The 1920 Chicago White Sox season was a season in American baseball . The team was in contention to defend their American League pennant going into the final week of the season. However, for all intents and purposes, the season ended on September 26, when news of the Black Sox Scandal became public. Owner Charles Comiskey suspended the seven players who were still active (the eighth, ringleader Chick Gandil , opted to retire after the 1919 season).[ 1] At that time, the White Sox were only a half-game behind the Cleveland Indians , but went 2–2 over their last four games to finish two games out. They would not finish in the first division again until 1936.[ 2]
Regular season [ edit ]
Shoeless Joe Jackson finished third in AL batting average , and Eddie Collins was fifth. Along with the St. Louis Browns , the team was the first in major league history to have three players with at least 200 hits each: Jackson, Collins, and Buck Weaver .[ 3]
Season standings [ edit ]
Record vs. opponents [ edit ]
1920 American League Records
Sources:
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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
—
1920 Chicago White Sox
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Player stats [ edit ]
Batting [ edit ]
Starters by position [ edit ]
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Other batters [ edit ]
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching [ edit ]
Starting pitchers [ edit ]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers [ edit ]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers [ edit ]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
League leaders [ edit ]
Happy Felsch
#4 in AL in home runs (14)
Shoeless Joe Jackson
#3 in AL in batting average (.382)
#3 in AL in slugging percentage (.589)
#4 in AL in runs batted in (121)
#4 in AL in on-base percentage (.444)
Lefty Williams
#2 in AL in strikeouts (128)
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