Baseballist.com -- World Baseball History and Statistics 1920

Est. 1998

Nebraska Baseball

Western League

This was the last year for Pa Rourke as an owner. He would sell the franchise to Barney Burch. Yam Yarnan, Witchita Jobbers, led in homers(41), runs(124), hits(206) and total bases(376). On May 13, Emilio Palmero, Omaha, pitched a no-hitter against Joplin and won 1-0.

1920 Western League Standings
Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Tulsa Oilers	92	61	.601	--
Wichita Jobbers	92	62	.597	.5
Oklahoma City Indians	82	68	.547	8.5
Omaha Rourkes	76	77	.497	16
St. Joseph Saints	74	80	.481	18.5
Joplin Miners	73	81	.474	19.5
Sioux City Packers	63	88	.417	28
Des Moines Boosters	58	93	.384	33

Trivia

Johnny VanderMeer is the only pitcher to throw back-to-back no-hitters.