Monday, May 10, 1920
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Philadelphia (NL) pitcher Lee Meadows
was injured (?) on 05/09/1920
Detroit pitcher Bernie
Boland made his Season Debut on 05/11/1920
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| Stuffy McInnis |
Harry Harper (1-0, 0.00) bested Scott Perry (2-4, 3.00) as neither pitcher allowed a run in the first nine innings, but in the bottom of the tenth Harper lined a two-out single to left to score first baseman Stuffy McInnis, but only after McInnis crashed into Cy Perkins at home and caused the catcher to drop the throw.
St. Louis (AL) 7 Cleveland (H) 4
The Browns went ahead early by a 4-1 score
after the third, but the hometown Indians fought back to tie the score at 4-4
after the fourth. St. Louis then scored three times in the seventh, but this
time Cleveland had no answer. Dixie Davis
(1-1, 3.92) had occasional control problems but managed to not make it worse
and went all the way for the win. First baseman George
Sisler had a 5-for-5 (.539) day and drove in four runs to lead the offense.
Pittsburgh (H) 3 Philadelphia (NL) 2
A two-out two-run single in the bottom of the
ninth off the bat of catcher Walter
Schmidt brought home the victory for the Pirates faithful in a stirring
come-from-behind fashion.
Tuesday, May 11, 1920
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Philadelphia (AL) pitcher Charlie
Eckert made his Season Finale on 05/10/1920
Chicago (AL) pitcher Bird Lynn
made his Season Debut on 05/12/1920
New York (AL) (H) 7 Chicago (AL) 4
The first-place Yankees hosted the second-place White Sox and the hometown New Yorkers came away victorious, mostly due
to Babe
Ruth's bat. Ruth had an RBI double (#10) in the first, a two-run double
(#11) in the third, and then a solo homerun (#5) in the fifth to put the
Yankees ahead to stay. Carl Mays
(4-1, 1.43) got the win to help cement the Yankees' hold on first.
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 7 St. Louis (AL) 3
The A's got off to a fast start with three
runs in the first, and Walt Kinney
(3-1, 2.05) got off to a good start as well as he didn’t allow a Browns hit
until the seventh inning. The Browns used that hit to spur a quick three-run
rally to tie the score at 3-3, but the A's responded by scoring four runs in
the bottom of the inning. First baseman Ivy Griffin
drove in three runs to lead the Philadelphia charge.
Washington (H) 6 Detroit 2
Both of these teams woke this morning to see
themselves tied for third place, so they both felt some additional pressure to
grab a win today. Today was Washington's day though as they scored in each of
the first four innings and opened an early 6-1 lead. Left fielder Clyde Milan
had a 3-for-4 day with three RBI's, a double, and a triple to lead the offense
while Al
Schacht (2-2, 0.62) had another strong outing and got the win.
New York (NL) 6 Cincinnati (H) 4
In a battle of teams tied for second place in
the NL, it was the Giants who grabbed the early lead, extended it, and then held
on for the tight victory. A two-run double by first baseman George
Kelly in the top of the eighth secured the win for Jesse
Barnes (3-2, 1.36).
Boston (NL) 8 St. Louis (NL) (H) 7
The Braves maintained their tenuous hold on
first place as they led 8-1 after the top of the sixth and then had to hold off
a furious Cardinals rally for the win. Dana
Fillingim (4-0, 3.71) got the win but needed help from the Boston bullpen
before he could claim success.
Wednesday, May 12, 1920
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Boston (AL) (H) 8 Cleveland 1
The Red Sox collected three unearned runs in
the bottom of the fourth to take a 4-1 lead over the Indians and then went on
to pound the Cleveland bullpen to soon put the game out of reach. Boston had
seventeen hits on the day with every player in the lineup getting at least one,
with center fielder Tim Hendryx
leading the way with a 4-for-4 (.342) day. Bullet Joe
Bush (3-2, 1.98) went all the way for the easy win.
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| Shano Collins |
New York scored twice in the bottom of the first but that was all Lefty Williams (4-3, 4.25) and the White Sox would give up today. Chicago tied it with two runs in the third and then pushed across the eventual winning run in the eighth when second baseman Eddie Collins drove home left fielder Shano Collins with a double, his second double of the game.
St. Louis (AL) 11 Philadelphia (AL) (H)
Urban
Shocker (4-0, 2.50) gave up four hits and one unearned run on the way to
his fourth victory of the season. Catcher Hank Severeid
went 4-for-5 on the day with two runs scored, two RBI's, and a surprise homerun
(#1).
Philadelphia (NL) 6 Pittsburgh (H) 0
Eppa Rixey
(4-2, 5.91) provided the pitching, and center fielder Cy Williams
provided the power for the Phillies win in Pittsburgh. Rixey held the Pirates
to three hits on the day and Williams hit a three-run homerun (#4) in the third
and then added a two-run double in the fifth to spark the Philadelphia offense.
Thursday, May 13, 1920
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Chicago (AL) pitcher Grover
Lowdermilk made his Major League Finale on 05/12/1920
St. Louis (AL) infielder John
Shovlin made his Major League Finale on 05/12/1920
Brooklyn 2 Chicago (NL) (H) 0
Jeff
Pfeffer (2-2, 0.98) held the Cubs to only two hits, the first one not
coming until the sixth inning, plus Pfeffer went 2-for-3 on the day and drove
in the Robin's first run of the game. Brooklyn added a security run in the top
of the ninth on right fielder Bernie
Neis's single, but by then Pfeffer had things well in hand.
New York (NL) 5 Cincinnati (H) 4
The Giants led 4-0 after the top of the
fourth and while they never gave up the lead, the Reds fought back tooth and nail and made the New York work for the victory. Rube Benton
(2-2, 4.78) went all the way for the win, closing out the ninth with a 1-2-3
inning.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 5 Boston (NL) 3
A three-run sixth put the Cardinals up 4-2
and Jesse
Haines (4-1, 1.87) and Bill
Sherdel held off the Braves to collect the tough home win. Second baseman
Rogers Hornsby (.263) is still scuffling at-bat but went 2-for-3 today with a
run, two RBI's, and a double to help the scuffling St. Louis offense.
Friday, May 14, 1920
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Washington (H) 6 Detroit 2
The Senators built up an early 6-0 lead as Tom Zachary
(3-2, 3.55) held the Tigers to only three hits and kept them off the scoreboard
until the eighth inning.
Note: On this date, in 1920 Washington's future
Hall-of-Fame pitcher Walter
Johnson collected his 300th career win. Johnson entered the game as a
reliever in the seventh inning and the score stayed tied at 8-8 until the
bottom of the ninth when the Senators scored and gave Johnson his big win.
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| Claude Hendrix |
With yesterday's loss the Braves fell out of first place for the first time in two weeks and then Claude Hendrix (3-1, 1.64) shut them out today on a three-hitter. Hendrix contributed two singles early and scored a run both times.
Cincinnati (H) 4 Philadelphia (NL) 1
Dutch
Ruether (6-1, 1.03) continued his hot start to the season by pitching a
four-hitter and didn't allow a run until the seventh inning, by which time the
Reds were well ahead. Lefty
Weinert (1-1, 6.10) only had one bad inning, a three-run third, but that
was all Ruether and the Reds needed today.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 3 Brooklyn 0
Marv
Goodwin (1-0, 2.50) got a spot start today and in return, he shut out the
Robins on six hits. The Cardinals got one run against Burleigh
Grimes (1-3, 2.31) in the fifth and then added two unearned runs in the
eighth as insurance.
Saturday, May 15, 1920
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Chicago (AL) 5 Boston (AL) (H) 1
Red Faber
(5-1, 1.36) didn't give up a run until the seventh inning and the Red Sox were
never able to get any offense started to support Herb Pennock (0-4, 3.48).
Center fielder Happy
Felsch had the big hit, a two-run double in the top of the fifth, that
provided Faber more than enough breathing room.
Cleveland 3 New York (AL) (H) 2 (13)
First baseman Wally Pipp
tied the game at 2-2 with a solo homerun (#3) in the bottom of the ninth, but
Cleveland pulled out the extra-inning win when shortstop Ray Chapman
tripled in the top of the thirteenth and then scored on a sacrifice fly from
center fielder Tris
Speaker. Stan
Coveleski (5-3, 3.73) went all the way for the win over Jack Quinn
(3-2, 1.15).
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 7 Detroit 3
The Tigers scored first with a run in the
first, but the hometown A's then jumped on Dutch
Leonard (2-3, 4.91) for five runs in the bottom of the inning. Rollie
Naylor (2-5, 3.96) gave up a few runs late but Detroit never really
challenged. Third baseman Fred Thomas
went 4-for-4 (.538) and scored three runs to lead the Philadelphia offense.
St. Louis (AL) 7 Washington (H) 5 (15)
Washington led 4-0 after the fourth but the
Browns fought to stay close, but they required a two-run pinch-hit triple in
the top of the ninth before they were able to tie the score at 5-5. There the
score stayed until Harry
Courtney finally tied in the top of the fifteenth and St. Louis took their
first lead when Baby Doll
Jacobson singled home two runs. Bill
Burwell (3-0, 1.02) got the win after throwing seven innings of scoreless
relief.
Boston (NL) 3 Chicago (NL) (H) 2
The Cubs took a 2-1 lead with a run in the
bottom of the sixth, but the Braves came right back with two runs in the top of
the seventh to regain their lead at 3-2. Dana
Fillingim (5-0, 3.35) stayed tough and finished what he started, getting
the win over Hippo
Vaughn (4-2, 1.83).
Cincinnati (H) 8 Philadelphia (NL) 4
It was a tight game until the Reds scored
four times in the bottom of the seventh. Catcher Ivey
Wingo led the Cincinnati offense by going 3-for-3 with three RBI's, paving
the way for Slim Sallee
(2-1, 4.43) to go all the way for the win.
Pittsburgh (H) 3 New York (NL) 2
Pittsburgh scored two unearned runs in the
bottom of the second and then Babe Adams
(4-2, 1.04) held of the suddenly surging Giants for the win.
Brooklyn 16 St. Louis (NL) (H) 4
Cardinals starter Elmer Jacobs
(0-4, 9.47) couldn't get the third out in the top of the second until left
fielder Zack
Wheat hit a three-run homerun to top off an eight-run inning. Al Mamaux
(1-1, 6.59) went all the way for the win and contributed a three-run triple in
the top of the ninth to put an end to the St. Louis hopes of a late-inning
comeback.
Sunday, May 16, 1920
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Boston (NL) pitcher Johnny
Jones made his Major League Finale on 05/15/1920
New York (AL) (H) 3 Cleveland 0
Carl Mays
(5-1, 1.19) threw his third shutout of the young season, New York's ninth
overall shutout to date. Third baseman Bob Meusel
(#2) and first baseman Wally Pipp
(#4) hit back-to-back homeruns in the bottom of the sixth to give Mays a little
breathing room.
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| Jack Tobin |
St. Louis scored twice in the top of the first when left fielder Jack Tobin hit a two-run homerun (#1), but Walter Johnson (4-2, 2.21) settled down after that and the Senators offense cranked into high gear to run away with the win. Right fielder Braggo Roth drove in three runs to lead the offense, while first baseman Joe Judge scored three times.
Boston (NL) 2 Chicago (NL) (H) 0
The Braves protected their slender lead on
first place as Bunny Hearn
(2-0, 1.44) outdueled the great Pete
Alexander (3-5, 1.80) for the shutout win in Chicago. Hearn gave up nine
hits on the day while Alexander only gave up five, but Boston got the hits when
they needed them.
Cincinnati (H) 6 Philadelphia (NL) 0
The Reds did all of their damage in a six-run
third and then Jimmy Ring
(2-3, 5.81) took over from there. Ring only allowed one hit, a seventh-inning double by Casey
Stengel, and went all the way for the win. The big hit in the fateful
third was a three-run double off the bat of third baseman Heinie Groh.
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