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1920 Cleveland Indians 1920 World Series Champions 1920 American League Champions
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Dunn Field (Since 1901) Cleveland, Ohio (Since 1901)
1920 Information
Owner(s)	Jim Dunn
Manager(s)	Tris Speaker
Local television	none
Local radio	none

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.^[1] 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 17.

Regular season

The 1920 Cleveland Indians

During the season, Jim Bagby became the last pitcher to win 30 games in one season for the Indians in the 20th century.^[2]

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).^[3]

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
Cleveland Indians	98	56	.636	--
Chicago White Sox	96	58	.623	2
New York Yankees	95	59	.617	3
St. Louis Browns	76	77	.497	21½
Boston Red Sox	72	81	.471	25½
Washington Senators	68	84	.447	29
Detroit Tigers	61	93	.396	37
Philadelphia Athletics	48	106	.312	50

Roster

1920 Cleveland Indians roster

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Tris Speaker

Coaches

Jack McCallister

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
2B	Wambsganss, BillBill Wambsganss	153	565	138	.244	1	55
SS	Chapman, RayRay Chapman	111	435	132	.303	3	49
OF	Speaker, TrisTris Speaker	150	552	214	.388	8	107

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Bagby, JimJim Bagby	48	339.2	31	12	2.89	73
Coveleski, StanStan Coveleski	41	315	24	14	2.49	133
Caldwell, RayRay Caldwell	34	237.2	20	10	3.86	80

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Clark, BobBob Clark	11	42	1	2	3.43	8
Boehling, JoeJoe Boehling	3	13	0	1	4.85	4

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Ellison, GeorgeGeorge Ellison	1	0	0	0	0.00	1

World series

Main article: 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.^[4] 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.^[5]

AL Cleveland Indians (5) vs. NL Brooklyn Robins (2)

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Indians - 3, Robins - 1	October 5	Ebbets Field	23,759
2	Indians - 0, Robins - 3	October 6	Ebbets Field	22,559
3	Indians - 1, Robins - 2	October 7	Ebbets Field	25,088
4	Robins - 1, Indians - 5	October 9	Dunn Field	25,734
5	Robins - 1, Indians - 8	October 10	Dunn Field	26,884
6	Robins - 0, Indians - 1	October 11	Dunn Field	27,194
7	Robins - 0, Indians - 3	October 12	Dunn Field	27,525

Game 1

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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	0
Brooklyn	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	1
W: Stan Coveleski (1-0) L: Rube Marquard (0-1)

Game 2

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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
Brooklyn	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	x	3	7	0
W: Burleigh Grimes (1-0) L: Jim Bagby (0-1)

Game 3

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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1
Brooklyn	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x	2	6	1
W: Sherry Smith (1-0) L: Ray Caldwell (0-1)

Game 4

October 9, 1920 at Dunn Field in Cleveland, Ohio

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Brooklyn	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1
Cleveland	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	x	5	12	1
W: Stan Coveleski (2-0) L: Leon Cadore (0-1)

Game 5

October 10, 1920 at Dunn Field in Cleveland, Ohio

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Brooklyn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	13	1
Cleveland	4	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	x	8	12	2
W: 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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Brooklyn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Cleveland	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	x	1	7	3
W: Duster Mails (1-0) L: Sherry Smith (1-1)

Game 7

October 12, 1920 at Dunn Field in Cleveland, Ohio

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Brooklyn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2
Cleveland	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	x	3	7	3
W: 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.)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland Indians	6	2	2	6	2	2	1	0	0	21	53	12
Brooklyn Robins	3	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	8	44	6
Total Attendance: 236,928 Average Attendance: 29,616
Winning Player's Share: – $5,207 Losing Player's Share – $3,254

Notes

^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.100, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.99, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
^ Merron, Jeff (June 22, 2002). "Major Leaguers Who Died In-Season". espn.com
^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats8.shtml
^ http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=World_Series

References

1920 MLB season by team

American League	Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington

National League	Boston • Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

1920 World Series

Preceded by Chicago White Sox 1919	American League Champions Cleveland Indians 1920	Succeeded by New York Yankees 1921
Preceded by Chicago White Sox 1919	World Series Champions Cleveland Indians 1920	Succeeded by New York Giants 1921

Cleveland Indians 1920 World Series Champions

Jim Bagby \| George Burns \| Ray Caldwell \| Ray Chapman \| Stan Coveleski \| Joe Evans \| Larry Gardner \| Jack Graney \| Charlie Jamieson \| Doc Johnston \| Harry Lunte \| Duster Mails \| Les Nunamaker \| Steve O'Neill \| Joe Sewell \| Elmer Smith \| Tris Speaker \| Pinch Thomas \| George Uhle \| Bill Wambsganss \| Joe Wood Manager Tris Speaker

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