| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Season: | 1920 |
| League: | National League |
| Ballpark: | Cardinal Field (Since 1893) Sportsman's Park |
| City: | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Record: | 75–79 (.487) |
| League Place: | 5th |
| Owners: | Sam Breadon |
| Managers: | Branch Rickey |
The 1920 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 39th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 29th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 75–79 during the season and finished fifth in the National League.
Rogers Hornsby became a full-time second baseman. Hornsby won the first of his seven batting titles with a .370 batting average, and he also led the league in on-base percentage (.431), slugging percentage (.559), hits (218), total bases (329), doubles (44), and RBI (94). From a fielding perspective, Hornsby led the league in putouts, assists, and double plays.
| 1920 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
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 | 112 | 338 | 95 | .281 | 1 | 36 | ||
| 1B | 141 | 530 | 162 | .306 | 3 | 61 | ||
| 2B | 149 | 589 | 218 | .370 | 9 | 94 | ||
| SS | 142 | 516 | 149 | .289 | 1 | 63 | ||
| 3B | 155 | 639 | 204 | .319 | 0 | 76 | ||
| OF | 133 | 489 | 139 | .284 | 3 | 56 | ||
| OF | 137 | 504 | 142 | .282 | 10 | 65 | ||
| OF | 99 | 320 | 84 | .263 | 0 | 32 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | 313 | 104 | .332 | 1 | 28 | ||
| 87 | 270 | 74 | .274 | 1 | 28 | ||
| 76 | 224 | 59 | .263 | 0 | 13 | ||
| 62 | 180 | 41 | .228 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 42 | 65 | 15 | .231 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 22 | 7 | .318 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 301.2 | 13 | 20 | 2.98 | 120 | ||
| 39 | 270.0 | 20 | 12 | 2.53 | 90 | ||
| 38 | 250.2 | 16 | 13 | 3.52 | 119 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 116.1 | 3 | 8 | 4.95 | 23 | |
| 24 | 88.0 | 3 | 2 | 3.27 | 37 | |
| 23 | 77.2 | 4 | 8 | 5.21 | 21 | |
| 16 | 70.2 | 1 | 4 | 3.06 | 33 | |
| 9 | 36.2 | 2 | 1 | 5.40 | 5 | |
| 7 | 23.1 | 2 | 1 | 3.09 | 5 | |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3.28 | 74 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.57 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 0 |