Monday, May 24, 1920
Transactions:
Cleveland pitcher Stan
Coveleski was injured (?) on 05/23/1920. Cleveland outfielder Jack Graney
was injured (?) on 05/23/1920
Boston (NL) infielder Hod Ford
returned to play on 05/25/1920
St. Louis (AL) 5 Boston (AL) (H) 3
The Browns waited until the last
moment as they loaded the bases after two outs in the top of the ninth and then
they tied the score at 3-3 when first baseman George
Sisler took one off the shoulder. Center fielder Ken
Williams followed that up with a two-run single and the Browns held on for
the come-from-behind victory.
New York (AL) (H) 6 Detroit 4
Babe Ruth
swatted a massive homerun (#6) in the bottom of the first to give New York a
2-1 lead, but by the end of the fifth, it was Detroit on top 4-2. The
Yankees finally broke through versus Howard
Ehmke (4-3, 3.88) with three runs in the bottom of the seventh to regain
the lead and George
Mogridge finished the final two innings to secure the win for Carl Mays
(6-1, 1.48).
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 2 Chicago (AL) 1
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| Cy Perkins |
Both teams scored a run in the first
but then both pitchers settled down and a pitcher's duel ensued. Shortstop Joe Dugan
doubled to lead off the bottom of the seventh and was then doubled home by
catcher Cy
Perkins to put the A's up 2-1 and Rollie
Naylor (3-6, 3.58) hung tough and got the win over Red Faber
(6-2, 1.29).
Philadelphia (NL) 10 Chicago (NL) (H)
6
Pete
Alexander (4-6, 2.56) went twenty innings in his previous start and he did
not have his good stuff today despite the Cubs grabbing the lead multiple
times couldn’t hold the lead, the Phillies finally exploding for four runs in
the top of the ninth to lock this one up. Eppa Rixey
(5-4, 4.46) got the win, although three Phillies errors helped keep the Cubs in
the game.
Cincinnati (H) 10 Boston (NL) 2
Boston started off quick with a
triple, a homerun, a single, and then a bang-bang double play, all while the Reds
fans had still barely settled into their seats. Dutch
Ruether (7-2, 1.33) didn’t allow any more runs from there and the Reds'
offense kicked it into gear and Cincinnati was able to run away to an easy home
win.
Brooklyn 9 Pittsburgh (H) 1
The Robins jumped on Babe Adams
(5-3, 1.06) for three runs in the top of the first and then rolled on for the
win from there. Al Mamaux
(2-1, 4.37) kept Pittsburgh hitless until the sixth inning and cruised to the
easy win. Right fielder Jimmy
Johnston had a big day as he went 5-for-6, scored four runs, drove in a
run, and had a triple, while Zack Wheat
had the big hit in the game, a three-run double in the eighth that put the game
out of reach.
New York (NL) 6 St. Louis (NL) (H) 0
Art Nehf
(4-1, 1.71) went all the way for the two-hit shutout in St. Louis, getting the
win over Ferdie
Schupp (1-4, 5.36). The big play in the game occurred in the fourth when a
passed ball allowed not one, but two Giants' runners to score.
Tuesday, May 25, 1920
Transactions:
Cleveland pitcher Bob Clark
made his Major League Debut on 05/26/1920
Boston (AL) (H) 8 St. Louis (AL) 6
The Red Sox scored six runs in the
bottom of the third and Sad Sam
Jones (2-4, 4.41) made that lead stand up, even though the Browns came back
with five runs in the top of the ninth to make it close. Jones went 3-for-4
from the plate plus he reached on an error, and his RBI in the eighth turned
out to be a little more critical than originally thought.
New York (AL) (H) 5 Detroit 2
Catcher Truck
Hannah came through with a two-out two-run single in the Yankees' three-run
fifth and Jack
Quinn (5-2, 1.48) went all the way for the win over Dutch
Leonard (2-5, 4.78).
Chicago (AL) 5 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 3
The A's got off to a fast start with
two in the bottom of the first, but Roy
Wilkinson (3-3, 4.56) settled down from there and the White Sox came back
for a much-needed road win. Philadelphia hurt itself with a critical error in
the field plus they had two runners thrown out at the plate.
Chicago (NL) (H) 9 Philadelphia (NL) 2
In the bottom of the first the Cubs
were three batters in with two runs scored and a runner on second while the
Phillies had an E-1 and an E-2 to help seal their fate. The Cubs later added
four more runs in the bottom of the fourth and Hippo
Vaughn (5-2, 1.70) rolled to an easy win.
Boston (NL) 3 Cincinnati (H) 2
The Braves scored three times in the
top of the first and while the Reds were able to cut into that lead Boston
never relinquished its advantage. Dana
Fillingim (6-2, 3.50) went all the way for the win over Rube
Bressler (10-1, 2.38), although Cincinnati did outhit Boston 11-5 on the
day.
Brooklyn 6 Pittsburgh (H) 1
The Robins scored three times in the
first and added some insurance runs late, but Leon Cadore
(4-2, 2.42) was fine without them as he didn’t allow a Pirates run until two outs in the bottom of the ninth.
New York (NL) 15 St. Louis (NL) (H) 1
The Giants continued their recent
offensive binge as they lead 5-0 after the fourth but then exploded for eight
runs in the top of the fifth to put this game away. Fred Toney
(5-2, 1.49) didn’t give up a run until the eighth inning and held St. Louis to
only six hits on the day (The Giants collected twenty-three hits for their days'
work).
Wednesday, May 26, 1920
Transactions:
Cincinnati pitcher Rube
Bressler was injured on 05/25/1920 (Broken Ankle)
Philadelphia (AL) pitcher Slim
Harriss returned to the mound on 05/27/1920
Brooklyn pitcher George
Mohart returned to the mound on 05/27/1920
Boston (AL) (H) 10 St. Louis (AL) 0
The Red Sox had a slender 3-0 lead
heading into the eighth inning but then a seven-run explosion locked this one
up for the home team. Left fielder Mike
Menosky went 3-for-4 and drove in four of Boston's first five runs and Herb
Pennock (2-4, 2.20) chipped in with a key two-run double in the fateful
eighth inning.
Detroit 6 New York (AL) (H) 3
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| Roger Peckinpaugh |
Shortstop Roger
Peckinpaugh hit a three-run homerun (#2) in the second to give the Yankees
a 3-1 lead, but the Tigers came right back with three of their own in the top
of the third. Hooks Dauss
(2-5, 3.73) shut out New York the rest of the way, the Tigers added some
insurance run late, and picked up the win on the road.
Chicago (AL) 5 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 0
The White Sox scored five runs in the
top of the first and that was all the scoring in this game. Scott Perry
(2-6, 3.65) recovered from his rough start, but it was too little too late. Lefty
Williams (6-4, 3.35) went all the way for the win with left fielder Joe
Jackson's two-run homerun (#2) being the big hit in the first.
Washington (H) 1 Cleveland 0 (10)
The Senators broke the scoreless tie
in the bottom of the tenth when shortstop Red Shannon smacked a single through
the drawn-in infield to score right fielder Braggo Roth.
Ray
Caldwell (2-3, 3.12) took the loss despite only allowing four hits on the
day, while Tom Zachary
(5-3, 3.18) threw a one-hit shutout for the win.
Brooklyn 8 Pittsburgh (H) 2
At long last, the Robins have reached
.500 for the season and are looking to continue their hot streak at home later
this week. Center fielder Hi Myers
had a pair of RBI triples and right fielder Jimmy
Johnston added a two-run homerun (#1) in the eighth to put the game out of
reach for Burleigh
Grimes (2-4, 2.77).
St. Louis (NL) (H) 5 Cincinnati 1
Jesse
Haines (7-1, 1.62) shut down the Cincinnati offense and picked up the win
as the St. Louis offense built an early lead and then scored three times in the
bottom of the eighth to lock this one up.
Thursday, May 27, 1920
Transactions:
Cleveland pitcher Bob Clark
was injured (?) on 05/26/1920
Cincinnati pitcher Hod Eller
was injured (?) on 05/26/
Boston (NL) outfielder Lloyd
Christenberry made his Season Debut on 05/28/1920
Chicago (NL) infielder Buck Herzog
returned to play on 05/28/1920
Note: It's travel time as the NL east
teams spent yesterday on a train heading eastward while in the AL the Midwest
teams are traveling today. A full slate of games is on the schedule for the
upcoming weekend, along with several doubleheaders.
New York (AL) 10 Boston (AL) (H) 2
Right fielder Base Ruth
got things started for the Yankees with a two-run homerun (#7) in the fist,
first baseman Wally Pipp
provided a three-run triple in the fourth, and then Ruth closed things out with
a second two-run homerun (#8) in the ninth as the visiting New Yorkers
dominated the hometown Red Sox. Bob Shawkey
(7-3, x.xx) got the win.
Chicago (AL) 11 Philadelphia (AL) (H)
2
The A's managed to tie the score at
2-2 in the bottom of the second, but the White Sox were just getting started.
Third baseman Buck Weaver
had a 5-for-5 day (.430), scored three runs, drove in two, and hit two doubles
to lead the offense, while second baseman Eddie
Collins went 4-for-5 (.419) to help lead the offensive explosion. Eddie
Cicotte (4-1, 3.33) went all the way for the win.
Brooklyn (H) 3 Philadelphia (NL) 2
Brooklyn scored single runs in three
of the first four innings to get the early lead, but then shortstop Ivy Olson
committed an error in both the sixth and seventh innings and the Braves were
able to score unearned runs in both and cut the lead to 3-2. Clarence
Mitchell (3-1, 1.46) got the win with some ninth-inning assistance from George
Mohair.
Note: En route from Chicago, the train
car carrying the Phillies uniforms and equipment was left in Albany, but the
Phillies were able to borrow the road uniforms, bats, and shoes from the host
Robins.
New York (NL) (H) 4 Boston (NL) 2 (GM
1)
Boston scored first but the Giants
crawled back into it, took the lead, and then held on for the tough Game One
win. Phil
Douglas (2-2, 4.75) got the win with some late-inning help from Bill
Hubbell.
New York (NL) (H) 4 Boston (NL) 2 (GM
2)
The Giants led 4-1 after the third and
then both Jesse
Barnes (5-3, 1.47) and Jack Scott
(0-4, 4.68) got tough after that, with Barnes walking away with the Game Two
win. Right fielder Ross Youngs
and shortstop Art
Fletcher both had three hits in Game Two and they accounted for three of
the Giants' runs.
Cincinnati 5 St. Louis (NL) (H) 4
St. Louis took a 4-3 lead in the
bottom of the eighth on a sacrifice fly from second baseman Rogers
Hornsby, but the bottom of the Reds order came through with several clutch
hits in the top of the ninth that scored two runs to give the Reds a 5-4 lead. Slim Sallee
(4-1, 3.99) got the win over Bill Doak
(2-6, 2.55).
Friday, May 28, 1920
Transactions:
Brooklyn infielder Doug Baird
was injured (?) on 05/27/1920. Brooklyn first baseman Ed Konetchy
was injured (?) on 05/27/1920
New York (AL) pitcher Bob Shawkey
was suspended for slugging the umpire during the game of 05/27/1920
Cleveland pitcher Tony Faeth
returned to the mound on 05/29/1920
Boston (AL) pitcher Gary
Fortune returned to the mound on 05/29/1920
Pittsburgh pitcher Mule Watson
(Team Debut 05/31/1920) was claimed on waivers from Boston (NL) (Team Finale
05/21/1920) on 05/28/1920
Boston (AL) (H) 4 New York (AL) 1
The Red Sox blew open a close 1-1 game
when center fielder Tim Hendryx
slugged a two-out three-run triple in the bottom of the seventh to grab the
lead for good. Allen
Russell (3-2, 1.34) went all the way for the win.
Cleveland (H) 5 Chicago (AL) 1
The Indians scored three runs in the
bottom of the third and Jim Bagby
(5-4, 3.13) outdueled Red Faber
(6-3, 1.78) for the win and allowed Cleveland to get back to .500 again.
Washington 4 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 1
Eric
Erickson (4-2, 3.50) kept the A's off the scoreboard until the bottom of
the eighth but Washington already had a sufficient lead at that point and
Erickson was able to go all the way for the win.
Detroit 9 St. Louis (AL) (H) 5
Red Oldham
(4-2, 2.85) held the powerful St. Louis offense to only five hits, but the
Tigers' defense kept the Browns in the game as St. Louis only had two RBI's on
the day. Ty
Cobb went 3-for-5 (.331) and drove in three runs as the Tigers added a few
runs later to expand their lead into something more comfortable.
Brooklyn (H) 3 Boston (NL) 1
A tight one today as Brooklyn recently
slipped past Boston into fourth place in the NL standings and the Braves were
looking to claw their way back. The Robins scored a run in the first and then
added a run in the sixth and seventh innings and Jeff
Pfeffer (3-3, 1.54) held off Boston for the win.
Chicago (NL) (H) 15 St. Louis (NL) 3
(GM 1)
The Cubs romped in Game One of the
twin bill with a twenty-one-hit attack that featured a seven-run fourth and a
six-run seventh. Pete
Alexander (5-6, 2.52) got the win and had a 3-for-4 day at the plate that
included a three-run homerun (#2) that capped the Cubs big fourth inning.
Chicago (NL) (H) 5 St. Louis (NL) 4
(GM 2)
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| Hippo Vaughn |
Similar to Game One, St. Louis took an
early 2-0 lead, Chicago grabbed the lead in the bottom of the fourth, but this
time Ferdie
Schupp (1-5, 5.50) was able to keep it close. Hippo
Vaughn (6-2, 1.85) went all the way for the Game Two win and the
doubleheader sweep for Chicago.
Pittsburgh 3 Cincinnati (H) 0
The Pirates scored a run in the fourth
on a sacrifice fly and then center fielder Max Carey
had a two-run single in the fifth and Wilbur
Cooper (8-1, 1.82) had all the runs he needed to get the win over Dutch
Ruether (7-3, 1.49).
New York (NL) (H) 6 Philadelphia (NL)
1
The first-place Giants stayed hot and
got the easy win at home over Philadelphia, with Rube Benton
(4-2, 4.07) getting the win over Eppa Rixey
(5-5, 4.70).
Saturday, May 29, 1920
Transactions:
St. Louis (NL) pitcher Jakie May
was injured (?) on 05/28/1920
Cleveland pitcher Joe
Boehling made his Season Debut on 05/30/1920
Cleveland outfielder George H.
Burns (Team Debut 05/31/1920) was purchased from Philadelphia (AL) (Team
Finale 05/28/1920) on 05/29/1920
New York (AL) 7 Boston (AL) (H) 2 (GM
1)
The Red Sox got on the board first
with two in the first, but the Yankees came back to roll over the home team for
an easy win. Jack Quinn
(6-2, 1.62) took the Game One win over Bullet Joe
Bush (3-5, 4.33).
New York (AL) 5 Boston (AL) (H) 2 (11)
(GM 2)
Both teams had opportunities but
neither could fully take advantage of them and the game went into extra innings
with the score tied at 2-2. First baseman Wally Pipp,
who had tripled and scored earlier, tripled to lead off the eleventh and soon
scored on a sacrifice fly from second baseman Del Pratt
to give the Yankees the lead. New York added two more runs before the inning
was up to give Carl Mays
(7-1, 1.46) the complete game win and the Yankees the doubleheader sweep.
Cleveland (H) 12 Chicago (AL) 4 (GM 1)
Elmer Myers
(3-3, 4.33) has been off to a rough start so far this season but he held the
powerful White Sox scoreless until the ninth inning and picked up the Game One
win. Left fielder Joe Evans
got the opportunity to start a game and he took advantage of the opportunity by
going 4-for-5 with four runs scored, three RBI's, a double, and two triples to
provide a spark to the Indians offense.
Cleveland (H) 4 Chicago (AL) 3 (GM 2)
It may not have been as impressive as
their Game One win, but it was a win nevertheless as Ray
Caldwell (3-3, 3.10) went all the way for the tough Game Two victory.
Cleveland had fourteen hits and had plenty of chances to blow this one open but
couldn’t connect when they needed it, and still managed to walk away with the
doubleheader sweep.
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 8 Washington 6
(GM 1)
The A's led 3-0 after the second and
then led 6-2 after they scored three times in the fourth, but Washington kept
coming back, necessitating Philadelphia to score two more runs in the seventh
to lock up Game One. Scott Perry
(3-6, 3.67) required some late-inning bullpen help but got the win. Second
baseman Jimmy
Dykes sparked the offense with a 4-for-5 (.360) day, scoring two runs,
driving in two, and knocking a double and a triple.
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 6 Washington 2
(GM 2)
The A's started the day with the worst
record in either league but a doubleheader sweep always cheers the home fans.
Left fielder Tillie
Walker (.155) has been a reliable bat for many seasons but he has been off
to a rough start this season. Still, today he went 3-for-4, scored three runs,
drove in four runs, and hit a double and a homerun (#1) and will hopefully
jumpstart the A's season as well as his own.
St. Louis (AL) (H) 4 Detroit 2
The Tigers led 2-0 after the sixth but
the Browns tied with two in the seventh and then in the eighth right fielder Baby Doll
Jacobsen hit a two-run single to give St. Louis its first lead of the day. Dixie Davis
(2-1, 3.34) finished strong with a 1-2-3 ninth to pick up the win.
Brooklyn (H) 3 Boston (NL) 2 (GM 1)
In the bottom of the eighth third
baseman Jimmy
Johnson stroked a two-out single, stole second, and then scored on left
fielder Zack
Wheat's single to give the Robins the lead, and Rube
Marquard (2-2, 3.90) induced a game-ending double play in the ninth for the
win.
Brooklyn (H) 8 Boston (NL) 6 (GM 2)
Boston led 3-0 and then 6-3 early, but
then the Robins broke through for five runs in the bottom of the fifth and took
the lead. The Brooklyn bullpen pitched 3.2 scoreless innings to close it out
and save the win for Leon Cadore
(5-2, 2.98).
Chicago (NL) (H) 9 St. Louis (NL) 6
The Cubs led 4-0 after the fourth and
then led 5-2 after the seventh, and then things got weird. The Cardinals scored
four runs in the top of the eighth to take a 6-5 lead when the Cubs decided
fielding wasn't important anymore. Chicago came right back in the bottom of the
eighth with four unearned runs when the Cardinals decided to just start
throwing the ball all over the field. When the dust settled Speed
Martin (2-4, 6.51) was credited with a blown save and a win.
Cincinnati (H) 9 Pittsburgh 3
Pittsburgh plated two runs in the top
of the first but it was all Cincinnati after that as the Reds pounded out
sixteen hits and ran away to an easy win. First baseman Jake
Daubert went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, three RBI's, and two doubles
while catcher Ivey Wingo
had a 3-for-3 day with three runs scored, an RBI, and a double to key the
Cincinnati offense.
New York (NL) (H) 10 Philadelphia (NL)
2
The Giants came into the day riding
the crest of a six-game winning streak, so to continue their streak they
scored five runs in the bottom of the first and then went on to pound the
hapless Phillies. Seven different Giants players scored runs and seven
different Giants' players had an RBI, paving the way for Art Nehf
(5-1, 1.77) to get the win.
Sunday, May 30, 1920
Transactions:
Cleveland pitcher Guy Morton
was injured (?) on 06/01/1920
Washington pitcher Leon
Carlson made his Major League Debut on 05/31/1920
New York (AL) pitcher Rip Collins
returned to the mound on 05/31/1920
New York (NL) outfielder Tommy
Griffith made his Season Debut on 06/01/1920
Pittsburgh outfielder Wally Hood
(Team Debut 05/31/1920) was claimed off waivers from Brooklyn on 05/27/1920
Philadelphia (NL) pitcher Lee Meadows
returned to the mound on 05/31/1920
Chicago (AL) 9 Cleveland (H) 3
After yesterday's doubleheader and
with another doubleheader tomorrow, the Indians gave Joe
Boehling (0-1, 11.57) a start, but it didn’t go well as he gave up five runs
in the second and then when the same mess started again in the third they let George Uhle
come in a finish out the rout. Eddie
Cicotte (5-1, 3.28) got the win for the visitors.
Detroit 11 St. Louis (AL) (H) 4
Detroit scored three runs in both the
first and second innings and then topped that off with a five-run fourth and Dutch
Leonard (3-5, 4.66) was able to go all the way for the complete game
victory. Eight of the nine Detroit batters had multiple hits as the Tigers
collected twenty hits for the day.
Philadelphia (AL) 5 Washington (H) 4
(11)
Center fielder Frank Welch
lined a two-out single in the top of the eleventh to put the visiting A's ahead
and Pat
Martin (1-3, 7.42) stayed in to get the complete game victory, giving lowly
Philadelphia three consecutive wins over the Senators in the past two days.
Brooklyn (H) 2 Boston (NL) 1
Brooklyn extended its winning streak to
eight games as they have now risen out of eighth place all the way up to
second. Boston scored an unearned run in the top of the fifth to take a 1-0
lead but in the bottom half of the inning, Sherry
Smith (2-1, 3.06) tripled home a run to tie the game at 1-1 and then Smith
scored on a single to give the Robins a 2-1 lead. Smith stayed in the game to
collect the victory as well.
St. Louis (NL) 9 Chicago (NL) (H) 6
The Cardinals led 4-0 after the top of
the third, but the Cubs scored three times to cut the lead to 4-3, so St. Louis
then went out and scored five times in the top of the fifth. The Cubs kept
coming back but could never catch the Redbirds. Second baseman Rogers
Hornsby drove in four runs in those first five innings, but then hit into
two inning-ending double plays after that, part of the four double plays the
Cardinals hit into in this game.
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| Babe Adams |
Pittsburgh 5 Cincinnati (H) 0
(No-Hitter!)
Babe Adams
(6-3, 0.95) did it again, not a perfect game like last time, but a no-hitter, nevertheless. Adams gave up two walks but was overpowering against the
hometown Reds today. Even the Cincinnati fans provided a loud round of cheers
at the event that occurred before them.
New York (NL) (H) 14 Philadelphia (NL)
6
Philadelphia scored two runs in the
top of the first but then New York responded with four runs in the bottom half
of the inning, and then the Giants were off and running, extending their
winning streak to eight games. Right fielder Ross Youngs
went 4-for-6 and scored three runs and third baseman Ed Sicking
went 3-for-4 with three runs scored, three RBI's, and a triple to lead the
offense.
