Monday, August 9, 1920
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| Happy Felsch |
The White Sox gathered twenty hits in their Game One win and Eddie Cicotte (17-5, 3.02) checked in with three hits of his own. Center fielder Happy Felsch had the big bat today as he went 4-for-5 with a run scored, three RBI's, hit two doubles, and a homerun (#11)
Chicago (AL) (H) 11 Washington 5 (GM
2)
The Senators led 5-1 after the top of
the fourth, but then Lefty
Williams (15-14, 3.63) started the White Sox comeback with a two-run single
in the bottom of the fourth. Williams added RBI #3 in Chicago's four-run sixth
and the rout was on. The White Sox had fifteen hits in Game Two, giving them a
total of 35 hits on the day.
New York (AL) 13 Cleveland (H) 5
Right fielder Babe Ruth
hit a two-run homerun (#42) in the top of the first and at the end of four the score
was still 2-0, but then the Yankees broke through for six runs in the top of
the fifth and, now into the Indians bullpen, pounded away from there. Bob Shawkey
got the start for New York, but before the end of the first Shawkey took
himself out of the game because he was experiencing arm problems. Hank
Thormahlen (5-7, 4.41) threw seven-plus inning of relief and got the win.
Detroit (H) 5 Philadelphia (AL) 1
Three Philadelphia errors allowed
Detroit to build a 5-0 lead by the end of the third inning and Doc Ayers
(8-6, 3.47) was able to go all the way for the home win.
St. Louis (AL) (H) 7 Boston (AL) 6
Both teams started fast by scoring
three runs in the first inning, but then five Red Sox errors allowed the Browns
to build up a big lead. Boston came back to make it close, but Urban
Shocker entered the game in the ninth with the bases loaded and no outs and
was able to preserve the win for Dixie Davis
(13-5, 2.72).
Cincinnati 10 Boston (NL) (H) 0 (GM 1)
The Braves have five doubleheaders
over the course of the next seven days as they look to make up lost ground to
the rest of the NL. The Reds started off this doubleheader extravaganza by
scoring seven runs in the second inning in support of Dolf Luque
(10-6, 1.87), who scattered six singles and shut out the hometown Braves in
Game One.
Cincinnati 9 Boston (NL) (H) 5 (GM 2)
The Reds led 5-1 after the fourth, but
when the Braves scored twice in the bottom of the eighth the score was only 6-5
in Cincinnati's favor. The Reds scored three times in the top of the ninth (all
unearned) and Ray Fisher
(11-4, 3.59) was able to go all the way for the win over Dana
Fillingim (10-12, 3.77).
Brooklyn (H) 2 Chicago (NL) 1
In the bottom of the ninth left
fielder Zack
Wheat singled, stole second, and then score the game-winner on a two-out
single from first baseman Ed Konetchy.
Both teams had chances prior to the ninth to take the lead, but Burleigh
Grimes (13-8, 2.43) managed to outduel Pete
Alexander (15-14, 1.90).
New York (NL) (H) 3 Pittsburgh 2
The Pirates led 2-0 after the second,
but then Art
Nehf shut them down the rest of the way and the Giants' offense slowly but
surely came back to take the lead with a run in the bottom of the seventh. Wilbur
Cooper (16-8, 1.99) was the hard-luck loser.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 6 St. Louis (NL)
5
The Cardinals scored five times in the
top of the second, but then Red Causey
(6-16, 4.75) and the Phillies bullpen got tough, kept St. Louis scoreless, and
hoped the Philadelphia offense would come back. And come back they did,
immediately getting on the board, and then scoring three times in the sixth to
take the lead. The big hit in the sixth was a pinch-hit two-run double from
player-manager Gavvy
Cravath that tied the game and set up the eventual game-winning run.
Tuesday, August 10, 1920
Transactions:
Washington pitcher Elmer
Bowman made his Major League Finale on 08/09/1920. Washington infielder Fred Thomas
made his Major League Finale on 08/09/1920. Thomas was sent to Reading (IL) on
08/11/1920 to complete an earlier trade
Chicago (NL) catcher Bill
Killefer made his Season Finale on 08/09/1920. Killefer was badly cut in
the face when a foul tip broke his mask
Boston (NL) pitcher Al Pierotti
was injured (?) on 08/09/1920
Brooklyn outfielder Bill Lamar
made his Season Debut on 08/11/1920. Lamar was acquired from Louisville (AA) on
or about 08/07/1920
St. Louis (AL) third baseman Frank
Thompson returned to play on 08/11/1920
Philadelphia (NL) catcher Frank
Withrow returned to play on 08/11/1920
Chicago (AL) (H) 5 Washington 4
Washington hurler Jose Acosta
(0-3), as a replacement for the injured Walter
Johnson, made his start today and he acquitted himself well. The White Sox
jumped off quickly with a three-run second inning and Red Faber
(18-9, 1.91) held off a belated Senators rally for the win.
St. Louis (AL) (H) 10 Boston (AL) 8
The Browns are known to have offensive
outbursts, but not the Red Sox, but Boston was able to turn it on today. Their
five-run fourth gave them a temporary lead but St. Louis was able to regain the lead and Bill
Burwell (5-2, 4.61) got the win in relief when Adrian
Lynch, who made his first start, got hit early.
Cincinnati 6 Boston (NL) 3 (GM 1)
The Reds led 4-0 after the top of the
fourth and Dutch
Ruether (16-8, 1.77), along with Slim Sallee,
held off a late Boston rally.
Cincinnati 6 Boston (NL) 3 (12) (GM 2)
Cincinnati was nursing a slim 3-2 lead
heading into the bottom of the ninth when Boston was able to tie the game at
3-3 but they couldn’t go ahead because Reds’ outfielders threw out two
baserunners at home to keep the game going. The Reds finally came alive with
three runs in the top of the twelfth and Jimmy Ring
(11-10, 4.23) got the win with some relief help from Hod Eller.
St. Louis (NL) 5 Philadelphia (NL) (H)
1
Bill Doak
(16-7, 2.07) threw a one-hit shutout (with zero walks) as the Cardinals scored early
and then added on along the way to keep pressure on the hometown Phillies.
Wednesday, August 11, 1920
Transactions:
Brooklyn catcher Zack Taylor
returned to play on 08/12/1920
Washington 6 Chicago (AL) (H) 3
The White Sox were nursing a slender
3-2 lead heading into the ninth inning when Washington was finally able to tie
the score at 3-3, and then with two outs light-hitting shortstop Jim O'Neill
clobbered a surprise three-run homerun (#1). Tom Zachary
(15-10, 3.83) shut down Chicago with a 1-2-3 ninth and picked up the win in
relief.
Cleveland (H) 5 New York (AL) 4
After six innings the score was 1-0 in
Cleveland's favor, but New York scored three times in the top of the
seventh to take a 3-1 lead. Babe Ruth
added a homerun (#43) in the eighth, but the Indians pulled to within one with
two runs in the bottom of the inning. In the bottom of the ninth Jack Graney
hit a pinch-hit double to put runners on second and third. Left fielder Charlie
Jamieson successfully bunted catcher Steve
O'Neill from third to tie the score, but then, before the play was over,
the Yankees started throwing the ball around the infield and Graney made a mad
dash for home and scored the game-winner to the delight of the home fans. Jim Bagby
(21-6, 2.59) got the win over Carl Mays
(19-8, 2.35).
Detroit (H) 6 Philadelphia (AL) 4
The Tigers jumped on Eddie
Rommel (3-2, 4.20) early and led 6-0 after the fifth, but then the A's
scored four times in the top of the sixth to make it close. Hooks Dauss
(8-13, 4.9) didn't allow any more though, and went all the way for the win.
Boston (AL) 5 St. Louis (AL) (H) 2
Harry
Harper (7-9, 3.15) shackled the hometown Browns as the Red Sox scored single
runs in the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings to build up a 3-1 lead. They then
added two runs in the ninth as insurance to secure the win over Allen
Sothoron (5-18, 5.47) and the Browns.
Chicago (NL) 5 Brooklyn (H) 1 (GM 1)
The Cubs led 2-1 after the top of the
second and there the score stayed as both pitchers shut down the other
offense. In the top of the ninth when left fielder Babe
Twombly surprised everyone when he uncorked a two-out three-run homerun
(#1) and Lefty
Tyler (7-8, 3.71) finished what he started with the Game One win over Jeff
Pfeffer (8-9, 3.38).
Brooklyn (H) 5 Chicago (NL) 3 (GM 2)
The Robins led 5-0 after the fourth
and Leon
Cadore (13-5, 2.77) and Al Mamaux
held off a belated Cubs rally to get the Game Two win and the doubleheader
split. Left fielder Babe
Twombly came up with two outs and two runners on base but popped out to
end the game.
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| Rube Benton |
The Giants waited until the bottom of the eighth to break through with two runs versus Earl Hamilton (7-6, 4.06) as Rube Benton (8-9, 3.34) threw a Game One shutout.
Pittsburgh 4 New York (NL) (H) 3 (GM
2)
Three Pirates errors and a wild pitch
all led to the Giants building an early 2-0 lead, but Pittsburgh finally scored
on the day with two runs in the top of the sixth. New York came right back with
one in the bottom of the sixth and it looked like that is how the game would
end, but with two outs in the top of the ninth left fielder Lee King
muffed an easy fly and the score was tied at 3-3. Pittsburgh finally scored in
the top of the thirteenth and Wilbur
Cooper came in to close out the game and preserve the win for reliever Sheriff
Blake (1-1, 7.07).
St. Louis (NL) 2 Philadelphia (NL) (H)
0 (11)
Jesse
Haines (20-5, 2.67) became the first twenty-game winner in the NL as he
threw his third shutout of the season, but it took him eleven innings to claim
his prize. Lee Meadows
(4-15, 4.08) was the hard-luck loser.
Thursday, August 12, 1920
Transactions:
St. Louis (AL) catcher Pat Collins
was injured (?) on 08/11/1920
Chicago (NL) pitcher Speed
Martin was injured (?) on 08/11/1920
Pittsburgh catcher Walter
Schmidt returned to play on 08/13/1920
Boston (NL) first baseman Tom Whelan
made his Major League Debut on 08/13/1920
Chicago (AL) (H) 6 Washington 0
Eddie
Cicotte (18-5, 2.90) held the Senators to only five hits on the day and was
able to go all the way for the win. Shoeless
Joe Jackson led the offense with a 4-for-5 (.391) day, including three
runs scored, an RBI, and a double.
Cleveland (H) 8 New York (AL) 6
The Yankees scored three times in the
first, but the Indians had tied the score at 3-3 after the fourth and after the
eighth, they were up 6-3 heading into the ninth. Right fielder Babe Ruth
started off the inning with a solo homerun (#44) and then a few batters later
first baseman Wally Pipp
hit a two-run homerun (#13) and the score was suddenly tied. In the bottom of
the eighth right fielder Elmer Smith
jumped on a Jack Quinn
(16-6, 2.23) fastball and hit a two-run homerun (#6) to give Stan
Coveleski (19-6, 3.46) the victory.
Detroit (H) 5 Philadelphia (AL) 4
The A's scored three times in the
first but couldn’t hold back the Tigers who tied the score at 3-3 after the
fourth. Philadelphia took a 4-3 lead with a run in the seventh, Detroit tied it
back up with a run in the eighth, and then in the bottom of the ninth first
baseman Harry
Heilmann dribbled a single up the middle to score second baseman Ralph Young
to give Doc
Ayers (9-6, 3.50) and Detroit the win.
Cincinnati 6 Boston (NL) (H) 2
Cincinnati got on the scoreboard with
three runs in the sixth and then they added three more in the eighth, the big
play being the Reds showing their hustle when two runs scored on a passed ball.
Hod
Eller (5-7, 3.88) went all the way for the win, defeating Jack Scott
(1-18, 4.65).
Chicago (NL) 5 Brooklyn (H) 3
The Robins led 2-0 after the first but
the Cubs couldn't be stopped today as they led 3-2 after the fourth and then
led 5-2 after the top of the sixth. Hippo
Vaughn (15-11, 2.27) rolled on to the complete-game victory.
New York (NL) (H) 4 Pittsburgh 1
Jesse
Barnes (16-8, 2.18) shut down the pesky Pirates by scattering six hits and
only allowing one unearned run. Babe Adams
(14-9, 1.26) pitched another strong outing but took the loss.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 5 St. Louis (NL)
4 (14)
A topsy-turvy game that saw the
Cardinals take their first lead of the game in the top of the ninth only to see
the Phillies come back, tie it up, and then the game moved into extra innings.
In the bottom of the fourteenth relief pitcher Johnny
Enzmann was given a chance to bat and he stroked a two-out double that
scored Mack
Wheat with the game-winner.
Friday, August 13, 1920
Transactions:
Brooklyn pitcher Sherry
Smith was injured (?) on 08/12/1920
Note: It's a travel day, with a few
teams staying behind one for one game at their current location today before
they catch the train tonight. The NL Midwest teams were returning to the
Midwest, while the AL East teams were moving back to their east coast homes.
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| Elmer Smith |
A crazy game that saw the Indians score three times in the bottom of the eighth to take a 6-5 lead, with five of their six runs all having been driven in by right fielder Elmer Smith. Babe Ruth tied the game with homerun #45 in the top of the ninth and before the inning was over left fielder Duffy Lewis drove home the eventual winning run, his fourth RBI of the game.
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 6 Boston (AL) 0
(GM 1)
Scott Perry
(10-17, 3.37) scattered four hits and shit out the Red Sox for the Game One
win. A two-run triple by shortstop Red Shannon
in the A's three-run fourth was the big hit in this game.
Boston (AL) 4 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 0
(GM 2)
The two teams swapped shutouts as Elmer Myers
(4-4, 3.76) gave up seven hits but the A's were unable to cross the plate.
Shortstop Everett
Scott drove in three runs to fuel the Red Sox charge, with a pair of
sacrifice flies being the weapon of choice.
Boston (NL) 10 Philadelphia (NL (H) 9
(GM 1)
Another Boston/Philadelphia
doubleheader, in a different location obviously. The Braves led 8-1 at the end
of the fourth, but then the Phillies scored seven runs in the top of the sixth
to tie the score at 8-8. Neither team was done scoring, but the hometown
Braves finally squeaked out the win. Outfielder Eddie Eayrs
(4-0, 0.84) was brought in to make a rare relief appearance but went three-plus
innings and got the win.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 13 Boston (NL) 1
The Phillies exploded for nineteen
hits as they went ahead early and then just kept pounding away at the visiting
Braves. Right fielder Irish
Meusel hit his second homerun (#10) of the day in support of Bill
Hubbell (4-7, 3.46) who cruised home with the easy Game Two win.
Brooklyn 2 New York (NL) (H) 1
Brooklyn center fielder Hi Myers
hit a two-out two-run triple in the top of the first and Burleigh
Grimes (14-8, 2.37) went all the way to get the win over Fred Toney
(16-10, 2.33).
Pittsburgh (H) 4 St. Louis (NL) 2
The Pirates led 2-0 early, then the
Cardinals tied it at 2-2 in the top of the third, but then Pittsburgh scored
twice in the bottom of the third to regain the lead. After that, it was all
pitching as Wilbur
Cooper (17-8, 1.98) outdueled Ferdie
Schupp (6-15, 6.13) the rest of the way for the win.
Saturday, August 14, 1920
Transactions:
Boston (NL) infielder Charlie Pick
made his Major League Finale on 08/13/1920. Boston (NL) first baseman Tom Whelan
made his Major League Finale on 08/13/1920
Washington Outfielder Frank Brower
made his Major League Debut on 08/14/1920
Pittsburgh infielder Bill
McKechnie returned to play on 08/15/1920
New York (AL) pitcher Ernie Shore
returned to the mound on 08/15/1920
St. Louis (AL) 6 Cleveland (H) 0
The Indians, normally a solid
defensive squad, committed five errors and allowed the visiting Browns to score
four unearned runs in the sixth to blow this game open. Urban
Shocker (19-6, 2.63) got the win over Guy Morton
(1-11, 8.27).
Chicago (AL) 5 Detroit (H) 3 (GM 1)
Dickey Kerr
(11-6, 2.73) got the win over Red Oldham
(6-10, 4.22) when the White Sox scored two runs in the eighth to take the lead
for good and then added one more in the ninth for insurance.
Chicago (AL) 13 Detroit (H) 5 (GM 2)
Chicago scored four times in the top
of the fifth and led 6-4 at the end of the inning, but then they added four
more in the eighth and then three in the ninth to win going away. It was a team
effort as five different White Sox players had two RBI's, all in support of Red Faber
(19-9, 2.00).
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 4 Boston (AL) 3
First baseman Ivy Griffin
smacked a two-run double in the A's three-run second and they had a lead they
would not lose today. Dave Keefe
(5-2, 2.10) gave up two runs to the Red Sox in the eighth to make it close but
Keefe and the hometown A's were finally able to escape with the win.
New York (AL) 3 Washington (H) 2 (10)
Second baseman Del Pratt
used Griffith Stadiums' expansive confines to be able to turn a double into a triple
and was successfully bunted home to tie the score at 2-2 in the top of the
ninth. The Yankees did it again in the tenth when center fielder Ping Bodie
walked to start the inning and then eventually scored the game-winner on a
pinch-hit single by Bob Meusel.
Philadelphia (NL) 7 Boston (NL) (H) 6
(GM 1)
Boston led 3-2 after the fourth and
led 6-5 after the sixth, but the Phillies kept coming when they took a 7-6 lead
in the seventh. Lee Meadows
(5-15, 4.07) struggled at times but went all the way for the Game One win.
Boston (NL) 4 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 2
(GM 2)
In the battle for seventh place, these
two teams split doubleheaders over the past two days. The Braves hit three
doubles in a three-run sixth and Joe
Oeschger (8-10, 3.57) had a shutout until a pair of Braves fielding errors
got the Phillies on the board late in the game.
Chicago (NL) (H) 4 Cincinnati 1
Pete
Alexander (16-14, 1.84) only gave up one hit, a seventh-inning single by
catcher Ivey
Wingo, and went all the way for the
shutout. Dutch
Ruether (16-9, 1.80) got hit early and pitched well the rest of the way,
but the damage was done.
New York (NL) (H) 4 Brooklyn 1
Art Nehf
(16-5, 2.85) scattered six hits and went all the way for the win over third-place Brooklyn. The Robins want to be making a move up the standings toward New
York but they unfortunately have to keep looking behind them as St. Louis and
Pittsburgh are right on their heels.
St. Louis (NL) 4 Pittsburgh 0
Bill Doak
shutout the fifth-place Pirates in five hits as the Cardinals scored four runs
in the first three innings and then held on from there.
St. Louis (NL) 1 Pittsburgh (H) 1 (8)
(GM 2) Tie Game
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Sunday, August 15, 1920
Transactions:
Chicago (NL) pitcher Percy Jones
was injured (?) on 08/16/1920
Chicago (AL) pitcher Bird Lynn
was injured (?) on 08/14/1920
Cleveland pitcher George Uhle
was injured (?) on 08/14/1920
Boston (AL) outfielder Tim Hendryx
returned to play on 08/16/1920. Boston (AL) pitcher Waite Hoyt
returned to the mound on 08/16/1920
St. Louis (AL) 12 Cleveland (H) 9
The Browns scored at least one run in
each of the first eight innings and needed all of those runs as the Indians had
a five-run second, led most of the game, and then wouldn’t let the visitors ru
away with the game. Left fielder Ken
Williams (4-for-5) and right fielder Jack Tobin
(4-for-4) led the hit parade and first baseman George
Sisler (.454) picked up two more hits, putting him at 199 hits for the
season.
Chicago (AL) 9 Detroit (H) 6
A wild game that saw the White Sox end
the third with a 5-4 lead but then they still needed a four-run seventh to put
away the hometown Tigers. Chicago accrued thirteen hits on the day, but it was
the eight walks given up that eventually doomed Detroit. Roy
Wilkinson (8-6, 3.45) got the win in relief.
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| George Mogridge |
Washington scored four runs in the bottom of the first but then the Yankees offense wasted no time and quickly pounded the Senators pitching. This time the hero was center fielder Ping Bodie who hit a two-run homerun (#4) in the second and then he hit a three-run homerun (#5) in the fourth and suddenly the Yankees had the lead. George Mogridge (5-6, 4.87) tightened up after his poor start and Jack Quinn came in to close out the final two innings and secure the win.
Brooklyn (H) 6 Philadelphia (NL) 3
The Robin scored three times in the
bottom of the fifth to take a 3-1 lead, but then needed another three-run
inning in the seventh to regain the lead for good. Center fielder Hi Myers
knocked a two-run triple (#18) for the big hit in the fateful seventh, securing
the lead for Jeff
Pfeffer (9-9, 3.31).
Cincinnati 10 Chicago (NL) (H) 4
No big innings but the Reds just
started hitting early and never stopped throughout the game, 22 hits in all.
First baseman Jake
Daubert had the big day with the bat by going 3-for-6 with two runs scored,
four RBI's, and a two-run homerun (#4), Cincinnati's only extra-base hit on the
day. Jimmy
Ring (12-10, 4.18) went all the way for the win.
Boston (NL) 2 New York (NL) (H) 1 (GM
1)
The Braves led 2-0 after the third and
then Dick
Rudolph (1-10, 5.86) took over and held off the powerful Giants offense for
the Game One win.
Boston (NL) 2 New York (NL) (H) 1 (GM
2)
Jack Scott
(2-19, 4.59) twirled a three-hitter and went all the way for the win and the
doubleheader sweep over the league-leading Giants. Left fielder Les Mann
had both RBI's for the Braves, which turned out to be just enough.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 4 Pittsburgh3 (GM
1)
After having played a game in
Pittsburgh yesterday both teams climbed on a train and moved to St. Louis for a
Sunday doubleheader. The Cardinals scored three runs in the second and led 4-3
after the fourth, and there the score stayed as Jakie May
(2-3, 6.140 and Earl
Hamilton (7-7, 3.94) shut each side thereafter.
Pittsburgh 13 St. Louis (NL) (H) 6 (GM
2)
Both teams reached deep into their
bullpens to find spot starters for Game Two and Jack Wisner
(1-1, 3.98) came away with the win over Mike
Kircher (0-1, 9.82). The score was tied 4-4 after the sixth when the
Pirates' offense exploded, finishing with 22 hits and with homeruns from center
fielder Max
Carey (#3) and catcher Cliff Lee
(#1).
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