The following are the baseball events of the year 1920 throughout the world.
|
American League final standings edit
National League final standings edit
|
|
This was the first season of organized Negro league baseball. The first Negro National League would run for the next decade and is considered to be of major league status. The Chicago American Giants, managed by league founder and former player Rube Foster, won the first league pennant.[1]
|
|
A loose confederation of teams were gathered in the East to compete with the West, however East teams did not organize a formal league as the West did.
East | ||||
Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
Brooklyn Royal Giants | 5 | 4 | .556 | |
Philadelphia Hilldales | 7 | 6 | .538 | |
Bacharach Giants | 12 | 12 | .500 | |
Baltimore Black Sox | 3 | 8 | .273 | |
Cuban Stars | 1 | 4 | .200 | |
New York Lincoln Giants | 0 | 4 | .000 |