1920 Detroit Tigers season
The 1920 Detroit Tigers season was the franchise's 19th season in Major League Baseball. The team finished 7th in the American League with a record of 61–93, 37 games behind the Cleveland Indians.
The 1920 Tigers started the season 0–13, setting the dubious record of having the longest losing streak to start a season.
The record stood for 68 years until it was broken by the 1988 Baltimore Orioles, who shattered the mark by losing their first 21 games.
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
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 | Oscar Stanage | 78 | 238 | 55 | .231 | 0 | 17 |
| 1B | Harry Heilmann | 145 | 543 | 168 | .309 | 9 | 89 |
| 2B | Ralph Young | 150 | 594 | 173 | .291 | 0 | 33 |
| SS | Donie Bush | 141 | 506 | 133 | .263 | 1 | 33 |
| 3B | Babe Pinelli | 102 | 284 | 65 | .229 | 0 | 21 |
| OF | Chick Shorten | 116 | 364 | 105 | .288 | 1 | 40 |
| OF | 112 | 428 | 143 | .334 | 2 | 63 | |
| OF | Bobby Veach | 154 | 612 | 188 | .307 | 11 | 113 |
Other batters
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 |
| Ira Flagstead | 110 | 311 | 73 | .235 | 3 | 35 |
| 81 | 265 | 66 | .249 | 1 | 18 | |
| Eddie Ainsmith | 69 | 186 | 43 | .231 | 1 | 19 |
| Babe Ellison | 61 | 155 | 34 | .219 | 0 | 21 |
| Sammy Hale | 76 | 116 | 34 | .293 | 1 | 14 |
| Clyde Manion | 32 | 80 | 22 | .275 | 0 | 8 |
| Larry Woodall | 18 | 49 | 12 | .245 | 0 | 5 |
| Clarence Huber | 11 | 42 | 9 | .214 | 0 | 5 |
| Davey Claire | 3 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Hooks Dauss | 38 | 270.1 | 13 | 21 | 3.56 | 82 |
| Howard Ehmke | 38 | 268.1 | 15 | 18 | 3.25 | 98 |
| Dutch Leonard | 28 | 191.1 | 10 | 17 | 4.33 | 76 |
| Roy Crumpler | 2 | 13.0 | 1 | 0 | 5.54 | 2 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Red Oldham | 39 | 215.1 | 8 | 13 | 3.85 | 62 |
| 46 | 208.2 | 7 | 14 | 3.88 | 103 | |
| 8 | 27.0 | 1 | 1 | 4.33 | 15 | |
| John Bogart | 4 | 23.2 | 2 | 1 | 3.04 | 5 |
| Allen Conkwright | 5 | 19.1 | 2 | 1 | 6.98 | 4 |
| Bernie Boland | 4 | 17.1 | 0 | 2 | 7.79 | 4 |
| John Glaiser | 8 | 14.2 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 2 |
| Mutt Wilson | 3 | 13.0 | 1 | 1 | 3.46 | 4 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Frank Okrie | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.27 | 9 |
| 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 4 | |
| Harry Baumgartner | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.00 | 7 |
| Red Cox | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.18 | 1 | |
| Cy Fried | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.20 | 0 |
| Slim Love | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.31 | 2 |
| Norman Glaser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.43 | 1 |
| Lou Vedder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Farm system
- Class B: Fort Worth Panthers — LEAGUE CHAMPION