2020 National League
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The 2020 season of the National League was the one hundred forty-fifth season of the league.
Season summary[edit]
Standings[edit]
- An asterisk (*) indicates the team was one of its league's wild cards, Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS (RS/G) | RA (RA/G) | AVG | OBP | SLG | ERA | FPCT |
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Central Division | ||||||||||||||
1 | Chicago Cubs | 60 | 34 | 26 | 0 | .567 | -.- | 265 (4.42) | 240 (4.00) | 0.220 | 0.318 | 0.387 | 3.99 | 0.986 |
2 | St. Louis Cardinals* | 58 | 30 | 28 | 0 | .517 | 3.0 | 240 (4.14) | 376 (3.95) | 0.234 | 0.323 | 0.371 | 3.90 | 0.983 |
3 | Cincinnati Reds* | 60 | 31 | 29 | 0 | .517 | 3.0 | 243 (4.05) | 243 (4.05) | 0.212 | 0.312 | 0.403 | 3.84 | 0.986 |
4 | Milwaukee Brewers* | 60 | 29 | 31 | 0 | .483 | 5.0 | 247 (4.12) | 264 (4.40) | 0.223 | 0.313 | 0.389 | 4.16 | 0.984 |
5 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 60 | 19 | 41 | 0 | .317 | 15.0 | 219 (3.65) | 298 (4.97) | 0.220 | 0.284 | 0.357 | 4.68 | 0.978 |
Eastern Division | ||||||||||||||
1 | Atlanta Braves | 60 | 35 | 25 | 0 | .583 | -.- | 348 (5.80) | 288 (4.80) | 0.268 | 0.349 | 0.483 | 4.41 | 0.985 |
2 | Miami Marlins* | 60 | 31 | 29 | 0 | .517 | 4.0 | 263 (4.38) | 304 (5.07) | 0.244 | 0.319 | 0.384 | 4.86 | 0.981 |
3 | Philadelphia Phillies | 60 | 28 | 32 | 0 | .467 | 7.0 | 306 (5.10) | 311 (5.18) | 0.257 | 0.342 | 0.439 | 5.14 | 0.983 |
4 | New York Mets | 60 | 26 | 34 | 0 | .433 | 9.0 | 286 (4.77) | 511 (5.13) | 0.272 | 0.348 | 0.459 | 4.98 | 0.985 |
4 | Washington Nationals | 60 | 26 | 34 | 0 | .433 | 9.0 | 293 (4.88) | 301 (5.02) | 0.264 | 0.336 | 0.433 | 5.09 | 0.981 |
Western Division | ||||||||||||||
1 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 60 | 43 | 17 | 0 | .717 | -.- | 349 (5.82) | 213 (3.55) | 0.256 | 0.338 | 0.483 | 3.02 | 0.982 |
2 | San Diego Padres* | 60 | 37 | 23 | 0 | .617 | 6.0 | 325 (5.42) | 241 (4.02) | 0.257 | 0.333 | 0.466 | 3.86 | 0.985 |
3 | San Francisco Giants | 60 | 29 | 31 | 0 | .483 | 14.0 | 299 (4.98) | 297 (4.95) | 0.263 | 0.335 | 0.451 | 4.64 | 0.980 |
4 | Colorado Rockies | 60 | 26 | 34 | 0 | .433 | 17.0 | 275 (4.58) | 353 (5.88) | 0.257 | 0.311 | 0.405 | 5.59 | 0.981 |
2 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 60 | 25 | 35 | 0 | .417 | 18.0 | 269 (4.48) | 295 (4.92) | 0.241 | 0.312 | 0.391 | 4.84 | 0.983 |
League leaders[edit]
Batting[edit]
Pitching[edit]
All-Star Game[edit]
The 2020 All-Star Game had been scheduled to be played on Tuesday, July 14 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA but was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Postseason[edit]
The 2020 National League playoffs featured the champions of the league's three divisions along with the second-place team in each division and two wild card teams. The teams competed in a best-of-three Wild Card Series, a best-of-five Division Series, and a best-of-seven League Championship Series. The winner of the League Championship Series represented the league in the World Series.
Wild Card Series | Division Series | League Championship Series | |||||||||||
1 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2 | |||||||||||
8 | Milwaukee Brewers | 0 | |||||||||||
1 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 | |||||||||||
5 | San Diego Padres | 0 | |||||||||||
4 | San Diego Padres | 2 | |||||||||||
5 | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | |||||||||||
1 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 4 | |||||||||||
6 | Atlanta Braves | 3 | |||||||||||
3 | Chicago Cubs | 0 | |||||||||||
6 | Miami Marlins | 2 | |||||||||||
6 | Miami Marlins | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Atlanta Braves | 3 | |||||||||||
7 | Cincinnati Reds | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Atlanta Braves | 2 |
In the World Series, the National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the American League's Tampa Bay Rays, 4 games to 2.
Award winners[edit]
The winner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was 1B Freddie Freeman of the Atlanta Braves. In the award's voting, he had 410 out of a possible 420 points and 28 of 30 first-place votes.
The winner of the league's Cy Young Award, given its best pitcher, was Trevor Bauer of the Cincinnati Reds. In the award's voting, he had 201 out of a possible 210 points and 27 of 30 first-place votes.
The winner of the league's Rookie of the Year Award, given its best rookie player, was Devin Williams, a relief pitcher with the Milwaukee Brewers. In the award's voting, he had 95 out of a possible 150 points and 14 of 30 first-place votes.
The Trevor Hoffman Award, given to the best relief pitcher in the league, was given to Devin Williams of the Milwaukee Brewers.
Gold Gloves[edit]
The following players won the Gold Glove Award, given to the league's best fielders as voted upon by its managers and coaches, at their respective position.
Position | Player | Team |
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P | Max Fried | Atlanta Braves |
C | Tucker Barnhart | Cincinnati Reds |
1B | Anthony Rizzo | Chicago Cubs |
2B | Kolten Wong | St. Louis Cardinals |
3B | Nolan Arenado | Colorado Rockies |
SS | Javier Baez | Chicago Cubs |
LF | Tyler O'Neill | St. Louis Cardinals |
CF | Trent Grisham | San Diego Padres |
RF | Mookie Betts | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Silver Sluggers[edit]
The following players won the Silver Slugger Award, given to the league's best hitters as voted upon by its managers and coaches, at their respective position.
Monthly Awards[edit]
- Player of the Month Award
- August: Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego Padres
- September: Freddie Freeman, Atlanta Braves
- Pitcher of the Month Award
- August: Yu Darvish, Chicago Cubs
- September: Trevor Bauer. Cincinnati Reds
- Rookie of the Month Award
- August: Jake Cronenworth, San Diego Padres
- September: Ke'Bryan Hayes, Pittsburgh Pirates
Notable events[edit]
Umpires[edit]
See 2020 Major League Baseball
Further Reading[edit]
Related Sites[edit]
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