Monday, August 2, 1920
Transactions:
Philadelphia (AL) shortstop Chick
Galloway was injured (?) on 08/01/1920. Philadelphia (AL) pitcher Bob Hasty
was injured (?) on 08/01/1920
Boston (AL) pitcher Waite Hoyt
was injured (?) on 08/01/1920. Boston (AL) pitcher Elmer Myers
(Team Debut 08/05/1920) was claimed on waivers from Cleveland on or around
08/02/1920
Cleveland pitcher Dick
Niehaus made his Major League Finale on 08/01/1920
Washington pitcher Elmer
Bowman made his Major League Debut on 08/03/1920
New York (AL) 4 Chicago (AL) (H) 3
The score went back and forth, with
Chicago taking its first lead with a run in the bottom of the sixth. The
Yankees came back again though when they scored twice in the top of the eighth,
allowing Jack
Quinn (15-5, 2.04) to get the tough road win over Lefty
Williams (13-14, 3.60).
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| Stan Coveleski |
The Indians won their seventh consecutive game as their offense kicked it into high gear early and Stan Coveleski (18-6) shut down the visiting Senators. First baseman Doc Johnston provided the pop with a 2-for-day that included two runs scored, three RBI's, and a double, and a triple.
Detroit (H) 4 Boston (AL) 3 (13) (GM
1)
Boston could have won it in nine, but
a passed ball with two outs allowed the tying run to score. The extra innings
were quiet until first baseman Harry
Heilmann singled, advanced to second on a ground out, and then scored the
game-winner on a single from third baseman Bob Jones.
Boston (AL) 9 Detroit (H) 2 (GM 2)
After four batters in the top of the
first the Red Sox had a 3-0, thanks mostly to a pair of Tigers errors. It went
quickly after that, at least until the Red Sox exploded for five runs in the top
of the eighth, capped off by a three-run homerun (#5) from catcher Wally
Schang.
Philadelphia (AL) 3 St. Louis (AL) (H)
2
Scott Perry
(9-16, 3.41) held the Browns to only one hit through the first eight innings of
the game but then first baseman George
Sisler spoiled the shutout with a solo homerun to start the ninth. The A's
had already built up a slender lead by then and Perry was able to go all the
way for the win.
Boston (NL) (H) 3 Pittsburgh 1
The Pirates broke open the scoreless
game with a run in the top of the eighth, but in the bottom half of the inning
the Braves scored three unearned runs, the big hit being a two-out two-run
triple off the bat of center fielder Ray Powell.
Joe Oeschger
(6-10, 4.01) finished with a 1-2-3 ninth to get the win over Babe Adams
(13-8, 1.27).
St. Louis (NL) 3 Brooklyn (H) 1
St. Louis scored single runs in the
fourth, sixth, and eighth innings to gain a slim victory over Brooklyn as Bill Doak
(14-7, 2.26) came out on top of Rube
Marquard (5-8, 4.04). Both teams hit into two double plays, and both had a caught stealing, all representing squandered opportunities.
New York (NL) (H) 3 Cincinnati 2 (11)
With a win today Cincinnati would have
found themselves in first place and they had their ace, Dutch Ruether
(15-7, 1.75) going for them. Ruether had shut out the Giants through the eighth inning, but New York
finally broke through in the ninth with two runs, a triple by third baseman Frankie
Frisch being the big hit. With the score now tied at 2-2 the game moved on
into extra innings. In the eleventh, Frisch stroked a double to start the
inning, advanced to third on a sacrifice, and then stole home to secure the win
for the hometown Giants.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 5 Chicago (NL) 4
(11)
The Phillies tied the game at 2-2 when
right fielder Casey
Stengel hit a solo homerun (#7) in the bottom of the eighth and from there
the game soon moved into extras. The Cubs scored twice in the top of the
eleventh, but today was Philadelphia's day as a series of walks, errors, and
misplays by the Cubs opened the door to a three-run rally for the Phillies and
a come-from-behind win. Red Causey
(5-15, 4.89) got the win despite giving up those two runs in the top half of
the eleventh.
Tuesday, August 3, 1920
Transactions:
Boston (AL) pitcher Gary
Fortune made his Major League Finale on 08/02/1920
Boston (NL) outfielder Lloyd
Christenberry returned to play on 08/04/1920. Boston (NL) outfielder John
Sullivan returned to play on 08/04/1920
St. Louis (AL) pitcher Adrian
Lynch made his Major League Debut on 08/04/1920
Chicago (AL) (H) 3 New York (AL) 2
Right fielder Babe Ruth
hit a two-run homerun (#41) in the first but the White Sox tied the game at 2-2
with a pair of runs in the bottom of the second. Red Faber
(16-9, 1.91) and Carl Mays
(16-7, 2.33) pitched shutouts thereafter until second baseman Eddie
Collins singled to lead off the bottom of the ninth, Collins then stole
second and soon scored the game-winner on a single by left fielder Shoeless
Joe Jackson.
Cleveland (H) 4 Washington 3
It wasn't easy but the Indians won
their eighth consecutive game when center fielder Tris Speaker doubled home
shortstop Ray
Chapman in the bottom of the ninth. Ray
Caldwell (11-7, 3.39) got the complete-game victory over Tom Zachary
(13-10, 3.90).
Detroit (H) 4 Boston (AL) 1
The Tigers scored three times in the
bottom of the third, the big hit being a two-out two-run triple by first
baseman Harry
Heilmann. Doc Ayers
(7-5, 3.43) and Frank Okrie
locked down the Red Sox batters for the hometown win.
St. Louis (AL) (H) 4 Philadelphia (AL)
0
Bill
Bayne's (4-1, 3.18) recent promotion to the starting rotation has proven
successful so far as Bayne scattered four hits and shut out the visiting A's.
First baseman George
Sisler had a homerun (#13), a triple, and a single, but his last at-bat was
a fly ball caught at the wall.
Boston (NL) (H) 5 Pittsburgh 1
With the game tied 1-1 the Braves
jumped ahead with a three-run fourth, the big hit being a two-run homerun (#4) from
right fielder Les Mann.
Hugh
McQuillan (6-11, 4.76) pitched a strong game with some late-inning help
from Jack
Scott.
St. Louis (NL) 5 Brooklyn (H) 3 (16)
The Cardinals tied the score at 2-2 in
the sixth and that was all the scoring until the fourteenth inning when Bill
Sherdel (8-2, 3.09), batting for himself, singled home a run to put St.
Louis ahead. Brooklyn came right back to tie the score at 3-3, so the game
continued until the top of the sixteenth when Sherdel came through again with
another RBI single, and this time St. Louis held on for the tough road win.
New York (NL) (H) 4 Cincinnati
Another barn burner in the Polo
Grounds today as first baseman Jake
Daubert gave the Reds a quick 2-0 lead with a two-run homerun (#2) in the
first and Cincinnati led most of the game from there, but the Giants tied the
score at 3-3 in the bottom of the eighth. In the bottom of the ninth, New York
proceeded to pull out the win when left fielder George J.
Burns stroked a two-out single to knock in pinch-runner Al Lefevre
with the game-winner.
Chicago (NL) 6 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 3
The Cubs led 4-0 after the third, but
the Phillies proceeded to work their way back into the game and were able to
cut the lead to 4-3 after the sixth. Pete
Alexander (14-13, 1.93) slammed a two-run homerun (#4) in the top of the
eighth to provide himself with a little insurance as he went all the way for
the win.
Wednesday, August 4, 1920
Transactions:
St. Louis (AL) pitcher Bill Bayne
was injured (?) on 08/03/1920
St. Louis (NL) catcher Lew McCarty
made his Season Finale on 08/03/1920
Chicago (AL) (H) 3 New York (AL) 2
George
Mogridge (4-6, 4.86) kept the White Sox scoreless through eight innings and
were nursing a 2-0 lead, but Chicago suddenly came alive in the bottom of the
ninth with three runs, the winning run coming home on a single by pinch-hitter Fred
McMullin. The White Sox were able to win three of the four games versus
the Yankees and ended the day 0.5 games out of first place.
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| Doc Johnston |
The Senators led 5-0 after the top of the fourth, but then the Indians jumped ahead with a five-run fourth. First baseman Doc Johnson hit a two-run homerun (#3) early in the fourth and then Tris Speaker added a three-run shot (#12) before it was over. Cleveland then scored three times in the seventh and won going away.
Boston (AL) 7 Detroit (H) 6
The Red Sox jumped on Dutch
Leonard (7-12, 5.04) early and led 6-0 after the top of the fourth. Detroit
did come back to make it close late, but the rally just fell short.
Philadelphia (AL) 6 St. Louis (AL) (H)
2
Recently acquired shortstop Red Shannon
hit a two-out three-run triple in the top of the first and Rollie
Naylor (9-15, 2.82) went all the way for the win St. Louis.
Boston (NL) (H) 3 Pittsburgh 2
Another game decided in the last
at-bat when pinch-hitter Les Mann
came off the bench with two outs in the ninth and he promptly stroked a two-run
single for the win. Dana
Fillingim (10-11, 3.70) got the come-from-behind win over Wilbur
Cooper (16-7, 1.94).
Chicago (NL) 14 Philadelphia (NL) (H)
4
The Cubs brought their hitting shows
as they collected twenty-three hits on the day and walked all over the hometown
Phillies. Right fielder and lead-off hitter Max Flack
went 5-for-7 and scored three runs, center fielder Dode
Paskert went 4-for-5 with three runs scored and four RBI's, and left
fielder Dave
Robertson chipped in with a 5-for-6 day that included two runs and three
RBI's, meaning the Chicago outfield went a collective 14-for18 with eight runs
scored, twelve RBI's, and two doubles. Claude
Hendrix (8-7, 4.78) went all the way for the win.
Thursday, August 5, 1920
Transactions:
Detroit pitcher Frank Okrie
made his Major League Finale on 08/04/1920. Detroit catcher Larry
Woodall made his Season Finale on 08/04/1920
Chicago (NL) pitcher Percy Jones
made his Major League Debut on 08/06/1920. Chicago (NL) catcher Bob
O'Farrell returned to play on 08/06/1920
Boston (AL) 2 Chicago (AL) (H) 1
A pitcher's duel as Sad Sam
Jones (9-11, 3.74) came out on top over Eddie
Cicotte (16-5, 3.11). Left fielder Mike
Menosky brought home second baseman Eddie
Foster with a double in the seventh for the game-winner.
New York (AL) 3 Detroit (H) 0
Howard
Ehmke (8-14, 3.05) pitched a strong game but Bob Shawkey
(15-7, 2.17) pitched a better one as he held the hometown Tigers to only two
hits for the day.
Washington 8 St. Louis (AL) (H) 6
The Browns led 3-1 after the fourth
but then the Senators exploded for six runs in the top of the fifth and they
never looked back. Jim Shaw
(6-11, 4.84) went all the way for the win over Urban
Shocker (18-6, 2.76).
St. Louis (NL) 7 Boston (NL) (H) 2
Errors by shortstop Rabbit
Maranville opened the door for St. Louis to open an early 3-0 and then the
Cardinals blew this game open with a four-run seventh, the big hit being a
three-run homerun (#7) by left fielder Austin
McHenry. Ferdie
Schupp (6-14, 6.25) got the complete-game victory.
Brooklyn (H) 5 Pittsburgh 0
The Pirates had won nine-of-fourteen
versus the Robins so far this season but today was Burleigh
Grimes (12-8, 2.50) day as he limited the visitors to four hits and went
all the way for the complete-game shutout.
New York (NL) (H) 3 Chicago (NL) 0
The Giants broke open a scoreless game
with a three-run sixth, the big hit being a two-run single off the bat of third
baseman Frankie
Frisch. Jesse
Barnes (15-8, 2.27) went all the way for the win over Hippo
Vaughn (14-10, 2.19).
Cincinnati 4 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 3
The Reds went ahead twice and the
Phillies came back both times, but in the end, it was Cincinnati that came out
on top. Dolf
Luque (9-6, 2.00) got the complete-game victory over Bill
Hubbell (3-6, 3.43).
Friday, August 6, 1920
Transactions:
New York (AL) outfielder Truck
Hannah was injured (?) on 08/05/1920
Philadelphia (NL) infielder Ralph
Miller returned to play on 08/07/1920
Cincinnati infielder Ed Sicking
returned to play on 08/07/1920
Philadelphia (AL) catcher Lena Styles
returned to play on 08/07/1920
Chicago (AL) (H) 6 Boston (AL) 3
The Red Sox kept it close early, but
then Lefty
Williams (14-14, 3.57) bored down and shut them down and the White Sox ran
away with the easy win. Recently acquired Elmer Myers
(3-4, 4.22) was shaky in his first start for the new team.
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| Eddie Rommel |
The A's ended the Indians' nine-game winning streak but it took twelve innings to do so. Young Eddie Rommel (3-1, 3.51) went all the way to get the complete-game victory.
New York (AL) 6 Detroit (H) 0
The Yankees scored four times in the
top of the second, the big hit being a three-run homerun (#12) from first
baseman Wally
Pipp. Now with a substantial lead, Jack Quinn
(16-5, 1.96) was able to bear down and shut out the hometown Tigers.
St. Louis (AL) (H) 7 Washington 6
The Senators led 3-0 after the second,
but the Browns were finally able to tie the score at 3-3 when they scored a run
in the bottom of the eighth. Washington then scored three runs in the top of
the ninth but couldn't hold the lead when the Browns jumped up a scored four
runs to sneak away with the win. Shortstop Wally Gerber
doubled home two runs in the ninth to tie the score and then Gerber scored the
game-winner when second baseman Joe Gedeon
successfully bunted him home from third base.
St. Louis (NL) 9 Boston (NL) (H) 0
St. Louis scored twice in the top of
the third but then in the seventh the Cardinals offense came alive with four runs and then in the eighth they added on with three more runs. First
baseman Jack
Fournier drove in two runs in each of the two innings, providing Bill Doak
(15-7, 2.16) with all the run support he would require.
Chicago (NL) 3 New York (NL) (H) 1 (GM
1)
The Cubs scored a single run in the
fourth and for a while it looked like that might be all the run-scoring for
this game, but the Giants finally got on the board in the seventh to tie the
score 1-1. The Cubs came right back with one in the eighth to regain the lead
and then another one in the ninth to provide Pete
Alexander (15-13, 1.90) some insurance.
New York (NL) (H) 15 Chicago (NL) 3
(GM 2)
The Giants did what they couldn’t do
in the first game when they pounded out seventeen hits and scored fifteen runs.
First baseman George
Kelly led the offense by going 2-for-5 and driving in five runs, including hitting
a three-run homerun (#8) that put the game out of reach.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 1 Cincinnati 0
Greasy
Neale misplayed a single into a run when let one slip past him in right
field and that turned out to be all the run support George
Smith (8-8, 3.93) would need today. Jimmy Ring
(10-10, 4.34) was the hard-luck loser as both pitchers only surrendered five
hits on the day.
Saturday, August 7, 1920
Transactions:
Washington pitcher Joe Engel
made his Major League Finale on 08/06/1920
St. Louis (AL) catcher Josh
Billings returned to play on 08/08/1920
Boston (AL) infielder Cliff Brady
made his Major League Debut on 08/08/1920
Chicago (AL) (H) 3 Boston (AL) 0
Red Faber
(17-9. 1.83) threw his sixth shutout of the season as Boston struggled all day
to get anything started. Harry
Harper (6-0, 3.21) pitched well but took the loss.
Cleveland (H) 7 Philadelphia (AL) 0
Jim Bagby
(20-6, 2.53) got the scoring started with a three-run homerun (#2) in the
second, and then before the inning was over Tris
Speaker nailed a second three-run homerun (#13). Bagby then cruised to the
shutout victory and became the first player this season to reach the twenty
wins mark.
New York (AL) 8 Detroit (H) 1
Second baseman Del Pratt
started the game with a three-run homerun (#7) in the top of the first and the
Yankees were rolling again. Carl Mays
(19-7, 2.28) picked up the complete-game win over Doc Ayers
(7-6, 3.640.
Boston (NL) (H) 1 St. Louis (NL) 0
St. Louis started the day tied with
Brooklyn for third place, 5.0 games out of first, with the Cardinals
maintaining a small winning percentage advantage between the two teams. Catcher
Mickey
O'Neill dribbled a single through the infield to score right fielder Lloyd
Christenbury in the bottom of the second and that was the only run the
Braves needed today. Joe
Oeschger (7-10, 3.79) got the win and ended the nineteen-game winning
streak of Jesse
Haines (19-5, 2.80).
Pittsburgh 1 Brooklyn (H) 0
Second baseman George
Cutshaw singled home right fielder Billy
Southworth in the top of the fourth and Babe Adams
(14-8, 1.21) had all he needed today. Sherry
Smith (7-3, 2.61) was the hard-luck loser.
New York (NL) (H) 9 Chicago (NL) 7
The Cubs led 3-0 after the top of the
third, but the Giants put up five runs in the bottom half of the inning to take
a 5-3 lead. Chicago came right back and took a 7-5 lead after the fifth, only
to see the New York offense come alive again, this time with a four-run sixth. Art Nehf
(14-5, 2.98) regained his control and shut out the Cubs over the final four
innings to pick up the win.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 1 Cincinnati 0
(10) (GM 1)
Both teams suffered having multiple
players thrown out on the bases to spoil scoring opportunities, and in the bottom
of the tenth center fielder Cy Williams
was thrown out at home trying to score from first on a double by right fielder Irish
Meusel, with Meusel advancing to third on the throw. Shortstop Art
Fletcher promptly laid down a perfect bunt to score Meusel and the Phillies
had the Game One win, Lee Meadows
(4-14, 4.25) getting the win over Dutch
Ruether (15-8, 1.72).
Cincinnati 9 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 4
(GM 2)
The Reds offense came alive after
their Game One white-washing and Hod Eller
(4-7, 4.19) plus Eller went 4-for-5 from the plate with a run and an RBI.
Phillies right fielder Irish
Meusel hit two homeruns (#7, #8) to try and keep Philadelphia in it, but
Eller was too much today.
Sunday, August 8, 1920
Transactions:
Boston (NL) pitcher Al Pierotti
made his Major League Debut on 08/09/1920
Boston (AL) 2 Chicago (AL) (H) 0
Herb
Pennock (10-11, 3.15) shut out the White Sox despite Chicago outhitting
Boston 6-5. Dickey Kerr
(10-5, 2.57) took the tough loss despite having pitched a strong game.
Cleveland (H) 5 Philadelphia (AL) 1
The Indians were nursing a slender 2-0
lead when left fielder Charlie
Jamieson launched a three-run homerun (#1) and suddenly the win was
effectively locked up. Ray
Caldwell (12-7, 3.27) didn't allow a run until the ninth inning and cruised
home with an easy win.
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| Aaron Ward |
Third baseman Aaron Ward hit a solo homerun (#6) with two outs in the top of the thirteenth to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead and Rip Collins (7-5, 2.66) finished with a 1-2-3 bottom of the inning to get the complete-game win. Howard Ehmke (8-15, 2.95) took the loss despite having pitched a wonderful game.
Washington 4 St. Louis (AL) (H) 3 (GM
1)
St. Louis started the day with a 0.5
games lead over fifth-place Washington as these two teams have spent all summer
dueling for fourth place. The Senators got off to a fast start with three runs
in the top of the first and led 4-0 after the fifth inning, but then the Browns
began their comeback and in the bottom of the eighth left fielder Ken
Williams drove in two runs with a two-out triple to make it close. However,
Tom
Zachary (14-10, 3.86) shut them down thereafter and got the win over Allen
Sothoron (5-17, 5.49).
St. Louis (AL) (H) 4 Washington 3 (GM
2)
The Senators jumped out early with a
two-run first, but the Browns recaptured the lead when catcher Josh
Billings hit a two-out three-run triple. Elam
Vangilder (3-8, 5.06) went all the way for the win as he and Eric
Erickson (10-8, 3.87) tightened up from there for a tight exciting game.
Pittsburgh 6 Brooklyn (H) 0
The Pirates scored two runs in the top
of the first and led 5-0 after the third as Elmer
Ponder (9-4, 2.04) held the Robins to only four hits and went all the way
for the complete-game victory.
New York (NL) (H) 3 Chicago (NL) 1
The Giants went up 2-0 in the third
and 3-0 after the fifth and Fred Toney
(16-8, 2.34) held the Cubs scoreless until the ninth inning and got the win
over Hippo
Vaughn (14-11, 2.24).
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