Monday, July 26, 1920
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| Charlie Hollocher |
Washington third baseman Frank Ellerbe returned to play on 07/27/1920. Washington infielder Jim O'Neill returned to play on 07/27/1920
St. Louis (NL) pitcher Bob Glenn
made his Major League Debut on 07/27/1920
Brooklyn pitcher George
Mohart returned to the mound on 07/27/1920
Note: It's a new week and last week
ended with many teams taking the long cross-country train trip back toward
their home region, so today is a slow day. A full schedule of games returns
tomorrow.
Detroit (H) 6 Chicago (AL) 0
The Tigers built an early 3-0 lead
after the third inning and Hooks Dauss
(7-10, 3.90) shut out the Powerful White Sox on only four hits. First baseman Harry
Heilmann (#4) and right fielder Ira
Flagstead (#2) hit back-to-back homeruns in the eighth to help ice the win
for Dauss.
New York (AL) 5 Boston (AL) (H) 3
Boston led 3-0 after the top of the
third, but Sad Sam
Jones (8-10, 4.03) was unable to hold back the New York attack and the visiting
Yankees soon roared back to get the victory. Rip Collins
(5-5, 3.01) required some help from the New York bullpen but was able to get
the win.
Brooklyn (H) 3 Pittsburgh 0
Brooklyn and Pittsburgh started the
day with both teams tied at 6.5 games behind league-leading New York,
although the Pirates did maintain a minor advantage in winning percentage. The
Robins broke the scoreless tie with a run in the bottom of the fifth and Jeff
Pfeffer (8-8, 3.09) held Pittsburgh to only two hits and picked up the
shutout victory.
Tuesday, July 27, 1920
Transactions:
St. Louis (NL) pitcher Hal Kime
made his Major League Finale on 07/27/1920. St. Louis (NL) catcher Lew McCarty
(Team Debut 07/28/1920) was signed as a free agent on or around 07/27/1920. St.
Louis (NL) outfielder Burt
Shotton returned to play on 07/28/1920
Washington pitcher Jose Acosta
made his Major League Debut on 07/28/1920
New York (NL) infielder Doug Baird
(Team Debut 07/28/1920) was acquired from Brooklyn
Cincinnati pitcher Rube
Bressler returned to the mound on 07/28/1920. Cincinnati pitcher George Lowe
made his Major League Debut on 07/28/1920. Cincinnati catcher Bill
Rariden returned to play on 07/28/1920
Chicago (NL) pitcher Joe Jaeger
made his Major League Debut on 07/28/1920. Chicago (NL) pitcher Speed
Martin returned to the mound on 07/28/1920
Philadelphia (AL) outfielder Frank
Walker made his Season Debut on 07/28/1920. Walker had previously been
acquired from Rocky Mount (VL) on or around 07/15/1920 for $7,500
Washington 13 Cleveland (H) 6 (GM 1)
The Senators started the game with a
five-run first and followed that up with a four-run second as they pounded the
Indians pitching staff for a total of eighteen hits and a Game One win. Tom Zachary
(12-9, 3.91) went all the way for the win, although he lightened up later in
the game and let Cleveland score a few harmless runs.
Cleveland (H) 5 Washington 3 (GM 2)
The Senators led 3-1 after the fifth
but the Indians roared back to recapture the lead and pull out the doubleheader
split. Ray
Caldwell (9-7, 3.41) gave up ten hits in the game, but the Indians used
their six hits (and five walks) to their best advantage for the win.
Chicago (AL) 4 Detroit (H) 0
Red Faber
(14-9, 1.85) threw a two-hit shutout in Detroit to get the White Sox back in the
winning column. Shortstop Swede
Risberg put the White Sox ahead with a two-run single in the fourth and
then center fielder Happy
Felsch did the same in the eighth to add some always-needed insurance.
Chicago (NL) 5 Boston (NL) (H) 3
The Braves led 1-0 and 3-2 early, but
then the Cubs offense kept scoring and Lefty Tyler
(6-7, 3.71) was able to shut down the Boston offense for the rest of the game
to pick up the win.
Cincinnati 3 Brooklyn (H) 2 (10)
The Reds just finished a home series
against third-place Brooklyn and first-place New York, and they were now
preparing to face these same two teams on their home fields. The score was
knotted at 2--2 after the third but then both pitchers bore down and runs got
scarce. Center Edd Roush
stroked a two-out single in the top of the tenth, stole second base, and then
scored a run on left fielder Pat
Duncan's single to put Cincinnati ahead. Dutch
Ruether (15-6, 1.75) finished with a 1-2-3 tenth and got the complete-game
victory.
St. Louis (NL) 5 New York (NL) (H) 4
The top two hitting teams in the NL
met and with the score tied at 4-4 after the second inning, it looked like there
was going to be an offensive explosion today. Both pitchers tightened up
quickly and Jesse
Haines (18-4, 2.78) got the win over Jesse
Barnes (14-7, 2.28) when the Cardinals scored a run in the fifth and Haines
and the St. Louis bullpen did the rest.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 9 Pittsburgh 8
(10)
The Pirates have been on a roll
recently and were looking to stay hot as they visited the last-place Phillies,
but it was not to be. Philadelphia had early leads of 3-0 and 4-1, but catcher Bill
Haeffner surprised everyone with a two-out three-run homerun (#1) in the
top of the seventh and suddenly Pittsburgh was ahead. They couldn't hold the
lead through and the game eventually went into extra-innings. In the bottom of
the tenth, first baseman Dots Miller
lined a single down the left field line and slow-footed catcher Walt
Tragesser hoofed it around from first base and scored when left fielder Carson
Bigbee couldn’t find the handle.
Wednesday, July 28, 1920
Transactions:
Cleveland pitcher Tony Faeth
made his Major League Finale on 07/27/1920. Cleveland pitcher Elmer Myers
(Team Finale 07/27/1920) was placed on waivers on or about 08/02/1920. Cleveland
infielder Harry
Lunte returned to play on 07/29/1920
New York (AL) outfielder Truck
Hannah returned to play on 07/29/1920
Washington infielder Fred Thomas
(Team Debut 08/01/1920) was claimed on waivers from Philadelphia (AL) on
07/28/1920
Pittsburgh pitcher Jack Wisner
returned to the mound on 07/29/1920
Chicago (AL) (H) 9 Philadelphia (AL) 2
The White Sox accumulated twenty-one
hits on the day and while nine runs scored was more than plenty, they all knew
they had too many missed opportunities to score more. Every Chicago player had
a hit, including shortstop Swede
Risberg (4-for-5) and Eddie
Cicotte (4-for-4) who held the hapless A's to only two hits on the day.
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| Bill Wambsganss |
Third baseman Larry Gardner hit a two-run homerun (#5) in the fourth and it looked like that was all the Indians were going to need today, but with two outs in the top of the ninth right fielder Harry Hooper poled a two-run homerun (#4) to spoil the shutout and to extend the game. Cleveland came right back in the tenth when catcher Steve O'Neill singled home second baseman Bill Wambsganss with the game-winner for Jim Bagby (18-6, 2.60) and the hometown fans.
Detroit (H) 6 Washington 5
The Tigers led 5-0 by the end of the
third but when left fielder Clyde Milan
hit a two-out three-run triple in the top of the fifth the Senators had
successfully come back to tie the score at 5-5. Detroit regained the lead with
a run in the bottom of the fifth and Howard
Ehmke (7-13, 3.22) regained his composure and shut out Washington for the
remainder of the way to pick up the win.
New York (AL) 8 St. Louis (AL) (H) 0
Bob Shawkey
(14-6, 2.17) shut down the vaunted Browns offense with only one hit allowed. Urban
Shocker (18-4, 2.38) was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the bottom of the
eighth inning and was reliever Bill
Burwell who proceeded to serve up consecutive homeruns first baseman Wally Pipp
(#10), second baseman Del Pratt
(#5), and left fielder Babe Ruth
(#36).
Chicago (NL) 7 Boston (NL) (H) 1 (GM
1)
Hippo
Vaughn (12-9, 2.27) only allowed one unearned, and not until the bottom of
the seventh, and the Cubs picked up a Game One victory in Boston.
Chicago (NL) 7 Boston (NL) (H) 1 (GM
2)
Hippo
Vaughn (13-9, 2.23) picked up his second win of the day as the Cubs offense
jumped on Jack
Scott (1-16, 4.63) early and nit-picked the Braves to death over the course
of Game Two.
Note: On this day in 1920, Hippo
Vaughn was pulled after two innings in Game One because he had allowed six
runs (all unearned). Vaughn got a second start because of his short outing, and
he went all the way for the win in Game Two. For replay purposes, he only went
seven innings in both games to "save his arm."
Brooklyn (H) 8 Cincinnati 2
The Robins jumped on Jimmy Ring
(9-8, 4.51) for four runs in the third and then added on three more in the
fourth, more than enough for Burleigh
Grimes (10-8, 2.74) to go all the way for the win. Second baseman Pete
Kilduff drove in three big runs to spark the Robins' offense.
New York (NL) (H) 5 St. Louis (NL) 0
Phil
Douglas (7-6, 4.32) shut out the potent Cardinals offense even though the
Cardinals were able to pick up seven hits. Right fielder Ross Youngs
hit a two-run homerun (#8) in the bottom of the seventh that essentially locked
this one up for the Giants.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 4 Pittsburgh 2
(GM 1)
With the score tied at 2-2 right
fielder Casey
Stengel gave the Phillies a 3-2 lead with a solo homerun (#6) in the bottom
of the fifth. Stengel drove in an insurance run in the seventh as George
Smith (7-8, 4.33) won quite handily over the Pirates.
Pittsburgh 8 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 1
(GM 2)
A four-run fifth spurred the Pirates
on to a doubleheader split as Babe Adams
(13-7, 1.32) held the Phillies to only four hits.
Thursday, July 29, 1920
Transactions:
Cincinnati pitcher George Lowe
made his Major League Finale on 07/28/1920
Washington pitcher Al Schacht
was injured (?) on 07/28/1920
Boston (AL) pitcher Hal Deviney
made his Major League Debut on 07/30/1920
Brooklyn first baseman Ray
Schmandt returned to play on 07/30/1920
Philadelphia (AL) 2 Chicago (AL) (H) 0
(GM 1)
22-year-old Eddie
Rommel (2-1, 3.06) made his first major league start today and shut out the
White Sox on only three hits. Lefty
Williams (13-13, 3.58) was the hard-luck loser.
Chicago (AL) (H) 4 Philadelphia (AL) 1
(GM 2)
The White Sox scored a run in the
seventh to take a 2-1 lead and then added two more runs in the eighth for
insurance as Dickey Kerr
(9-4, 2.65) went all the way for the Game Two win.
Cleveland (H) 2 Boston (AL) 1
The Red Sox finally got on the
scoreboard with a run in the top of the ninth and tied the score at 1-1, but in
the bottom half of the inning, right fielder Elmer Smith
drew a bases-loaded walk to bring home the winning run for Cleveland. Stan
Coveleski (17-6, 3.40) went all the way for the win.
Washington 11 Detroit (H) 6 (GM 1)
The Tigers led 6-0 after the second
but then Jim
Shaw (5-10, 4.78) locked it up and shut out Detroit the rest of the way and
the Senators roared back to take the lead and the win. Right fielder Braggo Roth
went 3-for-5 on the day with two runs scored, four RBI's, and two doubles to
lead the Washington offense.
Washington 4 Detroit (H) 1 (GM 2)
The score was tied at 1-1 after the
second but then, similar to Game One, Harry
Courtney (3-5, 3.74) shut down the Tigers the rest of the way, and the
Senators offense rolled on, scoring enough times to allow for a comfortable win
and a doubleheader sweep.
New York (AL) 7 St. Louis (AL) (H) 1
(GM 1)
The score was tied 1-1 heading into
the ninth when the Yankees exploded for six runs (four unearned), the big hit
being a two-out two-run single by first baseman Wally Pipp
that included an error that allowed a third run to cross the plate. Jack Quinn
(14-5, 2.00) got the win as he held the Browns to only three hits.
New York (AL) 12 St. Louis (AL) (H) 2
(GM 2)
Left fielder Babe Ruth
smacked a two-run homerun (#37) in the top of the first and the Yankees led 3-2
after the first, but then Ruth added a three-run homerun (#38) in the second
and New York was off and running. George
Mogridge (4-5, 5.10) went all the way for the Game Two win and the
doubleheader sweep.
Chicago (NL) 2 Boston (NL) (H) 1 (14)
The Cubs extended their winning streak
to six games, but they had to work for it as Boston tied the game with a run in
the bottom of the eighth and extra-innings were soon required. Pete
Alexander (13-13, 1.93) knocked a solo homerun (#3) in the top of the
fourteenth and then finished with a 1-2-3 bottom of the inning to pick up the
complete-game win.
Brooklyn (H) 5 Cincinnati 4
The Robins led 4-3 after the second
inning but then the pitchers took over. Dolf Luque
(7-6, 2.04) gave the Robins an insurance run in the seventh when Leon Cadore
(12-5, 2.84) smacked a homerun (#2). Sherry
Smith came in for Cadore in the ninth and gave up a run and had runners on
second and third but managed to get the third out without any more damage.
St. Louis (NL) 8 New York (NL) (H) 3
Second baseman Rogers
Hornsby hit a two-run homerun (#7) in the top of the first and the Cardinals
were able to creep away from there. Bill Doak
(13-7, 2.32) picked up the win with help from the St. Louis bullpen. Art Nehf
(13-5, 2.89) took the loss, although only one of the rive runs he allowed was
earned.
Pittsburgh 8 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 4
The Pirates led 4-0 after the top of
the fourth, only to see the Phillies come back with three runs of their own in
the bottom half of the inning. The Pittsburgh offense kept cranking though and
eventually pulled away for an easy win. Elmer
Ponder (8-3, 2.01) got the win over Eppa Rixey
(8-14, 4.42).
Friday, July 30, 1920
Transactions:
Boston (AL) pitcher Hal Deviney
made his Major League Finale on 07/30/1920
Washington shortstop George
McBride made his Major League Finale on 07/29/1920
Philadelphia (AL) outfielder Whitey Witt
made his Season Finale on 07/29/1920
Cleveland pitcher Bob Clark
returned to the mound on 08/01/1920
Detroit outfielder Ty Cobb
returned to play on 07/31/1920
New York (NL) second baseman Roy Grimes
returned to play on 07/31/1920
St. Louis (NL) pitcher Elmer
Jacobs returned to the mound on 08/09/1920. St. Louis (NL) pitcher Mike
Kircher made his Season Debut on 08/01/1920
Philadelphia (AL) third baseman Red Shannon
(Team Debut 08/01/1920) was claimed on waivers from Washington on 07/20/1920
New York (NL) pitcher Jesse
Winters returned to the mound on 07/31/1920
Chicago (AL) (H) 4 Philadelphia (AL) 3
The A's scored a run in the top of the
third but the White Sox came right back with two runs in the bottom of the
third and then they added on from there, but then the A's came back with two
runs in the top of the ninth to make it close. Red Faber
(15-9, 1.90) finally got through the ninth for the win and Rollie
Naylor (8-15, 2.90) took the loss.
Cleveland (H) 4 Boston (AL) 3
The Indians broke a 2-2 tie with two
runs in the bottom of the eighth, but the Red Sox came right back in the ninth
when they scored a run, but then they had another run thrown out at home trying
to tie the score. Ray
Caldwell (10-7, 3.41) got the win but needed Dick
Niehaus to come in and get him out of the ninth.
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| Walter Johnson |
Second baseman Bucky Harris hit a two-out two-run single in the top of the first to spot Washington the early lead and then catcher Patsy Gharrity hit a two-out two-run homerun (#4) in the eighth to add on just enough runs that the Senators could hold off a late Tigers rally. Tom Zachary (13-9, 3.89) got the win and Walter Johnson made his final season appearance by getting out of the ninth unscathed.
St. Louis (AL) (H) 15 New York (AL) 7
The Yankees had won nine of their
previous ten games coming into today, but today it was the Big Browns machine
that made the headlines. St. Louis led 6-0 after the fourth and then added on a
five-run fifth, and then kept on scoring from there as they collected twenty
hits and five walks on the day. First baseman George
Sisler went 5-for-5 (.474) with two runs scored, three RBI's, and hit a
double and a triple to lead the offense. Babe Ruth
did hit a homerun (#39), and the Yankees put up a few runs towards the end, but
it was too little too late.
Boston (NL) (H) 6 Chicago (NL) 4
Both teams took turns with the lead
but the Braves scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth to take the lead for
good and Hugh
McQuillan (5-11, 4.95) picked up the complete-game win, ending Boston's
four-game losing streak, and Chicago's six-game winning streak.
Cincinnati 4 Brooklyn (H) 0
Hod Eller
(3-7, 4.30) held the Robins to only four hits and went all the way for the
tough road win. Center fielder Edd Roush
stroked a two-run single in the first and Eller did the rest.
St. Louis (NL) 24 New York (NL) (H) 4
The Cardinals jumped all over the
Giants today as they collected twenty-five hits and eleven walks and were glad
to get a laugher. Jesse
Haines (19-4, 2.85) got the win but also went 2-for-3 with three runs
scored, three RBI's, two walks, and hit two doubles, both in the Cardinals
nine-run second. Third baseman Milt Stock
went 4-for-5 (.391) with four RBI's, first baseman Jack
Fournier went 4-for-6 (.368) with four runs scored, and second baseman Rogers
Hornsby checked in with a 2-for-4 day (.384).
Pittsburgh 5 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 2
The Pirates jumped ahead in the middle
innings and Hal Carlson
(6-13, 4.56) kept the hometown Phillies' bats quiet to pick up the win over Bill
Hubbell (3-5, 3.36).
Saturday, July 31, 1920
Transactions:
New York (AL) infielder Joe Lucey
made his Season Finale on 07/30/1920
Philadelphia (AL) pitcher Lyle Bigbee
returned to the mound on 08/01/1920. Philadelphia (AL) pitcher Bob Hasty
returned to the mound on 08/01/1920. Philadelphia (AL) catcher Glenn Myatt
returned to play on 08/01/1920
Philadelphia (AL) 3 Chicago (AL) (H) 2
The A's scored two runs in the top of
the sixth to take a 3-2 lead and Dave Keefe
(4-2, 2.15) made the most of his spot start opportunity as he scattered eight
hits and held the powerful White Sox to only two runs.
Cleveland (H) 4 Boston (AL) (H) 0
Guy Morton
(1-9, 8.91) finally broke through into the win column as he scattered five hits
and shut out the Red Sox. Center fielder Tris
Speaker (#11) and right fielder Elmer Smith
(#4) hit back-to-back homeruns in the third to get the Indians their early
lead.
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| Dutch Leonard |
Center fielder Ty Cobb returned to the Tigers lineup today after having missed the previous two weeks due to an undisclosed injury and he returned with a 3-for-3 (.343) day that included two walks, a run scored, an RBI, and a stolen base. Dutch Leonard (7-11, 4.79) has had a rough season, but he held on for the tough win today.
New York (AL) 5 St. Louis (AL) (H) 3
The Browns scored single runs in each
of the first two innings but then Babe Ruth
hit homerun #40 in the Yankees' three-run fourth and Rip Collins
(6-5, 3.01) kept St. Louis in check and got the win over Urban
Shocker (18-5, 2.50).
Pittsburgh 6 Boston (NL) (H) 4 (GM 1)
The lead went back and first until
first baseman Charlie
Grimm put the Pirates ahead to stay with a homerun (#1) in the top of the
seventh. Wilbur
Cooper (16-6, 1.93) pitched another strong game to try and keep the Pirates
in the pennant race.
Boston (NL) (H) 10 Pittsburgh 6 (GM 2)
The Braves scored four runs in the
first but then the Pirates came back with four runs in the third, only to see
Boston come right back with four runs of their own in the bottom of the fourth.
The scoring slowed down from there and Dana
Fillingim (9-11, 3.79) went all the way to get the doubleheader split for
the hometown Braves.
Brooklyn (H) 9 St. Louis (NL) 8
The Robins scored five runs in the
bottom of the second to take a big lead but when second baseman Rogers
Hornsby smacked a two-run triple in the top of the sixth the Cardinals had
fought back to tie the score at 7-7. Center fielder Hi Myers
played the hero today when he singled home two runs in the bottom of the
seventh and then Sherry
Smith (7-2, 2.79) came in to pitch the final few innings for the win.
Cincinnati 8 New York (NL) (H) 5
Coming into today's game New York
(NL), Cincinnati, and Brooklyn have all gone 4-6 over their previous ten games,
good news for Pittsburgh and St. Louis behind them, but frustrating for the
three league leaders. Cincinnati went ahead early, New York came back and took
the lead, but the Giants couldn't hold the lead and Jimmy Ring
(10-8. 4.54) went all the way for the win. Ring also contributed a double and a
triple as part of his day.
Chicago (NL) 1 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 0
The Phillies outhit the Cubs 4-3 but
left fielder Dave Robertson stroked a two-out single in the top of the seventh
that scored shortstop Zeb Terry
with the game's only run. Hippo
Vaughn (14-9, 2.14) got the win over Lee Meadows
(3-14, 4.53), Vaughn’s third win of the week.
Sunday, August 1, 1920
Transactions:
Philadelphia (NL) pitcher Bert Gallia
made his Major League Finale on 07/31/1920 when Gallia jumped to Franklin
(Independent)
New York (AL) catcher Fred
Hofmann was injured (?) on 07/31/1920
Washington pitcher Walter
Johnson made his Season Finale on 07/31/1920. Johnson was suffering from a
pinched nerve in his shoulder and was sent home to recover
Chicago (AL) pitcher George
Payne was injured (?) on 07/31/1920
New York (NL) pitcher Jesse
Winters was injured (?) on 07/31/1920
Chicago (AL) (H) 4 New York (AL) 3
It's August and New York opened the
new month with a 2.5 games lead over second-place Chicago. These two teams
started a four-game series and Chicago would love nothing more than to pull
themselves back up into first. The Yankees led 2-0 until the bottom of the
seventh when third baseman Buck Weaver
tied the game at 2-2 with a two-run homerun (#6), Chicago's second hit of the
game. New York regained the lead in the top of the ninth but in the bottom half
of the inning, Weaver struck again, tying the game at 3-3 when he tripled home
second baseman Eddie
Collins. This was followed by a successful squeeze bunt by left fielder Shoeless
Joe Jackson, making Eddie
Cicotte (16-4, 3.16) a winner over Bob Shawkey
(14-7, 2.30).
Cleveland (H) 7 Washington 3
The Senators outhit the Indians 13-12,
but Jim
Bagby (19-6, 2.63) effectively kept them off the scoreboard while the
Indians scored three runs in the first and were able to cruise to an easy win.
Detroit (H) 3 Boston (AL) 0
Detroit scored three runs in the
bottom of the fifth, the big hit being a two-run single off the bat of left
fielder Bobby
Veach. Howard Ehmke (8-13,
3.08) held the Red Sox to only three hits and went all the way for the
complete-game win.
St. Louis (AL) (H) 8 Philadelphia (AL)
4
Both teams scored a pair of runs in
the first and then both teams added on another pair in the third, and then St.
Louis finally grabbed the lead with a single run in the bottom of the seventh.
The Browns were now into the A's bullpen, so they tacked on three more runs in
the eighth to provide Dixie Davis
(11-5, 2.67) a little more cushion.
Brooklyn (H) 14 St. Louis (NL) 0
Burleigh
Grimes (11-8, 2.64) held the Cardinals to only three hits and the Robins
offense kicked it into high gear as they were held scoreless in the first two innings but scored in of their final six at-bats. Hi Myers
went 2-for-5 with two runs scored, four RBI's, and hit a triple (#17) while
Grimes helped himself out by going 3-for-5 with a run scored, three RBI's, and
knocked two doubles.
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| Dolf Luque |
Dolf Luque (8-6, 1.91) gave up three walks and another Giants player reached on an error, but there were no-hits in an exciting way to start the new month as Luque threw his second no-hitter of the season. Jesse Barnes (14-8, 2.33) struggled early and allowed the Reds to build an early lead, but today was all about Luque and the no-hitter!
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