Wednesday, April 14, 1920
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New York (AL) outfielder Bob Meusel
made his Major League Debut on 04/14/1920
Philadelphia (AL) pitcher Lyle Bigbee
made his Major League Debut on 04/15/1920. Philadelphia (AL) pitcher Roy Moore
made his Major League Debut on 04/15/1920. Philadelphia (AL) catcher Glenn Myatt
made his Major League Debut on 04/15/1920
Brooklyn outfielder Wally Hood
made his Major League Debut on 04/15/1920. Brooklyn pitcher George
Mohart made his Major League Debut on 04/15/1920. Brooklyn outfielder Bernie Neis
made his Major League Debut on 04/14/1920
Philadelphia (NL) infielder Ralph
Miller made his Major League Debut on 04/14/1920. Philadelphia (NL) catcher
Frank
Withrow made his Major League Debut on 04/15/1920
Washington infielder Jim O'Neill
made his Major League Debut on 04/15/1920
Chicago (NL) outfielder Babe
Twombley made his Major League Debut on 04/14/1920
Chicago (AL) (H) 2 Detroit 1
The White Sox took the opener when shortstop Swede
Risberg tripled in the bottom of the ninth, eighth-place hitter catcher Ray Schalk
was then semi-intentionally walked to bring up pitcher Lefty
Williams (1-0. 1.00), and Williams came through with a two-out run-scoring
single for the win. Williams only allowed four hits in the game with Hooks Dauss
(0-1, 2.08) being the hard-luck loser.
Cleveland (H) 5 St. Louis (AL) 4
Indians third baseman Larry
Gardner went 4-for-4 with two triples, the second triple driving home two
runs to put Cleveland ahead in the bottom of the eighth. Stan
Coveleski (1-0, 4.00) got off to a rough start but held on for the
come-from-behind win. Browns first baseman George
Sisler homered (1) in his first at-bat and added a double and a triple
before the game was over, but alas, no single, so no cycle.
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| Babe Ruth |
Bob Shawkey (1-0, 0.00) held the A's to only one hit and started off the Yankees season with a 1-0 shutout victory. Newly acquired center fielder Babe Ruth reached base twice on an error but also added a double and then effectively closed the game out with a three-run homerun (1) in the top of the ninth. Bob Meusel made his major league debut as a third baseman and added a homerun (1) in the top of the eighth.
Philadelphia (NL) 5 Brooklyn (H) 1
Eppa Rixey
(1-0, 1.00) didn't allow the Robins on the scoreboard until the seventh inning
despite giving up thirteen hits on the day and the Phillies gladly took the
win. A two-run double by second baseman Dots Miller
in the top of the fourth put Philadelphia ahead and they never looked back from
there.
Cincinnati (H) 1 Chicago (NL) 0
Dutch
Ruether (1-0, 0.00) outdueled Pete
Alexander (0-1, 1.13) by throwing a shutout to start the Reds' season. Left
fielder Pat
Duncan tripled to lead off the bottom of the fifth and then scored the
game's only run on a single by right fielder Earle
"Greasy" Neale.
Boston (NL) 1 New York (NL) (H) 0
Left-hander Eddie Eayrs
(1-0, 0.00) held the Giants to only three hits and started the season with a
shutout victory. Right fielder Walton
Cruise pulled an otherwise routine fly ball down the right field line in
the second that reached the outfield stands for a homerun (1) thanks to the
Polo Grounds' short foul lines.
Pittsburgh 4 St. Louis (NL) (H) 2
Twice the Pirates went ahead and twice the
Cardinals tied it back up, but then Pittsburgh scored two runs in the top of
the fifth, and ace starter Babe Adams
(1-0, 2.00) stepped up and shut down the hometown Cardinals thereafter to pick
up the win.
Thursday, April 15, 1920
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New York (NL) pitcher Rosy Ryan
was sent out after 04/14/1920
Washington 2 Boston (AL) (H) 0
Despite an aching arm that has carried over
from spring training Walter
Johnson (1-0, 0.00) didn't allow a hit until the sixth inning and got his
season started with a three-hit shutout in Boston. Allen Russell
(0-1, 2.25) took the loss despite a valiant effort.
New York (AL) 2 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 0
Jack Quinn
(1-0, 0.00) scattered four hits and went all the way for the shutout victory in
Philadelphia. The Yankees didn't do much against Rollie
Naylor (0-1, 2.25) but they did enough as catcher Muddy Ruel singled home a
run in the fifth, and then center fielder Babe Ruth
brought home an insurance run on an infield out in the eighth.
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| Cy Williams |
The Phillies got off to a fast start with three in the top of the first and then two more in the second, building an 8-2 lead after the top of the seventh. Brooklyn stormed back to make it close with four runs in the bottom of the seventh and then they scored twice in the bottom of the ninth to get within one, but Red Causey came in to get the final out to preserve the win for George Smith (1-0, 8.53). Philadelphia accumulated eighteen hits on the day with left fielder Irish Meusel going 4-for-5 with a run scored, two RBI's, and two doubles while center fielder Cy Williams chipped in with a 3-for-4 day that included three runs scored, two RBI's, two doubles and a homerun (1).
Chicago (NL) 4 Cincinnati (H) 2
The Cubs scored three times in the top of the
fifth to blow open a scoreless game and while the Reds were able to keep it
close, they couldn't catch the Chicagoans. Hippo
Vaughn (1-0, 0.00) got the win while left fielder Dave
Robertson went 3-for-3 with three doubles on the day.
New York (NL) (H) 4 Boston (NL) 2
The big hit for the Giants was a two-out
two-run pinch-hit single by Fred Lear
in the bottom of the eighth, allowing Fred Toney
(1-0, 0.00) to pick up the win. Boston first baseman Walter
Holke hit a two-run homerun (1) in the top of the ninth, but it was too
little too late.
Pittsburgh 10 St. Louis (NL) (H) 6
St. Louis starter Ferdie
Schupp walked seven Pirates batters in three-plus innings and allowed Pittsburgh
to get off to a big lead with a four-run fourth and a three-run fifth. The big
hit for the Pirates was a three-run triple in the fourth by third baseman George
"Possum" Whitted, all of which allowed Wilbur
Cooper (1-0, 6.00) to go all the way for the win.
Friday, April 16, 1920
Transactions:
Brooklyn pitcher Johnny
Miljus was injured (?) on 04/15/1920
Detroit pitcher Ernie Alten
made his Major League Debut on 04/17/1920
Detroit pitcher Red Cox
made his Major League Debut on 04/17/1920
St. Louis (NL) (H) 10 Pittsburgh 9 (11)
In a game that went back and forth, the
Cardinals finally prevailed by scoring three runs in the bottom of the eleventh
to pull out the tough extra-innings victory. Catcher Verne
Clemons got the game-winning hit when he blooped a two-run RBI single to
send the ~200 Cardinals fans in attendance home happy.
Saturday, April 17.1920
Transactions:
Detroit pitcher Frank Okrie
made his Major League Debut on 04/18/1920
Boston (NL) outfielder John
Sullivan made his Major League Debut on 04/18/1920
Washington 3 Boston (AL) (H) 2
The Senators scored three times in the top of
the third as they strung together a couple of hits and Boston helped with a
misplayed sacrifice attempt that really opened the door for the visitors. The
Red Sox rallied to make it close, but Eric
Erickson (1-0, 2.00) held them off and picked up the complete-game victory.
Detroit 5 Chicago (AL) (H) 0
Tigers’ hurler Howard
Ehmke (1-0, 0.00) shut out the defending AL champs on six hits as he only
walked one and had two key caught stealing's behind him. Detroit scored three
runs in the top of the ninth, the big hit being a two-run double from third
baseman Bob
Jones.
St. Louis (AL) 9 Cleveland (H) 7
The Browns went ahead early and never lost
the lead, but the Indians stayed right on their tail for the whole game, never
allowing St. Louis to have an easy breath. Urban
Shicker (1-0, 7.00) got the win as the Browns combined for a total of seven
extra-base hits with 21-year-old George Uhle
(0-1, 12.71) taking the brunt of the assault.
Cincinnati (H) 3 Chicago (NL) 2
Dolf Luque
(1-0, 2.00) went all the way for the win but also went 3-for-3 from the plate
and drove in two of the three Reds runs in the game. Chicago didn't get on the
scoreboard until the top of the ninth, but Luque was able to finish what he
started.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 4 Pittsburgh 1
Right fielder Cliff
Heathcote was the hitting hero for the Cardinals today as he went 3-for-4
with two runs scored, two RBI's, a double, and two triples to account for his
day. Third baseman Milt Stock
brought home Heathcote from third base with a sacrifice squeeze in the first
and then a sacrifice fly in the fifth.
Sunday, April 18, 1920
Chicago (NL) pitcher Lefty Tyler
was injured (?) on 04/17/1920
Cleveland (H) 7 Detroit 3
Stan
Coveleski (2-0, 2.50) not only got the win but went 2-for-4 on the day,
including a run-scoring double in the bottom of the fourth. Left fielder Jack Graney
then doubled home two runs to effectively lock the game up for Coveleski.
Brooklyn (H) 3 Boston (NL) 2
First baseman Ed Konetchy
proved to be the hitting hero for the Robins today as he tripled home the tying
run in the bottom of the eighth and then in the tenth, he hit a two-out solo
homerun (1) for the game-winner. Jeff
Pfeffer (1-0, 1.80) went all the way for the win.
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| Dutch Ruether |
Pirates' shortstop Howdy Caton bobbled a sure third out in the bottom of the fifth and the two ensuing runs were all that Dutch Ruether (2-0, 0.50) and the Reds needed to grab the win. Babe Adams (1-1, 1.06) was the hard-luck loser.
New York (NL) (H) 7 Philadelphia (NL) 2
The Phillies scored twice in the top of the
first but then the Giants answered back with five runs in the bottom of the
second and Art
Nehf (1-0, 2.00) did the rest.
St. Louis (NL) 3 Chicago (NL) 2
Catcher Verne
Clemons scampered home from first on a double by center fielder Max Flack
in the bottom of the seventh to give the Cardinals the lead and Bill Doak
(1-1, 1.96) held on for the tight win. Pete
Alexander (0-2, 2.25) pitched another great game but came out on the short
end of the stick.
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