Monday, May 17, 1920
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New York (NL) outfielder Lee King
returned to play on 05/18/1920
Boston (NL) infielder Johnny
Rawlings made his Season Debut on 05/18/1920
Washington pitcher Jim Shaw
returned to the mound on 05/18/1920. Washington catcher Ricardo
Torres made his Major League Debut on 05/18/1920
Chicago (AL) 4 Boston (AL) (H) 1
The Red Sox scored their run in the bottom of
the first, but Roy
Wilkinson (2-2, 3.93) shut the door after that and went all the way for the
come-from-behind victory. Center fielder Happy
Felsch had two timely singles on the day that brought home three runs.
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 7 Detroit 1
The Athletics scored four unearned runs in
the bottom of the third to help build an early 7-0 lead and then Walt Kinney
(4-1, 1.70) held the Tigers to only one unearned run and went all the way for
the win. Kinney also chipped in with three RBI's on the day.
St. Louis (AL) 7 Washington (H) 1
Urban Shocker (5-0, 2.00) held the Senators to only three hits on the day, with the home team only able to score
Pittsburgh (H) 2 New York (NL) 1 (16)
Third baseman George
"Possum" Whitted drove in both runs for the Pirates, the second
coming in the bottom of the sixteenth, scoring Max Carey
with the game-winner. Wilbur
Cooper (5-1, 2.38) came out ahead of Fred Toney
(3-2, 1.14) as both pitchers went all the way in this one.
Tuesday, May 18, 1920
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Chicago (AL) 9 Boston (AL) (H) 2
The Red Sox avoided a shutout when Wally
Schang hit a pinch-hit two-run homerun in the bottom of the ninth, but
other than that it was all White Sox today. The visitors scored three times in
the third and then six times in the fourth to knock out Bullet Joe
Bush (3-3, 3.65) and to clear the way for Lefty
Williams (5-3, 3.77) to go all the way for the win.
Cleveland 6 New Yor (AL) (H) 2
Similar to the previous game, the Yankees
avoided a shutout when they finally strung together some hits in the bottom of
the ninth, but Elmer Myers
(1-3, 3.97) already had things well in hand by then and got the win. Right
fielder Elmer
Smith has had a quiet start to the season, but he went 3-for-5 today (.264)
with two runs scored, two RBI's, and two doubles to lead the Indians' offense.
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 7 Detroit 4
The Tigers led 4-2 after the top of the
sixth, but the A's rallied back to tie the score at 4-4 in the sixth and then
took the lead for good with three runs in the bottom of the seventh. Second
baseman Jimmy
Dykes went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, three RBI's, a double, and a
homerun (#1) early to keep Philadelphia close and catcher Cy Perkins
hit a two-run homerun (#1) in the seventh to give the A's the necessary runs to
collect the win.
Washington (H) 7 St. Louis (AL) 6
St. Louis started off with three runs in the
top of the first, but the Senators answered back with three runs in the bottom
of the second, and then the game went back and forth from there. First baseman Joe Judge
had the big hit in Washington's three-run sixth, a three-run triple that put
them ahead to stay.
New York (NL) 5 Chicago (NL) (H) 4
The score was tied 3-3 after the second, but
then pitchers on both teams settled down and the score stayed unchanged until
the eighth inning. Center fielder Benny
Kauff's two-run double put the Giants ahead and the New Yorker's bullpen
got Rube
Benton (3-2, 4.76) out of trouble and held off the Cubs for the win.
Pittsburgh (H) 9 Boston (NL) 8 (10)
It was a real battle as Boston scored three
times in the top of the second to take the early lead, but at the end of four, it was tied at 3-3. Boston regained the lead, but Pittsburgh scored five
times in the bottom of the eighth to take an 8-5 lead, but the Braves wouldn’t
go quietly and tied the score at 8-8 with three in the top of the ninth. In the
bottom of the tenth third baseman George
"Possum" Whitted lined a two-out line drive single off the wall
to score Left fielder Carson
Bigbee with the game-winner.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 8 Philadelphia (NL) 6
In a battle of #7 versus #8, the Cardinals hit
three homeruns in the day to pull out the win. Center fielder Austin
McHenry hit a three-run homerun (#2) in the bottom of the first to give the
Cardinals the early lead, second baseman Rogers
Hornsby is continuing to warm up (.289) and his homerun (#1) in the third
but St. Louis was back in the lead again. Finally, pitcher Jesse
Haines (5-1, 1.92) helped himself with a homerun (#1) in the fourth.
Wednesday, May 19. 1920
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Boston (AL) (H) 2 Chicago (AL) 1
Right fielder Harry
Hooper stroked a homerun (#1) down the right field line in the bottom of
the third inning and Harry
Harper (2-0, 0.39) almost made that run stand up, but the White Sox finally
broke through with a run in the top of the ninth to tie the score at 1-1. The
Red Sox came right back when center fielder Tim Hendryx
singled home second baseman Mike
McNally with the game-winner in the bottom of the ninth.
New York (AL) (H) 4 Cleveland 3
George
Mogridge (1-1, 3.22) only made one mistake today, and third baseman Larry
Gardner gave the Indians a 3-0 lead with a two-out three-run homerun (#2) in
the top of the first. Mogridge stiffened from there, but it took a three-run
triple in the sixth from first baseman Wally Pipp
to get the Yankees on the scoreboard. Catcher Truck
Hannah singled home second baseman Del Pratt
with a run in the seventh and Mogridge finished strong and picked up the win.
Detroit 4 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 1
Both teams scored a single run in the fifth
but then the Tigers scored three times in the top of the seventh, the big hit
being a two-out two-run single by center fielder Ty Cobb.
Red
Oldham (3-2, 3.02) picked up the tough road win.
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| Benny Kauff |
The Giants scored three in the first, four in the second, and five in the fifth to take a 12-0 lead after the third inning, but they couldn't turn the jets off, accumulating twenty-eight hits and nineteen runs on the day. Jesse Barnes (4-2, 1.31) got the win, and center fielder Benny Kauff had the big day at the plate as he went 5-for-7 and hit four doubles. Left fielder George J. Burns also had a 5-for-7 day and scored five runs.
Pittsburgh (H) 8 Boston (NL) 0
Wilbur
Cooper (6-1, 2.10) scattered five hits, and the Braves never really
threatened in this one. Pittsburgh scored twice in the first to take a quick
lead, but it was a five-run eighth that locked the game up for Cooper.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 5 Philadelphia (NL) 1
St. Louis grabbed the lead with three runs in
the second, they added two more in the third, and they hunkered down from there
and took home the win. Bill Doak
(2-4, 2.33) has been a little snakebit this season, but he got the complete-game
victory today.
Thursday, May 20, 1920
Transactions:
St. Louis (AL) pitcher Bill Bayne
was injured (?) on 05/18/1920
Chicago (NL) catcher Tom Daly
was injured (?) on 05/18/1920
Philadelphia (AL) shortstop Chick
Galloway was injured (?) on 05/18/1920
Philadelphia (NL) pitcher Bert Gallia
(Team Debut 05/20/1920) was acquired from St. Louis (AL) on 05/19/1920
Detroit catcher Larry
Woodall made his Major League Debut on 05/20/1920
Boston (AL) (H) 6 Detroit 0
Herb
Pennock (1-4, 2.70) finally earned his first win of the season by throwing
a three-hit shutout at home versus Detroit. Center fielder Tim Hendryx
led the charge with a 2-for-3 (.340) day and scored two runs.
New York (AL) (H) 6 St. Louis (AL) 3
The Yankees plated four unearned runs in the
bottom of the sixth and then needed Jack Quinn
(4-2, 1.41) to finish he started for the win.
Cleveland 2 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 1 (10)
The A's took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the
first but that was all Jim Bagby
(4-4, 3.36) would allow today as the Indians finally got the win in extra
innings. Bagby tripled home catcher Steve
O'Neill in the tenth to put the visitors ahead and then finished with a
1-2-3 tenth.
Chicago (AL) 3 Washington (H) 0
A close one all the way as the White Sox
crept ahead early and Red Faber
(6-1, 1.16) shut out the hometown Senators on only six hits, two of which came
from losing pitcher Harry
Courtney (2-2, 3.56).
Chicago (NL) (H) 5 New York (NL) 4 (20)
New York pushed across a run in the top of
the eighth to tie the score at 2-2 and then we were soon off to extra-innings.
In the top of the sixteenth, the Giants grabbed a 4-2 lead, but they couldn’t
hold the lead when a pair of passed balls in the bottom of the inning allowed
the Cubs to tie the score at 4-4 and the game continued on. In the bottom of
the twentieth the decision was made to let Pete
Alexander (4-5, 1.80) bat, he walked but was then thrown out at home
when right fielder Max Flack
doubled. Shortstop Charlie
Hollocher then dribbled a single through the infield to score Flack for the
Chicago victory.
Brooklyn 3 Cincinnati (H) 2
Sherry
Smith (1-1, 4.24) held the Reds to only two hits, but Brooklyn barely
squeaked by Dutch
Ruether (6-2, 1.26) held them to only five hits, but the Robins did manage
to score just enough to get the tough road win.
Pittsburgh (H) 5 Boston (NL) 0
Babe Adams
(5-2, 0.90) shut out the Braves, allowing only five hits on the day, and was
never really bothered. Shortstop Howdy Caton
hit a two-run triple in a three-run third and Adams did the rest.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 5 Philadelphia (NL) 3
A four-run fifth made the difference in this
one as Elmer
Jacobs (1-4, 6.83) went all the way for the complete game victory. Rogers
Hornsby went 3-for-4 (.320) and hit a two-run double in the fateful fifth.
Friday, May 21, 1920x
Transactions:
Chicago (NL) pitcher Abraham
Bailey was injured (?) on 05/19/20. Chicago (NL) pitcher Paul Carter
was injured (?) on 05/19/1920. Chicago (NL) pitcher Lefty Tyler
returned to the mound on 05/21/1920.
Boston (NL) pitcher Mule Watson
made his Season Debut on 05/21/1920. Watson had previously been acquired from
New Haven (EL)
Boston (AL) (H) 6 Detroit 3
The Red Sox scored two insurance runs in the
bottom of the eighth and Allen
Russell (2-2, 1.40) was able to go all the way for the home win.
Cleveland 13 Philadelphia (AL) H 2
The Indians have been waiting for right
fielder Elmer
Smith to get hot and a lot of hitters get healthy when facing the A's.
Smith drove in seven runs in a 3-for-6 day that included a three-run homerun
(#1) in the fourth that put the game out of reach for Ray
Caldwell (2-2, 3.77). Shortstop Ray Chapman
also had a good day at the plate, 3-for-4 with two walks, five runs scored, an
RBI, and three doubles.
Washington (H) 9 Chicago (AL) 5
The third-place Senators jumped on the second-place White Sox early with a four-run second but then they kept the pressure up
and walked away with the victory. First baseman Joe Judge
led the offense from the leadoff spot with a 4-for-5 day that included three
RBI's and a triple. Al Schacht
(4-2, 2.20) required some bullpen assistance before it was over but still got
the win.
New York (NL) 9 Chicago (NL) (H) 5
Fred Toney
(4-2, 1.68) had quite a day as not only did he get the win but he also went
4-for-5 at the plate, scored two runs, and drove in two as well. Right behind
Toney in the batting order leadoff hitter, George J.
Burns had a 5-for-6 day with two runs scored, three RBI's, and two doubles.
Brooklyn 1 Cincinnati (H) 0
Hod Eller
(1-4, 3.79) only allowed two hits on the day but one of those hits was when first baseman Ed Konetchy
scored left fielder Zack Wheat
in the second inning and that was all the scoring Leon Cadore
(3-2, 2.72) needed today. Cadore scattered six hits, but the Reds could not bunch any of them together.
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| Eddie Aeyrs |
Eddie Eayrs (2-0, 0.00) threw a shutout on Opening Day and he threw a second shutout today in his second start of the season. Hal Carlson (0-5, 5.44) took the loss but only gave up four hits and held the Braves scoreless until the eighth inning.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 3 Philadelphia (NL) 1
Two early Phillies errors led to two unearned
runs for the Cardinals, Mark Goodwin
(2-0, 2.08) threw eight good innings, and Bill Doak
came in to close out the game in the ninth. Eppa Rixey
(4-4, 4.53) was the hard-luck loser.
Saturday, May 22, 1920
Transactions:
Brooklyn outfielder Wally Hood
(Team Finale 05/20/1920) was waived on 05/27/1920
Philadelphia (AL) pitcher Walt Kinney
made his Season Finale on 05/20/1920
Cincinnati outfielder Charlie See
returned to play on 05/22/1920
St. Louis (AL) 3 New York (AL) (H) 1
The Browns led 2-0 after the fourth, the
Yankees cut that lead in half when they scored a run in the bottom of the
sixth, but then St. Louis added an insurance run in the eighth and Urban
Shocker (6-0, 1.83) completed his masterful performance for the win. Babe Ruth
has been out of the lineup all week but is scheduled to return to play
tomorrow.
Cleveland 11 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 6
The Indians broke loose with six runs in the
top of the second, a three-run double by right fielder Elmer Smith
being the big hit of the inning. Despite the fast start, at the end of the
seventh the A's had cut into that lead with the score now sitting at 7-6. Center
fielder Tris
Speaker restored the lead with a three-run homerun (#4) in the top of the
eighth, allowing Elmer Myers
(2-3, 4.40) to get the complete-game win.
Washington (H) 3 Chicago (AL) 1
The White Sox finally got on the scoreboard
with a run in the top of the ninth, but even after getting runners on second
and third, they couldn’t score anymore as Tom Zachary
(4-3, 3.76) finished with a complete-game victory. The big hit was a pinch-hit
two-out homerun by backup catcher Val
Picinich in the bottom of the seventh, which ended up being the difference
in the game.
Philadelphia (NL) 8 Chicago (NL) (H) 6
A four-run fifth spurred the Phillies on to a
win in Chicago, although the hometown Cubs came back late to make it close.
Shortstop Dave
Bancroft had a 4-for-5 day with three runs scored, an RBI, and a double, and right fielder Casey
Stengel also went 4-for-5, scored two runs, drove in three, and had a
double to power the Philadelphia offense.
Cincinnati (H) 6 Boston (NL) 5
The Braves scored two runs in the eighth and
two more in the ninth to make it closer than the Reds would have liked, but Slim Sallee
(3-1, 3.99) buckled down and got the third out in the ninth to claim the
victory.
Pittsburgh (H) 5 Brooklyn 2
The Pirates scored four times in the bottom
of the first off Burleigh
Grimes (1-4, 3.07) as the Brooklyn hurler remains snakebit this season, but
Wilbur
Cooper (7-1, 2.01) had what he needed and got the win.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 6 New York (NL) 1
The Cardinals scored early and often, and Jesse
Haines (6-1, 1.67) held the powerful Giants to only one hit on his way to a
shutout victory. Second baseman Rogers
Hornsby continued his recent hot streak as he went 2-for-4 (.343), scored a
run, and drove in two big runs for the Cardinals.
Sunday, May 23, 1920
Transactions:
Philadelphia (AL) pitcher Lyle Bigbee
was injured (?) on 05/21/1920
Boston (AL) outfielder Herb Hunter
made his Season Finale on 05/21/1920
Brooklyn infielder Bill McCabe
(Team Debut 05/27/1920) was acquired from Chicago (NL) on 05/22/1920.
Philadelphia (NL) pitcher Mike
Cantwell made his Major League Finale on 05/22/1920. Cantwell was sold to
Buffalo (IL) on or about 06/03/1920
Pittsburgh infielder Bill
McKechnie was injured (?) on 05/22/1920
Cleveland (H) 12 Philadelphia (AL) 0
Both teams jumped on a train to play their
Sunday game in Cleveland and the Indians took full advantage of the home game
by scoring three runs in the second, four in the third, and five in the fourth
to run away with the easy win. Stan
Coveleski (6-4, 3.41) didn’t allow a hit until the sixth inning and picked
up the shutout victory. Coveleski also drove in three runs to help himself and Tris
Speaker added a homerun (#5) to spark the offense.
New York (AL) (H) 6 St. Louis (AL) 0
Bob Shawkey
(6-3, 1.67) held the powerful Browns offense to only three hits on the day and
went all the way for the complete-game shutout. The Yankees scored three runs
(two unearned) in the fourth and then quickly added three more in the fifth,
the big hit being a two-run homerun (#2) from third baseman Aaron Ward.
Chicago (AL) 13 Washington (H) 7
The White Sox led early by the scores of 7-0
and 9-1, but by the end of the sixth they were only up on the Senators by the
score of 9-6. Eddie
Cicotte (3-1, 3.61) got the win as every non-pitcher in the Chicago lineup
got a hit, drove in a run, and only third baseman Fred
McMullin did not score a run. The Senators had seventeen hits to the White
Sox nineteen but hit into three rally-squashing double plays.
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| Elmer Ponder |
Another Sunday game that was moved out of Pennsylvania to keep the schedule moving and it was the Pirates, winners of seven out of their last ten, who stayed hot, got the win, and held on to their precarious lead in the NL. Elmer Ponder (2-1, 2.42) already had a 4-0 lead when he gave up two runs in the bottom of the seventh, but he stiffened from there and the Pittsburgh offense added a few more runs for safety purposes.
Philadelphia (NL) 8 Chicago (NL) (H) 4
The Phillies scored five times in the top of
the first (two unearned) and held off a late Cubs challenge for the win.
Chicago had their chances but rolled into three double plays and bunted into
another, the last one coming with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth. Red Causey
(2-5, 4.03) hung in there and got the win.
Cincinnati (H) 7 Boston (NL) 4
Twice the Braves took a slim lead, but they
couldn’t hold back the Reds today as Cincinnati finally exploded for four runs
in the bottom of the seventh to essentially lock this one up. Ray Fisher
(2-3, 6.40) picked up the win in relief and his run-scoring single in the
fateful seventh helped the Reds overcome.
New York (NL) 6 St. Louis (NL) (H) 5
St. Louis led 4-1 after the third and then
that looked to be all the scoring that was going to happen today, but then
center fielder Lee King
poled a two-run homerun (#1) in the ninth to make it close and then before the
inning was over pinch-hitter Arnold
"Jigger" Statz connected on a three-run homerun (#1) and just
like that, the Giants had the lead. Some sloppy New York defenses let the
Cardinals make it close in the bottom of the ninth, but Phil
Douglas finally got out of the inning without further harm.
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