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1920 in the Negro Leagues
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| << 1919 1921 >> |
1920 in the Negro Leagues marked the beginning of the "golden age" for the teams. Andrew Foster's Negro National League was formed as the first Negro League.
The Negro Southern League also played during this season. The Knoxville team, champion of the NSL, challenged the NNL champion Chicago American Giants to a postseason series, but were turned down.
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[edit] Standings
- Note: BOLD indicates League Champion
[edit] Negro National League
- Source: agate type blog, Gary Ashwill
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago American Giants | 49 | 32 | 15 | 2 | 0.681 |
| 2 | Kansas City Monarchs | 77 | 46 | 29 | 2 | 0.613 |
| 3 | Detroit Stars | 61 | 32 | 29 | 0 | 0.525 |
| 4 | Indianapolis ABCs | 82 | 40 | 38 | 4 | 0.513 |
| 5 | Cuban Stars (West) | 51 | 24 | 27 | 0 | 0.471 |
| 6 | Dayton Marcos | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0.429 |
| 7 | St. Louis Giants | 36 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 0.278 |
| 8 | Chicago Giants | 25 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0.160 |
- Source: The Negro Leagues Book by Dick Clark and Larry Lester
| Team | Win | Losses | WPCT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago American Giants | 32 | 13 | 0.711 |
| Detroit Stars | 35 | 23 | 0.603 |
| Kansas City Monarchs | 41 | 29 | 0.586 |
| Indianapolis ABCs | 39 | 35 | 0.527 |
| St. Louis Giants | 25 | 32 | 0.439 |
| Cincinnati Cuban Stars (West) | 21 | 24 | 0.467 |
| Dayton Marcos | 8 | 18 | 0.308 |
| Chicago Giants | 4 | 24 | 0.143 |
[edit] Negro Southern League
| Team | Win | Losses | WPCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knoxville | 55 | 21 | 0.724 | 0 |
| Montgomery | 47 | 39 | 0.547 | 13 |
| Atlanta Black Crackers | 45 | 39 | 0.536 | 14 |
| Birmingham Black Barons | 43 | 39 | 0.524 | 15 |
| New Orleans Black Pelicans | 43 | 39 | 0.524 | 15 |
| Nashville Giants | 40 | 40 | 0.500 | 17 |
| Jacksonville Red Caps | 18 | 26 | 0.409 | 21 |
[edit] Independent Teams
- Records are from The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, John Holway
- Atlantic City Bacharach Giants: 12 - 12 (.500)
- Baltimore Black Sox: 3 - 8 (.273)
- Brooklyn Royal Giants: 5 - 4 (.556)
- Havana Cuban Stars (East): 1 - 4 (.200)
- Madison Stars
- New York Lincoln Giants: 0 - 4 (.000)
- Norfolk All-Stars
- Pennsylvania Red Caps of NY
- Philadelphia Giants of NY
- Philadelphia Hilldale Giants: 7 - 6 (.538)
- Pittsburgh Stars of Buffalo
[edit] Leading Players
[edit] Batters
- Jesse Barbour, Atlantic City Bacharach Giants: .409 batting average
- Jimmie Lyons, Detroit Stars: .399 batting average
- Edgar Wesley, Detroit Stars: 13 home runs
[edit] Pitchers
- Dizzy Dismukes, Indianapolis ABCs: 16 - 9 W - L record
- Sam Crawford, Kansas City Monarchs: 14 - 7 W - L record, 122 strikeouts
- Rube Currie, Kansas City Monarchs: 122 strikeouts
- Bill Gatewood, St. Louis Giants: 17 - 5 W - L record, 154 strikeouts
- Dick Redding, Atlantic City Bacharach Giants: 8 - 7 W - L record
[edit] Postseason
The Brooklyn Royal Giants and Philadelphia Hilldale Giants held a four game championship series in October. The series ended tied at two games apiece.
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