Monday, August 16, 1920
Transactions:
Pittsburgh pitcher Sheriff
Blake made his Season Finale on 08/15/1920. Pittsburgh infielder Howdy Caton
was injured (?) on 08/15/1920
Cincinnati infielder Morrie Rath
was injured (?) on 08/15/1920
Washington pitcher Al Schacht
returned to the mound on 08/17/1920
St. Louis (NL) pitcher George
Scott made his Major League Debut on 08/17/1920. Scott had previously been
signed as a free agent on or around 08/01/1920
Boston (AL) (H) 5 Detroit 2
Herb
Pennock (11-11, 3.10) didn't give up a run until the seventh and the Red
Sox enjoyed a three-run fifth and walked away with the win. Left fielder Mike
Menosky had a two-run triple in Boston's big inning and despite getting
outhit 12-8 were today's victors.
Cleveland 4 New York (AL) (H) 2
A two-run double by catcher Steve
O'Neill in the top of the sixth gave the Indians their first lead of the
game and Stan
Coveleski (20-6, 3.41) went all the way for the win.
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| Ray Chapman |
A truly sad day for baseball. Chapman was well-liked among teammates and opponents alike as he was regarded as a cheerful and friendly player. Fans were distraught as well - Chapman had just married the previous year and his wife was currently pregnant with their first child.
Over the next several weeks there was plenty
of angry talk and how Mays was a dirty player and needed to be removed from the
game. There were petitions from teams and threats to not play if Mays was on
the mound, but the AL Commissioner finally put his foot down and said there
would be no boycotts or suspensions.
Mays did have a reputation among fellow
players as a tough pitcher, one that was not afraid to throw inside and hit a
player with a pitch. In his own defense, Mays produced evidence that there were
several pitchers that had more HBP's that season than him and he further stated
that while he was not afraid to throw inside, he never hit a batter on purpose.
Everyone agreed that Chapman did tend to lean over the plate and on this pitch,
he never flinched, as if he never saw the incoming pitch in the late afternoon
Polo Grounds shadows.
While Chapman and Mays were a hot topic for
several weeks, it was soon replaced by the betting scandals revolving around
the 1919 World Series.
Cincinnati 8 Chicago (NL) (H) 3
The Cubs took a 3-2 lead into the ninth, but Claude
Hendrix (8-10, 5.25) couldn't close the deal, walked home the eventual
winning run, and then gave up a pair of run-scoring hits and the Reds had their
victory. Ray
Fisher (12-4, 3.58) got the win with some ninth-inning help from Dolf Luque.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 1 Pittsburgh 0
Both teams were held to five hits but left
fielder Burt
Shotton's RBI single in the fifth was enough for the Cardinals to get the
win. Jesse
Haines (21-5, 2.57) got the win over Babe Adams
(14-10, 1.26).
Tuesday, August 17, 1920
Transactions:
Cleveland shortstop Ray Chapman
made his Major League Finale on 08/16/1920. Chapman died after he was struck by
a pitched ball from pitcher Carl Mays
during the game.
New York (AL) pitcher Lefty
O'Doul made his Season Finale on 08/16/1920
St. Louis (AL) shortstop Dud Lee
made his Major League Debut on 10/03/1920
Detroit 5 Boston (AL) (H) 2 (GM 1)
The Red Sox led 2-1 after the fourth but then
the Tigers took the lead with two runs in the fifth and then they added two
insurance runs in the seventh to pick up the Game One win. Red Oldham
(7-10, 4.12) got the win over Sad Sam
Jones (9-14, 3.92).
Boston (AL) (H) 5 Detroit 0 (GM 2)
Harry
Harper (8-9, 2.95) held the visiting Tigers to only two hits, but Harper
also knocked a two-run double in the Red Sox three-run eighth, providing
himself some additional padding heading into the ninth.
St. Louis (AL) 11 Washington (H) 8 (GM 1)
The game got off to a fast start with
Washington holding a 3-2 lead after the first, but then the Senators scored
five times in the bottom of the second and looked to have things well in hand.
The Big Browns Machine was present in this game though and the visiting Browns
stormed back to win Game One with Bill
Burwell (6-2, 4.43) getting the win in relief with help from Urban
Shocker in closing out the final innings.
Washington (H) 2 St. Louis (AL) 0 (GM 2)
Al Schacht
(7-3, 2.72), despite suffering arm problems, came in off the bench for a spot
start in Game Two and twirled a shutout against the powerful Browns offense,
allowing only seven hits. Schacht also drove in an insurance run in the bottom
of the seventh with a double off the wall.
Chicago (NL) (H) 11 Cincinnati 1
Hippo
Vaughn (16-11, 2.22) scattered five hits and didn’t allow a run until two
outs in the ninth and got the win over Hod Eller
(5-8, 4.38). Center fielder Dode
Paskert went 4-for-4 with four runs scored, three RBI's, and hit two
doubles, a triple, and a homerun (#3) - alas, no single, so no cycle. First
baseman Fred
Merkle also had a good day - 3-for-5, three runs scored, four RBI's, and a
homerun (#1).
New York (NL) 11 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 1 (GM
1)
The Phillies got on the scoreboard first with
a run in the bottom of the first, but after that, it was all Giants as every New
York starter had at least one hit, nineteen hits in all. Right fielder Ross Youngs
led the hit parade with a 4-for-5 (.353) effort that included a run scored and
an RBI. Fred
Toney (17-10, 2.29) was happy for the run support and got the Game One win.
New York (NL) 9 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 0 (GM
2)
The Giants collected seventeen hits in Game
Two, giving them a total of thirty-six hits on the day as they pummeled the
Phillies pitching again. Ross Youngs
led the way again as well, with a 4-for-5 (.358) game that included two runs,
two RBI's, and a homerun (#9). Art Nehf
(17-5, 2.74) got the win plus chipped in with a 2-for-4 game that included two
runs scored.
Pittsburgh 11 St. Louis (NL) (H) 4
The Cardinals led 3-1 after the fourth but
then the Pirates scored four runs in both the fifth and sixth innings and won
going away. Wilbur
Cooper (18-8, 1.98) recovered from a slow start and got the win while
center fielder Max Carey
led the offense with a 3-for-5 day that included four runs scored, an RBI, and
a double.
Wednesday, August 18, 1920
Transactions:
St. Louis (AL) pitcher Bill
Burwell was injured (?) on 08/17/1920. St. Louis (AL) pitcher Adrian
Lynch was injured (?) on 08/17/1920. St. Louis (AL) third baseman Frank
Thompson made his Major League Finale on 08/17/1920. St. Louis (AL) pitcher
Elam
Vangilder was injured (?) on 08/17/1920
St. Louis (NL) pitcher Bob Glenn
made his Major League Finale on 08/17/1920
Washington pitcher Al Schacht
was injured (?) on 08/17/1920
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| Ty Cobb |
Doc Ayers (10-6, 3.42) had a one-hit shutout heading into the ninth but lost the shutout when center fielder Ty Cobb misplayed what should have been the third out and allowed a run to score. The Tigers had fifteen hits with eleven of them coming from the top four players Detroit's lineup, with second baseman Ralph Young leading the way by going 4-for-5, scoring two runs, and driving in two runs as well.
New York (AL) (H) 1 Cleveland 0
Shortstop Roger
Peckinpaugh doubled home catcher Muddy Ruel
in the bottom of the third and Jack Quinn
(17-6, 2.12) went all the way for 1-0 win over Jim Bagby
(21-7, 2.54). Harry Lunte
took the shortstop position for the Indians in their first game back since the
death of Ray
Chapman.
Chicago (AL) 4 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 3
Lefty
Williams (16-14, 3.60) was cruising along with a four-hit shutout when A's
catcher Cy
Perkins hit a two-out three-run homerun (#4) in the bottom of the seventh
and, all of a sudden, it was a new game. Williams recovered and finished what
he started, with Eddie Rommel
(3-3, 4.11) taking the loss.
St. Louis (AL) 5 Washington (H) 4
With the score tied at 3-3 after the
completion of the third inning, it looked like this one was heading towards
another offensive explosion, but then both pitchers settled down and no runs
were scored until both teams plated a run in the seventh. In the top of the
ninth first baseman George
Sisler doubled home shortstop Wally
Gerber to put the Browns ahead again and this time Carl
Weilman (5-11, 6.57) was able to pick up the win to go along with his blown
save.
Thursday, August 19, 1920
Transactions:
Chicago (AL) outfielder Nemo
Leibold was injured (broken left hand) on 08/18/1920
Philadelphia (AL) catcher Lena Styles
was injured (?) on 08/20/1920
New York (NL) pitcher Jesse
Winters returned to the mound on 08/20/1920
Boston (AL) (H) 11 Detroit 1
The Red Sox often struggle to score runs but
today built a 3-0 lead after the fifth, and then their offense exploded with
eight runs in their final three innings to quickly put away the visiting Tigers.
The team had eighteen hits, with every starting player getting at least one
hit. Bullet
Joe Bush (8-16, 3.98) got the win over Dutch
Leonard (7-14, 5.49).
New York (AL) (H) 8 Cleveland 1
The Yankees woke up this morning in second
place, essentially tied with the White Sox, but only trailing by the merest of
percentage points. Right fielder Babe Ruth
hit two homeruns (#46, #47), but the big hit of the day was shortstop Roger
Peckinpaugh's three-run homerun (#10) in New York's five-run sixth that put
the game away for the hometown Yankees.
Cincinnati (H) 3 Brooklyn 2
The Robins scored a run in the top of the
ninth to take a 2-1 lead but it didn't last long as in the bottom of the inning
first baseman Jake
Daubert doubled to lead off the inning and then center fielder Edd Roush
doubled home Daubert to tie the score at 2-2. The next batter, left fielder Pat Duncan,
then singled home Roush and, just like that, the Reds had the win.
Philadelphia (NL) 6 Pittsburgh 0
Lee Meadows
(6-15, 3.88) twirled a five-hit shutout as the Phillies took game one of their
three-game set in Pittsburgh.
Friday, August 20, 1920
Transactions:
Brooklyn catcher Rowdy
Elliott was injured (?) on 08/19/1920
Washington catcher Val
Picinich was injured (?) on 08/19/1920
Cleveland pitcher George
Ellison made his Major League Debut on 08/21/1920
New York (AL) catcher Fred
Hofmann returned to play on 08/21/1920
Chicago (AL) 16 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 0 (GM
1)
The White Sox already led 6-0 when they
exploded for a seven-run fifth (all unearned), the big hit being a three-run
homerun (#12) from center fielder Happy
Felsch. Red Faber
(20-9, 1.93) scattered six hits and picked up the Game One win.
Chicago (AL) 4 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 2 (GM 2)
Not a blowout, but a win is a win, and with
the doubleheader sweep the White Sox extended their win streak to seven games
and moved from 0.5 games behind New York to 0.5 games ahead of the idle
Yankees. Dickey
Kerr (12-6, 2.73) gave up nine hits but only allowed only one run and got
the Game Two win over Scott Perry
(10-18, 3.42).
Chicago (NL) (H) 3 New York (NL) 2
In the bottom of the ninth Pete
Alexander (17-14, 1.85) rifled a single down the line and scored battery
mate Bob
O'Farrell with the game-winner.
Brooklyn 3 Cincinnati (H) 2 (15)
Cincinnati shortstop Larry Kopf
got the scoring started with a two-out two-run triple in the bottom of the
sixth, but Brooklyn tied it up in the top of the ninth when pinch-hitter Bernie Neis
drove a double off the way and drove home two runs to tie the score at 2-2.
There the score stayed until third baseman Jimmy
Johnston singled home catcher Zack Taylor
with the eventual game-winner in the top of the fifteenth. Leon Cadore
(14-5, 2.66) threw seven innings of scoreless relief and picked up the win.
Pittsburgh (H) 6 Philadelphia (NL) 1
A pair of triples in the first gave the
Pirates a quick 2-0 lead and they went on from there to walk away with the easy
win over their cross-state rival. Max Carey
hit his second triple of the game to help add some insurance runs for Elmer
Ponder (10-5, 2.18).
St. Louis (NL) (H) 4 Boston (NL) 2
Boston shortstop Rabbit
Maranville was back in the starting lineup today after having been absent
for the previous week and Maranville did drive in both of Boston's runs, but it
was enough as St. Louis scored three times in the fourth and Bill Doak
(18-7, 1.99) and Bill
Sherdel held off the Braves attack.
Saturday, August 21, 1920
Transactions:
Brooklyn pitcher Clarence
Mitchell was injured (?) on 08/20/1920. Brooklyn pitcher George
Mohart was injured (?) on 08/20/1920. Brooklyn catcher Zack Taylor
was injured (?) on 08/20/1920
Cincinnati pitcher Buddy
Napier made his Season Debut on 08/22/1920
Boston (AL) (H) 3 Cleveland 0 (GM 1)
Waite Hoyt
(3-5, 5.03) twirled a five-hit shutout for the Game One win, although Guy Morton
(1-12, 7.83) pitched a strong game as well. First baseman Stuffy
McInnis hit a two-out two-run double in the eighth to lock the game up for
the Red Sox.
Boston (AL) (H) 3 Cleveland 1 (GM 2)
The Indians scored their first (and only) run
of the day in the top of the first but then the normally solid Cleveland
defense crumbled, committing five errors, and allowing the Red Sox to walk away
with the doubleheader sweep. Herb
Pennock (12-11, 3.00) throttled the Indians and walked away with the Game
Two win.
New York (AL) (H) 12 Detroit 7
The Tigers led 4-0 after the top of the
fourth but the Yankees scored five times in the bottom of the inning and the
rout was on. Right fielder Babe Ruth
hit two homeruns (#48, #49) for the second consecutive game to power the
offense and Rip Collins
(8-5, 2.82) picked up the win despite a shaky start and with help from the
Yankees bullpen.
Chicago (AL) 1 Washington (H) 0 (No-Hitter!)
Eddie
Cicotte (19-5, 2.95) walked three but gave up no hits for the sixth
no-hitter of the season. The White Sox scored a run in the top of the first,
and while it wasn't much, it was enough for Cicotte today. Tom Zachary
(15-11, 3.76) was the hard-luck loser.
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| Eddie Cicotte |
Three times the Giants took a one-run lead and three times the Cubs tied the game back up, and then in the bottom of the ninth first baseman Fred Merkle led off with a single, stole second, and then scored the game-winning run on a single by third baseman Charlie Deal.
Cincinnati (H) 5 Brooklyn 4
After a three-run third, the Robins led 4-2,
but by the end of the fifth, it was the Reds on top 5-4. There the score stayed
as Hod
Eller (6-8, 4.35) and Rube
Marquard (5-11, 4.08) shut down the opposition the rest of the way, but it
was Eller who came away victorious.
Philadelphia (NL) 4 Pittsburgh (H) 1 (11) (GM
1)
The Pirates scored a run in the first, the
Phillies tied it 1-1 in the fourth, but then Eppa Rixey
(9-17, 4.58) and Wilbur
Cooper (18-9, 2.00) dominated the game thereafter, and play soon extended in
extra innings. In the top of the eleventh Philadelphia put up a four-spot to
take the lead and secure the win for Rixey, who only allowed four Pittsburgh
hits.
Pittsburgh (H) 4 Philadelphia (NL) 3 (10) (GM
2)
The Pirates got the Game Two win, but they had
to score a run in the bottom of the ninth to tie the score at 3-3 and to send
the game into extras, and then they wasted no time by scoring the game-winner
in the bottom of the tenth. Elmer Ponder
(11-5, 2.16) got the win in relief.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 7 Boston (NL) 5
The Cardinals scored three runs in the first
and then added three more in the third and Jesse
Haines (22-5, 2.54) got the win. Boston scored three runs in the eighth and
forced St. Louis to dig into their bullpen, but the rally attempt fell short.
Sunday, August 22, 1920
Transactions:
Boston (AL) outfielder Gene Bailey
was injured (?) on 08/21/1920. Boston (AL) infielder Mike
McNally was injured (?) on 08/21/1920
Cleveland pitcher George
Ellison made his Major League Finale on 08/21/1920. Cleveland catcher Pinch
Thomas made his Season Finale on 08/21/1920. Cleveland outfielder Joe Evans
returned to play on 08/23/1920
New York (AL) catcher Fred
Hofmann was injured (?) on 08/21/1920. New York (AL) pitcher Ernie Shore
made his Major League Finale on 08/22/1920
Detroit pitcher Bill
Morrisette made his Season Debut on 08/23/1920
Philadelphia (AL) pitcher John
Slappey made his Major League Debut on 08/23/1920. Slappey had previously
been signed as a free agent
Detroit 5 New York (AL) (H) 1
The Tigers jumped on Jack Quinn
(17-7, 2.19) for four runs in the top of the first and Howard
Ehmke (9-17, 3.08) cruised home with the Sunday win. Right fielder Babe Ruth
hit a solo homerun (#50), his fifth homerun in the last four games.
Washington (H) 8 Chicago (AL) 0
Eric
Erickson (11-9, 3.74) was the star of the game as he not only shut out the
league-leading White Sox on only four hits, but Erickson had four hits himself
(4-for-4), plus he scored two runs, drove in four, with three of those RBI's
coming on a three-run homerun (#2) in the second.
New York (NL) 5 Chicago (NL) (H) 2
Hippo
Vaughn (16-12, 2.34) experienced control problems in the first, and the
Giants were able to take advantage when second baseman Larry Doyle
stroked a two-out two-run double in the three-run outburst. Fred Toney
(18-10, 2.28) took over from there and held the Cubs back and got the
complete-game victory.
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| Leon Cadore |
Leon Cadore (15-5, 2.58) shut out the Reds and Cadore also provided the offense when he hit a two-run homerun (#3) in the top of the third. Jimmy Ring (12-11, 4.16) pitched well but took the loss.
Boston (NL) 5 St. Louis (NL) (H) 1 (GM 1)
The Braves jumped on Bill Doak
(18-8, 2.09) with four runs in the top of the fourth and Jack Scott
(3-19, 4.40) took that lead and ran with it for the Game One win.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 4 Boston (NL) 3 (10) (GM
2)
The Braves scored three times in the top of
the fifth to take a 3-0 lead, but this time the Cardinals were able to come
back, although it took until two outs in the bottom of the ninth before they could
tie the score and send the game into extra innings. In the bottom of the tenth
first baseman Jack
Fournier scored the game-winner when center fielder Ray Powell
dropped a sure third out.
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