**Major League Baseball -kausi 1920** päättyi Cleveland Indiansin 5–2 voittoon Brooklyn Robinsista kauden päätteeksi pelatussa World Series -ottelusarjassa. Sarja pelattiin toisen kerran peräkkäin *paras yhdeksästä* -järjestelmällä. Bill Wambsganss teki historiallisen suorituksen loppuottelusarjan viidennessä ottelussa, yksin suoritetun kolmoispolton (*triple play*). Vastaavaa ei aiemmin, kuten ei koskaan myöhemminkään ole nähty World Series -otteluissa. Kaudella koettiin ikävä tragedia, kun Cleveland Indiansin 29-vuotias Ray Chapman sai 16. elokuuta Yankees'ia vastaan pelatussa ottelussa päähänsä Carl Maysin syötön ja menehtyi kallonmurtuman seurauksena seuraavana päivänä. Detroit Tigers hävisi kauden aluksi 13 ottelua peräkkäin jakaen *ennätyksen* Washington Senatorsin kanssa kaudelta 1904. Boston Red Sox myi rahapulassa Babe Ruthin Yankeesille. Ruth löi yhden kauden kunniajuoksuennätyksen, 54 ja juoksuja hänen lyöntivuorollaan syntyi kaikkiaan 134.

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| **American League** |
| **Sija** | **Joukkue** | **Voitot** | **Tappiot** | **Tasan** | **Voittosuhde** |   **GB** |
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| 1. | Cleveland Indians | 98 |   56 | 0 | .636 |     -- |
| 2. | Chicago White Sox | 96 |   58 | 0 | .623 |   2.0 |
| 3. | New York Yankees | 95 |   59 | 0 | .617 |   3.0 |
| 4. | St. Louis Browns | 76 |   77 | 1 | .497 | 21.5 |
| 5. | Boston Red Sox | 72 |   81 | 1 | .471 | 25.5 |
| 6. | Washington Senators | 68 |   84 | 1 | .447 | 29.0 |
| 7. | Detroit Tigers | 61 |   93 | 1 | .396 | 37.0 |
| 8. | Philadelphia Athletics | 48 | 106 | 2 | .257 | 52.0 |

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| **Sija** | **Joukkue** | **Voitot** | **Tappiot** | **Tasan** | **Voittosuhde** |   **GB** |
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| 1. | Brooklyn Robins | 93 | 61 | 1 | .604 |     -- |
| 2. | New York Giants | 86 | 68 | 1 | .558 |   7.0 |
| 3. | Cincinnati Reds | 82 | 71 | 1 | .536 | 10.5 |
| 4. | Pittsburgh Pirates | 79 | 75 | 1 | .513 | 14.0 |
| 5. | St. Louis Cardinals | 75 | 79 | 1 | .487 | 18.0 |
| 6. | Chicago Cubs | 75 | 79 | 0 | .487 | 18.0 |
| 7. | Boston Braves | 62 | 90 | 1 | .408 | 30.0 |
| 8. | Philadelphia Phillies | 62 | 91 | 0 | .405 | 30.5 |

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| Postseason | American Leaguen mestari | Voitot | National Leaguen mestari | Peli 1 | Peli 2 | Peli 3 | Peli 4 | Peli 5 | Peli 6 | Peli 7 |
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| World Series | **Cleveland Indians** |   5–2 | Brooklyn Robins |   3–1 |   0–3 |   1–2 |   5–1 |   8–1 |   1–0 |   3–0 |

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