schmidt, manager)[1]
References
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007