Monday, August 23, 1920
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| Mike Gonzalez |
St. Louis (AL) pitcher Bill Bayne returned to the mound on 08/24/1920. St. Louis (AL) pitcher Joe DeBerry made his Major League Debut on 08/24/1920
Philadelphia (AL) shortstop Chick
Galloway returned to play on 08/24/1920
Cleveland 6 Boston (AL) (H) 5 (GM 1)
The Indians ended their four-game losing
streak but had to come back to do so. The Red Sox built a 5-3 heading into the
ninth, with a three-run fifth giving them the early lead. In the top of the
ninth right fielder Elmer Smith
hit a two-run homerun (#8) to tie the game, and then before the inning was over
first baseman Doc
Johnston tripled home the eventual game-winner.
Cleveland 5 Boston (AL) (H) 3 (GM 2)
The Indians scored single runs in five
different innings and Jim Bagby
(22-7, 2.55) went all the way for the Game Two win.
New York (AL) (H) 8 Detroit 1
The Yankees were nursing a slender 2-1 lead
but then they scored three runs in both the seventh and eighth innings to turn
the game into a rout. Carl Mays
(20-9, 2.34) made his first start since the Ray Chapman
incident and went all the way for the win.
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 5 St. Louis (AL) 4 (GM
1)
The Browns just had a four-day stretch with
no games played, but now they have to pay for it as they have doubleheaders
today and tomorrow in Philadelphia. After two outs in the bottom of the ninth
with the score tied at 4-4 the A's opted to let Rollie
Naylor (10-17, 2.84) stay in the game and Naylor promptly slapped a double
down the line. Center fielder Frank Welch
quickly followed that up with a run-scoring double off the left field wall for
the Game One win.
St. Louis (AL) 10 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 0 (GM
2)
Urban
Shocker (20-6, 2.50) held the A's to only three hits as he went all the way
for his third shutout of the season. St. Louis exploded for five runs in the
top of the ninth to put this game away for Shocker.
Chicago (NL) (H) 5 Boston (NL) 4 (10)
After having failed to sacrifice shortstop Zeb Terry
to second with no outs in the bottom of the tenth, and then after Terry managed
to get himself picked off first, left fielder Dave
Robertson turned from goat to hero when he ended the game with a massive
solo homerun (#6).
Philadelphia (NL) 7 Cincinnati (H) 6 (13)
Shortstop Art
Fletcher hit a two-run homerun (#6) in the Phillies' four-run first, and
then Fletcher lined a double off the wall to drive home the eventual
game-winning run in the top of the thirteenth. Johnny
Enzmann (2-0, 1.13) got the win in relief as he only allowed one run to
score in the final eight innings of the game.
Pittsburgh (H) 11 Brooklyn 3
The Pirates led 5-1 after the fourth, but the
Robins cut into that lead when they scored twice in the top of the sixth. In
the bottom of the sixth Pittsburgh had two runners on with two outs and then
went on a binge with five consecutive singles, scored five runs, and locked
this game up. Earl
Hamilton (8-7, 3.81) got the complete-game victory as Pittsburgh ended up
collecting twenty hits on the day.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 5 New York (NL) 4 (13)
Two Giants errors allowed the Cardinals to
score two runs in the first, and then a third error allowed them to tie the
game up at 3-3 in the sixth. Right fielder Ross Youngs
tripled a run home in the top of the thirteenth to temporarily put New York ahead,
but St. Louis came back with two runs in the bottom half of the inning, all
after two outs. Bill
Sherdel (10-4, 3.19) got the win in relief.
Tuesday, August 24, 1920
Transactions:
Boston (NL) pitcher Ira Townsend
made his Major League Debut on 08/25/1920. Townsend had previously been signed
as a free agent on or around 08/13/1920
Cleveland 3 Boston (AL) (H) 2
A tight game that required Cleveland first
baseman Doc
Johnston to double home catcher Steve
O'Neill in the top of the ninth with the eventual game-winner, making a victor out of Bob Clark
(2-2, 4.85).
New York (AL) (H) 4 Detroit 0
Bob Shawkey
(18-7, 2.17) threw a one-hit shutout for the New York win. Doc Ayers
(10-7, 3.47) had one bad inning - a four-run fourth - but the damage was done
and Shawkey was just too much for the Tigers today.
St. Louis (AL) 3 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 2 (GM
1)
St. Louis scored twice in the top of the
seventh to take a 3-2 lead and Bill Bayne
(5-1, 3.05) got the Game One win with some ninth-inning help from Allen
Sothoron.
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 7 St. Louis (AL) 6 (12)
(GM 1)
The Browns were ahead 3-0 after the top of
the fourth, but by the end of the sixth, the A's had rallied to tie the score at
3-3. The Browns quickly moved back ahead, but then the A's tied it back up when
they scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth. In the bottom of the twelfth
third baseman Joe Dugan
singled to tight and advanced on an error and then catcher Cy Perkins
followed that with an RBI single to give Philadelphia the Game Two win. Dugan
had four runs scored in the game and Perkins had three RBI's.
Washington (H) 5 Chicago (AL) 2
The Senators only had five hits on the day
but they packaged most of them into a four-run fourth inning and Harry
Courtney (4-9, 4.71) got the win over Red Faber
(20-10, 2.06).
Chicago (NL) (H) 4 Boston (NL) 1
Pete
Alexander (18-14, 1.85) didn't allow a Braves run until the ninth inning to
spoil the shutout, but the real news was that Alexander drive in all four of
the Cubs' runs. Alexander hit a solo homerun (#5) in the third, a two-run
homerun (#6) in the fifth, and then a sacrifice fly in the seventh.
Cincinnati (H) 10 Philadelphia (NL) 1
Buddy Napier
(1-0, 0.90) made his first major league start since 1912 and didn't allow a run
until the eighth inning and picked up the win. Napier also had the big hit in
this game when his two-out three-run triple in the bottom of the second put the
Reds ahead to stay.
Brooklyn 3 Pittsburgh (H) 2 (13)
The Robins didn’t have a hit until the
seventh inning, didn't score until the eighth, but managed to send the game
into extra innings regardless. Burleigh
Grimes (15-9, 2.35) finished the game with ten consecutive scoreless
innings and in the top of the thirteenth center fielder Hi Myers
doubled to lead off the inning and first baseman Ed Konetchy
sent him home with an RBI single. Hal Carlson
(6-16, 4.4) took the loss.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 7 New York (NL) 4
The Giants finally got on the board with two
runs in the top of the seventh to tie the score at 2-2, but the Cardinals were able
to explode now that they were facing the New York bullpen for five runs in
their final two at-bats for the win. Rogers
Hornsby (.389) drove in four runs to lead the St. Louis offense.
Wednesday, August 25, 1920
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Washington pitcher Harry
Biemiller made his Major League Debut on 08/26/1920
Boston (AL) (H) 6 St. Louis (AL) 1
The Red Sox collected seventeen hits on the
day and everyone in the Boston lineup had at least one hit. Elmer Myers
(5-5, 3.63) only allowed one unearned run and picked up the win.
Cleveland 10 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 3
Center fielder Tris
Speaker returned to the starting lineup for the first time in a week and
Speaker led the way with a 4-for-5 (.384) day that included two runs scored and
an RBI. Stan
Coveleski (21-7, 3.38) extended Cleveland's winning streak to four.
Chicago (NL) (H) 7 Boston (NL) 0
The Cubs scored three runs in the first and
then added three more in the fourth as they quickly knocked Jack Scott
(3-20, 4.61) out of the box while Lefty Tyler
(9-9, 3.65) was able to twirl a five-hit shutout over the visiting Braves.
Right fielder Max Flack
went 3-for-4 with a walk from the lead-off spot and scored two runs to spark
the Chicago offense.
Cincinnati (H) 2 Philadelphia (NL) 0
The Reds woke up this morning to find
themselves back to within 1.0 games over first-place New York and were still
looking to finally reach the top of the standings. Hod Eller
(7-8, 4.05) did his part by scattering five hits and getting the complete-game
shutout over the Phillies. Eppa Rixey
(9-18, 4.47) pitched well as the Reds could only manage to score two runs (one
unearned) in the bottom of the sixth, but it was enough to decide the game.
Pittsburgh (H) 7 Brooklyn 0
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| Ferdie Schupp |
St. Louis (NL) (H) 5 New York (NL) 4
A three-run fifth put the Giants ahead 3-1,
but Jesse
Barnes (16-10, 2.34) couldn't hold the lead and the Cardinals came back with
two in the seventh and two in the eighth to take the lead. Mike Kircher
(1-1, 8.02) gave up twelve hits but kept New York off the board for the most
part and picked up the win, with some ninth-inning help from Ferdie
Schupp. This Giants' loss, their third in a row, dropped them into a first-place
tie with Cincinnati.
Thursday, August 26, 1920
Transactions:
Boston (NL) infielder Oscar Dugey
made his Major League Finale on 08/25/1920
Chicago (AL) first baseman Ted Jourdan
returned to play on 08/27/1920
St. Louis (AL) 5 Boston (AL) (H) 1
A three-run third propelled the Browns into
the lead and Carl
Weilman (6-11, 6.18) made his second consecutive strong start and got the
complete-game victory. First baseman George
Sisler led the offense with a 3-for-5 (.448) day, scored a run, drove in
three, hit a double, and then added a late-inning homerun (#15) for
insurance.
Chicago (AL) 5 New York (AL) (H) 2
This three-game set in the Polo Grounds was
the series that all of baseball had been looking forward to. The White Sox had
grabbed first place for a few days, but as of this morning, it was the Yankees
who had a 1.0 games over the visitors. Chicago scored three times in the top of
the fifth to grab the lead and then added on a run in the eighth and another in
the ninth to pad their slim lead. Dickey Kerr
(13-6, 2.66) went all the way for the win and it was his double that scored a
run in the eighth.
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 3 Cleveland 1
The A's ended the Indians' three-game winning
streak after they scored three times in the fifth, the big hit being a two-run
double off the bat of first baseman Ivy Griffin.
Dave
Keefe (6-2, 2.00) gave up a run in the first but shut down the Indians
thereafter and got the win over Ray
Caldwell (13-10, 3.67).
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| Harry Heilmann |
The Tigers scored three times in the first and then they put up a five-spot in the fourth and the rout was on. First baseman Harry Heilmann hit a three-run homerun (#6) in the fourth, left fielder Bobby Veach scored four runs to lead the offense, and Hooks Dauss (9-15, 4.26) threw a six-hit shutout in Game One.
Washington (H) 11 Detroit 8 (GM 2)
A five-run second got the Senators off to a
good start, and they were soon cruising with an 8-3 lead after the sixth. The
Tigers then put up a five-run seventh and all of a sudden it was a new game
with the score tied at 8-8. Detroit first baseman Harry
Heilmann had another great game at the plate as he went 5-for-5 (.354) with
three runs scored, three driven in, two doubles, and his second homerun (#7) of
the day.
Chicago (NL) (H) 14 Brooklyn 1
The Robins began the day in fourth place, now
finding themselves 3.0 games behind the third-place Cardinals. Brooklyn scored
a run in the top of the first, but after that, it was all Chicago. Shortstop Zeb Terry
had a big day at the place by going 2-for-4 with three runs scored and four RBI's. Hippo
Vaughn (17-12, 2.30) got the win.
Cincinnati (H) 11 Philadelphia (NL) 2
Cincinnati led 4-2 after the top of the
third, but then they busted out for six runs in the bottom of the fifth and won
going away. Center fielder Edd Roush
led the way with a 3-for-5 (.354) day that included a run scored, four RBI's,
and a double, and Jimmy Ring
(13-11, 4.07) was able to go all the way for the win.
Pittsburgh (H) 10 Boston (NL) 0 (Grand Slam!)
Pittsburgh ace Babe Adams
shut out the Braves on only four hits, but the big news of the day was Adams's grand
slam homerun (#1) in the Pirates' seven-run fourth. Right fielder Billy
Southworth chimed in with a 4-for-5 (.347) day and drove in three runs.
New York (NL) 3 St. Louis (NL) (H) 2
The Giants had chanced to blow this game
open, but inning-ending double plays in both the first and third innings
squashed that thought, so they had to grind out a tough victory on a hot August
afternoon in St. Louis. The play of the game was when left fielder George J.
Burns threw out a Cardinal baserunner at home in the bottom of the eighth
to preserve the lead, allowing Fred Toney
(19-10, 2.27) to get the win over Bill Doak
(18-9, 2.12).
Friday, August 27, 1920
Transactions:
Cincinnati infielder Larry Kopf
was injured (?) on 08/26/1920. Cincinnati pitcher Slim Sallee
(Team Finale 08/26/1920) was placed on waivers after 08/26/1920
Boston (AL) (H) 6 St. Louis (AL) 3
The Red Sox were outhit 11-9 but they got
their hits when they needed and scored three runs in the fourth and then added
three in the seventh, allowing Herb
Pennock (13-11, 3.00) to go all the way for the win.
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| Buck Weaver |
Eddie Cicotte (20-5, 2.92) won his twentieth of the season as he kept the Yankees off the scoreboard until the eighth inning. Third baseman Buck Weaver went 3-for-4 (.382), scored two runs, drove in one run, and provided himself a general nuisance to the Yankees all day.
Cleveland 12 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 1
The Indians scored three times in the first
to take the early lead, but then they scored five times in the sixth and then
the rout was on. Center fielder Tris
Speaker went 4-for-5 (.390) scored two runs, and drove in three to support Jim Bagby
(23-7, 2.50).
Detroit 4 Washington (H) 2 (11)
Washington scored a run in the bottom of the
ninth to tie the score at 2-2 and the game was soon off to extra-innings. Howard
Ehmke (10-17, 3.02), still mad at having blown the lead, doubled home the
lead run in the top of the eleventh, and then Ehmke was able to score on a
passed ball for an insurance run. Jose Acosta
(0-4, 4.60) took the loss although he pitched a strong game.
Brooklyn 5 Chicago (NL) (H) 2
The Robins scored twice in the first and
added on from there while Jeff
Pfeffer (10-10, 3.59) shut down the Cubs for the win.
Cincinnati (H) 3 New York (NL) 1 (GM 1)
The Reds moved a full 1.0 games ahead of New
York as they scored twice early and Ray Fisher
(13-5, 3.26) kept the Giants under control, getting the win over Art Nehf
(17-7, 2.69).
Note: On this date in 1921, Game One of this
doubleheader went seventeen innings, with Fisher and Nehf going all seventeen
innings.
New York (NL) 0 Cincinnati (H) 0 (5) (GM 2)
(Tie Game)
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Pittsburgh (H) 3 Boston (NL) 1
Wilbur
Cooper (19-9, 1.97) kept the Braves off the scoreboard until the eighth plus
it was Cooper's two-run triple in the fourth that gave the hometown Pirates all
the runs they would need today.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 4 Philadelphia (NL) 3
Ferdie
Schupp (7-16, 5.82) managed to hold off the Phillies as he went all the way
for the tough home win. Third baseman Milt Stock
went 3-for-4 (.362) on the day and it was his two-run double in the third that
carried the day for the home team.
Saturday, August 28, 1920
Transactions:
Boston (NL) outfielder Lloyd
Christenbury was injured (?) on 08/27/1920
Detroit first baseman Babe
Ellison was injured (?) on 08/27/1920
Chicago (AL) first baseman Ted Jourdan
was injured (?) on 08/27/1920
Philadelphia (AL) outfielder Frank
Walker made his Season Finale on 08/27/1920
Cincinnati infielder Morrie Rath
returned to play on 08/29/1920
Brooklyn pitcher Sherry
Smith returned to the mound on 08/29/1920
Boston (AL) (H) 4 St. Louis (AL) 3
Third baseman Earl L.
Smith hit a two-out three-run triple in the top of the first to give the
Browns an early 3-0 lead, but those were the only runs Harry
Harper (9-10, 3.03) would allow today as the Red Sox slowly crept back and
regained the lead, and then relied on Harper to take them home from there.
New York (AL) (H) 3 Chicago (AL) 2
After having the previous two games to the
White Sox the Yankees pulled out a close one to move them back into a tie for
first place in the AL. Bob Shawkey
(19-7, 2.16) got the win over Red Faber
(20-11, 2.07).
Brooklyn 2 Chicago (NL) (H) 0
Center fielder Hi Myers
stroked a two-out two-run double in the top of the first and that was all the
scoring in this game. Burleigh
Grimes (16-9, 2.25) held Chicago to only three hits and got the win over Pete
Alexander (18-15, 1.85).
Cincinnati (H) 3 New York (NL) 2
The Giants scored a run in the top of the
first, then the Reds took the lead with two runs in the bottom of the third,
but then New York was able to tie the score at 2-2 when they scored a run in
the sixth. The score remained tied until right fielder Ross Youngs
muffed a sure third out in the bottom of the ninth and first baseman Jake
Daubert was able to scamper home with the game-winning run.
Pittsburgh (H) 4 Boston (NL) 1
The Pirates led 2-1 after the second but then
scored two more runs in the bottom of the eighth when a two-out flyball to
center was muffed and two more runs came home. Earl
Hamilton (9-7, 3.62) outdueled Dana
Fillingim (10-15, 3.90) for the hard-fought win.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 4 Philadelphia (NL) 1
St. Louis broke open a 1-1 tie with three
runs in the bottom of the seventh, the big hit being a two-run double from
third baseman Milt Stock.
Jakie May
(3-3, 5.49) got the win, with some late-inning bullpen assistance from Jesse
Haines.
Sunday, August 29, 1920
Transactions:
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| Claude Hendrix |
St. Louis (NL) pitcher Jakie May made his Season Finale on 08/28/1920
New York (NL) pitcher Pol Perritt
made his Season Debut on 08/30/1920
New York (AL) (H) 6 St. Louis (AL) 5
The Yankees led 4-1 after the sixth, thanks
to left fielder Duffy Lewis's three-run homerun(#x) in the third. The Browns
began a slow comeback and when they scored two runs in the top of the ninth they tied the score at 5-5. In the bottom of the ninth shortstop Roger
Peckinpaugh doubled to lead off the inning, was sacrificed to third by
eight fielder Bob Meusel,
and then with the infield drawn in second baseman Del Pratt
fisted a floater just over the infield to bring home the winning run. Carl Mays (21-10,
2.45) got the win in relief over Urban
Shocker (20-7, 2.62).
Cleveland 10 Washington (H) 1
The Indians were losing 1-0 after the second,
but then they scored in six of the next seven innings and won going away.
Center fielder Tris
Speaker led the way by going 3-for-4 (.393) with two runs scored, four
RBI's, and a homerun (#14). Stan
Coveleski (22-7, 3.27) got the win.
Chicago (NL) (H) 4 Brooklyn 3 (14)
Both teams had opportunities to score in the
extra innings but neither team could really pull the trigger. When they did
score - shortstop Ivy Olson
hit a homerun (#1) to lead off the eleventh - they couldn't hold the lead.
Finally, in the bottom of the fourteenth, right fielder Max Flack
lined a double to left-center and drove home catcher Bob
O'Farrell with the game-winner.
New York (NL) 8 Cincinnati (H) 0
The Giants jumped on Jimmy Ring
(13-12, 4.27) for four runs in the top of the first all while Jesse Barnes
(17-10, 2.26) was holding the Reds to only four hits on the day.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 16 Philadelphia (NL) 2
The Phillies led 2-0 after the top of the
third, but then the St. Louis offense, even without Rogers
Hornsby, went wild and scored five runs in the third, four in the fourth,
and then six in the sixth, to get the easy home win. The Cardinals had
twenty-two hirs in all, and every starter in the lineup had at least one hit.
First baseman Jack
Fournier went 4-for-5 (.370), scored two runs, and drove in three, and
third baseman Milt Stock
went 3-for-6 (.365), scored three runs, drove in three, and hit a double.
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