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The 1920 Buffalo All-Americans season was their inaugural season in the league. The team finished 9-1-1, enough for third place in the league. It was one of only four teams to finish the 1920 season. This season was most notable for the last two games of the team's schedule. The first of these was a showcase game between the All-Americans and the league's flagship franchise, the Canton Bulldogs, in New York City's Polo Grounds. About 20,000 fans showed up for the game, a significant number for the still-regional league, and it spurred efforts, first with the New York Brickley Giants in 1921 and later with the New York Giants in 1925, to put a team in New York City.

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rdfs:comment	The 1920 Buffalo All-Americans season was their inaugural season in the league. The team finished 9-1-1, enough for third place in the league. It was one of only four teams to finish the 1920 season. This season was most notable for the last two games of the team's schedule. The first of these was a showcase game between the All-Americans and the league's flagship franchise, the Canton Bulldogs, in New York City's Polo Grounds. About 20,000 fans showed up for the game, a significant number for the still-regional league, and it spurred efforts, first with the New York Brickley Giants in 1921 and later with the New York Giants in 1925, to put a team in New York City.
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Previous	1919(xsd:integer)
Team	Buffalo All-Americans
playoffs	Lost title to Akron Pros after 0-0 tie in final game
Coach	Tommy Hughitt
Record	4(xsd:integer) 9(xsd:integer)
division place	3(xsd:integer)
H	0(xsd:integer) 6(xsd:integer) 7(xsd:integer) 23(xsd:integer)
Road	Pros Panhandles
Home	All-Americans
NEXT	1921(xsd:integer)
Stadium	Buffalo Baseball Park Canisius College
R	0(xsd:integer) 7(xsd:integer)
Year	1920(xsd:integer)
abstract	The 1920 Buffalo All-Americans season was their inaugural season in the league. The team finished 9-1-1, enough for third place in the league. It was one of only four teams to finish the 1920 season. This season was most notable for the last two games of the team's schedule. The first of these was a showcase game between the All-Americans and the league's flagship franchise, the Canton Bulldogs, in New York City's Polo Grounds. About 20,000 fans showed up for the game, a significant number for the still-regional league, and it spurred efforts, first with the New York Brickley Giants in 1921 and later with the New York Giants in 1925, to put a team in New York City. The second game ended up deciding the championship. Held on the next day against the Akron Pros, a win would have likely secured the All-Americans the league title. However, the team only managed a scoreless tie with the Pros. Buffalo, however, still felt it had a strong case for a share of the title, and made their case before the league owners in April 1921. Buffalo stood at 9-1-1 and Akron at 8-0-3. Each team had eight more wins than losses, and Buffalo could also make the case that their lone loss, against Canton, was partially negated by their later win in the Polo Grounds due to a rule that gave more weight to late-season games than earlier ones. Joe Carr didn't buy the argument, and moved to give Akron, by virtue of being undefeated, the sole title and possession of the Brunswick-Balke Collender Cup. The motion was accepted. Buffalo was given third place (the Decatur Staleys, who also made a pitch for a share of the title, took second). Worth noting is that under current interpretation, which counts ties (now very rare due to overtime) as half-wins and half-losses, Buffalo and Akron would have indeed been tied for the title at 9½-1½, but league rules ignored ties at the time.

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