1920 Washington Senators season

The 1920 Washington Senators won 68 games, lost 84, and finished in sixth place in the American League. They were managed by Clark Griffith and played home games at Griffith Stadium.

1920 Washington Senators
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Griffith Stadium (since 1911) Washington, D.C. (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Clark Griffith and William Richardson
Manager(s)	Clark Griffith
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Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cleveland Indians	98	56	0.636	—	51–27	47–29
Chicago White Sox	96	58	0.623	2	52–25	44–33
New York Yankees	95	59	0.617	3	49–28	46–31
St. Louis Browns	76	77	0.497	21½	40–38	36–39
Boston Red Sox	72	81	0.471	25½	41–35	31–46
Washington Senators	68	84	0.447	29	37–38	31–46
Detroit Tigers	61	93	0.396	37	32–46	29–47
Philadelphia Athletics	48	106	0.312	50	25–50	23–56

Record vs. opponents

1920 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	12–10	6–16	13–9	9–13	13–9–1	9–13	10–11
Chicago	10–12	—	10–12	19–3	10–12	16–6	14–8	17–5
Cleveland	16–6	12–10	—	15–7	9–13	16–6	15–7	15–7
Detroit	9–13	3–19	7–15	—	7–15	12–10–1	10–12	13–9
New York	13–9	12–10	13–9	15–7	—	19–3	12–10	11–11
Philadelphia	9–13–1	6–16	6–16	10–12–1	3–19	—	8–14	6–16
St. Louis	13–9	8–14	7–15	12–10	10–12	14–8	—	12–9–1
Washington	11–10	5–17	7–15	9–13	11–11	16–6	9–12–1	—

Roster

1920 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers José Acosta Harry Biemiller Gus Bono Leon Carlson Jerry Conway Harry Courtney Joe Engel Eric Erickson Clarence Fisher Joe Gleason Walter Johnson Al Schacht Jim Shaw Duke Shirey Bill Snyder Tom Zachary		Catchers Patsy Gharrity Val Picinich Infielders Frank Ellerbe Bucky Harris Bill Hollahan Joe Judge Bobby LaMotte George McBride Jim O'Neill Frank O'Rourke Doc Prothro Howie Shanks Red Shannon Fred Thomas Ricardo Torres Allie Watt		Outfielders Frank Brower Jack Calvo Ed Johnson Clyde Milan Sam Rice Braggo Roth Other batters Elmer Bowman Joe Leonard		Manager Clark Griffith

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
SS	Jim O'Neill	86	294	85	.289	1	40

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
Ed Johnson	4	13	3	.231	0	3
Fred Thomas	3	7	1	.143	0	0
Bobby LaMotte	4	3	0	.000	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

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
Al Schacht	22	99.1	6	4	4.44	19
José Acosta	17	82.2	5	4	4.03	9
Harry Biemiller	5	17	1	0	4.76	10
Gus Bono	4	12.1	0	2	8.76	4

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Leon Carlson	3	0	0	0	3.65	3

References

• 1920 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
• 1920 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com