Roger's 1920 APBA Replay: Week 12 Summary (06/28/1920

Week Twelve of the 1920 BBW Replay is in the books, and it was a busy week. I have mentioned several times previously how the number of games played versus weeks on the schedule was lagging. Both leagues started taking steps to rectify this issue, and while it can’t be fixed in one week, there are going to be plenty of busy weeks coming up.

There were either one or two doubleheaders every day this past week, and even though the week ended on the Fourth of July, the holiday doubleheader blowout will take place on Monday (July 5), sixteen games in all. Several teams are already seemingly running on fumes, but the games will be played, and everyone will do their best.

Babe Ruth hit five homeruns during the week plus a three-run triple as the Yankees regained first place and now lead the White Sox by 1.5 games. New York is finding a much easier road when playing against fellow Eastern franchises while Chicago is finding their path through the Midwest teams much more difficult to navigate.

Washington Manager
Clark Griffith

Both Cleveland and Brooklyn, the teams that went to the World Series in 1920, both found themselves floundering at the beginning of the season, but then both got hot and climbed their way toward the top. However, they now find themselves trapped in the middle of the pack and are having a tough time breaking out. Will both New York teams continue to dominate? The White Sox won’t lose their Black Sox players until the last week of the season. Can Brooklyn and Cleveland pull it together long enough to make the jump all the way to the top?

So many questions. The only thing to do is start Week Thirteen, see where our doubleheader madness leaves us after Monday, and let's go from there.

Griffith Stadium 1924 Digital Art by Gary Grigsby - Pixels