| 1920 Chicago Cubs | ||
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| League | National League | |
| Ballpark | Weeghman Park/Cubs Park | |
| City | Chicago | |
| Owners | Charles Weeghman | |
| Managers | Fred Mitchell | |
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The 1920 Chicago Cubs season was the 49th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 45th in the National League and the fifth at Wrigley Field (then known as "Weeghman/Cubs Park"). The Cubs finished sixth in the National League with a record of 75–79.
Offseason
- February 1920: Fred Lear was purchased from the Cubs by the New York Giants.[1]
 
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 1920 Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
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| Pitchers | Catchers
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Outfielders
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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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Bob O'Farrell | 94 | 270 | 67 | .248 | 3 | 19 | 
| 1B | Fred Merkle | 92 | 330 | 94 | .285 | 3 | 38 | 
| 2B | Zeb Terry | 133 | 496 | 139 | .280 | 0 | 52 | 
| SS | Charlie Hollocher | 80 | 301 | 96 | .319 | 0 | 22 | 
| 3B | Charlie Deal | 129 | 450 | 108 | .240 | 3 | 39 | 
| OF | Dode Paskert | 139 | 487 | 136 | .279 | 5 | 71 | 
| OF | Max Flack | 135 | 520 | 157 | .302 | 4 | 49 | 
| OF | Dave Robertson | 134 | 500 | 150 | .300 | 10 | 75 | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turner Barber | 94 | 340 | 90 | .265 | 0 | 50 | 
| Buck Herzog | 91 | 305 | 59 | .193 | 0 | 19 | 
| Bill Killefer | 62 | 191 | 42 | .220 | 0 | 16 | 
| Babe Twombly | 78 | 183 | 43 | .235 | 2 | 14 | 
| Bernie Friberg | 50 | 114 | 24 | .211 | 0 | 7 | 
| Tom Daly | 44 | 90 | 28 | .311 | 0 | 13 | 
| William Marriott | 14 | 43 | 12 | .279 | 0 | 5 | 
| Hal Leathers | 9 | 23 | 7 | .304 | 1 | 0(a) | 
| Sumpter Clarke | 1 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 
| Bill McCabe | 3 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 
(a) Not credited with an RBI for his home run, according to Baseball Reference and Retrosheet.
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Alexander | 46 | 363.1 | 27 | 14 | 1.91 | 173 | 
| Hippo Vaughn | 40 | 301.0 | 19 | 16 | 2.54 | 131 | 
| Claude Hendrix | 27 | 203.2 | 9 | 12 | 3.58 | 72 | 
| Lefty Tyler | 27 | 193.0 | 11 | 12 | 3.31 | 57 | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speed Martin | 35 | 136.0 | 4 | 15 | 4.83 | 44 | 
| Paul Carter | 31 | 106.0 | 3 | 6 | 4.67 | 14 | 
| Virgil Cheeves | 5 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 | 3 | 
| Chippy Gaw | 6 | 13.0 | 1 | 1 | 4.85 | 4 | 
| Joel Newkirk | 2 | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 2 | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweetbreads Bailey | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.12 | 8 | 
| Percy Jones | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.57 | 0 | 
| Joe Jaeger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 0 | 
| Ted Turner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 | 
Notes
References
