Monday, September 13, 1920
Transactions:
Detroit pitcher Bernie
Boland made his Season Finale on 09/12/1920. Detroit first baseman Babe
Ellison returned to play on 09/14/1920
St. Louis (AL) pitcher Elam
Vangilder was injured (?). St. Louis (AL) infielder Lyman Lamb
made his Major League Debut
Cincinnati pitcher Fritz
Coumbe made his Season Debut on 09/14/1920
Brooklyn pitcher Johnny
Miljus returned to the mound on 09/14/1920
Boston (AL) outfielder George Orme
made his Major League Debut on 09/14/1920
Chicago (AL) (H) 5 Washington 3
Second baseman Eddie
Collins drove in three runs and Shoeless
Joe Jackson drove in two and Red
Faber (23-12, 2.09) went all the way for the win.
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| Larry Gardner |
Stan Coveleski (24-8, 3.09) scattered five hits and went all the way for the in at home versus the A's. Third baseman Larry Gardner drove in three runs and George H. Burns, getting a spot start at first base, made his opportunity work by going 3-for-3 with four RBI's to spark the Indians' offense.
Detroit (H) 7 New York (AL) 6
The Yankees were cruising along with a
5-0 lead after the top of the seventh, but then the usually reliable Carl Mays
(24-12, 2.72) tried to lighten up a little for the final few innings and the
Tigers made him pay. Center fielder Ty Cobb
got the scoring started with a solo homerun (#1) in the seventh and then with
two outs in the ninth Cobb's single brought home the game-winner
Boston (AL) 8 St. Louis (AL) (H) 1
The Browns scored first with a run in
the first, but it was all Red Sox thereafter as they scored three runs in the
seventh and again in the eighth to win going away. Third baseman Ossie Vitt
had the big hit when he hit a three-run homerun (#3) in the eighth that put the
game out of reach.
Boston (NL) (H) 6 Pittsburgh 1
Jack Scott
(4-23, 4.92) went all the way to get the win over Babe Adams
(16-12, 1.30). The Pittsburgh defense committed two key errors and three of the
Braves' runs were unearned.
Brooklyn (H) 3 Chicago (NL) 1 (GM 1)
Catcher Ernie
Krueger hit a two-run homerun (#1) in the fourth to everyone's surprise and
Jeff
Pfeffer (14-10, 3.40) got the Game One win over Pete
Alexander (20-17, 1.90).
Brooklyn (H) 11 Chicago (NL) 6 (GM 2)
The Robins scored twice in the bottom
of the sixth to tie the score at 3-3 but then, now into the Cubs bullpen,
Brooklyn exploded for six runs in the bottom of the seventh to complete the
doubleheader sweep. Rube
Marquard (9-12, 3.89) got the win, and third baseman Jimmy
Johnston led the offense by going 5-for-5 and scoring four runs.
New York (NL) (H) 3 St. Louis (NL) 2
A close one all the way as Fred Toney
(21-12, 2.46) eventually got the win over Bill Doak
(20-11, 2.14). Right fielder Ross Youngs had two RBI's on the day to put the
Giants over the top.
Cincinnati 8 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 2
A six-run fifth was the difference
with a two-run single from third baseman Heinie Groh
and a two-run double from center fielder Edd Roush
being the big hits in the inning. Hod Eller
(11-9, 3.65) got the win over Eppa Rixey
(10-21, 4.62).
Tuesday, September 14, 1920
Transactions:
St. Louis (NL) pitcher George
Scott made his Major League Finale on 09/13/1920
St. Louis (AL) outfielder Earl Pruess
made his Major League Debut on 09/15/1920. St. Louis (AL) third baseman Paul Speraw
made his Major League Debut on 09/15/1920. St. Louis (AL) outfielder Dutch
Wetzel made his Major League Debut on 09/15/1920
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| Pie Traynor |
NL Pennant Race Update: Brooklyn, now winners of seventeen of their last eighteen games, has climbed into a tie for first place with Cincinnati, although the Reds still hold a very slight advantage in winning percentage.
Chicago (AL) (H) 10 Washington 0
Now with a 2.5 games lead over the
second-place Yankees, the White Sox kept on pressing their advantage as Shovel
Hodge (2-0, 0.43) threw a three-hit shutout against the Senators. While
Washington was limited to three hits, four different Chicago players had three
hits all by themselves, including Hodge himself.
Cleveland (H) 4 Philadelphia (AL) 3
The A's took a 3-0 lead in the third
but couldn’t add on from there, thus giving the Indians a chance to rally, and
that they did as the score was tied at 3-3 after the sixth. In the bottom of
the ninth, first baseman Doc
Johnston singled, shortstop Joe Sewell
bunted him to second, and then catcher Steve
O'Neill wasted no time and singled home Johnston with the game-winner.
Detroit (H) 6 New York (AL) 4
The Tigers pulled out some late-inning
magic to beat the Yankees again, this time with a four-run eighth. The big play
of the fateful eighth was when shortstop Roger
Peckinpaugh kicked what was likely to have been a double play ball and
allowed two runs to score. Hooks Dauss
(11-17, 4.05) allowed four runs in the first but none the rest of the way to
get the win.
Boston (AL) 6 St. Louis (AL) (H) 0
Harry
Harper (11-10, 2.85) held the Big Browns Machine to only five hits and kept
them off the scoreboard on his way to the shutout victory. Third baseman Ossie Vitt
led the offensive charge with a 4-for-5 day that included two runs scored, two
RBI's, and a double.
Chicago (NL) 10 Brooklyn (H) 1
The Cubs exploded with a six-run
first, added a four-run seventh later, and Lefty Tyler
(10-10, 3.45) handled the red-hot Robins quite easily. Tyler's two-out two-run
double capped off the scoring in the first and Tyler ended up with three RBI's
in the game.
New York (NL) (H) 8 St. Louis (NL) 2
The Cardinals led 2-1 after the third
but the Giants finally got things going in the fifth and then ran away with it
late. Phil
Douglas (11-9, 3.72) got the win over Ferdie
Schupp (7-21, 5.76).
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 4 Cincinnati 3
First baseman Gene
Paulette sliced a two-out double down the right field line with two outs in
the bottom of the ninth to score catcher Walt
Tragesser with the game-winner.
Wednesday, September 15, 1920
Transactions:
New York (NL) pitcher Jesse
Winters made his Season Finale on 09/14/1920
Detroit pitcher Allen
Conkwright made his Major League Debut on 09/16/1920. Detroit pitcher Roy
Crumpler made his Major League Debut on 09/16/1920
Boston (AL) infielder Hob Hiller
returned to play on 09/16/1920
Chicago (NL) infielder William
Marriott made his Season Debut on 09/16/1920
NL Pennant Race Update: In the NL, the pennant race now has three teams tied
for first at the beginning of the day. Cincinnati has a slight winning
percentage lead over New York and Brooklyn.
Philadelphia (AL) 6 Cleveland (H) 3
The A's jumped on Jim Bagby
(25-9, 2.46) for three runs in the second inning and Dave Keefe
(9-3, 2.29) shut down the Indians attack as he went all the way for the win.
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| Wally Schang |
The Browns scored three times in the first, but Boston never gave up and kept hanging in there. Right fielder Jack Tobin hit a two-run single in the seventh to bolster the St. Louis lead, which came in handy when catcher Wally Schang hit a two-run homerun (#7) in the eighth.
Pittsburgh 2 Boston (NL) (H) 0 (GM 1)
The Braves outhit the Pirates 10-9,
but Wilbur
Cooper (23-9, 1.76) kept Boston off the scoreboard and went all the way for
the Game One win. Hugh McQuillan
(7-17, 4.95) had a strong outing but took the loss.
Pittsburgh 7 Boston (NL) (H) 2 (GM 2)
Boston finally scored with two runs in
the bottom of the sixth, but then Pittsburgh put up a four-spot in the eighth
to get the Game Two win. First baseman Charlie
Grimm and Hal Carlson
(8-17, 4.05) both slugged two-run singles in the fateful eighth.
Brooklyn (H) 5 Chicago (NL) 0
Brooklyn scored two runs in each of
the first two innings and Sherry
Smith (9-5, 2.43) held Chicago to four hits and went all the way with the
shutout victory.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 8 Cincinnati 7
Cincinnati took the lead with two runs
in the top of the eighth, but the Reds bullpen couldn't close out the bottom of
the ninth and the Phillies roared back with three runs to snatch the victory.
Shortstop Art
Fletcher lined a two-run double and gave Philadelphia its second
consecutive bottom-of-the-ninth walk-off victory over the Reds.
Thursday, September 16, 1920
Transactions:
St. Louis (AL) outfielder Earl Pruess
made his Major League Finale on 09/15/1920. St. Louis (AL) third baseman Paul Speraw
made his Major League Finale on 09/15/1920. St. Louis (AL) pitcher Adrian
Lynch returned to the mound on 09/17/1920
Detroit catcher Eddie
Ainsmith returned to play on 09/17/1920. Detroit pitcher John Bogart
made his Major League Debut on 09/17/1920. Detroit shortstop Davey
Claire made his Major League Debut on 09/17/1920. Detroit pitcher Cy Fried
made his Major League Debut on 09/17/1920. Fried was acquired from Newport News
(VL) on or about 07/01/1920. Detroit third baseman Clarence
Huber made his Major League Debut on 09/17/1920
New York (AL) infielder Ray French
made his Major League Debut on 09/17/1920. French had previously been acquired
from Des Moines (WL) for $5,000 on or about 06/01/1920
Boston (NL) pitcher Al Pierotti
returned to the mound on 09/17/1920
NL Pennant Race Update: When looking at this morning's sports pages all three
teams saw that Brooklyn had, at least for the moment, taken control of first
place while Cincinnati, having spent most of the past two weeks atop the NL,
now found themselves residing in third place. The Reds now play three games in
Brooklyn, followed by four games with the Giants, so these next seven games
could very well define their season.
Chicago (AL) (H) 1 New York (AL) 0
(12)
The White Sox started the day with a
3.5 games lead over second-place New York and knew the Yankees were coming to town
for three games. Chicago knew they could really put an end to the Yankees'
menace with a little bit of luck (and some runs). Both Jack Quinn
and Dickey
Kerr (18-6, 2.52) were fabulous as no runs were scored by either team until
there were two outs in the bottom of the twelfth when shortstop Swede
Risberg singled, stole second, and then scored the game-winner on catcher Ray
Schalk's bloop single to right.
Cleveland (H) 5 Washington 4
The Senators led 3-1 after the fifth
but the Indians tied it up with two in the sixth and then took the lead with
two in the seventh. Washington made a comeback attempt, but Duster
Mails (4-0, 1.50) was able to continue his late-season magic for the
Indians.
Detroit (H) 6 Boston (AL) 5
Roy
Crumpler (1-0, 5.14) made his first major league appearance and gave up
four runs in seven innings, but his teammates bailed him out by scoring three
runs in both the second and sixth inning. In his first major league plate
appearance, Crumpler hit a triple and drove in two runs.
St. Louis (AL) (H) 4 Philadelphia (AL)
3
Right fielder Jack Tobin
doubled home two runs in the bottom of the ninth and the Browns escaped with a
win. Joe
DeBerry (3-2, 5.25) got the win over Slim
Harriss (5-18, 4.49) with the help of a crucial A's fielding error that
opened the door for St. Louis.
Boston (NL) (H) 3 St. Louis (NL) 2 (GM
1)
Twice the Braves scored a run and both
times the Cardinals immediately scored to tie the game. Boston finally pushed
across a run in the bottom of the eighth and Jack Scott
(5-23, 4.82) held on for the Game One win.
St. Louis (NL) 2 Boston (NL) (H) 1 (GM
2)
Another close one as St. Louis took
the lead with a run in the seventh and Jesse
Haines (23-6, 2.75) went all the way for the Game Two win over Joe Oeschger
(9-14, 3.39).
Cincinnati 6 Brooklyn (H) 0
Dutch
Ruether (17-11, 1.88) won by holding the Robins to three hits, as
Ruether showed some early-season form. Burleigh
Grimes (19-11, 2.34) gave up four runs in the first three innings and
Brooklyn was locked down by Ruether thereafter.
New York (NL) (H) 6 Pittsburgh 4 (GM
1)
The Giants slowly but effectively
built a 6-3 lead going into the ninth inning and then called upon Jesse
Winters to get through the final inning, only to see Winters walk the first
three batters he faced. Rube Benton
came in for Winters and successfully got through the ninth, preserving the win
for Jesse
Barnes (20-11, 2.11).
Pittsburgh 4 New York (NL) (H) 2 (GM
2)
New York spotted the visiting Pirates
a three-run lead, made it close but just couldn't quite catch them. Elmer
Ponder (14-6, 1.92) continued his great second half of the season and got
the Game Two win over Art Nehf
(19-8, 2.83).
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 4 Chicago (NL) 3
A two-run homerun (#14) by center
fielder Cy
Williams got the Phillies an early lead, but then they needed a two-run
fifth to take the lead for good. Bill
Hubbell (6-12, 4.20) got the win over Hippo
Vaughn (19-15, 2.42).
Friday, September 17, 1920
Transactions:
Chicago (NL) infielder Bernie
Friberg made his Season Finale on 09/16/1920
Washington outfielder Clyde Milan
made his Season Finale on 09/16/1920
St. Louis (AL) pitcher Allen
Sothoron made his Season Finale on 09/16/1920
Boston (NL) outfielder Lloyd
Christenbury returned to play on 09/18/1920
New York (AL) catcher Fred
Hofmann returned to play on 09/18/1920
Chicago (AL) outfielder Nemo
Leibold returned to play on 09/18/1920
Detroit pitcher Lou Vedder
made his Major league Debut on 09/18/1920
NL Pennant Race Update: Cincinnati, New York, and Brooklyn all found themselves
back in a tie for first place, with only percentage points separating them from
each other. Cincinnati started its seven-game swing through Brooklyn and New
York with a win in Brooklyn, while New York split a doubleheader with
Pittsburgh.
Chicago (AL) (H) 8 New York (AL) 0
Chicago handed New York their seventh
consecutive loss as the White Sox scored three times in the first and then
later added another three-spot in the seventh. Red Faber
(24-12, 2.03) threw a two-hit shutout and got the win over Herb
Thormahlen (5-10, 4.69).
Washington 6 Cleveland (H) 5
Harry
Courtney (6-12, 4.58) pitched eight innings of marvelous baseball plus his
two-out two-run triple in the top of the ninth provided some much-needed
padding. Courtney's ninth inning wasn't as good as his earlier innings though
as the Indians scored three times to make it close and Jose Acosta
had to come in and clean up the mess.
Detroit (H) 6 Boston (AL) 3
The Tigers exploded late with a
three-run sixth and then a two-run seventh to make it easy for John Bogart
(1-0, 1.29) to get the win in his Major League Debut.
St. Louis (AL) (H) 9 Philadelphia (AL)
7
The Browns jumped off to a quick 5-0
start and both teams took the opportunity to take a look at some of their late-season call-ups, and all of a sudden the A's woke up and came back to take a
7-6 lead after the seventh inning, with Lyle Bigbee
(0-5, 7.27) and left fielder Tillie
Walker both smacking two-run homeruns in the top of the seventh. St. Louis
regained the lead with three runs in the bottom of the eighth, led by George
Sisler who went 4-for-5 (.441), scored three runs, drove in two, and hit three
triples.
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| Rogers Hornsby |
Bill Doak (21-11, 2.07) held the Braves to only three hits and went all the way for the win. Second baseman Rogers Hornsby led the offense by going 4-for-4 (.399) and scoring and driving in one run.
Cincinnati 2 Brooklyn (H) 1
Leon Cadore
(19-8, 2.83) threw a five-hitter and only allowed two unearned runs, but Cincinnati
somehow managed to get by for the crucial road win in Brooklyn. Hod Eller
(12-9, 3.52) went all the way for the win and to keep the Reds in first place.
Pittsburgh 6 New York (NL) (H) 5
Pittsburgh scored four runs in the top
of the eighth behind two runs doubles from right fielder Billy
Southworth and shortstop Pie Traynor.
Babe
Adams (17-12, 1.30) got the win, but the Pirates bullpen almost gave the
game away by allowing three runs in the bottom of the ninth.
Chicago (NL) 5 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 3
The Cubs led 2-1 after the first and
then Chicago spent the rest of the game holding off the Phillies from getting
back into the game. Virgil
Cheeves (1-0, 3.86) got the win in his first Major League start and Pete
Alexander came in to close the game out with a 1-2-3 ninth.
Saturday, September 18, 1920
Transactions:
Boston (AL) outfielder George Orme
made his Major League Finale on 09/17/1920
Detroit catcher Oscar
Stanage made his Season Finale on 09/17/1920
Boston (NL) pitcher Mule Watson
made his Season Finale on 09/17/1920
New York (NL) pitcher Rosy Ryan
was recalled before 09/19/1920
Note: Today’s Chicago Tribune featured
a letter on the front page of the sports section by businessman Fred Loomis.
The headline over the letter blared: IS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE SOX? 1919 WORLD
SERIES SCANDAL REVIVED.
NL Pennant Race Update: Cincinnati took its second in a row in Brooklyn and New
York lost to Pittsburgh, so it is Cincinnati all alone in first place with a
1.0 games lead over the other two.
New York (AL) 2 Chicago (AL) (H) 1
The Yankees ended their seven-game
losing streak and they ended the White Sox eight-game losing streak and pulled
back to within 4.5 games of first place. Bob Shawkey
(21-9, 2.09) got the win over Eddie
Cicotte (21-8, 2.64).
Washington 12 Cleveland (H) 8 (11)
A tight game that blew up late when
the Senators scored four runs in the top of the ninth to take a 7-5 led, but
center fielder Tris
Speaker hit a two-run homerun (#16) to tie the game at 7-7 and send the
game on to extra-innings. Washington then exploded again as they scored five
runs in the top of the eleventh, giving Tom Zachary
(19-12, 4.24) the win in relief.
Detroit (H) 4 Boston (AL) 0
Detroit scored two runs in both the
second and third innings and Mutt Wilson
(1-1, 1.06) hamstrung Boston and got the win.
Philadelphia (AL) 11 St. Louis (AL)
(H) 7
The A's led 8-2 after the third and
then held on for dear life as St. Louis started scoring and getting back into
the game. Dave
Keefe (10-3, 2.58) got the win with help from Scott Perry who came in to
close out the game.
Boston (NL) (H) 9 St. Louis (NL) 3 (GM
1)
The Braves scored three times in the
first and they continued to pour it on from there and Joe
Oeschger (10-14, 3.39) cruised to the easy Game One win. Second baseman Rogers
Hornsby went 3-for-4 at the plate and ended the day with a .402 batting
average
St. Louis (NL) 5 Boston (NL) (H) 3 (GM
2) (12)
The Cardinals scored a run in the top
of the ninth to tie the game at 3-3, and then they threw a Braves runner out at
the plate in the bottom of the tenth to extend the game. St. Louis finally
broke through with two runs in the top of the twelfth and Bill
Sherdel (13-6, 3.49) got the win in relief. Ferdie Schupp
started Game One but got pulled early when he was hit hard, so he was given the
opportunity to get the start in Game Two as well. Second baseman Rogers
Hornsby went 1-for-3 in the game to end the day at .402.
Cincinnati 2 Brooklyn (H) 0
Jimmy Ring
(15-13, 4.28) came through with a stellar performance as he shut out the
Robins on eight hits. The Reds only had five hits, but left-fielder Pat Duncan
collected both RBI's to make those few hits count.
New York (NL) (H) 7 Pittsburgh 3
The Pirates led 3-2 through the top of
the eighth but then in the bottom half of the inning, they committed two
unfortunate errors that opened the door for the Giants to score five unearned
runs. Phil
Douglas (12-9, 3.67) got the win in relief over Jimmy Zinn
(0-1, 1.93).
Chicago (NL) 9 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 1
The Cubs scored four times in the
first and then added another run in the second, and Lee Meadows
(7-20, 4.01) was within one batter of taking an early shower. Meadows induced
an inning-ending double play, one of three double plays in the game, and was
able to finish the game, albeit in a losing cause. Lefty Tyler
(11-10, 3.34) didn’t allow a run until two outs in the ninth inning, and catcher
Bob
O'Farrell whacked two homeruns (#3, #4).
Sunday, September 19, 1920
New York (AL) infielder Ray French
made his Season Finale on 09/18/1920. New York (AL) pitcher George
Mogridge made his Season Finale on 09/18/1920
St. Louis (NL) pitcher Mike
Kircher made his Season Finale on 09/18/1920
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| Bevo Lebourveau |
Detroit pitcher Lou Vedder made his Major League Finale on 09/18/1920. Detroit pitcher Red Oldham returned to the mound on 09/20/1920. Detroit pitcher Mutt Wilson made his Major League Finale on 09/18/1920
Chicago (AL) first baseman Ted Jourdan
returned to play on 09/20/1920. Chicago (AL) catcher Bird Lynn
returned to play on 09/20/1920. Chicago (AL) infielder Hervey
McClellan returned to play on 09/20/1920
Washington shortstop Frank
O'Rourke made his Season Debut on 09/20/1920
NL Pennant Race Update: Cincinnati completed its three-game sweep in Brooklyn
while New York got the win versus Pittsburgh to stay one game behind the
league-leader. Cincinnati begins its four-game set versus New York today while
it is Brooklyn's turn to host always troublesome Pittsburgh.
Philadelphia (AL) 4 Chicago (AL) (H) 2
With the score tied at 1-1 with two
outs and two on in the top of the seventh, little-known Bill Kelly
hit a pinch-hit double that scored two runs and suddenly it was the A's who had
the advantage. Scott Perry
pitched the final three innings to get the save for Eddie
Rommel (7-6, 3.08), with Lefty
Williams (19-17, 4.03) taking the loss.
Cleveland (H) 7 Boston (AL) 1
Jim Bagby
(26-9, 2.42) kept the hopes of the Indians fans alive as he powered through the
Red Sox and Herb
Pennock (14-14, 3.12) for the win. Third baseman Larry
Gardner hit two triples and drove in two runs to spark the offense.
Washington 6 Detroit (H) 4 (GM 1)
Gus Bono
(1-0, 2.70) made his first (and only) Major League start a successful one, but
only after the Senators jumped on Howard
Ehmke (12-19, 3.06) or five runs in the top of the sixth. The big hit in
the fateful sixth was Braggo
Roth's pinch-hit two-run single.
Washington 11 Detroit (H) 2 (GM 2)
Left fielder Howie
Shanks got the Washington hit parade started with a three-run homerun (#5)
in the fourth, the Senators scored three more in the fifth, and then they
closed the game out with a five-run ninth. Jim Shaw
(8-19, 4.80) got the Game Two win over Hooks Dauss
(11-18, 4.18).
St. Louis (AL) (H) 4 New York (AL) 2
This current late-season Midwest road
trip has not been good for the Yankees and their late-season doldrums continued
as St. Louis scored three times in the first and then Dixie Davis
(16-10, 3.41) took over and kept New York in its downward spiral. Center
fielder Baby
Doll Jacobson hit a two-run double in the first for the big hit in the
game.
Pittsburgh 2 Brooklyn (H) 0
Wilbur
Cooper (24-9, 1.70) scatted six hits and shut out the Robins, plus Cooper
tripled and scored the first run of the game on a sacrifice fly. Jeff
Pfeffer (14-11, 3.36) pitched well but took the loss.
Cincinnati 6 New York (NL) (H) 4 (10)
New York led 4-3 after the fourth but
couldn’t hold that lead as Cincinnati tied the score at 4-4 with a run in the
seventh. Both teams had chances to take the lead in regulation, but neither
could break through until the Reds scored two runs in the top of the tenth. Dolf Luque
(12-8, 2.14) finished with a 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the tenth to take
the win.
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