The 1920 Brooklyn Royal Giants baseball team represented the Brooklyn Royal Giants as an independent during the 1920 baseball season. The team compiled a 13–7–2 (.636) record and won the Eastern independent championship. Nat Strong was the team's owner, and John Henry Lloyd was the manager. The team played its home games at Dexter Park in Queens.[1]
1920 Brooklyn Royal Giants | ||
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League | Negro league baseball | |
Ballpark | Dexter Park | |
City | Queens | |
Record | 13–7–2 (.636) | |
League place | 1st | |
Owners | Nat Strong | |
Managers | John Henry Lloyd | |
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The team's leading batters were:[2]
- Manager/shortstop John Henry Lloyd - .305 batting average in 22 games
- First baseman Eddie Douglass - .279 batting average in 22 games
The team's leading pitchers were Harry Kenyon (3–1, 2.65 ERA) and Jesse Hubbard (3–2, 3.19 ERA, 41 strikeouts).[3]
References
edit- ^ "1920 Brooklyn Royal Giants". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ^ "1920 Brooklyn Royal Giants Batting". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ^ "1920 Chicago American Giants Pitching". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.