Monday, June 14, 1920
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Washington pitcher Harry
Courtney was injured (?) on 06/13/1920. Washington second baseman Bucky
Harris was injured (?) on 06/13/1920
New York (NL) catcher Mike
Gonzalez was injured (?) on 06/13/1920
New York (AL) outfielder Duffy Lewis
was injured (?) on 06/13/1920. New York (AL) outfielder Frank
Gleich returned to play on 06/15/1920. New York (AL) pitcher Bob McGraw
returned to the mound on 06/15/1920
Brooklyn catcher Zack Taylor
made his Major League Debut on 06/15/1920
Cleveland (H) 5 New York (AL) 4 (12)
Left fielder Babe Ruth
hit a homerun (#18) in the top of the ninth to give the visiting Yankees a 4-1
lead, but the Indians loaded the bases in the bottom of the inning and right
fielder Smoky
Joe Wood doubled home all three runners to tie the score at 4-4. There the
score stayed until the bottom of the twelfth when second baseman Bill
Wambsganss hit a one-out triple and was then bunted home by first baseman Doc
Johnston with the game-winner.
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| Doc Ayers |
The Tigers scored two runs in the bottom of the first, but the A's came back to tie the score, a pattern that repeated itself until Detroit took a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the seventh. Doc Ayers (2-2, 3.40) stiffened from there, held the lead, and got the win over Slim Harriss (1-2, 5.76)
Boston (AL) 5 St. Louis (AL) (H) 4
The Red Sox pushed across two runs in the top
of the eighth to take a 5-4 lead and Allen
Russell (4-3, 1.69) was able to finish what he started and got the win over
Dixie
Davis (4-2, 2.69).
Boston (NL) (H) 3 Chicago (NL) 1
First baseman Walter
Holke tripled home a run in the bottom of the sixth and Holke soon scored
on a double by third baseman Tony
Boeckel, giving Jack Scott
(1-7, 4.03) the lead he needed to get the win and end the Braves nine-game
losing streak. Paul Carter
(2-2, 2.61) pitched well for the Cubs but was missing his offensive support
today.
Cincinnati 6 Brooklyn (H) 1
After losing three games to Brooklyn in
the past three days Cincinnati got on the board today as Ray Fisher
(5-3, 3.88) gave up a run in the first but shut down the hometown Robins
thereafter. First baseman Jake
Daubert went 3-for-5 and scored two runs while center fielder Edd Roush
went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI's to lead the Reds' comeback.
New York (NL) (H) 9 St. Louis (NL) 6
St. Louis scored three times in the top of
the first but New York soon regained the lead with a five-run third but that
wasn't the end of the fireworks. The Cardinals kept clawing back and the Giants
kept moving ahead, the big hit being a two-run homerun from center fielder Lee King
(#2) in a three-run sixth. Even with this lead, it was still necessary for Phil
Douglas to come into the game with two base runners on base and get the
final two outs to nail down the win.
Philadelphia (NL (H) 3 Pittsburgh 2 (13)
Nursing a 2-1 lead heading into the ninth the
Pirates couldn’t hold it as left fielder Irish
Meusel and shortstop Art
Fletcher tripled to lead off the bottom of the ninth. However, Fletcher
ended up stranded at third, so it was off to extra innings. Both teams had
opportunities, but in the bottom of the thirteenth right fielder Casey
Stengel opened the frame with a double and he then scored the game-winner
when Meusel doubled him home.
Tuesday, June 15, 1920
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Chicago (AL) (H) 6 Washington 2
The White Sox scored four runs in the bottom
of the first and Eddie
Cicotte (8-2, 3.17) was able to cruise home with the complete game victory.
Washington reliever Leon
Carlson sparkled with six innings of scoreless relief, but it was too late
by then.
Cleveland (H) 4 New York (AL) 3
After several lead switches the Indians went
ahead to stay when first baseman Doc
Johnston scored shortstop Ray Chapman
with a sacrifice fly and Jim Bagby
(9-5, 2.69) finished the ninth by going 1-2-3 with the meat of the Yankees
batting order.
Detroit (H) 4 Philadelphia (AL) 0
Dutch
Leonard (5-7, 4.68) was off to a rough start this season, but he was back in
his old form today as he held the A's to five hits and went all the way for his
first shutout of the season. Right fielder Harry
Heilmann hit a homerun (#2) in the sixth to help provide Leonard with some late-inning cushion.
Boston (AL) 4 St. Louis (AL) (H) 2
Right fielder Harry
Hooper hit the first pitch of the game for a homerun (#x), but before the
game was over Hooper hit into two inning-ending double plays, spoiling the
chances of additional scoring for the visitors. Herb
Pennock (5-5, 2.33) had the lead he needed though as he went all the way
for the tough road win.
Brooklyn (H) 6 Cincinnati 5 (11)
Cincinnati led 5-0 after the top of the fifth
but Brooklyn stormed back with a three-run sixth and eventually tied the game
at 5-5 in the eighth, and when no more runs were ensuing it was time for extra
innings. In the bottom of the eleventh third baseman Jimmy
Johnston singled, advanced to second on an infield out, and then scored the
game-winner on a single by center fielder Hi Myers.
New York (NL) (H) 11 St. Louis (NL) 2
The Cardinals led 2-1 after the top of the
second, but then the Giants' offense kicked it into gear by scoring four runs in
the third and then adding three more in the fourth. Shortstop Dave
Bancroft went 4-for-6 with two runs scored and two RBI's to lead the
offense, and Fred Toney
(11-2, 1.78) got the win and had a 2-for-4 day at the plate as well.
Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 3
The Pirates led 4-0 after the top of the
fifth and with Babe Adams
(8-3, 1.06) on the mound appeared to have things well in hand. Adams tired in
after innings and gave up two homeruns to make it close, but Mule Watson
entered the game in the ninth and pitched a 1-2-3 inning to end the game.
Wednesday, June 16, 1920
Transactions:
Washington pitcher Leon
Carlson made his Major League Finale on 06/15/1920. Washington third
baseman Frank
Ellerbe was injured (?) on 06/15/1920
Boston (AL) outfielder Arnold
Statz made his Season Finale on 06/15/1920
Philadelphia (NL) infielder Russ
Wrightstone was injured (?) on 06/15/1920
New York (AL) 3 Chicago (AL) (H) 1
The league-leading Yankees rolled into
Chicago to play the second-place White Sox with all of the eyes of baseball
watching on. The Yankees had lost their previous two games while the White Sox
had won their previous two, meaning New York was holding onto a perilous 2.5
games lead. New York scored a run in the top of the first, Chicago answered with
one in the second, and there the score stood until Babe Ruth
hit a two-run homerun (#19) in the top of the sixth. Now armed with a lead, Jack Quinn
(10-2, 1.40) held on to get the win over Red Faber
(8-6, 1.89).
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| Jimmy Austin |
Urban Shocker (10-2, 2.03) and Scott Perry (6-8, 2.92) hooked up in a tight one that went into extra innings. Right fielder Ken Williams led off the bottom of the tenth with a double and then third baseman Jimmy Austin, just returned to the starting lineup, lined the next pitch for a game-winning hit.
Chicago (NL) 9 Boston (NL) (H) 4
Both teams scored two runs in the second
inning but then the Cubs ran away with it, paving the way for a Hippo
Vaughn (7-3, 2.39) victory. Catcher Bob
O'Farrell was the hitting star with a 3-for-4 (.344) day, three runs
scored, two RBI's, and a triple to his name.
Thursday, June 17, 1920
Transactions:
Chicago (AL) first baseman Ted Jourdan
was injured (?) on 06/16/1920
St. Louis (NL) pitcher Lou North
made his Season Debut on 06/18/1920. St. Louis (NL) outfielder Burt
Shotton returned to play on 06/18/1920
New York (AL) 7 Chicago (AL) (H) 4
Right fielder Babe Ruth
powered the Yankees to a second consecutive win in Chicago by going 4-for-5
(.415) and scoring four runs, driving in two, and hit a double, and a homerun
(#20). Carl
Mays (11-2, 1.39) got the win but gave up two runs in each of the eighth
and ninth innings, all runs being unearned.
Detroit (H) 6 Boston (AL) 2
The Red Sox led 2-1 after the top of the
third, but Hooks Dauss
(5-5, 2.73) put the clampdown on them after that as he limited the visitors to
only five hits in the game. The Tigers came right back and regained the lead
with a three-run third, then they added two more in the fourth to blow the game
open. Center fielder Chick
Shorten drove in four runs for the Tigers with multiple clutch hits.
St. Louis (AL) (H) 7 Philadelphia (AL) 1
Left fielder Ken
Williams got things started with a two-run homerun (#5) in the Browns'
three-run first and then Allen
Sothoron (2-11, 6.32) took over and shut out the visiting A's until there
were two outs in the ninth inning.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 6 St. Louis (NL) 5
In a game of misfortune, Philadelphia had two
runners thrown out at home in the same inning and St. Louis had one later in
the game, but after some back and forth Eppa Rixey
(7-7, 4.64) and the hometown Phillies grabbed the win over Jesse
Haines (10-2, 2.34) and the Cardinals.
Friday, June 18, 1920
Transactions:
Boston (NL) outfielder Gene Bailey
(Team Finale 06/16/1920) was sold to Boston (AL) on 07/04/1920
Philadelphia (NL) catcher Frank
Withrow was injured (?) on 06/17/1920
Cleveland infielder Harry Lunte
made his Season Debut on 06/19/1920
Chicago (AL) (H) 12 New York (AL) 4
Unhappy with having lost two home games to
the visiting Yankees, the White Sox exploded with a four-run third and then
followed that up with a four-run fourth and knocked Bob Shawkey
(9-5, 2.46) out of the box. Dickey Kerr
(3-0, 1.66) gave up a three-run homerun (#3) to third baseman Aaron Ward
in the eighth, but the game was already well decided by that point.
Cleveland (H) 3 Washington 1
The Senators scored first with a run in the
first, but Ray
Caldwell (5-4, 3.43) shut them down thereafter and the Indians came back to
grab the home win, with second baseman Bill
Wambsganss' two-run triple in the bottom of the third being the big hit.
Detroit (H) 10 Boston (AL) 2
The Tigers put up an eight-spot in the bottom
of the third, the big hit being a two-out three-run triple by Doc Ayers
(3-2, 2.96) that put the game out of reach.
St. Louis (AL) (H) 6 Philadelphia (AL) 1
Center fielder Baby Doll
Jacobson got the Browns off to a good start with a two-run homerun (#5) in
the bottom of the first and then Dixie Davis
(5-2, 2.47) kept the A's off the scoreboard until there were two outs in the
top of the ninth and they got the win.
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| Charlie Grimm |
Wilbur Cooper (10-3, 1.61) held the powerful Giants offense to five hits and went all the way for the tough road win. First baseman Charlie Grimm has had a rough season to date but today he went 4-for-5 (.253) and drove it two key insurance runs late in the game.
St. Louis (NL) 10 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 3
This game was close until St. Louis scored
four runs in the fourth inning and then followed that up with a three-run
fifth. The hitting hero was center fielder Jack Smith
who went 5-for-6 from the lead-off spot and scored a run, drove in three runs, and
hit a double, all-in support of Bill Doak
(6-6, 2.41).
Saturday, June 19, 1920
Transactions:
Pittsburgh outfielder Bill
Hinchman was injured (?) on 06/18/1920. Pittsburgh catcher Bill
Haeffner returned to play on 06/20/1920
Cleveland pitcher Guy Morton
returned to the mound on 06/20/1920
Chicago (AL) (H) 9 New York (NL) 5
Eddie
Cicotte (9-2, 3.33) overcame Babe Ruth
having a 3-for-3 day that included three RBI's, a double, and a homerun (#21)
as the White Sox were able to keep pace with the visitors and then had a
four-run eighth to take the lead for good. Cicotte himself drove home the first
run of the fateful eighth, but the big hit of the inning was a three-run double
from second baseman Eddie
Collins.
Washington 10 Cleveland (H) 0
The Senators already led 4-0 when they added
on a four-run fifth to blow the game open. Eric
Erickson (7-2, 3.36) scattered four hits and went all the way for the win
over Stan
Coveleski (8-5, 3.39), plus Erickson had one of the three Washington
sacrifice flies on the day.
Boston (AL) 12 Detroit (H) 0
The Red Sox scored seven runs in the top of
the first, five of them unearned thanks to two Detroit errors, and they rolled
on from there for the easy win. Allen
Russell (5-3, 1.52) got the shutout victory, with shortstop Everett
Scott being the hitting here with a 2-for-5 day that included two runs
scored, four RBI's, and two doubles.
St. Louis (AL) (H) 3 Philadelphia (AL) 2
The A's scored two runs in the top of the
first, but Carl Weilman
(2-7, 7.21) kept them quiet thereafter. Meanwhile, the Browns kept putting
runners on base but not scoring them, at least until they broke through with a run in
the bottom of the seventh. They followed that with a two-run eighth, Weilman
finished what he started, and St. Louis had a come-from-behind victory.
Boston (NL) (H) 5 Cincinnati 2
The Braves jumped out quickly with a four-run
first, a three-run homerun (#3) by first baseman Walter
Holke being the big hit. Dana
Fillingim (7-6, 3.68) kept the Reds off stride and got the win over Jimmy
Ring (4-6, 5.27).
Brooklyn (H) 2 Chicago (NL) 1 (13)
Dave
Robertson hit a solo homerun (#3) to lead off the Cubs second inning, and
this ended up being the only Chicago hit in the game. Brooklyn's new right
fielder Tommy
Griffith tied the score with a homerun (#1) in the bottom of the seventh,
but there the score stayed and the game moved into extra innings. The Robins
finally got the win when center fielder Hi Myers
doubled to lead off the bottom of the
thirteenth and then scored the game-winner on left fielder Zack
Wheat's RBI single. Al Mamaux
pitched nine innings of one-hit ball for Brooklyn, but reliever George
Mohart (2-1, 1.08) got the win when he pitched four innings of perfect
relief, twelve up - twelve down.
New York (HL) (H) 5 Pittsburgh 3
The Pirates led 3-1 after the top of the
fourth, and they felt good, especially with Babe Adams
(8-4, 1.40) on the mound, but the Giants tied the score at 3-3 with two runs in
the bottom of the inning and then they took the lead with two more runs in the
fifth inning. Art Nehf
(8-2, 3.14) got the win with some late-inning relief help from Fred Toney.
New York third baseman Frankie
Frisch had been on an extended
absence and had recently been limited to pinch-hitting duties, but today he was
back in the starting lineup, much to the delight of the hometown fans.
St. Louis (NL) 5 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 2 (GM
1)
Elmer
Jacobs (2-4, 5.94) made his best start of the season today plus his two-run
double in the top of the fifth gave the Cardinals the lead they would not relinquish.
The Phillies out-hit the visitors 13-12 but were unable to get the runs when
they had their opportunities.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 11 St. Louis (NL) 9 (GM
2)
The Cardinals were well on their way to a
doubleheader sweep with a 9-3 lead after the top of the fifth, but the Phillies
scored two runs in the bottom half of the inning and then they exploded for six
runs in the bottom of the seventh, the big hit being a three-run homerun from
right fielder Casey
Stengel which gave Philadelphia its first lead of the game.
Sunday, June 20, 1920
Transactions:
Chicago (NL) third baseman Charlie Deal
was injured (?) on 06/19/1920
Boston (AL) outfielder Tim Hendryx
was injured (?) on 06/19/1920
New York (AL) pitcher George
Mogridge was injured (?) on 06/19/1920
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| Lefty Williams |
The White Sox scored five times in the bottom of the third to take a commanding lead, especially with Lefty Williams (10-7, 3.15) on the mound. Third baseman Buck Weaver had the big hit in the big inning with a two-run homerun (#5).
Cleveland (H) 4 Boston (AL) 1
Boston hurler Herb Pennock (5-6, 2.59) made
only one real mistake, giving up a three-run homerun (#1) to shortstop Ray Chapman
in Cleveland's three-run third. Jim Bagby
(10-5, 2.60) took home the win, holding the Red Sox to only five hits.
Detroit (H) 9 Washington 4
The Senators led 3-0 after the top of the
third but then they committed four errors in the next two innings and after the
dust settled the Tigers were up 8-3 by the end of the fourth. Dutch
Leonard (6-7, 4.56) still struggled but happily picked up the win.
St. Louis (AL) (H) 6 New York (AL) 5
Browns' ace Urban
Shocker (11-2, 2,28) gave up three runs in the top of the first but by the
end of the third, it was St. Louis with a 4-3 lead. The scoring didn't stop
there, but Shocker and the Browns held on for the tough win over Jack Quinn
(10-3, 1.67) and the league-leading Yankees.
Chicago (NL) 3 Brooklyn (H) 2
The Cubs scratched out two runs early but
then left fielder Zack Wheat tied the score with a two-run double in the bottom
of the sixth, only to see the visitors come right back with a run in the top of
the seventh. Hippo
Vaughn (8-3, 2.36) held on and got the tough win over Burleigh
Grimes (3-6, 2.70).
New York (NL) (H) 8 Pittsburgh 5
The Giants put up a six-spot in the bottom of
the second to take an early 6-2 lead, but by the end of the fourth, the Pirates
had cut the lead to 7-5. Both pitchers calmed things down after that, but Phil
Douglas (5-4, 4.70) was able to pick up the win with some ninth-inning help
from Rube
Benton.
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