Monday, July 5, 1920
Transactions:
Chicago
(NL) pitcher George Gaw
made his Major League Finale on 07/04/1920
Philadelphia
(NL) infielder Ralph
Miller was injured (?) on 07/04/1920
St.
Louis (AL) third baseman Frank
Thompson was injured (?) on 07/04/1920
Philadelphia
(AL) shortstop Chick
Galloway returned to play on 07/06/1920
New
York (AL) infielder Joe Lucey
made his Major League Debut on 07/06/1920
New
York (NL) pitcher Pol Perritt
made his Season Debut on 07/05/1920
Cleveland
4 Chicago (AL) (H) 3 (11) (GM 1)
Center
fielder Tris
Speaker got the Indians off to a fast start with a solo homerun (#10) in
the first but when Shoeless
Joe Jackson hit a three-run homerun (#5) in the bottom of the fifth it was
the White Sox on top 3-2. Cleveland tied it with a run in the eighth and the
game soon moved into extra innings. In the top of the eleventh backup catcher Les
Nunamaker stroked a pinch-hit RBI double to put Cleveland ahead and Stan
Coveleski came in to get a 1-2-3 bottom of the inning to secure the win.
Cleveland
7 Chicago (AL) (H) 5 (GM 2)
The
Indians slowly built a lead and then had to hold off several White Sox comeback
attempts to get the win and to sweep the road doubleheader in Chicago. After
getting a one-inning save in Game One, Stan
Coveleski (12-5, 3.44) went eight innings for the win and the doubleheader
sweep.
Note:
After Joe
Jackson homered in Game One he was HBP and had to come out of the game. In
Game Two, Tris
Speaker was HBP and had to come out of the game, essentially
setting up a potential beanball war between these two Midwest rivals.
St.
Louis (AL) 5 Detroit (H) 3 (GM 1)
The
Browns led 5-0 after the third and were cruising towards an easy victory, at
least until the Tigers scored two runs in the ninth and had the bases loaded
with only one out. Urban
Shocker was summoned to the mound and got pinch-hitter Ira
Flagstead to hit into a game-ending double play on the first pitch he saw.
Detroit
(H) 8 St. Louis (AL) 7 (GM 2)
Both
teams put up a two-spot in the first but the Tigers took this game over with a
five-run fifth and then held on for dear life after that. Center fielder Chick
Shorten led the Detroit offense with a 4-for-5 day and four RBI's to
support Hooks
Dauss (6-8, 3.86) and Red Oldham,
who pitched the final two-plus innings to hold the Browns.
Boston
(AL) 4 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 1 (GM 1)
The
Red Sox went into Philadelphia, scored three runs in the top of the first, and
then relied on Herb
Pennock (7-8, 2.83) to shut down the A's and get the Game One win.
Boston
(AL) 10 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 2 (GM 2)
It
was a close game until the Red Sox scored five times in the seventh and turned
the game into a laugher. First baseman Stuffy
McInnis led the offense as he went 5-for-5 (.312), scored two runs, and
drove in four. Bullet Joe
Bush (5-10, 3.47) got the Game Two win.
Washington
(H) 8 New York (AL) 3 (GM 1)
The
Senators used a four-run fifth to power their way over the Yankees. Tom Zachary
(9-7, 3.35) only allowed two unearned runs and went all the way for the Game
One win.
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| Al Schacht |
Similar to Game One, the Senators used a four-run inning (the sixth) to get a lead and then held on for the win. Al Schacht (5-3, 2.67) got the Game Two win over Herb Thormahlen (3-6, 4.55).
Note:
On this day in 1920, Walter
Johnson was originally supposed to get the Game Two start for Washington,
but his sore arm, which had been aching him all season, forced Johnson to be
pulled. This match had been hyped as Johnson versus Babe Ruth,
but with Johnson unavailable Al Schacht
volunteered to take his place instead. Johnson would only make two more starts
this month before being shut down for the remainder of the season.
Brooklyn
3 Boston (NL) (H) 1 (GM 1)
The
Robins scored a run in the third and then added two more in the sixth as Rube
Marquard (5-5, 4.01) kept the Braves off the scoreboard until two outs in
the ninth. Marquard also went 3-for-4 in Game One and drove in a crucial run.
Brooklyn
5 Boston (NL) (H) 4 (10) (GM 2)
Brooklyn
led 3-0 after the top of the fourth but had to come back with a single run in
the eighth to tie the score at 4-4. Boston had runners on first and third with
only one out in the bottom of the ninth but failed to score and it was time for
some free baseball. Third baseman Jimmy
Johnston hit a solo homerun (#2) in the top of the tenth and this time Jeff
Pfeffer (6-6, 3.01) made that lead stand up for the win and the
doubleheader sweep.
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| Frank Snyder |
The Giants stayed hot as they built an early lead and then poured it on to win going away. Catcher Frank Snyder went 3-for-4 with a run scored, two RBI's, a double, and a triple and provided Jesse Barnes (11-5, 2.27) some runs and Barnes himself had a two-RBI single in the eighth for some late-inning insurance.
New
York (NL) (H) 9 Philadelphia (NL) 1 (GM 2)
It
was never close as the Giants scored runs in six of their eight at-bats with
second baseman Larry Doyle
scoring three runs as he went 2-for-4 in the game. Art
Nehf (11-2, 2.68) went all the way for the win and helped himself at the
plate by going 2-for-4 with two RBI's.
Cincinnati
5 Pittsburgh (H) 3 (GM 1)
The
Reds got the Game One win as both teams scored a pair of runs in the first but
the Cincinnati took the lead for good with a run in the fourth and then added
on with two runs in the seventh. The Reds collected fourteen hits in the game
with every player in the starting lineup having at least one hit. Ray Fisher
(8-3, 3.63) collected the win over Hal Carlson
(3-11, 5.10).
Cincinnati
3 Pittsburgh (H) 0 (GM 2)
Shortstop
Larry
Kopf hit a two-run triple in Cincinnati's three-run sixth and Dolf Luque
(6-4, 1.47) had what he needed for the Game Two win and the doubleheader sweep
for the Reds.
St.
Louis (NL) (H) 8 Chicago (NL) 6 (GM 1)
The
Cardinals scored early and often but then the Cubs put up a four-spot in the
top of the eighth to make it close. Ferdie
Schupp (4-10, 6.20) walked eight batters while only allowing seven hits and
was lucky to come away with the win. St. Louis had sixteen hits in Game One but also hit into three double plays.
St.
Louis (NL) (H) 5 Chicago (NL) 4 (GM 2)
Both
teams scored twice in the second and then Bill
Sherdel (5-2, 3.95) hit a surprise homerun (#1) in the third to give St.
Louis the lead. Sherdel and Pete
Alexander (9-11, 2.30) kept things scoreless until both teams scored two
runs in the eighth. The Cubs had a chance in their half of the ninth, but
Sherdel somehow slipped out of it to collect the win.
Tuesday,
July 6, 1920
Transactions:
Philadelphia
(NL) pitcher Huck Betts
was injured (?) on 07/05/1920
Cleveland
outfielder George H.
Burns was injured (?) on 07/05/1920
New
York (NL) second baseman Roy Grimes
was injured (?) on 07/05/1920
Washington
infielder Jim
O'Neill was injured (?) on 07/05/1920
Philadelphia
(AL) catcher Lena Styles
was injured (?) on 07/05/1920
Cincinnati
pitcher Jack
Theis made his Major League Finale on 07/05/1920
Pittsburgh
pitcher Jack
Wisner was injured (?) on 07/05/1920
Boston
(AL) pitcher Gary
Fortune returned to play on 07/07/1920. Boston (AL) catcher Paddy Smith
made his Major League Debut on 07/06/1920
Cleveland
2 Chicago (AL) (H) 1 (15)
Jim Bagby
(13-6, 2.44) and Red Faber
(11-7, 1.99) matched up in a real barnburner as both pitchers went all fifteen
innings, each only allowed eight hits, and it was Bagby himself who got the
sacrifice fly in the top of the fifteenth that put the Indians ahead to stay.
Three consecutive wins in Chicago have pulled Cleveland to within 1.5 games of
second place.
Boston
(AL) 6 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 0 (GM 1)
Sad Sam
Jones (6-8, 4.08) threw a two-hit shutout and got the Game One win in
Philadelphia. The Red Sox came into the game with only six homeruns for the
season but in the seventh center fielder Wally
Schang (#3) and first baseman Stuffy
McInnis (#1) went back-to-back.
Philadelphia
(AL) (H) 7 Boston (AL) 0 (GM 2)
Philadelphia
and Boston swapped shutouts as Rollie
Naylor (7-12, 2.69) held the Red Sox to five hits and got the Game Two win.
The A's uncharacteristically scored six runs in the bottom of the fifth and
Naylor did the rest.
New
York (AL) 5 Washington (H) 2
The
Yankees scored three runs in the top of the second, the big hit being a two-out
two-run single off the bat of Carl Mays
(14-3, 1.49) that put New York ahead to stay. Mays scattered six hits and went
all the way for the win.
Brooklyn
8 Boston (NL) (H) 0
Center
fielder Hi
Myers got Brooklyn off to a fast start with a three-run homerun (#6) in the
top of the first and it was all Robins from there. Clarence
Mitchell (4-2, 2.07) held Boston to four hits and the Robins' offense came
alive late, scoring five runs in their last three innings.
Cincinnati
5 Pittsburgh (H) 2
A
three-run first for the Reds put the visitors ahead quickly and Jimmy Ring
(6-7, 4.80) kept the Pirates off the scoreboard until the eighth and picked up
the easy win.
Chicago
(NL) 5 St. Louis (NL) (H) 4 (13)
The
Cubs scored four runs in the first and then finally scored again in the top of
the thirteenth, enough to get the tough road win in St. Louis. The two teams
combined for a total of 31 hits and both had opportunities to score throughout
the game, but just couldn't pull the trigger when it was needed. Pete
Alexander came in to pitch a 1-2-3 thirteenth to preserve the win.
Wednesday,
July 7, 1920
Transactions:
Boston
(NL) outfielder Lloyd
Christenberry was injured (?) on 07/06/1920
Brooklyn
pitcher Clarence
Mitchell was injured (?) on 07/06/1920
Boston
(AL) catcher Paddy Smith
made his Major League Finale on 07/07/1920
Pittsburgh
pitcher Mule
Watson (Team Finale 07/06/1920) was placed on waivers
Detroit
outfielder Ty
Cobb returned to play on 07/08/1920
New
York (NL) catcher Mike
Gonzalez returned to play on 07/08/1920
St.
Louis (NL) outfielder Ed Hock
made his Major League Debut on 07/08/1920. Hock had previously been signed as a
free agent on or around 07/04/1920. St. Louis (NL) pitcher Walt Schulz
made his Major League Debut on 07/08/1920
Note:
A slow day today as it is a travel day. The AL Midwest teams are heading
eastward and in the NL it is the eastern teams heading towards the Midwest.
Philadelphia
(AL) (H) 4 Boston (AL) 0 (GM 1)
With
their third doubleheader in three days both teams looked into their bullpen for
someone, anyone, to give a spot start to and both teams managed to choose
wisely as Dave
Keefe (2-1, 1.70) and Benn Karr
(1-1, 4.18) both made their first start of the season. Keefe held the Red Sox
to only five hits and got the shutout win while contributing with a 2-for-4
game at the plate with a run scored and an RBI.
Boston
(AL) 4 Philadelphia (AL) 1 (H) (GM 2)
With
another pitcher making his first start of the season, Gary
Fortune (1-0, 1.20) went all the way for the Game Two win.
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| George Smith |
No big innings, but the Phillies scored enough and George Smith (4-7, 4.76) held the Pirates to only three hits and got the win over Wilbur Cooper (13-4, 1.71).
St.
Louis (NL) (H) 4 Chicago (NL) 3
The
Cardinals edged ahead slowly and held on for the win with Elmer
Jacobs (3-6, 6.07) getting the win and Marv
Goodwin came in and pitched the final three innings to secure the win.
Thursday,
July 8, 1920
Transactions:
St.
Louis (NL) pitcher Elmer
Jacobs was injured (?) on 07/07/1920. St. Louis (NL) outfielder Burt
Shotton was injured (?) on 07/07/1920
Brooklyn
infielder Chuck
Ward made his Season Finale on 07/07/1920
Washington
pitcher Joe
Engel made his Season Debut on 07/09/1920
St.
Louis (AL) 7 Boston (AL) (H) 2
Left
fielder Ken
Williams stroked a two-out three-run triple to get the Browns off to a fast
start and Urban
Shocker (14-3, 2.43) did the rest.
Detroit
8 New York (AL) (H) 4
Left
fielder Bobby
Veach hit a pair of two-run doubles and completed the game with six RBI's
to spark the Tigers to the win in New York. Doc Ayers
(4-3, 3.82) went all the way for the win. Ty Cobb
made his first appearance in a month as a pinch-hitter in the seventh and then
he played the final two innings in center field.
Chicago
(AL) 8 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 3
Center
fielder Happy
Felsch hit a two-out three-run homerun (#8) in the first and the White Sox
never looked back as they ended their four-game losing streak. Eddie
Cicotte (12-4, 3.25) got the complete game victory.
Washington
(H) 11 Cleveland 5 (GM 1)
The
Senators put up four runs in the first and then added on three more in the
second to give Jim Shaw
(2-7, 4.95) all the support he wanted (and more). First baseman Joe Judge
went 5-for-5 (.384) with four runs scored and an RBI to spark the offense.
Washington
(H) 6 Cleveland 5 (GM 2)
Walter
Johnson came in to pinch-hit with runners on second and third with one out
in the bottom of the ninth and stroked a two-run single to put the Senators
ahead and cinched the doubleheader sweep.
Chicago
(NL) (H) 1 New York (NL) 0
The
Giants outhit the Cubs 5-4, but it was the Cubs that scored a run and Lefty Tyler
(4-5, 3.82) outdueled Fred Toney
(14-3, 1.63) for the win.
Philadelphia
(NL) 4 Pittsburgh (H) 1 (12)
Shortstop
Art
Fletcher hit a two-run double in the top of the twelfth to give the
Phillies their first lead of the day and Lee Meadows
(3-10, 4.17) finished his strong pitching performance to get the win over Babe Adams
(10-6, 1.33).
Brooklyn
15 St. Louis (NL) (H) 4
Brooklyn
made their first trip to Sportsman Park and wasted no time as they build up an
8-1 lead through the fifth inning. The
Robins then scored seven times in the seventh to lock this one up, the first
six runs all scoring before an out was recorded. Burleigh
Grimes (6-7, 2.58) got the win and also went 3-for-5 with a run scored,
three RBI's, and a double and a triple.
Friday,
July 9, 1920
Transactions:
Philadelphia
(AL) pitcher Bob Hasty
was injured (?) on 07/08/1920. Philadelphia (AL) catcher Glenn Myatt
was injured (?) on 07/08/1920
St.
Louis (NL) outfielder Ed Hock
made his Season Finale on 07/08/1920. St. Louis (NL) pitcher Walt Schulz
made was sent out after 07/08/1920
New
York (NL) pitcher Jesse
Winters was injured (?) on 07/08/1920
Chicago
(NL) third baseman Charlie Deal
returned to play on 07/10/1920
St.
Louis (AL) 6 Boston (AL) (H) 5
The
Browns scored three runs in the sixth and then added two more in the seventh to
take a 6-1 lead, but then the Red Sox scored four times in the bottom of the
seventh to make it close. Dixie Davis
(9-4, 2.36) regained his control and held off the home team to pick up the win.
New
York (AL) (H) 3 Detroit 2
First
baseman Harry
Heilmann gave Detroit a 2-0 lead with a two-out two-run single in the top
of the sixth, but that lead was short-lived as the Yankees came back with two
runs in the bottom of the seventh, the first run coming in on Babe Ruth's
solo homerun (#28). In the bottom of the ninth, center fielder Ping Bodie
singled, was sacrificed to second by send baseman Del Pratt,
and then catcher Fred
Hofmann dribbled a seeing-eye single through short to score the winning
run.
Chicago
(AL) 4 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 3
The
White Sox collected fourteen hits but had trouble scoring and were only able to
squeak out a win following a two-run seventh. Lefty
Williams (12-10, 3.53) got the win over Slim
Harriss (1-8, 5.50) who pitched well but couldn’t match up with the Chicago
firepower.
Washington
(H) 8 Cleveland 4
The
Senators won their third game versus the Indians in the past two days as they
dominated the early and middle innings, building up a 7-2 lead after the fifth.
Tom
Zachary (10-7, 3.33) went all the way for the win and drove in three runs
to help himself along.
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| Larry Doyle |
Second baseman Larry Doyle singled home first baseman George Kelly in the top of the seventh for the game's only run as Jesse Barnes (12-5, 2.13) outdueled Pete Alexander (9-12, 2.23) for the exciting win.
Cincinnati
(H) 3 Boston (NL) 2
The
Reds led 3-0 after the third but then the scoring opportunities dried up and
the Braves were able to come back and make it close, but Dutch
Ruether (13-5, 1.80) managed to hold on to the lead and get the win over Hugh
McQuillan (3-9, 4.98).
Pittsburgh
(H) 4 Philadelphia (NL) 0
Hal Carlson
(4-11, 4.68) shut out the Phillies and ended the Pirates' five-game losing
streak. Pittsburgh stole five bases but it was an unforced error in the bottom
of the fifth that led to three runs scoring, two unearned for the Pirates.
Brooklyn
5 St. Louis (NL) (H) 4 (11) (GM 1)
Brooklyn
came into the day riding the crest of a six-game winning streak and looked to
extend it with two games in St. Louis., The Robins went ahead early and were
able to extend their lead, but the Cardinals scored two in the seventh and then
two more in the eighth to tie the score at 4-4 and it was soon off to
extra-innings. Catcher Ernie
Krueger singled home first baseman Ed Konetchy
in the top of the eleventh and Johnny
Miljus (2-0, 1.26) was able to collect the Game One win.
St.
Louis (NL) (H) 4 Brooklyn 3 (GM 2)
St.
Louis went ahead early with a two-run first, but Brooklyn came back and led 3-2
after the seventh when left fielder Zack Wheat
hit a homerun (#4) to go with the homerun he hit in Game One. The Cardinals
came back though when left fielder Jack Smith
tied the score in the bottom of the eighth with a run-scoring triple and then
came home to put the Cardinals ahead. Jesse
Haines (14-4, 2.59) got the Game Two win over Al Mamaux
(3-6, 2.95).
Saturday,
July 10, 1920
Transactions:
Brooklyn
pitcher Johnny
Miljus was injured (?) on 07/09/1920
Boston
(NL) pitcher Dick
Rudolph returned to the mound on 07/11/1920
Boston
(NL) pitcher Mule Watson
(Team Debut 07/15/1920) was claimed on waivers from
Pittsburgh
on 07/10/1920
Boston
(AL) (H) 8 St. Louis (AL) 5
The
Browns outhit the Red Sox 15-13 but Boston was able to bunch many of their hits
in a five-run fifth and was able to come away with the win. Sad Sam
Jones (7-8, 4.07) tired toward the end but was able to keep St. Louis from
getting too close.
New
York (AL) (H) 8 Detroit 4
The
Tigers scored four times in the fifth to take a 4-2 lead, but the Yankees came
back with a six-run seventh to retake the lead. Center fielder Ping Bodie
hit a three-run homerun (#3) in the fateful seventh to put New York ahead to
stay.
Chicago
(AL) 6 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 1
The
A's scored first with a run in the third, but the White Sox tied it up in the
fourth, and then in the fifth the visitors connected on four consecutive
doubles (Buck
Weaver, Joe Jackson,
Happy
Felsch, Shano
Collins), all coming after two outs. Red Faber
(12-7, 1.94) took over from there and went all the way for the win.
Cleveland
9 Washington (H) 2 (GM 1)
The
Senators led 2-1 after the first, but that was their only highlight as the
Indians roared back to an easy Game One win. Third baseman Larry
Gardner drove in four runs,
including two on a triple in the eighth to truly put the game out of reach.
Cleveland
9 Washington (H) 4 (GM 2)
The
Indians got off to a fast start by building a 6-0 lead after the top of the
third and Jim
Bagby 14-6, 2.52) was able to cruise home with the Game Two win from there.
Four different Cleveland players had two RBI's in Game Two, including third
baseman Larry
Gardner who added to his fine day.
New
York (NL) 6 Chicago (NL) (H) 3
The
Cubs scored three runs on three hits in the bottom of the first but then Art Nehf
(12-2, 2.70) didn't allow another hit and the Giants offense slowly awoke for
the come-from-behind victory.
Cincinnati
(H) 3 Boston (NL) 2 (12) (GM 1)
The
Reds scored twice in the first and there the score stayed until the Braves
suddenly broke through with two runs in the top of the ninth and the game soon
moved into extra innings. Both teams were quiet until center fielder Edd Roush
tripled with two outs in the bottom of the twelfth and before the excitement
could settle down Roush stole home with the game-winner.
Cincinnati
(H) 4 Boston (NL) 2 (GM 2)
Cincinnati
scored three times in the third inning to build up an early lead and then they
turned the ball over to Jimmy Ring
(7-7, 4.55) who went all the way for the Game Two win and the doubleheader
sweep.
Pittsburgh
(H) 3 Philadelphia (NL) 2 (GM 1)
The
Pirates led 3-2 after the top of the fourth and then both teams settled into
defense mode and the Pirates walked away with the Game One win. Earl
Hamilton (6-3, 3.33) got the tough win over Red Causey
(4-13, 4.95) as Pittsburgh successfully stole five bases on the day with no
caught steals.
Pittsburgh
(H) 1 Philadelphia (NL) 0 (GM 2)
Bill
Hubbell (2-3, 2.13) only allowed two hits in the game, but the second was a
one-out homerun by left fielder Carson
Bigbee in the bottom of the ninth as the Pirates swept the doubleheader
from their cross-state rival. Elmer
Ponder (4-3, .90) held the Phillies to only four hits and got the Game Two
win.
St.
Louis (NL) 9 Brooklyn 4
Marv
Goodwin (4-7, 7.36) kept the Robins off the scoreboard until the visitors
scored four runs in the top of the eighth, but he had previously induced three
inning-ending double plays to spoil multiple Brooklyn scoring opportunities.
Sunday,
July 11, 1920
Transactions:
Philadelphia
(AL) first baseman Ivy Griffin
returned to play on 07/12/1920
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| Tim Hendryx |
New York (AL) (H) 3 Detroit 2 (11)
The
Yankees scored twice in the first, the second run scoring when Babe Ruth
homered (#29), but the Tigers came back with two runs in the fifth, the big hit
being a two-out two-run double off the bat of Howard
Ehmke (6-9, 3.40). Ehmke eventually took the loss when Ruth hit his second
homerun (#30) of the game in the bottom of the eleventh.
Washington
(H) 5 Cleveland 0
No
big innings for the Senators today, but several little ones, and Walter
Johnson (8-6, 2.92) was able to fight through his recurrent arm soreness to
pick up the complete game shutout.
New
York (NL) 2 Chicago (NL) (H) (12)
Back-to-back
two-out doubles in the top of the
twelfth by center fielder Lee King
and catcher Frank
Snyder broke a 1-1 tie and put the Giants ahead to stay. Rube Benton
(5-6, 3.70) went all the way for the tough road win over Hippo
Vaughn (9-8, 2.29).
Cincinnati
(H) 11 Boston (NL) 2
Cincinnati
led 3-0 after the second inning, but the Braves made it close when they score
twice at 3-2 in the top of the seventh. The Reds then put this one out of reach
when they scored six runs in the bottom of the seventh and Slim Sallee
(7-4, 3.12) and Dolf Luque
closed the game out for the win.
St.
Louis (NL) (H) 4 Brooklyn 1
The
Cardinals scored one in the first, added two in the sixth, and then held off a
belated Robins rally to grab the win. Bill Doak
(10-6, 2.41) over Rube
Marquard (5-6, 4.00).
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