1920 in the Negro Leagues

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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.

Standings[edit]

Note: BOLD indicates League Champion

Negro National League[edit]

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Rank Team G W L T WPCT GB
1 Chicago American Giants 62 43 17 2 0.717 --
2 Kansas City Monarchs 79 44 33 2 0.571 7.5
3 Detroit Stars 64 37 27 0 0.578 8.0
4 Indianapolis ABCs 86 44 38 4 0.537 10.0
5 Cuban Stars West 69 35 34 0 0.507 12.5
6 St. Louis Giants 72 32 40 0 0.444 17.0
7 Dayton Marcos 52 16 36 0 0.308 23.0
8 Chicago Giants 36 5 31 0 0.139 26.0

Negro Southern League[edit]

Source: The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, John Holway
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

Independent Teams[edit]

Records are from The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, John Holway

Leading Players[edit]

Batters[edit]

Pitchers[edit]

Postseason[edit]

The Brooklyn Royal Giants and Philadelphia Hilldale Giants held a four-game championship series in October. The series ended tied at two games apiece.

Further Reading[edit]

  • Frederick C. Bush and Bill Nowlin, eds.: The First Negro League Champion: The 1920 Chicago American Giants, SABR, Phoenix, AZ, 2022. ISBN 978-1-970159-80-6


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