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1920 Brooklyn Robins season

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Manager(s)
  
Wilbert Robinson

Owner(s)
  
Charles Ebbets, Ed McKeever, Stephen McKeever

The 1920 Brooklyn Robins, also known as the Dodgers, won 16 of their final 18 games to pull away from a tight pennant race and earn a trip to their second World Series against the Cleveland Indians. They lost the series in seven games.

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The team featured four Hall of Famers: manager Wilbert Robinson, pitchers Burleigh Grimes and Rube Marquard, and outfielder Zack Wheat. Grimes anchored a pitching staff that allowed the fewest runs in the majors.

Offseason

  • January 1920: Frank O'Rourke was purchased from the Robins by the Washington Senators.
  • January 12, 1920: Mack Wheat was purchased from the Robins by the Philadelphia Phillies.
  • March 1920: Bill Lamar was purchased by the Robins from the Boston Red Sox.

    • Notable transactions

  • May 22, 1920: Bill McCabe was purchased by the Robins from the Chicago Cubs.
  • July 1920: Wally Hood was purchased from the Robins by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
  • July 27, 1920: Doug Baird was purchased from the Robins by the New York Giants.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

    Starting pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games

    Other pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games

    Relief pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts

    League top ten finishers

    Burleigh Grimes

  • #2 in NL in strikeouts (131)
  • #3 in NL in wins (23)
  • #3 in NL in ERA (2.22)

    • Zack Wheat

  • #4 in NL in batting average (.328)
  • #4 in NL in on-base percentage (.385)

    • 1920 World Series

    On October 10, 1920, which was the fifth game of the World Series, Elmer Smith of the Indians hit the first grand slam in World Series history. On the same day, Bill Wambsganss of the Indians had an unassisted triple play. He caught a liner, touched second base, and tagged the runner coming from first base. During that same game, Indians pitcher Jim Bagby became the first pitcher to hit a home run in World Series history.

    Game 1

    October 5, 1920, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

    Game 2

    October 6, 1920, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

    Game 3

    October 7, 1920, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

    Game 4

    October 9, 1920, at Dunn Field in Cleveland, Ohio

    Game 5

    October 10, 1920, at Dunn Field in Cleveland, Ohio

    Game 6

    October 11, 1920, at Dunn Field in Cleveland, Ohio

    Game 7

    October 12, 1920, at Dunn Field in Cleveland, Ohio

    References

    1920 Brooklyn Robins season Wikipedia
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