Monday, June 21, 1920
Transactions:
St. Louis (AL) catcher Pat Collins
was injured (?) on 06/20/1920
Cleveland infielder Harry Lunte
was injured (?) on 06/20/1920
Cleveland (H) 3 Boston (AL) 1
The Indians led 3-1 after the first
inning and there the score stayed as young George Uhle
(1-3, 6.02) went all the way to show some of the promise the fans and team see
in him. Harry
Harper (3-4, 2.07) pitched well but was lacking run support from his
teammates.
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| Greasy Neale |
The Reds led 2-0 after the third but had squandered several opportunities to blow the game open and the Phillies crawled back into the game, leaving the score tied at 2-2 after the fifth. Right fielder Earle "Greasy" Neale poked a two-run homerun (#2) in the sixth to put Cincinnati back ahead and Dutch Ruether (11-3, 1.62) outdueled Eppa Rixey (7-8, 4.51) the rest of the way for the win.
Tuesday, June 22, 1920
Transactions:
New York (NL) infielder Fred Lear
made his Major League Finale on 06/22/1920
Cincinnati catcher Bill
Rariden was injured (?) on 06/21/1920
St. Louis (NL) pitcher Jakie May
returned to the mound on 06/23/1920
Chicago (AL) (H) 3 Philadelphia (AL) 2
The White Sox led 3-0 after the fifth
only to see the A's stage a comeback and cut the lead to 3-2 after the top of
the eighth. Dickey Kerr
(4-0, 1.72) stiffened stifled the rally, and won over Slim
Harriss (1-4, 5.49).
Cleveland (H) 1 Boston (AL) 0
Ray
Caldwell (6-4, 3.10) held the visiting Red Sox to only four hits and went
all the way for the shutout victory. First baseman Doc
Johnston drove home third baseman Larry
Gardner in the bottom of the fourth for the game's only run, spoiling an
otherwise outstanding pitching performance from Bullet Joe
Bush (3-0, 4.18).
Washington 4 Detroit (H) 2
Both teams scored single runs in the
second and fourth innings, but then the visiting Senators scored two runs in
the top of the sixth and Tom Zachary
(6-7, 3.87) shut down the Tigers the rest of the way and picked up the win.
Center fielder Sam Rice
led the way with a 3-for-3 (.366) day that included a walk, two runs scored,
two RBI's, and a homerun (#3).
New York (AL) 2 St. Louis (AL) (H) 0
Carl Mays
(12-2, 1.29) pitched himself into trouble several times but got out of it each
time and shut out the powerful Browns offense. Dixie Davis
(5-3, 2.41) was the hard-luck loser as New York scored a run in the second, and
then left fielder Bob Meusel
hit a homerun (#6) in the ninth to provide a little cushion for Mays.
St. Louis (NL) 9 Boston (NL) (H) 1
Boston scored a run in the bottom of
the first but then St. Louis scored two in the top of the second and then the
Cardinals proceeded to run away with the game from there. Third baseman Milt Stock
(.374) and second baseman Rogers
Hornsby (.368) had 3-for-5 days followed in the lineup by first baseman Jack
Fournier drove in three runs to lead the charge.
Pittsburgh 4 Brooklyn (H) 1
The Pirates started the day in third
place with a half-game lead over the fourth-place Robins and while Brooklyn
looked to move up, it was Elmer
Ponder (3-1, 1.64) that had the big day. Ponder held the Robins to four
hits and one unearned run and got the win to expand their lead over Brooklyn in
the NL standings.
New York (NL) (H) 3 Chicago (NL) 2
(11)
The Cubs led 2-0 after the top of the
third but the Giants tied it at 2-2 in the bottom of the sixth, but with no
more runs forthcoming by either team, it was off to extra innings. Both teams
had opportunities, but center fielder Benny Kauff
finally laced a two-out single to center to score right fielder Ross Youngs
in the bottom of the eleventh with the game-winner.
Cincinnati 12 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 1
The Reds scored ten of their runs in
the final four innings, including a five-run ninth, to blow open a previously
tight game. Second baseman Morrie Rath
went 4-for-6 and scored four runs from the lead-off spot while third baseman Heinie Groh
chipped in with a 4-for-6 day that included four RBI's. Dolf Luque
(5-2, 1.46) happily took home the win although he did give up a solo homerun to
NL-leading Cy Williams
(#8).
Wednesday, June 23, 1920
Transactions:
Philadelphia (AL) second baseman Jimmy Dykes
was injured (?) on 06/22/1920
Boston (AL) pitcher Gary Fortune
was injured (?) on 06/22/1920
Philadelphia (NL) second baseman Dots Miller
returned to play on 06/24/1920
Chicago (AL) (H) 8 Philadelphia (AL) 3
The A's stayed close until they
committed three errors and had a passed ball that led to three unearned runs
for the White Sox in the sixth inning. Eddie
Cicotte (10-2, 3.30) got the win and catcher Ray Schalk
had the big day at the plate as he went 1-for-2 with three RBI's scored on
a solo homerun (#2) and two sacrifice flies. This was Chicago's fifth
consecutive victory as they kept the pressure on the league-leading Yankees.
Boston (AL) 10 Cleveland (H) 4
The Boston offense has been rather
quiet all season but today they scored seven runs in the top of the eighth to
power their way to a win over Cleveland. Wally
Schang, normally a catcher playing center field today, went 4-for-5 at the
plate with a run scored, two RBI's, and a double. Sad Sam
Jones (4-8, 4.42) was happy for the run support and took home the win.
Washington 2 Detroit (H) 0
The Senators pushed across single runs
in the fourth and fifth innings and Eric
Erickson (8-2, 3.03) held the Tigers to only three hits on the day as he
went all the way for the shutout victory.
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| Bob Shawkey |
Bob Shawkey (10-5, 2.26) lost his bid for a no-hit game with two outs in the eighth, but he still threw a shutout, Shawkey's seventh of the season.
St. Louis (NL) 4 Boston (NL) (H) 1
The Cardinals scored single runs in
three of the first four innings and Bill Doak
(7-6, 2.30) kept the Braves from challenging and picked up the win over Joe
Oeschger (2-6, 4.48). Lead-off hitter Burt
Shotton went 3-for-3 with two walks and three runs scored to spark the St.
Louis offense.
Pittsburgh 5 Brooklyn (H) 2
The Pirates grabbed a second win in
Brooklyn by grabbing a quick lead and then turning it over to their pitcher to
do the rest. Hal Carlson
(3-8, 5.09) gave up nine hits in the game but only allowed two runs for the
win.
New York (NL) (H) 6 Chicago (NL) 3
The Cubs led 3-1 after the top of the
third but then Fred Toney
(12-2, 1.64) got tough and shut them out the rest of the way. The Giants'
offense came alive as well, with a three-run sixth being the big inning. Pete
Alexander (7-10, 2.39) took another hard-luck loss.
Cincinnati 4 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 3
(10)
Cincinnati escaped with a win by tying
the game with a run in the top of the ninth and then they won the game with a
run in the top of the tenth. Ray Fisher
(6-3, 3.75) snuck in with the win, the Reds' third win in a row.
Thursday, June 24, 1920
Transactions:
Philadelphia (NL) first baseman Fred
Luderus made his Major League Finale on 06/23/1920
Philadelphia (AL) third baseman Joe Dugan
returned to play on 06/25/1920
Detroit catcher Clyde
Manion returned to play on 06/25/1920
Chicago (AL) shortstop Swede
Risberg returned to play on 06/25/1920
Note: A slow day in the AL as it is a
travel day with the AL East teams heading back east, while in the NL the travel
will take place after today's afternoon games.
St. Louis (AL) (H) 6 Detroit 5
The Browns bunched some of their hits
and scored three times in the third to take a 4-1 lead, but the Tigers didn't
quit, and they eventually scored two runs in the top of the seventh and the
score was tied back up at 4-4. St. Louis came right back with two of their own
in the bottom half of the inning and Allen
Sothoron (3-11, 6.13) held on for the win.
Boston (NL) (H) 7 St. Louis (NL) 4
St. Louis scored three runs in the
sixth to take a 4-1 lead, but Boston came back by scoring two runs in each of
the next three innings to take the lead for good. Hugh
McQuillan (3-5, 4.40) only had one bad inning and got the win over Ferdie
Schupp (2-9, 6.55).
Pittsburgh 2 Brooklyn (H) 0
Babe Adams
(9-4, 1.29) made a bid for his third no-hitter of the season but gave up a
lead-off single to left fielder Zack Wheat
in the eighth inning. Adams had previously allowed one walk, but that runner
was erased in a double play. Al Mamaux
(3-4, 2.51) was the hard-luck loser.
New York (NL) (H) 6 Chicago (NL) 0
Art Nehf
(9-2, 2.88) shut out the visiting Cubs on only four hits, plus Nehf hit a
two-run double to give the Giants an early 3-0 lead they would not relinquish.
First baseman George
"Highpockets" Kelly later added a two-run double in a three-run
eighth to pad the New York lead.
Cincinnati 5 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 2
Twice the Phillies went ahead and
twice the Reds came back to tie, and then the visitors came alive with a
three-run ninth, the big hit being a two-out two-run double by first baseman Edd Roush.
Slim
Sallee (5-3, 3.31) went all the way for the win, plus he contributed two
hits in the game and scored one of the runs in the fateful ninth inning.
Friday, June 25, 1920
Transactions:
Cincinnati pitcher Hod Eller
returned to the mound on 06/26/1920
Pittsburgh infielder Bill
McKechnie returned to play on 06/26/1920
Cleveland 12 Chicago (AL) (H) 1
The Indians started the day in third
place in the AL, four games behind Chicago, so a five-run first was a welcome
sight to the visitors. Third baseman Larry
Gardner had a two-out three-run double in the inning and ended up with
five RBI's on the day. In the second shortstop, Ray Chapman nailed a three-run homerun (#2) to further the rout, knocking Lefty
Williams (10-8, 3.57) out of the box. Stan
Coveleski went all the way for the win (9-5, 3.22).
Boston (AL) 4 New York (AL) (H) 2
The Red Sox stroked two RBI doubles in
the top of the eighth to take a 4-2 lead and Herb
Pennock (6-6, 2.53) got the victory over Jack Quinn
(10-4, 1.83). This was only Boston's third win in thirteen games versus New
York so far this season.
Detroit 7 St. Louis (AL) (H) 2
Both teams scored a run on a sacrifice
fly in the first, but then the Tigers jumped ahead with a three-run second and Howard
Ehmke (6-6, 3.42) cruised to the win from there. First baseman George
Sisler picked up his one-hundredth hit of the season in this game.
Philadelphia (AL) 3 Washington (H) 2
The A's scored all three of their runs
in the sixth inning, the final two runs coming in on a two-out two-run homerun
from left fielder Tillie
Walker (#2). Walker has struggled with the bat all season (he's hitting
.176) so Philadelphia was glad to see him put some runs on the board, but then
his two-out two-run error in the eighth let the Senators back into the game. Rollie
Naylor (5-12, 3.14) finished strong and got the win.
Brooklyn 5 Boston (NL) (H) 1 (GM 1)
Brooklyn was on a four-game losing
streak and wanted to get healthy with their doubleheader against their rival to
the north. The Braves got on the board first with a run in the bottom of the
first, but then the Robins slowly crept ahead, and then in the eighth catcher Ernie
Krueger slipped a two-out two-run single through the infield and Leon Cadore
(7-4, 2.89) picked up the Game One win.
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| Jeff Pfeffer |
Jeff Pfeffer (4-6, 2.64) gave up eight hits on the day but was never really threatened as the Robins went ahead early and never looked back. The big hit was a two-out two-run double from center fielder Hi Myers in the third that put Brooklyn ahead to stay.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 8 New York (NL)
7 (10)
Center fielder Cy Williams
hit his second triple of the game with two outs in the bottom of the tenth, but
right fielder Casey
Stengel popped up in front of home plate for what should have been the third out,
but catcher Frank
Snyder dropped it, and allowed Williams to score the game-winner.
Pittsburgh (H) 6 Chicago (NL) 5
The Cubs scored three runs in the top
of the sixth to take a 5-1 lead, but then let that lead slip away as the
Pirates came back late to snatch the victory. Wilbur
Cooper (11-3, 1.83) likely had his worst outing of the season but was ably
supported by his teammates.
Saturday, June 26, 1920
Transactions:
Philadelphia (AL) pitcher Eddie
Rommel returned to the mound on 06/27/1920
Note: On this day in 1920, New York
schoolboy Lou
Gehrig received his first national attention when he smacked an eighth-inning grand slam into the stands at Cubs Park in Chicago, leading the New York
School of Commerce team to victory over Lane Tech by the score of 12-8.
Chicago (AL) (H) 1 Cleveland 0
Right fielder Nemo
Leibold singled home catcher Ray Schalk
in the bottom of the fifth and that was all the support that Red Faber
(9-6, 1.77) needed today. Ray Caldwell
(6-5, 2.94) was the hard-luck loser.
Boston (AL) 9 New York (AL) (H) 1
Babe Ruth,
playing left field today, committed two untimely errors and Boston took
advantage of both to build an early lead, Then the Red Sox jumped on the
Yankees bullpen for six runs in the final two innings to win going away. Wally
Schang, normally a catcher but who has been stationed in center field all
week, went 4-for-5 with two runs scored, two RBI's, and a triple to spark the
offense and Bullet Joe
Bush (4-9. 3.90) went all the way for the win.
St. Louis (AL) (H) 8 Detroit 2
First baseman George
Sisler launched a three-run homerun (#6) in the fifth to blow open a close
game and Dixie
Davis (6-3, 2.27) went all the way for the win. Davis lost his shutout with
two outs in the ninth when center fielder Baby Doll
Jacobson dropped what should have been the third out and then Jacobson
airmailed the throw to the infield and allowed the batter to score as well.
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| Sam Rice |
Center fielder Sam Rice drove in three of the four Senators' runs and Tom Zachary (7-7, 3.80) held off the A's attack to pick up the win.
Note: On this day in 1930, A 4-3
Washington win over Philadelphia gave the visiting A's their seventeenth
consecutive loss. During the same time period in the replay, the A's went 3-14.
Brooklyn 3 Boston (NL) (H) 0 (GM 1)
After yesterday's doubleheader sweep
in Boston, the Robins were looking to do it again and they were off to a good
start as Sherry
Smith (4-1, 3.09) threw a three-hit shutout to get the Game One win.
Brooklyn had several other opportunities to score but could never come through
with the hit that would have blown this game open.
Brooklyn 5 Boston (NL) (H) 4 (GM 2)
The Robins led 4-1 after they scored
three times in the top of the third, but the dormant Braves suddenly came alive
and tied the score at 4-4 with a three-run sixth. There the score stayed until
left fielder Zack Wheat
singled home third baseman Jimmy
Johnston in the top of the ninth. Burleigh
Grimes (4-6, 2.83) got the win for Brooklyn.
St. Louis (NL) 5 Cincinnati (H) 0 (GM
1)
The Cardinals scored three runs in the
top of the first, the big hit being a two-run double by second baseman Rogers
Hornsby. Jesse
Haines (12-2, 2.12) got the Game One win over Dutch
Ruether (11-4, 1.83).
St. Louis (NL) 4 Cincinnati (H) 1 (GM
2)
Once again, the Cardinals went ahead
early, and once again the Cardinals pitching kept the Reds' bat quiet for the
Game Two win and the doubleheader sweep. Bill Doak
(8-6, 2.23) got the decision over Dolf Luque
(5-3, 1.55).
New York (NL) 2 Philadelphia (NL) (H)
1 (GM 1)
The Giants pushed across single runs
in the sixth and the eighth and Jesse
Barnes (9-5, 2.27) kept the Phillies scoreless until two outs in the ninth
and got the complete game victory. Lee Meadows
(2-6, 4.39) pitched well but took the loss.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 2 New York (NL)
1 (12) (GM 2)
Shortstop Art
Fletcher doubled with one out in the twelfth, advanced to third on an
infield out, and then scored the game-winner on a bloop single from third
baseman Ralph
Miller to gain the doubleheader split. Red Causey
(4-10, 4.61) got the win over Rube Benton
(4-5, 3.70), although both pitchers pitched masterfully.
Pittsburgh (H) 1 Chicago (NL) 0
Left fielder Carson
Bigbee tripled home catcher Walter
Schmidt in the fifth inning with what turned out to be the only run of the
game being scored by the Pirates' only hit of the game. Earl
Hamilton (4-2, 2.65) gave up five hits but got the shutout victory over Hippo
Vaughn (8-5, 2.29).
Sunday, June 27, 1920
Transactions:
Philadelphia (AL) shortstop Chick
Galloway was injured (?) on 06/25/1920
Boston (AL) infielder Hob Hiller
was injured (?) on 06/26/1920
Cleveland pitcher Elmer Myers
was injured (?) on 06/26/1920
Chicago (NL) catcher Tom Daly
returned to play on 06/28/1920
St. Louis outfielder Mike Knode
made his Major League Debut on 06/28/1920
Washington pitcher Bill Snyder
returned to the mound on 06/28/1920
Chicago (AL) (H) 2 Cleveland 1
Cleveland broke the scoreless tie with
a run in the top of the seventh but the White Sox responded with two runs in
the bottom of the eighth when third baseman Buck Weaver
and left fielder Shoeless
Joe Jackson drove in two out runs to grab the lead. Roy
Wilkinson (6-5, 3.73) entered the game in relief when Dickey Kerr
came up injured and picked up the win over Jim Bagby
(10-6, 2.58).
Boston (AL) 7 New York (AL) (H) 6
The Red Sox won their third
consecutive game in New York by building up an early lead and then holding off
a furious Yankees rally in the ninth. Boston Scored three times in the first
and led 7-2 heading into the bottom of the ninth when Babe Ruth
got things started with a solo homerun (#22) and then the Yankees got hot and
scored three more times to make things close, but then Harry
Harper got the last two outs to preserve the win for Allen
Russell (6-3, 1.57).
St. Louis (AL) (H) 8 Detroit 7 (10)
After a three-run fourth the Browns
led 4-1, but after the top of the eighth, it was the Tigers on top 7-4. The Browns decided to get hot again and
scored a run in the eighth, then two more in the ninth to tie the score at
7-7, and it was off to extra-innings. St. Louis wasted little time as first
baseman George
Sisler singled home second baseman Joe Gedeon
in the bottom of the tenth with the game-winner.
Washington (H) 7 Philadelphia (AL) 5
There was a lot of back and forth in this game
as a sloppy defense by both teams led to several lead changes, but the Senators
scored three times in the bottom of the eighth to take the lead for good. Walter
Johnson (7-5, 2.82) got the complete game win and center fielder Sam Rice
led the way by going 4-for-4 (.385), scoring two runs, and driving in one run.
New York (NL) 5 Brooklyn (H) 4
After having won their previous four
games, Brooklyn started the day 8.5 games behind New York, so they still have
plenty of games to make up against the league leader. The Robins scored first,
then fell behind, regained the lead, but again, they couldn’t hold the lead and
the Giants came back with single runs in the seventh and eighth to take the
lead for good. Fred Toney
(13-2,1.83) got the win with some late-inning help from Phil
Douglas.
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| Dode Paskert |
Both teams jumped on a train after yesterday's game in Pittsburgh to continue their series in Chicago with the Pirates finding themselves in second place in the NL, even if by only a few percentage points. The Cubs grabbed today's win though as center fielder Dode Paskert doubled home a run early and then added a two-run homerun (#1) in the fourth to give Pete Alexander (8-10, 2.27) the lead he needed to go all the way for the tough home win.
Cincinnati (H) 5 St. Louis (NL) 2
The Reds ground out a win by scoring a
run in each of the first three innings and then Jimmy Ring
(5-6, 4.88) did what he needed afterward to hold on for the win.
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