The 1920 Chicago White Sox

Chicago White Sox

The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...

 season was a season in American baseball

Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

. The team was in contention to defend their American League

American League

The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...

 pennant

Pennant (sports)

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 going into the final week of the season. However, news of the Black Sox Scandal

Black Sox Scandal

The Black Sox Scandal took place around and during the play of the American baseball 1919 World Series. Eight members of the Chicago White Sox were banned for life from baseball for intentionally losing games, which allowed the Cincinnati Reds to win the World Series...

 became public, and with seven of their players suspended, the team finished two games behind the Cleveland Indians

1920 Cleveland Indians season

The 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...

. The team would not finish in the first division

First division (baseball)

First division is a term that has had various meanings, at various times, in the sport of baseball, but originally referred to the rankings within a league...

 again until 1936.

Regular season

Shoeless Joe Jackson

Shoeless Joe Jackson

Joseph Jefferson Jackson , nicknamed "Shoeless Joe", was an American baseball player who played Major League Baseball in the early part of the 20th century...

 finished third in AL batting average

Batting average

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, and Eddie Collins

Eddie Collins

Edward Trowbridge Collins, Sr. , nicknamed "Cocky", was an American Major League Baseball second baseman, manager and executive...

 was fifth. Along with the St. Louis Browns

1920 St. Louis Browns season

The St. Louis Browns season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Browns finishing 4th in the American League with a record of 76 wins and 77 losses.- Regular season :...

, the team was the first in major league history to have three players with at least 200 hits each: Jackson, Collins, and Buck Weaver

Buck Weaver

George Daniel "Buck" Weaver was an American shortstop and third baseman in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Chicago White Sox...

.

Roster

1920 Chicago White Sox
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

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
C		151	485	131	.270	1	61
1B		133	495	150	.303	1	63
2B		153	602	224	.372	3	76
3B		151	629	208	.331	2	75
SS		126	458	122	.266	2	65
LF		146	570	218	.382	12	121
CF		142	556	188	.338	14	115
RF		108	413	91	.220	1	28

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
	46	127	25	.197	0	13
	58	118	40	.339	0	19

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
	40	319	23	13	2.99	108
	37	303.1	21	10	3.26	87
	39	299	22	14	3.91	128

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
	45	253.2	21	9	3.37	72
	34	145	7	9	4.03	30
	4	19.2	1	1	2.29	5
	2	4.2	0	1	15.43	1

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	12	1	1	0	5.46	7
	4	0	0	0	15.43	0

League leaders

Happy Felsch

Happy Felsch

Oscar Emil "Happy" Felsch was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox from 1915 to 1920. He is probably best known for his involvement in the 1919 Black Sox scandal....

• #4 in AL in home runs (14)

Shoeless Joe Jackson

Shoeless Joe Jackson

Joseph Jefferson Jackson , nicknamed "Shoeless Joe", was an American baseball player who played Major League Baseball in the early part of the 20th century...

• #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

Lefty Williams

Claude Preston "Lefty" Williams was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He is probably best known for his involvement in the 1919 World Series fix, known as the Black Sox scandal.-Career:...

• #2 in AL in strikeouts (128)