Monday, July 12, 1920
Transactions:
Chicago outfielder Max Flack
returned to play on 07/13/1920
New York (AL) outfielder Duffy Lewis
returned to play on 07/13/1920. New York (AL) pitcher George
Mogridge returned to the mound on 07/13/1920
St. Louis (AL) 4 Boston (AL) (H) 1
The Browns bunched their hits in a
four-run fourth, the big hit being a surprise homerun (#1) from third baseman Earl Smith,
temporarily subbing in for the injured Jimmy
Austin. Elam
Vangilder (2-8, 5.56) pitched out of three different bases-loaded
situations and got the win.
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| Tillie Walker |
The A's scored a run in the first when second baseman Joe Dugan doubled home left fielder Tillie Walker, but that was the only Philadelphia highlight as the White Sox eventually tied the score at 1-1 in the fifth and then won it going away. Left fielder Joe Jackson hit a two-run homerun (#6) in the eighth to seal the win for Dickey Kerr (5-2, 2.53).
Brooklyn 5 Chicago (NL) (H) 4 (GM 1)
Twice Brooklyn took a lead and twice
Chicago came right back to tie the score until the Robins finally took a 5-3
lead into the bottom of the ninth. The Cubs loaded the bases and scored to cut
the lead to 5-4, but then Burleigh
Grimes (7-7, 2.61) finally got the third out and the Game One win.
Brooklyn 12 Chicago (NL) (H) 0 (GM 2)
Sherry
Smith (5-1, 2.50) held the Cubs to three hits while Smith himself had a
4-for-5 day at the plate that included a double, a triple, and four RBI's to
spark the Robins win and the doubleheader sweep.
Cincinnati (H) 3 Philadelphia (AL) 1
The Reds built an early 2-0 lead and Ray Fisher
(9-3, 3.26) held the Phillies scoreless until the eighth inning and picked up
the win.
Boston (NL) 2 Pittsburgh (H) 0
The Braves ended their nine-game
losing streak as they scored runs on sacrifice flies in the first and second
innings and Dana
Fillingim (8-9, 3.57) got the shutout victory over Babe Adams
(10-7, 1.37).
St. Louis (NL) (H) 9 New York (NL) 4
The Giants were holding a tenuous
3-1 lead when the Cardinals exploded for
six runs in the bottom of the fifth as New York starter Fred Toney
(14-4, 1.97) just couldn’t get the third out to end the inning. Jesse
Haines (15-4, 2.66) survived a rough start to get the win and beat Toney to
the fifteen-win mark.
Tuesday, July 13, 1920
Transactions:
Chicago (NL) pitcher Speed
Martin was injured (?) on 07/12/1920
Brooklyn first baseman Ray
Schmandt was injured (?) on 07/12/1920
Boston (AL) (H) 9 Detroit 8
An interesting day for Detroit left
fielder Bobby
Veach as he smacked a homerun (#7) to help give the Tigers a 5-2 lead after
the third, but then in the bottom of the sixth he committed two errors in the
field that lead to a six-run outburst for the hometown Red Sox. Then, in the
ninth Veach threw out the potential winning run at home trying to score on a
sacrifice fly, but then the next batter hit what should have been the third out
to Veach, but he muffed it and allowed the winning run to come home.
St. Louis (AL) 5 New York (AL) (H) 2
(GM 1)
The Browns moved into New York for a
four-day/five-game series that promised plenty of fireworks. The first inning
provided the fireworks as St. Louis scored four times, but then the Yankees
came right back with two of their own. Both pitchers settled down after that
and Urban
Shocker (15-3, 2.41) came away victorious over Rip Collins
(3-4, 3.15).
New York (AL) (H) 2 St. Louis (AL) 1
(GM 2)
George
Mogridge (3-4, 5.230 and Carl
Weilman (3-9, 7.09) pitched masterfully in Game Two which the Yankees
pulled out in the bottom of the ninth when catcher Muddy Ruel
lined a double off the wall and scored second baseman Del Pratt
with the game-winner.
Cleveland 3 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 2
Left fielder Tillie
Walker hit a two-run homerun (#4) to give the A's a 2-1 lead after the
fourth, but those were the only runs that Ray
Caldwell (7-7, 3.65) would allow today. The Indians then came back with
single runs in the seventh and eighth to take the lead as a sloppy defense by
Philadelphia opened the door for the comeback.
Chicago (AL) 13 Washington (H) 8
The hometown Senators jumped off to a
6-1 lead after the third, thanks in part to two White Sox errors and four
unearned runs. It took a couple of innings, but the Chicago offense kicked it
into gear and drew within 7-4 after the sixth, but then they scored six runs in
the seventh to grab the lead and proceeded to run away with it from there.
Third baseman Buck Weaver
led the offense with a 3-for-5 (.392) day that included two runs scored, four
RBI's, and two doubles. Eddie
Cicotte (13-4, 3.30) claimed the victory despite a less-than-stellar
performance.
Brooklyn 1 Chicago 0 (NL) (H) 0
A real pitcher's duel today, the only
blemish coming when catcher Rowdy
Elliott got a hold of a Pete Alexander
fastball and hit a homerun (#1) in the top of the fifth to score the game's
only run. Leon
Cadore (10-4, 2.59) got the win.
Cincinnati (H) 5 Philadelphia (NL) 1
The Reds extended their winning streak
to eight games as Left fielder Pat Duncan
drove home two runs in the first and then Center fielder Edd Roush
drove home two runs in the fifth, and then Jimmy Ring
(8-7, 4.34) took over from there and got the win.
Boston (L) 18 Pittsburgh (H) 15
A few thousand fans in Forbes Field
saw an offensive explosion that included 33 runs scored, 48 total hits, 5 total
errors, and 11 total walks. Every inning was an adventure. The score was 5-5
after the second, Pittsburgh was up 10-8 after the fifth, and at this point, both offenses continued to keep up the mayhem. Second baseman Charlie Pick
led the Braves' offense with a 6-for-7 day that included three runs scored,
seven RBI's, and a double.
New York (NL) 9 St. Louis (NL) (H) (2)
A two-run homerun (#1) by catcher Frank
Snyder in the second and then a three-run homerun (#2) by second baseman Larry Doyle
gave the Giants more than enough of a lead and allowed Jesse
Barnes (13-5, 2.13) to pick up the easy win.
Wednesday, July 14, 1920
Transactions:
Washington third baseman Frank
Ellerbe was injured (?) on 07/13/1920
Boston (AL) (H) 5 Detroit 4 (GM 1)
Third baseman Eddie
Foster led off the bottom of the ninth with a single, he then stole second and then tried to advance to third on a bouncer back to the pitcher. Howard
Ehmke (6-10, 3.34) airmailed the throw to third and allowed Foster to come
home with the game-winner.
Detroit 8 Boston (AL) (H) 1 (GM 2)
The Tigers scored two runs in each of
the first, second, and fourth innings to build a commanding lead, and Frank Okrie
(4-1, 5.61), who entered the game in the second inning when starter Red Oldham
came up lame, shut down the Red Sox and picked up the win and the doubleheader
split for Detroit.
New York (AL) (H) 11 St. Louis (AL) 9
The Yankees led 4-0 after the third,
but then things got interesting. The Browns tied the score at 5-5 in the top of
the seventh, and re-tied the score at 7-7 in the top of the eighth, but the St.
Louis bullpen was unable to hold back the New York attack. Jack Quinn (12-5, 2.13) got the win and hit a two-run
homerun (#1), catcher Muddy Ruel
homered as well (#1), first baseman Wally Pipp
(#6) helped lock the game up with a homerun in the eighth, and, of course, Babe Ruth
(#31) helped build that early lead.
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| Joe Evans |
The hometown A's scored three times in the bottom of the third to take a 4-0 lead and were hoping to break their seven-game losing streak, but Stan Coveleski (14-5, 3.39) regained his composure and shut down the Mack Men for the rest of the game while he hoped his teammates could rally. And rally they did, with a seven-run eighth that featured a two-run triple by left fielder Joe Evans and an RBI single from Coveleski as well.
Chicago (AL) 7 Washington (H) 1
The Senators broke a scoreless tie
with a run in the third, but the White Sox came right back with a three-run
fourth and then did it again with a three-run sixth. Lefty
Williams (13-10, 3.41) went all the way for the win over Jim Shaw
(2-9, 5.20).
Brooklyn 5 Chicago (NL) (H) 0 (GM 1)
Al Mamaux
(4-6, 2.68) shut out the Cubs for the Game One win as the Robins added three
runs in the top of the ninth to provide some welcome late-inning cushion.
Brooklyn 8 Chicago (NL) (H) 2 (GM 2)
Third baseman Jimmy
Johnston stroked a three-run triple in
Brooklyn's four-run eighth to secure the Game Two win for Jeff
Pfeffer (7-7, 3.32), the Robins' fifth win over the Cubs in the past three
days.
Cincinnati (H) 8 Philadelphia (NL) 6
Thanks to a three-run third the Reds
quickly built a lead and were coasting to the win, but then center fielder Cy Williams
hit a three-run homerun (#12) in the top of the sixth to tie the score at 4-4.
The Reds came back to take a 6-4 lead, but then second baseman Johnny
Rawlings hit a two-run homerun (#1)
in the top of the eighth to tie the score back up at 6-6. First baseman Jake
Daubert knocked a two-run double in the bottom of the eighth and this time
Cincinnati was able to hold on for their tenth consecutive win.
Boston (NL) 5 Pittsburgh (H) 4
Left fielder Les Mann
put the Braves ahead with a two-run double in the third and Boston was able to
extend their lead when the Pirates defense was sometimes generous. Then it was
time for the Pirates to rally as it was then Boston's turn to provide a
generous defense. Jack Scott
came in to close out the ninth for Boston and proceeded to load the bases but
got out of the inning without allowing any more runs to cross the plate.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 6 New York (NL) 4
Jakie May
(1-3, 8.42) got a spot start for the Cardinals and came through with a
well-pitched performance for the win. The Cardinals scored two runs in each of
the first, fifth, and seventh innings and let May do the rest.
Thursday, July 15, 1920
Transactions:
Cleveland outfielder Joe Evans
was injured (?) on 07/14/1920
Philadelphia (NL) catcher Frank
Withrow was injured (?) on 07/14/1920
Boston (AL) outfielder Harry
Hooper returned to play on 07/16/1920. Boston (AL) pitcher Waite Hoyt
returned to the mound on 07/16/1920
Chicago (AL) first baseman Ted Jourdan
returned to play on 07/16/1920
St. Louis (AL) 7 New York (AL) (H) 5
Allen
Sothoron (5-14, 5.86) had the spitball working for eight innings as he held
the Yankees to only two runs while his own triple helped key a three-run third
that put the Browns well ahead. Unfortunately for Sothoron, his control
disappeared in the ninth when he walked five batters and necessitated the use
of Urban
Shocker to come in and preserve the win.
Cleveland 7 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 2
Center fielder Tris
Speaker hit a two-run double and then third baseman Larry
Gardner followed that up with a two-run single in a four-run fifth and
allowed Jim
Bagby (15-6, 2.48) to cruise home for the easy win.
Chicago (NL) (H) 4 Brooklyn 3 (10)
The Robins scored twice in the top of
the ninth to tie the score at 3-3 and the game soon moved into extra innings.
Center fielder Dode
Paskert singled to kick off the bottom of the tenth, stole second, and then
score the game-winner when third baseman Charlie Deal
dribbled a grounder through the infield.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 4 Cincinnati 3
The Phillies suddenly came alive with
a three-run sixth, the big hit being a two-out two-run triple off the bat of
shortstop Art
Fletcher. Bill
Hubbell (3-3, 1.96) got the win with some ninth-inning help from Bert Gallia
to end the Reds' ten game winning streak.
Pittsburgh (H) 4 Boston (NL) 2
The Braves led 2-1 after the third,
but the Pirates slowly but surely came back and overtook the visitors with
single runs in the seventh and eighth innings. Left fielder Carson
Bigbee led the offense as he went 3-for-4 on the day with a run scored,
three RBI's, and a homerun (#2) in the first inning.
Friday, July 16, 1920
Transactions:
Philadelphia (AL) pitcher Lyle Bigbee
was injured (?) on 07/15/1920
Pittsburgh pitcher Johnny
Meador made his Major League Finale on 07/15/1920
Chicago (NL) catcher Bob
O'Farrell was injured (?) on 07/15/1920
Chicago (AL) outfielder Bibb Falk
made his Major League Debut on 07/17/1920. Chicago (AL) pitcher George
Payne returned to the mound on 07/17/1920
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| George McBride |
Boston (AL) (H) 6 Detroit 3
A four-run fourth made the difference
for the Red Sox as right fielder Harry
Hooper doubled home two runs and then left fielder Mike
Menosky singled home two more before the inning was over. Gary
Fortune (2-0, 0.86) got a spot start and threw five innings with no earned runs
allowed before he gave way to the bullpen to finish the game.
St. Louis (AL) 6 New York (AL) (H) 3
The Browns scored twice in the first
and then milked a 3-1 lead heading into the ninth inning when center fielder Baby Doll
Jacobson slammed a two-out three-run triple to put the game out of reach. Bill Bayne
(2-0, 3.41) made his second start of the season, both of them good ones.
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 5 Cleveland 2
The A's bunched a bunch of hits in the
third and scored three times and Rollie
Naylor (8-13, 2.75) pitched another great game to pick up the win.
Chicago (AL) 4 Washington (H) 1 (GM 1)
The White Sox woke up this morning and
found themselves being in the curious position of having an oh-so-slightly
better winning percentage than the Yankees but still finding themselves 0.5
games behind New York. Red Faber
(13-7, 1.89) overpowered the Senators and got the Game One win over an
obviously ailing Walter
Johnson (8-7, 2.95).
Chicago (AL) 3 Washington (H) 2 (GM 2)
Another close one but still a win for
the White Sox as Dickey Kerr
(6-2, 2.47) got the doubleheader sweep with a win over Harry
Courtney (2-4, 4.21). Walter
Johnson's sore arm didn’t prevent him from hitting a pinch-hit homerun (#2)
in the eighth to make it close.
Chicago (NL) (H) 6 Boston (NL) 4
Chicago scored two runs in the first
and had a 4-0 lead after the fifth, but then Boston score three runs in the top
of the sixth and suddenly it was a brand-new ball game. Claude
Hendrix (7-6, 4.64) held off the Braves from there and picked up the win
over Jack
Scott (1-14, 5.10).
Brooklyn 9 Cincinnati (H) 5
Cincinnati started the day in second
place, 4.0 games behind the first-place New York Giants, while Brooklyn was in
third place, 3.0 games behind Cincinnati. The Reds and the Robin started a five-game
series in Cincinnati today, and these two teams will meet again in a
week-and-a-half for a four-game series in Brooklyn to further settle their
final position in the standings (or not).
Brooklyn scored three times in the
fourth, the big hit being a two-run triple by Burleigh Grimes (8-7, 2.77), and
then the Robins blew the game open with another three-run outburst in the
fifth, the big hit being a two-run homerun (#8) from first baseman Ed Konetchy.
The Reds scored some runs late to make it look respectable, but the game was
never in doubt.
Pittsburgh (H) 3 New York (NL) 2
The Giants scored a run in the seventh
and another in the ninth to take a slender 2-1 lead, but in the bottom of the
ninth catcher Walter
Schmidt unloaded a two-out two-run triple to let the Pirates slip away with
the come-from-behind win.
Note: On this date in 1920 New York
defeated Pittsburgh by the score of 7-0 in a seventeen-inning nailbiter.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 7 Philadelphia (NL)
3
The Cardinals led 3-1 after the fifth
but then they tacked on four runs in the bottom of the sixth to win this one
going away. Bill Doak
(11-6, 2.35) got the win, and third baseman Milt Stock
had the big day as he went 4-for-5 (.393) from the plate, scored a run, drove
in three, and added a double.
Saturday, July 17, 1920
Transactions:
Philadelphia (AL) outfielder Amos Strunk
(Team Finale 07/16/1920) was placed on waivers
Brooklyn infielder Doug Baird
returned to play on 07/18/1920. Brooklyn pitcher Clarence
Mitchell returned to the mound on 07/18/1920
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| Ray Caldwell |
The first two Indians runs came home on successful squeeze bunts and then the Cleveland offensive machine finally kicked it into gear for the easy Game One win in Boston. Ray Caldwell (8-7, 3.54) got the win plus he went 3-for-4 on the day with two RBI's and a double to help his own cause.
Boston (AL) (H) 2 Cleveland 1 (GM 2)
Both teams scored a single run in the
fourth and it came down to the bottom of the ninth when catcher Wally
Schang singled to lead off the inning, was sacrificed to second, and then
third baseman Eddie
Foster delivered an RBI single for the Game Two win and a doubleheader
split.
New York (AL) (H) 5 Chicago (AL) 3
The day started with the White Sox
having a 1.0 game lead over second-place New York, but these two teams play six
times over the next four days, so hold on to your hats. The White Sox took
their first lead of the day when newly acquired Bibb Falk
made his first appearance of the season and promptly stroked a two-out two-run
pinch-hit double in the top of the seventh. That lead was only temporary as the
Yankees responded with a three-run eighth and Carl Mays
(16-4, 1.76) held on for the win, although Chicago remains in first place, but
only by the merest of percentage points.
St. Louis (AL) 2 Philadelphia (AL) (H)
1 (GM 1)
Both teams scored a run in the fifth
inning but then St. Louis scored in the eighth when left fielder Ken
Williams singled home second baseman Joe Gedeon
with the eventual game-winner. Urban
Shocker (16-3, 2.32) continued his great season with the win over Slim
Harriss (1-10, 5.40).
St. Louis (AL) 6 Philadelphia (AL) (H)
1 (GM 2)
Homeruns from first baseman George
Sisler (#8) and center fielder Baby Doll
Jacobson (#10) keyed the Browns offense and Dixie Davis
(10-4, 2.55) got the Game Two win.
Detroit 7 Washington (H) 2 (GM 1)
The Tigers led 5-0 after the third and
Doc
Ayers (5-3, 3.79) did the rest for the Game One win. Jim Shaw
(2-10, 5.43) took the loss.
Washington (H) 3 Detroit 1 (GM 2)
The Senators pushed across two runs in
the bottom of the eighth to help get a doubleheader split with a Game Two win
for Tom
Zachary (11-8, 3.63) over Howard
Ehmke (6-11, 3.28).
Chicago (NL) (H) 2 Boston (NL) 1
Right fielder John
Sullivan broke a scoreless duel when he tripled home center fielder Ray Powell
in the top of the seventh, but the Cubs came right back when Pete
Alexander (10-13, 2.09) tripled home catcher Bill
Killefer in the bottom of the inning. In the ninth center fielder Dode
Paskert hit a one-out triple to reach third base and then one batter later
Killefer came through with an RBI single to get the win for Alexander.
Cincinnati (H) 10 Brooklyn 1
The Reds jumped off to a fast start
with a five-run third and they poured it on from there. First baseman Jake
Daubert led the hit parade with a 3-for-5 day that included one run scored,
three RBI's, and a double, and a triple. Jimmy Ring
(9-7, 4.15) didn't allow a run until the top of the seventh and went all the
way for the win.
Pittsburgh (H) 1 New York (NL) 0 (GM
1)
A scoreless tie until the bottom of
the eighth when catcher Walter Schmidt walked, stole second, and then scored
when Babe
Adams (11-7, 1.30) dribbled a single into right. Adams allowed two hits in
the game and Fred Toney
(14-5, 1.93) allowed three hits but took the Game One loss.
Pittsburgh (H) 3 New York (NL) 2 (GM
2)
The Pirates led 1-0 after the first
but the Giants finally got on the board when they scored two runs in the top of
the seventh. Pittsburgh tied the score in the bottom of the eighth when left
fielder Carson
Bigbee homered (#3) and then the next batter, center fielder Max Carey,
scored when center fielder Vern
Spencer misplayed a line drive and Carey was able to come all the way
around to score and restore the lead for the home team. New York couldn't score
in the ninth and Pittsburgh had a doubleheader sweep over the league leaders.
Philadelphia (NL) 8 St. Louis (NL) (H)
6
It was a game full of back and forth
and the Phillies finally went ahead when manager Gavvy Cravath
led off the top of the ninth with a pinch-hit single, advanced to second on an
infield out, and then lumbered home on a single up the middle. George
Smith (5-8, 4.69) got the win with some ninth-inning help from Eppa Rixey.
Sunday, July 18, 1920
Transactions:
Detroit outfielder Ty Cobb
was injured (?) on 07/17/1920
Boston (AL) outfielder Hack Eibel
made his Major League Finale on 07/17/1920. Boston (AL) outfielder Tim Hendryx
was injured (?) on 07/17/1920
Chicago (AL) pitcher Spencer
Heath made his Major League Finale on 07/17/1920
Washington third baseman Red Shannon
(Team Finale 07/17/1920) was placed on waivers after 07/17/1920
Philadelphia (NL) infielder Ralph
Miller returned to play on 07/19/1920
Chicago (AL) 3 New York (AL) (H) 2
Both teams started the day tied for
first, with the White Sox having the slightest lead based on winning
percentage. The Yankees led 2-1 going into the ninth when center fielder Happy
Felsch hit a two-run homerun (#10) to give Chicago its first lead of the
day. George
Payne (1-0, 5.73) got the win in relief and pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to close
out the game.
Washington (H) 5 Detroit 2
Third baseman Howie
Shanks was the hitting hero for Washington as he went 2-for-4 from the
lead-off spot with a run scored and three RBI's, plus his homerun (#3) in the
third put the Senators ahead to stay. Al Schacht
(6-3, 2.59) went all the way for the win, with Dutch
Leonard (6-9, 4.78), taking the loss.
Boston (NL) 5 Chicago (NL) (H) 2
The Braves rallied with two runs in
the sixth and then three runs in the seventh to get the road win against
Chicago. Joe
Oeschger (7-6, 5-8, 3.92) went all the way for the win over Lefty Tyler
(4-7, 3.95).
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| Irish Meusel |
The Robins tied the score at 3-3 with a two-run fifth and then they took the lead with a three-run sixth. Sherry Smith (6-2, 2.76) got the win and helped himself along the way by going 2-for-4 from the plate with two runs scored, an RBI, a double, and a triple.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 4 Philadelphia (NL)
2
A two-run double by left fielder Irish
Meusel put the Phillies ahead 2-1 in the top of the sixth, but second
baseman Rogers
Hornsby led a Cardinals comeback to grab the come-from-behind victory. Jesse
Haines (16-4, 2.63) got the win, his sixteenth consecutive win, with Lee Meadows
(3-12, 4.21) taking the loss.
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