Monday, September 27, 1920
Transactions:
Pittsburgh pitcher Babe Adams
made his Season Finale on 09/26/1920. Pittsburgh pitcher Johnny
Morrison made his Major League Debut on 09/28/1920. Morrison and Whitey
Glazner (Major League Debut 09/24/1920) were acquired from Birmingham (SA)
on or about 08/14/1920
Chicago (NL) outfielder Max Flack
made his Season Finale on 09/26/1920
St. Louis outfielder Mike Knode
made his Major League Finale on 09/26/1920
Washington pitcher Duke Shirey
made his Major League Debut on 09/28/1920
NL Pennant Race Update: The Cincinnati Reds woke this morning to see their lead
over New York had shrunk to only 0.5 games, with Brooklyn now 2.5 games out of
first. Cincinnati and New York have both gone 5-5 over their previous ten
games, so both teams were well aware that miniscule 0.5 games lead could have
easily been reversed with a little luck for either team.
Black Sox Update: On this
day in 1920, behind the pitching of Dickie Kerr,
the White Sox topped Detroit, 2–0. In the clubhouse following the game, copies
of the Chicago papers were spread on the table. The headlines featured
Philadelphia writer Jimmy Isaminger’s interview with Billy Maharg where Maharg
admitted to his involvement, and that of former pitcher Bill Burns,
in the scandal.
Boston (AL) (H) 6 Washington 5 (GM 1)
Boston scored three times in the
bottom of the first, but when Washington scored two runs in the top of the eighth,
they took a 5-4 lead. In the bottom of the inning, right fielder Harry
Hooper helped to restore Boston's lead with an RBI triple (#20) and Sad Sam
Jones (10-20, 4.59) got the win.
Washington 9 Boston (AL) (H) 5 (GM 2)
Washington scored four times in the
top of the second, but then Boston worked their way back to a 4-4 tie after the
sixth, only to see the Senators put up a five-spot in the top of the
seventh. Eric
Erickson (15-10, 3.47) got the win in a short outing as the Washington pen
had a good day.
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| Dickey Kerr |
Chicago hurler Dickey Kerr (19-6, 2.42) knocked a two-run single in the second to give the White Sox the early lead then left fielder Shoeless Joe Jackson smashed a two-run homerun (#12) in the sixth to pave the path to victory for Chicago. With this win, the White Sox have nailed the AL pennant.
New York (AL) 2 Philadelphia (AL) (H)
1
Carl Mays
(27-12, 2.68) singled home a run in the fifth, and then in the sixth center
fielder Babe
Ruth unleashed another homerun (#61). Mays held off a late A's rally
attempt and the Yankees retired to the clubhouse to await results from the
Detroit-Chicago game. After about an hour or so the news came in that the White
Sox had clinched, much to the disappointment of the New York team and their
fans.
Cleveland 4 St. Louis (AL) (H) 3 (10)
Cleveland led 3-1 after the sixth but
then St. Louis scored single runs in the seventh and eighth innings to tie the
score at 3-3 and the game soon moved into extra-innings. In the top of the
tenth right fielder Elmer Smith
hit his second double of the game and a few batters later shortstop Joe Sewell
delivered a single and Smith scored what was the eventual game-winner. Duster
Mails (6-1, 1.74) continued his late-season heroics for the Indians.
St. Louis (NL) Chicago (NL) (H) 3
Ferdie
Schupp (9-22, 5.71) went all the way in a romp over the Cubs, plus Schupp
went 2-for-5 from the plate with three runs scored, four RBI's, and hit a double
to help his own cause. The Cardinals scored seven runs in the third and then
added on a nine-run ninth to add to the dun, with Schupp getting both of his hits
in the ninth, a double that drove in two runs and then a run-scoring single. Rogers
Hornsby led the hit parade by going 5-for-5 (.410), scored two runs, and
drove in seven, including a three-run triple in the ninth inning.
Boston (NL) 3 New York (NL (H) 1 (13)
(GM 1)
A pitcher's duel in Game One as Boston
scored a run in the fourth and then New York tied it at 1-1 in the seventh, and
there the score stood until the thirteenth. Catcher Mickey
O'Neil slipped through a run-scoring
single and then Leo
Townsend (1-0, 1.29) scored O'Neil with a single for insurance. Art Nehf
(20-9, 2.86) pitched a whale of a game but came up on the short end of the
stick.
Boston (NL) 3 New York (NL) (H) 2 (10)
(GM 2)
A bad day for New York. They could
have slipped past idle Cincinnati into first place with a doubleheader sweep,
but instead, it was seventh-place Boston that did the sweeping. Al Pierotti
(2-0, 0.95) made his first start of the season and made it pay off, while Rosy Ryan
(0-1, 1.50), also making his first start of the season, pitched well but it was
Ryan's throwing error in the top of the tenth that brought home the
game-winning run.
Tuesday, September 28, 1920
Transactions:
Chicago (AL) outfielder Happy
Felsch made his Major League Finale on 09/26/1920. Chicago (AL) outfielder Joe Jackson
made his Major League Finale on 09/27/1920. Chicago (AL) shortstop Swede
Risberg made his Major League Finale on 09/27/1920. Chicago (AL) third
baseman Buck
Weaver made his Major League Finale on 09/27/1920. Chicago (AL) pitcher Lefty
Williams made his Major League Finale on 09/25/1920. Chicago (AL) pitcher Ed Cicotte
made his Major League Finale on 09/26/1920. Chicago (AL) third baseman Fred
McMullin made his Major League Finale on 09/20/1920
Pittsburgh infielder Bill
McKechnie made his Major League Finale on 09/28/1920
Philadelphia (AL) pitcher Bob Hasty
returned to the mound on 09/29/1920
St. Louis (AL) pitcher Elam
Vangilder returned to the mound on 09/29/1920
Black Sox Update: An Illinois grand jury indicted the eight Chicago
players in the 1919 World Series scandal, and Charles Comiskey immediately
suspended the seven active players (Chick Gandil
had retired before the season). Yankees owners Jacob Ruppert and Cap Huston
sent a telegram to Chicago owner Charles Comiskey offering to place their
entire team at his disposal, following the suspension of eight players in the
scandal. Comiskey said he could not accept the proposal.
The printing on The Sporting
News (October 7, 1920):
NL Pennant Race Update: While Cincinnati and Brooklyn were off yesterday New
York squandered an opportunity to take the lead in the NL when they
got swept in a doubleheader by Boston. New York and Brooklyn are idle today,
while Cincinnati has a doubleheader in Pittsburgh.
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| Herb Pennock |
These two split a doubleheader yesterday and they are going to do it again today. The Red Sox scored three times in the bottom of the sixth, with catcher Wally Schang's homerun (#8) being the big hit in the inning. Herb Pennock (16-15, 3.00) got the Game One win over Jim Shaw (8-20, 4.75).
Washington 6 Boston (AL) (H) 2 (GM 2)
The Senators scored three runs in the
fifth and then added three more in the seventh to pace the way for Harry
Courtney (7-13, 4.31) to get the Game Two win and the doubleheader split.
St. Louis (AL) (H) 6 Cleveland 5
An explosive game as the lead bounced
back and forth several times, but was finally won when Dixie Davis
(18-10, 3.36), who had entered the game in a relief role, was forced to bat in the
bottom of the ninth because of a dearth of available players following lineup
manipulations earlier in the game, singled to lead off the inning, was singled
to third by shortstop Wally
Gerber, and then scored the game-winner on a walk-off sacrifice fly by
second baseman Joe Gedeon.
Jim
Bagby (26-10, 2.43) took the loss.
Cincinnati (H) 2 Pittsburgh 1 (GM 1)
The Reds were surprised, pleasantly
surprised, but surprised, by second-place New York having gotten swept by lowly
Boston yesterday and were resolved not to have that happen to them today in their
doubleheader against always troublesome Pittsburgh. Game One was a close one
that went into the bottom of the ninth with the score tied at 1-1. Left fielder
Pat
Duncan led off with a single, stole second, and then made a mad dash for
home to score the winning run on a single by shortstop Larry Kopf.
Cincinnati's Magic Number was now reduced to four.
Pittsburgh 6 Cincinnati (H) 2 (GM 2)
Pittsburgh scored twice in the first
and soon led 5-0 after the fifth and Earl
Hamilton (12-11, 3.77) easily cruised to the Game Win and the doubleheader
split. Left fielder Carson
Bigbee led the offensive charge for the Pirates by going 4-for-5 with three
runs scored and a triple from the leadoff spot.
Wednesday, September 29, 1920
Transactions:
Boston (AL) infielder Cliff Brady
made his Major League Finale on 09/26/1920
NL Pennant Race Update: Cincinnati split their doubleheader in Pittsburgh, so
they reduced their Magic Number to four while maintaining their 1.5 games lead
over New York and 2.5 games lead over Brooklyn. Cincinnati will be in
Pittsburgh for a game (weather permitting), while New York and Brooklyn are
idle.
New York (AL) 2 Philadelphia (AL) (H)
0 (GM 1)
A pair of four-hitters today with two
good pitching performances but the Yankees scored two runs in the fourth inning
with both runs coming home on successful sacrifice bunts, and not from a
homerun. Rip
Collins (11-8, 2.90) threw his first shutout of the season and got the win
over Slim
Harriss (5-20, 4.37).
New York (AL) 6 Philadelphia (AL) (H)
0 (GM 2)
Bob Shawkey
(24-9, 1.92) threw his fourteenth shutout of the season and had a no-hitter
going until the ninth inning. Rollie
Naylor (11-20, 3.33) took the loss as two errors behind him in the field
led to three unearned runs, putting the game out of reach.
Cleveland 8 St. Louis (AL) (H) 5
The Indians were nursing an early lead
when center fielder Tris
Speaker unloaded on a three-run homerun (#18) to open a healthy lead and
let Stan
Coveleski (27-9, 3.08) get the win.
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| Joe Oeschger |
The Braves put up three runs in the bottom of the second and Joe Oeschger (11-16, 3.48) and the Boston bullpen made that lead stand up for the Game One win. Homeruns from first baseman Walter Holke (#6) and third baseman Tony Boeckel (#3) were the offensive highlights for the Braves.
Boston (NL) (H) 5 Philadelphia (NL) 0
(GM 2)
Dana
Fillingim (13-19, 3.68) threw a four-hit shutout for the Game Two win and
the doubleheader sweep. Center fielder Ray Powell
went 3-for-4 from the leadoff spot, scored two runs, and had one RBI from his
homerun (#3).
Thursday, September 30, 1920
Transactions:
New York (AL) outfielder Truck
Hannah made his Major League Finale on 09/29/1920
St. Louis (AL) pitcher Carl
Weilman made his Major League Finale on 09/28/1920
Philadelphia (AL) pitcher Fred
Heimach made his Major League Debut on 10/01/1920. Heimach was previously
acquired from Raleigh (PL). Philadelphia (AL) pitcher Teddy
Kearns made his Major League Debut on 10/01/1920. Philadelphia (AL) pitcher
Bill
Shanner made his Major League Debut on 10/01/1920
Chicago (AL) pitcher Joe Kiefer
made his Major League Debut on 10/01/1920
Brooklyn catcher Zack Taylor
returned to play on 10/01/1920
NL Pennant Race Update: Cincinnati and Pittsburgh were rained out yesterday, and New York and Brooklyn were idle, so the Pennant race remained unchanged.
No games were played today.
Friday, October 1, 1920
Transactions:
New York (NL) infielder Doug Baird
returned to play on 10/02/1920. New York (NL) pitcher Virgil
Barnes made his Season Debut on 10/02/1920. New York (NL) pitcher Claude
Davenport made his Major League Debut on 10/02/1920. New York (NL)
outfielder Bob
Kinsella made his Season Debut on 10/02/1920
Brooklyn catcher Rowdy
Elliott returned to play on 10/02/1920
Chicago (AL) catcher Bubber
Jonnard made his Major League Debut on 10/01/1920. Jonnard was previously
acquired from Nashville (SA) on or around 08/10/1920. Chicago (AL) pitcher George
Payne returned to the mound on 10/03/1920
Pittsburgh outfielder Cliff Lee
returned to play on 10/02/1920
St. Louis (AL) infielder Billy
Mullen made his Major League Debut on 10/02/1920
Philadelphia (AL) catcher Ed Wingo
made his Major League Debut on 10/02/1920
NL Pennant Race Update: Weather intervened and as it turned out no games were
played yesterday after all. Cincinnati is scheduled to play in Pittsburgh again
while New York will be facing Brooklyn in Brooklyn in a doubleheader.
Note: The season has now moved into
October, with three days remaining in the regular season.
Cleveland 4 Detroit (H) 1 (GM 1)
The Indians scored two runs in the
first, added another in the second, and Duster
Mails (7-1, 1.57) cruised to the easy Game One win. Howard
Ehmke (12-21, 3.18) pitched a good game for Detroit but took the loss.
Cleveland 11 Detroit (H) 5 (GM 2)
The Indians scored five unearned runs
in the fifth to take a 5-3 lead and then when facing the Detroit bullpen scored
three times in both the eighth and ninth innings. Shortstop Joe Sewell
went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and four RBI's to spark the offense and Ray
Caldwell (17-12, 3.51) went all the way for the Game Two win.
Washington 2 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 1
Left fielder Howie
Shanks slapped a two-run single in the top of the third to give Washington
a 2-1 lead and that was all the scoring as Tom Zachary
(21-13, 3.94) outdueled Fred
Heimach (0-1, 3.60) and the A's bullpen for the tough win.
St. Louis (AL) (H) 5 Chicago (AL) 2
Dixie Davis
(19-10, 3.31) held off a makeshift White Sox team as he went all the way for
the win. Left fielder Dutch
Wetzel's two-run single in the fourth was the big hit in this game,
although the Browns later added two insurance runs in the eighth just to make
sure.
Chicago (NL) (H) 3 St. Louis (NL) 0
Pete
Alexander (23-17, 1.78) held the Cardinals to only two hits and went all
the way for the shutout victory over Jesse
Haines (24-8, 2.85). Second baseman Rogers
Hornsby had both hits off Alexander and upped his batting average to
.411.
Note: On this day in 1920, Chicago
(NL) beat St. Louis (NL) 3-2 in seventeen innings, with Alexander and Haines
both pitching complete games.
New York (NL) (H) 4 Brooklyn 3 (GM 1)
New York scored the first run of the
game in the bottom of the fifth, and then things got intense. Brooklyn tied it
in the sixth, but the Giants took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the seventh. The
Robins took a 3-2 lead in the top of the eighth, but New York came right back
with two of their own in the bottom of the inning. Art Nehf
came in to shut down Brooklyn in the ninth and to preserve the win for Jesse
Barnes (22-11, 22.21), but only after Barnes had first earned a blown save
and was then saved by the New York comeback.
New York (NL) 2 Brooklyn 0 (GM 2)
The Giants didn't do much, but two
runs was more than sufficient for Fred Toney
(23-14, 2.54) who went all the way to shut out the Robins and get the
doubleheader sweep. Sherry
Smith (10-6, 2.28) was the hard-luck loser for Brooklyn.
Saturday, October 2, 1920
Transactions:
Chicago (AL) pitcher Byrd Lynn
made his Major League Finale on 10/01/1920
Philadelphia (AL) pitcher Bill Shanner made his Major
League Finale on 10/01/1920
New York (NL) outfielder Vern
Spencer made his Major League Finale on 10/01/1920. New York (NL) pitcher Tom Grubbs
made his Major League Finale on 10/03/1920
Cincinnati pitcher Monty
Swartz made his Major League Debut on 10/03/1920
Washington second baseman Allie Watt
made his Major League Debut on 10/03/1920
NL Pennant Race Update: With two games rained out over the previous two days,
fans got their money’s worth in Pittsburgh as the Pirates and Reds, battling to
determine final standings placement, played the century’s only tripleheader.
Starting at noon, the Reds won the first, 13–4. The Reds won game two as well,
7–3, with a number of players at odd positions: Reds put catcher Ivey Wingo
at 2B, with pitchers Rube
Bressler, Dutch
Ruether, Fritz
Coumbe, and Hod Eller
at field positions. The Pirates took the finale 6–0, called after 6 innings
because of darkness. The only “tribill” played this century was played in five
hours. Clyde
Barnhart, who made his major league debut ten days earlier, doubled in the
first two games and singled in the third, the only player to hit in all three
games.
Of course, APBA BBW can't schedule
three games in one day for a team. Therefore, Game One was scheduled and played
on Friday, with the final two to be played on Saturday, a fine compromise. This
write-up will include all three games under Saturday's heading.
As far as the replay goes, New York
swept their doubleheader in Brooklyn. Cincinnati's Magic Number was still at
four and their lead over New York was back to 0.5 games. Besides Cincinnati's
three games today, New York will play in Brooklyn one more time.
Cleveland 10 Detroit (H) 7 (10)
Cleveland led 1-0 through the fifth
inning but after the top of the eighth, the Indians had a 7-2 lead, a three-run
homerun (#1) by right fielder Smoky Joe
Wood in the seventh being the big hit. Jim Bagby
tried to lighten up a little and the Tigers made him pay for it as they scored
three times in the eighth and then tied the score at 7-7 with a two-run ninth.
Cleveland had an immediate answer as catcher Steve O'Neill
delivered a two-run single in the tenth, and before the play was over a third
run had crossed the plate due to a throwing error. This time Bagby (27-10,
2.54) got the final three outs and got the win.
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 5 Washington 4
(GM 1)
The Senators led 4-0 after the fourth
but the A's put on a late-inning charge behind homeruns from light-hitting
shortstop Emmet
McCann (#1) and then center fielder Tillie
Walker homered (#14) in the eighth to put Philadelphia ahead for the first
time. Roy
Moore (2-13, 6.83) picked up the Game One win in relief.
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| Jim Shaw |
The A's scored first with a run in the first but then Jim Shaw (9-20, 4.62) tightened up and went all the way for the Game Two win and the doubleheader split.
St. Louis (AL) (H) 5 Chicago (AL) 2
The Browns scored single runs in five
different innings and Bill Bayne
(9-4, 3.35) got the win with help from a host of relievers. Dickey Kerr
(19-7, 2.51) was hoping to get his twentieth win of the season, but it was not
to be.
Boston (NL) (H) 8 Philadelphia (NL) 7
(GM 1)
Philadelphia led 5-1 after the top of
the fourth, but by the end of the fifth the score was tied at 5-5 and the
Braves rolled on to victory from there. Center fielder Ray Powell
and second baseman Hod Ford
both collected three RBI's with some clutch hits.
Boston (NL) (H) 4 Philadelphia (NL) 3
(10) (GM 2)
With the score tied at 3-3, and after
a long hot season with two teams long out of the pennant race, and with Game
Two of a doubleheader now moved into extra-innings, third baseman Tony
Boeckel made a daring dash to successfully steal home with the game-winner.
St. Louis (NL) 19 Chicago (NL) (H) 3
St. Louis came out swinging and
connected for twenty-two hits, scored five runs in the first, three in the
second, and then four in the third to put this game away early, although they
then added a five-run fifth. Leadoff hitter first baseman Hal Janvrin
had singles in each of the first three innings and ended the day 4-for-6 with
three runs scored, while second baseman Rogers
Hornsby continued his torrid end of the season by going 4-for-6 (.413) with
three runs scored four runs driven in, and a three-run homerun (#10). Ferdie
Schupp (10-122, 5.63) has had a rough season but got the easy win today.
Brooklyn 3 New York (NL) (H) 0
Burleigh
Grimes (20-12, 2.27) only allowed one hit, a seventh-inning double to first
baseman George Kelly, and went all the way for the win over their cross-city
rival. Catcher Otto Miller
had two RBI's with some timely bat work and center fielder Hi Myers
scored two runs while going 3-for-4 on the day.
Note: I inadvertently inserted Jesse
Barnes today, instead of his brother, Virgil
Barnes, as the starting pitcher for New York.
Cincinnati 5 Pittsburgh (H) 3 (GM 1)
Another exciting ending as the score
was tied 1-1 through the sixth, but then it was Pittsburgh who scored twice in
the bottom of the seventh to take a 3-1 lead. Cincinnati tied the game at 3-3
with two in the top of the eighth, and then they scored twice again in the top
of the ninth to take the 5-3 lead. Ray Fisher
(17-8, 3.86) went all the way for the win, plus he checked in with a 2-for-4
day at the plate that also included a run scored.
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| Fritz Coumbe |
With a win in Game One, and knowing they have to play a third game yet, Cincinnati took a chance and placed several pitchers into the starting lineup, with the intent of giving some of their regulars a break on a hot Pittsburgh afternoon. Both teams scored a run in the first, but then both pitchers settled down and neither team scored until Fritz Coumbe, a pitcher playing center field, launched a solo homerun (#1). Cincinnati took a 3-1 lead in the eighth, but Pittsburgh came back with two runs in the bottom of the eighth to tie the game up at 3-3. Coumbe singled home a run in the ninth to put Cincinnati back ahead, but the Pirates came back again to tie the score at 4-4, and the game moved into extra innings. In the top of the tenth, Coumbe hit his second homerun (#2) of the game and despite another frantic Pirates comeback attempt, somehow Cincinnati held on for the Game Two win.
Note: If you have pitchers who play
other defensive positions, please ensure they are provided a standard fielder’s
arm rating and not just the pitcher's minimum value. I did not catch this
during my pre-season preparations.
Cincinnati 3 Pittsburgh (H) 2 (GM 3)
Just before the start of Game Three,
word came down from the press box that New York had lost their game in Brooklyn
earlier today, which reduced Cincinnati's Magic Number to one. With the end in
sight, catcher Ivey Wingo,
stationed at second base again today, led the game off with a triple and scored
when pitcher Hod Eller,
stationed at first base today, successfully bunted him home. The Reds then
added two runs in the top of the eighth to take a 3-0 lead, those insurance
runs coming in handy when Pittsburgh scored a run in both the eighth and ninth
innings to make it close. Buddy
Napier (5-0, 0.99) came through with another stellar pitching performance
to carry the Reds over the finish line.
Sunday, October 3, 1920
Note: Final day of the 1920 Regular
Season
Transactions:
Boston (NL) first baseman Red Torphy
made his Major League Finale on 10/03/1920
Brooklyn catcher Rowdy
Elliott made his Major League Finale on 10/02/1920
Brooklyn infielder Bill McCabe
made his Major League Finale on 10/03/1920
Chicago (AL) first baseman Ted Jourdan
made his Major League Finale on 10/03/1920
Chicago (AL) pitcher George
Payne made his Major League Finale on 10/03/1920
Chicago (NL) infielder Hal
Leathers made his Major League Finale on 10/02/1920
Cincinnati catcher Nick Allen
made his Major League Finale on 10/02/1920
Cincinnati pitcher Ray Fisher
made his Major League Finale on 10/02/1920
Cincinnati catcher Bill
Rariden made his Major League Finale on 10/02/1920
Cincinnati pitcher Monty
Swartz made his Major League Finale on 10/03/1920
Cincinnati infielder Morrie Rath
made his Major League Finale on 10/03/1920
Detroit pitcher Harry
Baumgartner made his Major League Finale on 10/02/1920
Detroit pitcher John Bogart
made his Major League Finale 0n 10/03/1920
Detroit pitcher Allen
Conkwright made his Major League Finale on 10/03/1920
New York (NL) infielder Al Lefevre
made his Major League Finale on 10/03/1920
New York (NL) infielder Doug Baird
made his Major League Finale on 10/02/1920
New York (NL) pitcher Claude
Davenport made his Major League Finale on 10/02/1920
New York (NL) second baseman Larry Doyle
made his Major League Finale on 10/02/1920
New York (NL) outfielder Pug Griffin
made his Major League Finale on 10/02/1920
New York (NL) outfielder Bob
Kinsella made his Major League Finale on 10/02/1920
New York (NL) second baseman Roy Grimes
made his Major League Finale on 10/03/1920
Philadelphia (AL) pitcher John
Slappey made his Major League Finale on 10/02/1920
Philadelphia (AL) catcher Ed Wingo
made his Major League Finale on 10/02/1920
Philadelphia (NL) catcher Gavvy
Cravath made his Major League Finale on 10/02/1920
Philadelphia (NL) pitcher Johnny
Enzmann made his Major League Finale on 10/02/1920
Philadelphia (NL) catcher Walt
Tragessor made his Major League Finale on 10/02/1920
Philadelphia (NL) first baseman Gene
Paulette made his Major League Finale on 10/03/1920. Paulette was later
suspended permanently for refusing to talk to the commissioner concerning an
ongoing gambling investigation.
St. Louis (AL) pitcher Adrian
Lynch made his Major League Finale 10/02/1920
St. Louis (AL) infielder Joe Gedeon
made his Major League Finale on 10/03/1920. Gedeon was later suspended
permanently for having guilty knowledge of gambling (re: 1919 Chicago Black
Sox)
Washington pitcher Gus Bono
made his Major League Finale on 10/03/1920
Washington pitcher Clarence
Fisher made his Major League Finale on 10/03/1920
Washington infielder Bill
Hollahan made his Major League Finale on 10/03/1920
Washington pitcher Ed Johnson
made his Major League Finale on 10/03/1920
Washington pitcher Duke Shirey
made his Major League Finale on 10/03/1920
Washington second baseman Allie Watt
made his Major League Finale on 10/03/1920
NL Pennant Race Update: It's over, it's all over. Cincinnati won all three of
the games in their tripleheader versus Pittsburgh and Brooklyn beat New York,
so in one day Cincinnati's Magic Number went from four to zero. Cincinnati will
face Chicago in the World Series, a repeat of the 1919 combatants.
On the one hand, Cincinnati was
already upset because the gambling scandal implied the only reason they won in
1919 was because Chicago threw games. Cincinnati believed they were good enough
to have beaten Chicago fair and square, and now that they have gotten a chance
to prove that point, they will have to do it against a makeshift team of what
is left after seven active White Sox players were banned from baseball, so this
series will be tainted as well, no matter the outcome.
Cleveland 10 Detroit (H) 3
The Indians got the scoring started
with a five-run second, although the Tigers made it close with a three-run
fifth. In the top of the seventh backup catcher Les
Nunamaker lined a three-run triple, and the outcome was no longer in doubt. George Uhle
(4-5, 5.81) pitched five innings of relief and got the win. Detroit ended the
season with a fourteen-game losing streak.
Both teams took the opportunity to
clean out their bench and their bullpen, including giving the opportunity for
fans to show their appreciation when they strategically removed their star
players and fan favorites from the game.
St. Louis (AL) (H) 11 Chicago (AL) 1
First baseman George
Sisler went 1-for-4 (.433) and drove in four runs to lead the offense, and
then moved from first base to the pitcher's mound and threw a 1-2-3 ninth, much
to the delight of the home fans.
Philadelphia (AL) 6 Washington (H) 4
The A's scored three times in the
first and then added a three-run seventh later in the game to capture the
end-of-season win. Out of the myriad of relievers used in this game, it was Slim
Harriss (6-20, 4.44) who walked off with the win.
Brooklyn (H) 5 Boston (NL) 2
The score was tied 1-1 after the sixth
but then the Robins scored twice in both the seventh and eighth innings to lock
this one away. George
Mohart (4-1, 1.76) got the start and went six innings to pick up the win.
Chicago (NL) (H) 5 Pittsburgh 3
The Cubs put up a four-spot in the
bottom of the second and then Lefty Tyler
(12-11, 3.176) held off the Pirates to get the win over Hal Carlson
(8-19, 4.10).
St. Louis (NL) 13 Cincinnati (H) 2
The Cardinals bookended a four-run
first and then a five-run eighth to get the blowout win over Cincinnati. Rogers
Hornsby went 0-0 (.413) with a run scored and was pulled early after an
outfield collision, but the rest of the St. Louis offense did just fine without
him.
Philadelphia (NL) 10 New York (NL) (H)
1
Like some of the other teams, the
Giants took the opportunity to bench some of their starters and let some of
their bench prospects get a good look, but today was all Phillies. George
Smith (9-16, 4.35) went five innings to pick up the win as he then gave way
to let the relief corps finish up the day for him.
Final regular season standings:
