1920 Brooklyn Robins season


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.
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

On May 1, Brooklyn and the Boston Braves played what remains the longest major league baseball game, tied 1 to 1 at the end of nine innings and then going scoreless for 19 more until the game 26-inning game was called because of darkness

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

Player stats

Batting

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
PosPlayerGABRHAvg.HRRBISB
C903011687.2890330
1B13149762153.3085633
2B14147862130.2720582
3B15563587185.29115219
SS14363771162.2541464
OF15458283177.3044809
OF14858389191.3289738
OF933344187.2602303

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
PlayerGABRHAvg.HRRBISB
952493863.2532229
521462142.2881172
411121327.2411130
1971711.155041
41681010.147031
2863715.238071
2444512.273040
71442.143012
91335.385050
6612.333010
3502.400000
3200.000000

Pitching

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
PlayerGGSCGIPWLERABBSO
403325303.223112.2267131
353016254.115142.625679
3028202151693.014580
282610189.21073.233589

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
PlayerGGSCGIPWLERABBSO
41189190.21282.6963101
33126136.11191.852733
197378.2523.092318

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
PlayerGIPWLSVERABBSO
1335.20101.77713
923.11003.0949

Awards and honors

League top ten finishers

Burleigh Grimes
Zack Wheat
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