The 1920 Cleveland Indians season was the 20th season in franchise history. The Indians won the American League pennant and proceeded to win their first World Series title in the history of the franchise. Pitchers Jim Bagby, Stan Coveleski and Ray Caldwell combined to win 75 games.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.100, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, Despite the team's success, the season was perhaps more indelibly marked by the death of starting shortstop Ray Chapman, who died after being hit by a pitch on August 16.

Regular season

During the season, Jim Bagby became the last pitcher to win 30 games in one season for the Indians in the 20th century.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.99, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,

On August 17, shortstop Ray Chapman died after being hit by a pitch in a game against the Yankees, becoming the second of only two Major League Baseball players to have died as a result of an injury received in a game (the first was Mike "Doc" Powers in 1909).Merron, Jeff (June 22, 2002). "Major Leaguers Who Died In-Season". espn.com

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster 1920 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats = Indicates team leader

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 149 489 157 .321 3 55 1B 147 535 156 .292 2 71 2B 153 565 138 .244 1 55 3B 154 597 185 .310 3 118 SS 111 435 132 .303 3 49 LF 108 370 118 .319 1 40 CF 150 552 214 .388 8 107 RF 129 456 144 .316 12 103

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 56 172 60 .349 0 23 62 152 45 .296 0 13 61 137 37 .270 1 30 23 71 14 .197 0 7 22 70 23 .329 0 12 44 56 15 .268 0 13 34 54 18 .333 0 14 9 9 3 .333 0 0

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 48 339.2 31 12 2.89 73 41 315.0 24 14 2.49 133 34 237.2 20 10 3.86 80 29 137.0 8 6 4.47 72 9 63.1 7 0 1.85 25 Note: Guy Morton was team leader in saves with 3.

Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L SV ERA SO 27 84.2 4 5 0 5.21 27 16 71.2 2 4 0 4.77 16 11 42.0 1 2 0 3.43 8 19 40.0 1 2 0 3.60 12 13 25.0 0 0 0 4.32 14 3 13.0 0 1 0 4.85 4 2 5.0 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 2.0 0 0 0 22.50 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0.00 1

1920 World Series

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

AL Cleveland Indians (5) vs. NL Brooklyn Robins (2) GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1 Indians – 3, Robins – 1October 5Ebbets Field23,7592 Indians – 0, Robins – 3October 6Ebbets Field22,5593 Indians – 1, Robins – 2October 7Ebbets Field25,0884 Robins – 1, Indians – 5October 9Dunn Field25,7345 Robins – 1, Indians – 8October 10Dunn Field26,8846 Robins – 0, Indians – 1October 11Dunn Field27,1947 Robins – 0, Indians – 3October 12Dunn Field27,525

Game 1 October 5, 1920, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York Team123456789RHECleveland020100000350Brooklyn000000100151W: Stan Coveleski (1–0)  L: Rube Marquard (0–1)

Game 2 October 6, 1920, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York Team123456789RHECleveland000000000071Brooklyn10101000x370W: Burleigh Grimes (1–0)  L: Jim Bagby (0–1)

Game 3 October 7, 1920, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York Team123456789RHECleveland000100000131Brooklyn20000000x261W: Sherry Smith (1–0)  L: Ray Caldwell (0–1)

Game 4 October 9, 1920, at Dunn Field in Cleveland, Ohio Team123456789RHEBrooklyn000100000151Cleveland20200100x5121W: Stan Coveleski (2–0)  L: Leon Cadore (0–1)

Game 5 October 10, 1920, at Dunn Field in Cleveland, Ohio Team123456789RHEBrooklyn0000000011131Cleveland40031000x8122W: Jim Bagby (1–1)  L: Burleigh Grimes (1–1)HR: CLE – Elmer Smith (1), Jim Bagby (1)

Game 6 October 11, 1920, at Dunn Field in Cleveland, Ohio Team123456789RHEBrooklyn000000000030Cleveland00001000x173W: Duster Mails (1–0)  L: Sherry Smith (1–1)

Game 7 October 12, 1920, at Dunn Field in Cleveland, Ohio Team123456789RHEBrooklyn000000000052Cleveland00011010x373W: Stan Coveleski (3–0)  L: Burleigh Grimes (1–2)

Composite box 1920 World Series (5–2): Cleveland Indians (A.L.) over Brooklyn Robins (N.L.) Team123456789RHECleveland Indians 622622100215312Brooklyn Robins 3011101018446Total Attendance: 236,928   Average Attendance: 29,616Winning Player's Share: – $5,207   Losing Player's Share – $3,254

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References

External links 1920 Cleveland Indians team page at Baseball Reference 1920 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com 1920 WS page at Baseball Reference