1920 Cincinnati Reds season
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| Owner(s) | Garry Herrmann |
| Manager(s) | Pat Moran |
| Local television | none |
| Local radio | none |
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The 1920 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished third in the National League with a record of 82–71, 10½ games behind the Brooklyn Robins.
Following a very successful 1919 season, in which the Reds won the National League pennant and then defeated the Chicago White Sox in the 1919 World Series, the team had a very quiet off-season, with no notable transactions. After winning 96 games in 1919, expectations were high in Cincinnati that the club would contend for the pennant again in 1920.
Cincinnati started off the season strong, sweeping the Chicago Cubs in a three game series to begin the season, and after 12 games, the club was in first place with a solid 9-3 record. The team ran into a bit of trouble throughout the month of May, going 10-12 over a 22 game span to drop their overall record to 19-15, as the Reds were battling the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn Robins for first place.
The Reds remained in the hunt for the pennant throughout the month of June, and on June 30th, the club had a 35-26 record, and a three game lead over the second place Robins and Cubs. Throughout the summer and into September, the Reds, Robins and Cubs continued to battle in the pennant race, with Cincinnati holding a 1.5 game lead over Brooklyn after sweeping the St. Louis Cardinals in a double header on Labor Day. On September 5th, the Reds lost starting pitcher Slim Sallee to the New York Giants on waivers.
Cincinnati struggled over their last 25 games of the season, earning a record of 8-17, and fell completely out of the pennant race. On October 2nd, the Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates played in the last tripleheader of the 20th century held at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, with the Reds winning two of the games.
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