Monday, May 31, 1920
Transactions:
Detroit pitcher John
Glaiser made his Major League Finale on 05/31/1920
Pittsburgh pitcher Jack Wisner
was injured (?) on 05/30/1920
Boston (AL) third baseman Ossie Vitt
made his Season Debut on 06/01/1920
Boston (AL) (H) 4 Philadelphia (AL) 0
(GM 1)
The Red Sox scored three times in the
bottom of the third and Herb
Pennock (3-4, 1.86) made that lead stand up for the Game One win. The A's
outhit the Red Sox 9-7, but just couldn’t get the hit when they needed it.
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| Jimmy Dykes |
Scott Perry
(4-6, 3.39) didn’t allow a Boston run until the eighth inning but the A's were
already ahead 2-0 by then as both Perry (#1) and second baseman Jimmy Dykes
(#4) previously had hit solo homeruns to give the visitors their slender lead.
Cleveland (H) 6 Detroit 5 (12) (GM 1)
The Indians loaded the bases with no
outs in the bottom of the tenth but couldn’t score, and it looked like they
were going to do it again in the twelfth, but then left fielder Charlie
Jamieson came through with a two-out game-winning single.
Cleveland (H) 4 Detroit 3 (GM 2)
The Indians got the doubleheader sweep
as Jim
Bagby (6-4, 3.01) not only went all the way on the mound but also doubled
home two runs in the bottom of the seventh to give Cleveland its first lead of
the day.
New York (AL) (H) 16 Washington 9 (GM
1)
The Yankees had fifteen hits in Game
One, including three doubles, two triples, and five homeruns, in a power
display that even stunned the hometown Yankees fans. Babe Ruth
hit three homeruns (#9, #10, #11) and drove in seven runs to lead the offense.
Washington 9 New York (AL) (H) 8 (GM
2)
The Yankees scored six runs in the
bottom of the fourth to take a 6-1 lead, but then Washington came right back to
score five runs in the top of the fifth and tie the game up at 6-6. The Yankees
crept back ahead, then the Senators scored three runs in the top of the eighth
and held on for the Game Two win. Center fielder Sam Rice
drove in four runs and right fielder Braggo Roth
drove in three runs to key the Senators'
offense.
St. Louis (AL) (H) 2 Chicago (AL) (GM
1)
Both teams scored a run in the first
inning and then a pitcher's duel ensued. The Browns finally pushed across a run
in the bottom of the seventh but then had to withstand serious White Sox rally
attempts. In the eighth Chicago had the bases loaded with only one out but
failed to score, and then in the ninth the potential tying run was thrown out
at home to end the game, getting the win for Urban
Shocker (7-1, 2.19).
Chicago (AL) 10 St. Louis (AL) (H) 3
(GM 2)
The White Sox led 3-0 after the top of
the third, but the Browns tied the score at 3-3 with three runs in the bottom
of the fourth. Chicago's offense asserted itself from there and ran away as
they pounded the St. Louis bullpen the rest of the way. Lefty
Williams (7-5, 3.56) got the Game Two win as third baseman Buck
Weaver's hot start to the season continued as he went 2-for-3 (.411) with a
run scored and three RBI's.
New York (NL) 9 Brooklyn (H) 7 (GM 1)
All the eyes in baseball were turned
towards Brooklyn as the two teams possessing eight-game winning streaks were to
meet in a holiday doubleheader. New York got off to an early lead and then
after a four-run fifth led 7-2. The Robins tried to mount a comeback but fell
short, allowing Phil
Douglas (3-2, 5.50) to get the win, although he required plenty of bullpen
help. Four Brooklyn errors made a difference in this one.
New York (NL) 4 Brooklyn (H) 1 (GM 2)
The Giants stayed hot as they cooled
off the Robins by sweeping their doubleheader. The visitors scored two runs in
both the first and fourth innings and then Jesse
Barnes (6-3, 1.41) took over from there for the complete game victory in
Game Two.
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| Ray Fisher |
The Reds scored an unearned run in the
eighth and then another in the ninth to come back and beat the Cubs and Pete
Alexander (5-7, 2.40) in Game One. Ray Fisher
(3-3, 5.23) got the close win.
Cincinnati 5 Chicago (NL) (H) 3 (GM 2)
Cincinnati took a 5-1 lead with a
four-run second and then Jimmy Ring
(3-4, 5.40) induced Cubs batters into hitting in to three double plays as he
went all the way for the Game Two win.
Boston (NL) 4 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 2
(GM 1)
The Phillies took an early lead, but
the Braves moved ahead with a three-run fifth, the big hit being an unexpected
two-run homerun (#1) from Joe
Oeschger (2-3, 3.99). Oeschger shut the hometown Phillies the rest of the
way and picked up the Game One win.
Boston (NL) 4 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 3
(GM 2)
Once again, the Phillies scored early
and the Braves came back to grab the win, this time behind the three RBI's from
first baseman Walter
Holke. Eddie Eayrs
(3-0, 0.64) played Game One in left field, then took to the mound in Game
Two and picked up the win.
St. Louis (NL) 6 Pittsburgh (H) 5 (GM
1)
A three-run fifth put the Pirates up
5-1 and Pittsburgh seemed to have things well in hand, but then the Cardinals
jumped on the Pirates bullpen for five runs in the top of the eighth to take
the lead. Bill
Sherdel (3-2, 4.71) went all the way for the Game One win.
St. Louis (NL) 4 Pittsburgh (H) 1 (GM
2)
Bill Doak
(3-6, 2.28) misplayed a grounder hit back to him with two outs in the ninth, and
that eventually led to the Pirates' only run and spoiled his shutout, but St.
Louis got the win and the doubleheader sweep.
Tuesday, June 1, 1920
Transactions:
St. Louis (AL) pitcher Roy Sanders
made his Major League Finale on 05/31/1920
St. Louis (NL) outfielder Burt
Shotton was injured (?) on 05/31/1920
Chicago (NL) pitcher Abraham
Bailey returned to the mound on 06/2/20
Chicago (NL) pitcher George Gaw
returned to the mound on 06/02/1920
Brooklyn pitcher Johnny
Miljus returned to the mound on 06/02/1920
Washington infielder Jim O'Neill
returned to play on 06/02/1920
Boston (AL) (H) 12 Philadelphia (AL) 2
(GM 1)
The Red Sox played their third
doubleheader in four days and their second in a row versus Philadelphia and got
off to a good start by scoring ten runs in the seventh inning to win Game One
going away. Boston scored nine runs before they scored an out in the fateful
seventh, opening the door for Harry
Harper (3-2, 1.53) to get the Game One win. Every batter in the Red Sox
lineup had a hit, scored a run, and only one (catcher Wally
Schang) failed to drive in a run.
Philadelphia (AL) 5 Boston (AL) (H) 2
(GM 2)
The A's built an early 5-0 lead
through the top of the sixth and then held off a late Boston rally to capture
the win and the doubleheader split. The play of the game occurred in the bottom
of the seventh when Eddie
Rommel came into reliever Slim Harriss
(1-0, 2.77) with one out, and the bases loaded and got second baseman Mike
McNally to hit onto an inning-ending double play.
Detroit 13 Cleveland (H) 7
The Tigers led 13-1 after the top of
the seventh, with second baseman Ralph Young
(4-for-6) and shortstop Donie Bush
leading the nineteen-hit parade. Left fielder Bobby Veach
and first baseman Harry
Heilmann both had four RBI's, allowing Red Oldham
(5-2, 3.52) to pick up the win, even though Oldham tired down the stretch and
didn’t get the complete game.
Washington 9 New York (AL) (H) 4
After a doubleheader yesterday and
with another one tomorrow, Babe Ruth
(0-1, 9.00) volunteered to step in and start for the Yankees to give their
regular pitchers a much-needed day off. It didn’t go well as the Senators
scored four runs in the top of the first and although Ruth settled down from
there, the damage was done. After Ruth was replaced on the mound he moved to
right field and eventually homered (#12) late in the game.
Brooklyn (H) 6 New York (NL) 5
New York led 4-1 after the top of the
sixth, but by the end of the seventh Brooklyn had tied the score at 4-4. Second
baseman Larry
Doyle homered (#1) in the top of the eighth to put the Giants back ahead,
but then in the bottom of the ninth after two outs third baseman Jimmy
Johnston singled and was immediately tripled home by center fielder Hi Myers
to tie the game at 4-4, Myers second triple of the game. Before the inning was
over first baseman Clarence
Mitchell slapped a single through the infield and Brooklyn had their
come-from-behind victory.
Note: Clarence
Mitchell is normally a pitcher and an occasional outfielder, but for the
past two weeks he has been the starting first baseman for Brooklyn while Ed Konetchy
is recovering from his injury
Cincinnati 4 Chicago (NL) (H) 3
The Reds scored four times in the
sixth inning to take the lead and while Chicago was able to cut into that lead, Dutch
Ruether (8-3, 1.53) was able to hold them off and get the win over Claude
Hendrix (3-3, 3.47).
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 5 Boston (NL) 1
Philadelphia scored two runs in the
third to take a 2-1 lead and then added three more in the seventh, but Eppa Rixey
(6-5, 4.20) was able to hold Boston to only five hits and one unearned run to
pick up the win.
St. Louis (NL) 10 Pittsburgh (H) 3
The Cardinals scored five times in the
third and then poured it on from there all in support of Marv
Goodwin (3-1, 4.37). First baseman Jack
Fournier went 5-for-5 and drove in and scored two runs while center fielder
Austin
McHenry chipped in with a 1-for-3 day that included four RBI's.
Wednesday, June 2, 1920
Transactions:
Pittsburgh outfielder Wally Hood
made his Season Finale on 06/01/1920
New York (AL) outfielder Sammy Vick
was injured (?) on 06/01/1920
New York (AL) pitcher Bob Shawkey
returned to the mound on 06/03/1920 following his suspension
Detroit 11 Cleveland (H) 4
Cleveland put up a five-spot in both
the second and fifth innings and rolled to an easy win over Detroit. Shortstop Ray Chapman
went 4-for-5 and drove in four runs and right fielder Elmer Smith
went 2-for-4 with three RBI's, a double, and a homerun (#2) to lead the
offense.
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| Ping Bodie |
Jack Quinn (7-2, 1.49) didn't give up a hit until two outs in the top of the eighth, but still almost lost the game when the Senators scored the first run of the game in the top of the thirteenth. The dormant Yankees bats suddenly came alive in the bottom half of the inning when center fielder Ping Bodie doubled to lead off the bottom of the inning and then left fielder Duffy Lewis crushed a two-run homerun (#3) to end the game.
New York (AL) (H) 8 Washington 1 (GM
2)
The Yankees built an early lead and
then they scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth to turn it into a no-doubter
for Carl
Mays (8-1, 1.44). Center fielder Ping Bodie
had the big hit, a three-run homerun (#1) in the five-run sixth.
St. Louis (AL) (H) 5 Chicago (AL) 3
The Browns took an early lead and Carl
Wellman (1-5, 7.40) never truly let the White Sox back into the game and
went all the way for the win. St. Louis hit three triples in the game, all
three resulting in runs that made a difference.
New York (NL) 4 Boston (NL) (H) 0
After having their ten-game winning
streak broken yesterday the Giants got right back on the wagon and Fred Toney
(7-2, 1.81) whitewashed the Braves. Jack Scott
(0-6, 3.96) didn’t pitch a bad game, but his defense couldn’t come through in
some critical times.
Cincinnati 10 Chicago (NL) (H) 1
Cincinnati scored two runs in each of
the first two innings, but it was a five-run fifth that put the game out of
reach. Dolf
Luque (4-0, 1.33) cruised to the easy win plus he contributed a two-run
single in the Reds' big fifth inning.
Brooklyn 15 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 0
Leon Cadore
(6-2, 2.58) threw a shutout and was well supported by his offense as Brooklyn
scored four times in the second, seven times in the fifth, and then added on
from there with a nineteen-hit explosion. Center fielder Hi Myers
went 3-for-6 with four RBI's and included a double and a homerun and catcher Ernie
Krueger went 4-for-5 and drove in four runs to spark the offense.
Pittsburgh (H) 13 St. Louis (NL) 3
The Pirates put an end to their own
three-game losing streak and put an end to the Cardinals' four-game winning
streak as they scored early and often, which allowed Hal Carlson
(1-7, 5.27) to pick up his first win of the season. Backup left fielder Fred
Nicholson provided some surprise pop as he went 4-for-5 on the day with
three runs scored, three RBI's, a double, and a homerun (#1).
Thursday, June 3, 1920
Transactions:
Philadelphia (AL) shortstop Chick
Galloway returned to play on 06/04/1920. Philadelphia (AL) catcher Johnny
Walker returned to play on 06/04/1920
Detroit 14 Cleveland (H) 6
The Tigers scored runs in each of
their first six at-bats, plus they also scored in the eighth and ninth innings,
for a decisive win on the road in Cleveland. The frustrated Indians accumulated
fifteen hits (the Tigers had twenty) and eight walks, but the offense could
never break through until it was too late. Center fielder Ty Cobb
went 4-for-5 (.340) on the day, scored three runs, drove in two, and hit a double
but the real hitting star of the day was left fielder Bobby Veach
who went 4-for-6 (.344), scored three runs, drove in five, and hit two homeruns
(#3, #4).
New York (AL) (H) 8 Philadelphia (AL)
0
Bob Shawkey
(8-3, 1.57), just back from his suspension, threw his sixth shutout of the
young season. New York locked this game up with a five-run fifth, the big hit
being a three-run homerun (#2) from second baseman Del Pratt.
Chicago (AL) 6 St. Louis (AL) (H) 5
The White Sox were unable to put the
Browns away while St. Louis could only manage to keep it close against Chicago,
a game that went down to the last out. Roy
Wilkinson (4-4, 4.48) gave up twelve hits and four walks but repeatedly
pitched out of trouble and got the win.
Washington (H) 2 Boston (AL) 1
Shortstop Jim O'Neill
dribbled a single up the middle to score third baseman Frank
Ellerbe with the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth, giving Walter
Johnson (5-3, 2.50) the win over Allen
Russell (3-3, 1.44). Boston only had two hits on the day as Johnson's sore
arm held up for the entire game.
New York (NL) 8 Boston (NL) (H) 5 (GM
1)
The Braves scored a run in each of the
first three innings, but the Giants scored three times in the fourth to tie the
score at 3-3. The lead moved back and forth after that, but before it was over
New York asserted itself and took the win. Fred Toney
(8-2, 1.78) picked up the win in relief.
New York (NL) 13 Boston (NL) (H) 9 (GM
2)
New York finished with twenty hits and
the Braves finished with sixteen in a hitting explosion, the more powerful New
Yorkers pulling out the Game Two win and the doubleheader sweep. Right fielder Ross Youngs
led the way for New York by going 4-for-6 with two runs scored, four RBI's, a
triple, and a homerun (#3).
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 3 Brooklyn 2
Philadelphia led 3-1 after the second
and then held on for the win over a soaring Brooklyn team. Bert Gallia
(2-3, 7.09) went all the way for the win over Jeff
Pfeffer (3-4, 1.78).
Friday, June 4, 1920
Transactions:
Cleveland pitcher Joe
Boehling made his Major League Finale on 06/3/1920
Boston (NL) pitcher Dick
Rudolph was injured (?) on 06/03/1920
New York (NL) outfielder Arnold
Statz (Team Finale 06/03/1920) was placed on waivers
Chicago (NL) pitcher Paul Carter
returned to the mound on 06/05/1920
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| Hooks Dauss |
Detroit led 3-0 after the top of the third and were successfully holding off Chicago until the White Sox scored the tying run in the bottom of the eighth on a passed ball. Then both pitchers got tough until first baseman Harry Heilmann tripled home left fielder Bobby Veach in the top of the fourteenth. Another run soon followed, and Hooks Dauss (3-5, 3.18) took home the complete game victory over Red Faber (6-5, 2.02).
Cleveland (H) 4 St. Louis (AL) 0
Jim Bagby
(7-4, 2.70) held the powerful Browns offense to only four hits and went all the
way for the complete game shutout. Center fielder Tris
Speaker led the Indians' offense by going 3-for-5 (.359), scored a run,
drove in two, and hit a double.
Philadelphia (AL) 5 New York (AL) (H)
3
Right fielder Whitey Witt
doubled home shortstop Joe Dugan
and then Witt scored when he was doubled home by catcher Cy Perkins,
the two runs giving the A's the lead they needed to get past the league-leading
Yankees. Rollie
Naylor (4-68, 3.56) got the win over George
Mogridge (2-3, 4.80).
New York (NL) 7 Boston (NL) (H) 3
New York led 3-0 after the second but
then right fielder Walton
Cruise hit a three-run triple in the bottom of the third to tie the score
at 3-3. That turned out to be the Braves' only highlight though as the Giants
ran away with it after that, Phil
Douglas (4-3, 5.11) getting the win.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 3 Brooklyn 2
A tough win for the Phillies as they
took a 2-2 score into the bottom of the ninth but then they ended it quickly
when shortstop Dave
Bancroft led off with a double and then center fielder Cy Williams
promptly scored him for the win. Lee Meadows
(2-5, 5.29) was credited with the victory, Al Mamaux
(2-3, 3.51) taking the loss.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 3 Chicago (NL) 2
Pete
Alexander (5-8, 2.46) is not really getting offensive support from his Cubs
teammates and today it allowed Bill Doak
(4-6, 2.25) to slip past them for the win.
Saturday, June 5, 1920
Transactions:
Chicago (NL) catcher Bill
Killefer was injured (broken finger) on 06/04/1920
Chicago (AL) pitcher George
Payne was injured (?) on 06/04/1920
Philadelphia (AL) catcher Johnny
Walker was injured (?) on 06/04/1920
Cleveland pitcher Stan
Coveleski returned to the mound on 06/06/1920
Brooklyn first baseman Ray
Schmandt returned to play on 06/06/1920
Note: On this day in 1920, today’s
twin bill between the A’s and Yankees was washed out, but A’s vice president
Thomas Shibe denied charges that the baseballs currently being used were
livelier. Shibe, a member of the firm that manufactured the balls, cites the
abolition of the spitball and other “freak” pitches as the reason for the
increase in HR's this season. In the past seven games, New York (AL) has
collected thirty-nine extra-base hits, including thirteen homeruns.
Detroit 6 Chicago (AL) (H) 4 (17)
With the score tied at 3-3, both teams
scored in the eighth to keep the game going and it kept going until the
seventeenth. Both teams had runners thrown out at the plate on the extra
innings and shortstop Donie Bush
was almost thrown out at home in a double by center fielder Ty Cobb,
but with the scoreless spell now broken left fielder Bobby Veach
plated Cobb and Doc Ayers
(1-2, 3.70) picked up the win in relief over Lefty
Williams (7-6, 3.39).
Cleveland (H) 9 St. Louis (AL) 5
Center fielder Tris
Speaker hit two homeruns (#4, #5) and also hit two doubles to lead the
Indians over Urban
Shocker (7-2, 2.61) and the struggling St. Louis Browns.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 5 Chicago (NL) 4
The Cardinals finally broke through
with four runs in the bottom of the seventh and Bill
Sherdel got through the final two innings to secure the win for Jesse
Haines (9-1, 2.01) to give the Cubs their seventh consecutive loss.
Sunday, June 6, 1920
Transactions:
Philadelphia (NL) shortstop Dave
Bancroft (Team Finale 06/04/1920) was traded to New York (NL) in return
for shortstop Art Fletcher
(Team Debut 06/08/1920) and cash
New York (NL) acquired shortstop Dave
Bancroft (Team Debut 06/07/1920) in a trade from Philadelphia (NL) in
return for shortstop Art
Fletcher (Team Finale 06/06/1920) and cash
Chicago (AL) (H) 15 Detroit 4
Chicago put on their hitting shoes
today as they pounded Detroit pitchers for seventeen hits and fifteen runs. The
big innings were a four-run second and a six-run fourth, the big hit in the
fourth being a three-run homerun from catcher Ray Schalk
(#1). Eddie
Cicotte (6-2, 3.57) got the win.
Cleveland (H) 9 St. Louis (AL) 2 (GM
1)
The Indians scored five runs in the
bottom of the second, the big hit being a three-run homerun (#6) by center
fielder Tris
Speaker, his third homerun in two days. Stan
Coveleski (7-4, 3.26) returned from a brief absence and got the Game One
win.
St. Louis (Al) 5 Cleveland (H) 4 (GM
2)
Center fielder Tris
Speaker hit a two-run double in the Indians three-run fifth to give them a
4-2 lead. Jim
Bagby (7-5, 2.81) appeared to have things well under control, but then
center fielder Ken
Williams turned things around with a three-run homerun (#4) in the top of
the eighth and Dixie Davis
(3-1, 2.76) was able to finish what he started for the doubleheader split.
New York (AL) (H) 4 Philadelphia (AL)
3
The Yankees committed four errors on the
day and that helped to keep the A's close, although in the end Carl Mays
(9-1, 1.50) held them at bay and got the win. Babe Ruth
hit a two-run homerun (#13) in the third to give New York its first lead and
Mays made that lead stand up.
Boston (AL) 21 Washington (H) 5
The Red Sox were not a high-power
offense kind of team, but today they had twenty-six hits and scored twenty-one runs, and cruised to a laugher over hometown Washington. Light-hitting
shortstop Everett
Scott got things started with a three-run homerun (#1) in the second and
the Red Sox never looked back. First baseman Stuffy
McInnis had a 4-for-5 day that included two runs scored, five RBI's while
catcher Wally
Schang went 4-for-5 with three runs scored, three RBI's, and a double, and Herb
Pennock (4-4, 2.22) took home the win.
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| Hi Myers |
Brooklyn left fielder and future Hall-of-Famer Zack Wheat hasn't played all week so center fielder Hi Myers has tried to step up in his place and today Myers outdid himself as he homered in his first three at-bats (#3, #4, #5) and drove in six runs to lead the Robins to the win. Burleigh Grimes (3-5, 2.77) held the Giants to only four hits on the day and got the victory.
Cincinnati (H) 2 Pittsburgh 1 (15)
Cincinnati tied the score at 1-1 in
the bottom of the seventh and then neither team scored until the Reds pushed
across the winning run in the bottom of the fifteenth. Both teams had multiple
opportunities but couldn’t get the key hit, and even in the fifteenth, the
game-winner scored on a two-out grounder to second that was kicked by second
baseman George
Cutshaw. Dutch
Ruether (9-3, 1.42) won over Wilbur
Cooper (8-2, 1.64) in a battle of two of the NL's best.
Chicago (NL) 10 St. Louis (NL) (H) 9
(10)
The Cubs led 5-0 after the third but
then the Cardinals scored five runs in the fourth to tie the score at 5-5. St.
Louis added a few more runs and appeared to be cruising to a win when third
baseman Charlie
Deal hit a three-run homerun in the top of the ninth to put the Cubs back
ahead 9-8. The Cardinals came back again to tie the score in the bottom of the
ninth, but then the Cubs came back again and regained the lead in the top of
the tenth. This time the Cardinals couldn't come back, and the Cubs were able to
end their seven-game losing streak.
Note: On this date in 1920, the
Cardinals played their final game at decrepit Robison Field, beating the Cubs,
5-2. It was the last major league game played in a 19th Century wooden ballpark; the field was originally opened
in 1885. The Cardinals proceeded to share Sportsman’s Park with the Browns for
the next 32 years until the Browns moved to Baltimore.
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