Monday, September 20, 1920
Transactions:
Detroit shortstop Davey
Claire made his Major League Finale on 09/19/1920. Detroit pitcher Norman
Glaser made his Major League Debut on 09/21/1920. Glaser was acquired from
Rocky Mount (VL) on or about 07/15/1920
New York (AL) infielder Chick
Fewster made his Season Finale on 09/19/1920
St. Louis (AL) pitcher George
Boehler made his Season Debut on 09/21/1920
NL Pennant Race Update: With only two weeks remaining Cincinnati started the
day with a 2.0 games lead over New York and a 3.0 games lead over Brooklyn.
Cincinnati plays two games in New York today and then has a last one tomorrow,
while Brooklyn tangles with the always troublesome Pittsburgh squad.
Chicago (AL) (H) 6 Philadelphia (AL) 1
The White Sox scored three runs in the
eighth to blow open a previously close game and got the win for Red Faber
(25-12, 2.01). Chicago also took the opportunity to empty their bench late in
the game and give all the subs some playing time.
Boston (AL) 3 Cleveland (H) 1
Bullet Joe
Bush (10-20, 4.17) ended up allowing ten hits but held the Indians to only
one run and got the win. Duster
Mails (4-1, 1.88) had another good outing but took the loss.
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| Bucky Harris |
Washington led 5-0 after the second and then turned the game over to Tom Zachary (20-12, 4.13) who held Detroit to four hits and went all the way for the win. Second baseman Bucky Harris went 3-for-4 on the day with two runs scored to lead the offense.
New York (AL) 6 St. Louis (AL) (H) 4
Carl Mays
(25-12, 2.75) cruised into the eighth with a 3-1 lead but the Browns upset that
apple cart when first baseman George
Sisler hit a two-out three-run homerun (#20) and, all of a sudden, St.
Louis was ahead 4-3 heading into the ninth. The Yankees were now facing the
Browns bullpen though and quickly stormed back with three runs of their own,
thus allowing Mays to pick up the win.
Chicago (NL) 10 Boston (NL) (H) 2 (GM
1)
The Braves scored two runs in the
bottom of the first but that was all Pete
Alexander (21-17, 1.88) would allow today as he held Boston to only three
hits. Left fielder Dave
Robertson led the Chicago offense by going 2-for-4, driving in four runs,
and hit homerun #8.
Chicago (NL) 7 Boston (NL) (H) 6 (10)
(GM 2)
Chicago always had the lead, but the
Braves kept coming back and making it close, and then in the bottom of the
ninth Boston scored the tying run and the game was soon off to extra innings.
Center fielder Babe
Twombly had hit a two-run homerun (#2) previously and then in the top of
the tenth Twombly came through again and singled home the eventual winning run.
Hippo
Vaughn (20-15, 2.45) had stayed in the game and got the Game Two win.
Brooklyn (H) 4 Pittsburgh 0
The Robins needed a win to right their
ship and Leon
Cadore (20-8, 2.73) came through and threw a four-hit shutout. Earl
Hamilton (11-10, 3.62) took the loss, but not until he had two of the four
Pirates hits on the day.
New York (NL) (H) 11 Cincinnati 5 (GM
1)
The Reds scored five runs in the top
of the first and were looking forward to another win but then the Giants scored
twice in the bottom of the first to keep it close. And then the Giants scored
seven times in the third and the fortunes of the Reds completely reversed. Art Nehf
(20-8, 2.90) was allowed to stay in the game after the disastrous first and
shut down the Reds the rest of the way for the Game One win.
Cincinnati 4 New York (NL) (H) 2 (GM
2)
Hod Eller
(13-9, 3.45) got the doubleheader split as he held the Giants to six hits and
went all the way for the Game Two win.
St. Louis (NL) 10 Philadelphia (NL)
(H) 6
Catcher Walt
Tragesser gave the Phillies a 3-0 lead with a three-run homerun (#4) in the
second, but then second baseman Rogers
Hornsby answered with a three-run homerun (#9) of his own and the rout was
on. Center fielder Cy Williams
added a late two-run homerun (#16) but Jesse
Haines (24-6, 2.78) and the St. Louis bullpen wouldn't budge any further.
Tuesday, September 21, 1920
Transactions:
New York (NL) pitcher Rube Benton
made his Season Finale on 09/20/1920
Chicago (NL) pitcher Paul Carter
made his Major League Finale on 09/20/1920
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| Eppa Rixey |
Pittsburgh third baseman Clyde Barnhart made his Major League Debut on 09/22/1920. Pittsburgh infielder Cotton Tierney made his Major League Debut on 09/22/1920. Tierney was previously acquired from Tulsa (WA) on or about 07/12/1920
NL Pennant Race Update: Cincinnati and New York split their Monday
doubleheader, so Cincinnati was able to maintain their 2.0 games lead over New
York. Brooklyn won their game and is 2.5 games behind Cincinnati. Cincinnati
has now played 140 games.
Chicago (AL) (H) 3 Philadelphia (L) 1
Four different Chicago players had two
hits today, including Eddie
Cicotte (22-8, 2.59), and the White Sox lowered their Magic Number to four
with a win over Philadelphia.
Cleveland (H) 13 Boston (AL) 2
The Indians put up a five-spot in the
second and if that wasn't enough, they did it again in the fourth. Now with a
comfortable lead, Stan
Coveleski (25-9, 3.05) held the Red Sox to five hits and went all the way
for the win. Catcher Steve
O'Neill led the Cleveland hit parade by going 4-for-4, scored a run, drove
in five, and hit two doubles.
Washington 11 Detroit (H) 6
Both teams were scoring early, and the lead went
back and forth, but then the Senators scored five runs in the top of the fifth
to put this one away. Eric
Erickson (14-10, 3.57) got the win, messy as it was, while Detroit relied
on a bunch of rookies to get through the game. First baseman Joe Judge
led the offense with a 4-for-6 (.382) day with a run, an RBI, and a double to
his credit.
New York (AL) 3 St. Louis (AL) (H) 1
Bob Shawkey
(22-9, 2.06) kept the potent St. Louis offense off the scoreboard until the
seventh but center fielder Babe Ruth
followed that up with a homerun (#55) to help secure the win for New York.
Chicago (NL) 8 Boston (NL) (H) 5
Left fielder Dave
Robertson went 3-for-5 on the day, scored two runs, drove in three, and hit
two triples to lead the Cubs to their fifth consecutive win. Virgil
Cheeves (2-0, 2.57) pitched well and got the win, but the Chicago bullpen
allowed four runs in the eighth to make it close, requiring Pete
Alexander to come in and close things out.
Cincinnati 5 New York (NL) (H) 2
Center fielder Edd Roush
smashed a two-run homerun (#x) in Cincinnati's three-run sixth to give the Reds
a 5-2 lead and Buddy
Napier (3-0, 0.74). Fred Toney
(21-14, 2.67) had one bad inning and that was all it took.
St. Louis (NL) 5 Philadelphia (NL) (H)
1
The Phillies took a 1-0 lead when
center fielder Cy Williams
homered (#17) in the first, but the Cardinals quickly came back to grab the
lead and hold on for the win. Bill Doak
(22-11, 2.04) got the complete-game victory while second baseman Rogers
Hornsby went 2-for-4 to end the day with a batting average of .402.
Wednesday, September 22, 1920
Transactions:
Detroit pitcher Norman Glaser
made his Major League Finale on 09/21/1920
Boston (AL) third baseman Ossie Vitt
made his Season Finale on 09/21/1920
Philadelphia (AL) catcher Johnny
Walker returned to play on 09/23/1920
Cleveland outfielder Smoky Joe
Wood returned to play on 09/23/1920
NL Pennant Race Update: Cincinnati finished up their final east coast swing by
sweeping three games in Brooklyn and then winning three of four in New York and
now have a 3.0 games lead over both New York and Brooklyn.
Black Sox Update: A States Attorney had been investigating, the
newspapers have been reporting on it, and now a Chicago grand jury was convened
to investigate charges that eight White Sox players conspired to fix the 1919
World Series.
Note: It's a travel day so there are
no AL games today, while in the NL some teams have traveled already, and some
have stayed behind to get in that one last East Coast game in before heading
back to the Midwest.
Brooklyn (H) 11 Boston (NL) 1
Sherry
Smith (10-5, 2.31) threw a two-out wild pitch in the sixth that brought
home the Braves only run but otherwise Smith threw a complete-game four-hitter
to keep Brooklyn's post-season hopes alive. Center fielder Hi Myers
had four RBI's and hit his #26 triple to lead the NL.
Note: Boston (NL) finally (finally!)
played game #140.
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| Dave Bancroft |
Neither team did much as the score was tied at 2-2 after the ninth inning but then after two outs in the bottom of the tenth shortstop Dave Bancroft drew a walk and then right fielder Ross Youngs doubled home Bancroft with the game-winner. Phil Douglas (13-9, 3.56) went all the way for the hard-fought victory.
St. Louis (NL) 5 Philadelphia (NL) (H)
1
Tony Lyons
(2-1, 3.43) didn’t allow a run until the ninth inning as St. Louis easily
rumbled to the win in Philadelphia. Second baseman Rogers
Hornsby went 2-for-4, scored two runs, and hit two doubles to keep his
assault on .400 (.405) intact.
Pittsburgh (H) 4 Cincinnati 3 (12) (GM
1)
Cincinnati didn’t score a run until
the seventh and then they took the lead with a two-run eighth, but the Pirates
tied the game at 3-3 in the bottom of the eighth and the game soon moved into
extra innings. In the bottom of the twelfth pinch-hitter Walter
Barbare bunted home first baseman Charlie
Grimm with the winner. Wilbur
Cooper (25-9, 1.68) picked up the Game One victory in relief.
Pittsburgh (H) 3 Cincinnati 2
Similar to Game One, Pittsburgh led
early, and Cincinnati came back thereafter, leaving the Pirates to require some
ninth-inning magic to avoid the loss. With two outs in the bottom of the ninth
first baseman Charlie
Grimm singled home the tying run and then shortstop Pie Traynor
immediately followed with a single to get the win and to sweep the
doubleheader. Grimm has been relatively quiet in his first season as a full-time regular but his two RBI's in Game One and two more in Game Two made the
difference today.
Thursday, September 23, 1920
Transactions:
Chicago (NL) pitcher Abraham
"Sweetbread" Bailey made his Season Finale on 09/22/1920
Cleveland infielder Harry Lunte
made his Major League Finale on 09/23/1920
Cincinnati outfielder Charlie See
made his Season Finale on 09/22/1920
Boston (AL) outfielder Gene Bailey
returned to play on 09/24/1920. Boston (AL) first baseman Ray Grimes
made his Major League Debut on 09/24/1920. Grimes was previously acquired from
Bridgeport (EL)
New York (AL) outfielder Tom
Connelly made his Major League Debut on 09/24/1920. Connelly had previously
been acquired from Tulsa (WL) on or about 06/01/1920
St. Louis (NL) catcher George
Gilham made his Major League Debut on 09/24/1920. St. Louis (NL) pitcher
Walt Schulz was recalled before 09/24/1920
Pittsburgh pitcher Whitey
Glazner made his Major League Debut on 09/24/1920. Glazner and Johnny
Morrison were acquired from Birmingham (SA) on or about 08/14/1920
St. Louis (AL) catcher Johnnie
Heving made his Major League Debut on 09/24/1920. Heving had previously
been acquired from Bay City (Michigan-Ontario) on or about 06/30/1920. St.
Louis (AL) pitcher John
Scheneberg made his Season Debut on 09/24/1920
Philadelphia (AL) catcher Lena Styles
returned to play on 09/24/1920
NL Pennant Race Update: Cincinnati lost both ends of the doubleheader in
Pittsburgh yesterday, while New York and Brooklyn each won their games at home.
The Cincinnati lead was cut from 3.0 games to 1.5 games with eleven days left
on the regular season schedule.
Boston (AL) (H) 3 Philadelphia (AL) 2
Dick Burrus
hit a two-out pinch-hit single to tie the score in the top of the ninth but the Red
Sox came right back with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth. Herb
Pennock (15-14, 3.10) got the win in relief for the Red Sox.
Chicago (AL) (H) 3 Cleveland 2 (12)
Cleveland's whole 1920 season pretty
much boiled down to this upcoming three-game series in Chicago. The White Sox
led the Indians by 7.5 games, so a loss wouldn't technically eliminate
Cleveland from the pennant race, but it would really put them in a deep, deep
hole. Cleveland tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the seventh, and in the
bottom of the ninth had the potential winning run thrown out at home trying to
score. Joe
Jackson led off the top of the tenth with a solo homerun (#11), but
Cleveland rallied back in the bottom half of the tenth to keep the game going.
In the top of the twelfth Jackson put the White Sox ahead again, and this time Lefty
Williams (20-17, 4.01) finished the game to get the win in relief.
St. Louis (AL) 6 Detroit (H) 1 (GM 1)
Second baseman Joe Gedeon
led the Browns offense with a 5-for-5 day, scored two runs, drove in three, and
hit a double and Dixie Davis
(17-10, 3.32) went all the way for the Game One win.
St. Louis (AL) 13 Detroit (H) 4 (GM 2)
Detroit outhit St. Louis 15-14 but hit
into two double plays and could never come through with the big hit when they
had the opportunity. First baseman George
Sisler hit homeruns (#21, #22) in his first two at-bats and ended up with a
4-for-4 (.438) day with four runs scored and two RBI's. Bill Bayne
(8-3, 3.65) got the Game Two win despite giving up all those hits.
Boston (NL) 6 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 1
(GM 1)
Boston scored twice in the second
inning and they added two more in the third to open a lead for Jack Scott
(6-24, 4.96) who went all the way for the Game One win. Boston third baseman Tony
Boeckel led the offense with a 3-for-5 day and scored a run, drove in three
runs, and hit a homerun (#2).
Boston (NL) (H) 7 Philadelphia (NL)
(H) 6 (GM 2)
Boston exploded with four runs in the
top of the fifth to take a 4-2 lead, but in the bottom half of the inning, Irish
Meusel hit a three-run homerun (#12) to put the Phillies on top. Boston
then tied it up, Philadelphia regained the lead, and then with two outs in the
top of the ninth the Braves scored twice to retake the lead. Al Pierotti
(1-0, 1.50) threw a 1-2-3 bottom of the ninth and got the Game Two win in
relief.
Cincinnati 3 Pittsburgh (H) 1
Cincinnati took a 1-0 lead into the
eighth, but Pittsburgh finally scored a run to tie the score up at 1-1 after the
eighth inning. In the top of the ninth light-hitting backup shortstop Sam Crane
hit a two-run double to regain the lead. Ray Fisher
(16-7, 4.01) got both the Blown Save and the win to extend the Reds pennant
hopes.
Friday, September 24, 1920
Transactions:
Philadelphia (NL) pitcher Huck Betts
made his Season Finale on 09/23/1920
Detroit first baseman Babe
Ellison made his Major League Finale on 09/23/1920. Detroit pitcher Cy Fried
made his Major League Finale on 09/23/1920. Detroit pitcher Bill
Morrisette made his Major League Finale on 09/23/1920
Philadelphia (AL) pitcher Scott Perry
made his Season Finale on 09/23/1920
St. Louis (AL) third baseman Marty
McManus made his Major League Debut on 09/25/1920. St. Louis (AL) pitcher Ray
Richmond made his Major League Debut on 09/25/1920
Brooklyn pitcher George
Mohart returned to the mound on 09/25/1920
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| Heinie Mueller |
St. Louis (NL) outfielder Heinie Mueller made his Major League Debut on 09/25/1920. Mueller was previously acquired from Fort Smith (WA) on or about 07/28/1920
Boston (NL) pitcher Dick Rudolph returned to the mound on 09/25/1920. Boston (NL) first baseman Red Torphy made his Major League Debut on 09/25/1920. Torphy had previously been acquired from New Haven (EL) on or around 09/17/1920
NL Pennant Race Update: Cincinnati had to work for it but they defeated
Pittsburgh yesterday while both New York and Brooklyn were idle. Cincinnati now
has a 2.0 games lead over both teams.
Philadelphia (AL) 7 Boston (AL) (H) 1
The A's had a slender 2-1 lead until
right fielder Charlie High
hit his first career homerun (#1), a three-run shot. That was followed up two
batters later when catcher Cy Perkins
hit a two-run homerun (#7), which allowed Rollie
Naylor (11-19, 3.36) to cruise home with the complete-game victory.
Cleveland (H) 1 Chicago (AL) 0
Duster
Mails (5-1, 1.56) continued to shine on the mound for the Indians as
Cleveland kept their pennant hopes alive with a 1-0 win over the first-place
White Sox. Catcher Steve
O'Neill singled home right fielder Elmer Smith
with a two-out single in the bottom of the seventh for the game's only run.
St. Louis (AL) 9 Detroit (H) 2
The Browns were nursing a slender 3-2
lead when they came alive and scored five runs in the top of the ninth to salt
away the win. Veteran George
Boehler (1-0, 2.57) got the win in his first start of the season.
New York (AL) (H) 6 Washington 2 (GM
1) (Three Homeruns!)
The Yankees knew the White Sox had
started the day with a Magic Number of three, so they knew there was no time
like the present to get hot and put on some pressure. New York scored three
times in the first and then center fielder Babe Ruth
hit three consecutive solo homeruns (#56, #57, #58) as part of his 4-for-4
(.394) day that included four runs scored, four RBI's, and a double. Carl Mays
(26-12, 2.73) picked up the win.
Washington 9 New York (AL) (H) 5 (GM
2)
Center fielder Babe Ruth
hit a homerun (#59) in his first at-bat, but the Senators soon came back with a
three-run fifth and then they followed that up with a four-run sixth. Second
baseman Bucky
Harris went 4-for-5, scored three runs, drove in two, and hit a double to
spark the Washington offense and Jose Acosta
(1-7, 5.77) picked up the win in relief.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 4 Boston (NL) 2
Johnny
Enzmann (4-1, 3.07) made his first start of the season, and he made it pay
off as he held Boston scoreless for six innings and then went on to get the
complete-game victory. Right fielder Casey
Stengel, only recently returned to the Phillies lineup, had a nice day as
he went 3-for-4, scored and drove in a run, and hit a double.
St. Louis (NL) 6 Pittsburgh (H) 3
The Cardinals led 6-0 after the fourth
and then held on for the win as Ferdie
Schupp (8-22, 5.81) and a horde of St. Louis relievers held off a potential
Pirates comeback. Pittsburgh outhit St. Louis 15-14, but two key inning-ending
double plays killed two otherwise excellent scoring opportunities. Second
baseman Rogers
Hornsby went 2-for-5 to keep his average over .400 (.405).
Saturday, September 25, 1920
Transactions:
St. Louis (NL) pitcher Marv
Goodwin made his Season Finale on 09/24/1920. St. Louis (NL) catcher Tim
Griesenbeck made his Major League Finale on 09/24/1920. St. Louis (NL)
pitcher Tony
Lyons made his Season Finale on 09/24/1920. St. Louis (NL) pitcher Walt Schulz
made his Major League Finale on 09/24/1920
Boston (AL) first baseman Ray Grimes
made his Season Finale on 09/24/1920. Grimes was later returned to Bridgeport
(EL)
St. Louis (AL) catcher Johnnie
Heving made his Season Finale on 09/24/1920. St. Louis (AL) pitcher Lefty
Leifield made his Major League Finale on 09/24/1920. St. Louis (AL) pitcher
John
Scheneberg made his Major League Finale on 09/24/1920. St. Louis (AL)
outfielder Ken
Williams made his Season Finale on 09/24/1920
New York (NL) outfielder Eddie Brown
made his Major League Debut on 09/26/1920. New York (NL) catcher Alex Gaston
made his Major League Debut on 09/26/1920
Washington pitcher Ed Johnson
made his Major League Debut on 09/26/1920. Washington infielder Doc Prothro
made his Major League Debut on 09/26/1920
NL Pennant Race Update: All three of our NL contenders were idle on Friday, but
all were back to work today. Cincinnati maintained a 2.0 games lead and hosts
Chicago for a doubleheader, while New York and Brooklyn begin a two-game set in
Brooklyn.
Philadelphia (AL) 4 Boston (AL) (H) 0
Dave Keefe
(11-3, 2.59) threw a two-hit shutout as the A's added three runs in the top of
the eighth to assure the victory. Bullet Joe
Bush (10-21, 4.11) pitched well but took the loss.
Cleveland (H) 9 Chicago (AL) 5
The Indians staved off elimination for
at least one more day as Stan
Coveleski (26-9, 3.09) didn't have his best outing of the season but was
able to struggle through for the win. Left fielder Joe Evans
provided the offensive pop as he went 4-for-4 with three runs scored, three
RBI's, a double, and two triples.
New York (AL) (H) 4 Washington 0
Bob Shawkey
(23-9, 1.99) threw a three-hit shutout for the win over the Senators and to
keep New York in the pennant race.
St. Louis (AL) (H) 8 Detroit 7
The Browns were leading 7-6 after the
fourth inning but the bullpens for both teams were able to keep the other
offense quiet, with St. Louis squeaking through a win. Right fielder Jack Tobin
led the offense with a 3-for-5 day that included two runs scored, three RBI's,
and a double, while unheralded John
Scheneberg held the Tigers to one run in a six-plus inning appearance to
pick up the home win.
New York (NL) 5 Brooklyn (H) 1
The Giants were held to only one hit
through the first eight innings of the game, but that hit was a two-run homerun
(#13) from right fielder Ross Youngs
in the top of the first. New York then had two quick singles in the ninth,
which was followed by a surprise three-run homerun from center fielder Lee King
(#7). Jesse
Barnes (21-11, 2.16) got the win over Burleigh
Grimes (19-12, 2.35).
Chicago (NL) 2 Cincinnati (H) 0 (GM 1)
The Cubs scored single runs in the
second and third innings and that was all Pete
Alexander (22-17, 1.83) needed to get the Game One shutout over first-place
Cincinnati. Ray Fisher
(16-8, 3.91) pitched a strong game, but had to take the tough loss.
Chicago (NL) 8 Cincinnati (H) 2
After a much-needed day off and
finally having returned to Crosley Field to get in some games, the visiting
Cubs swept a doubleheader to put a dent in the Reds pennant hopes. Little-known
shortstop Hal
Leathers went 3-for-5, scored a run, drove in two, and hit two doubles and
a homerun (#1) to lead the offense and Hippo
Vaughn (21-15, 2.44) went all the way for a Game Two win.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 7 Boston (NL) 1
(GM 1)
The Braves scored a run in the top of
the first but that was all Lee Meadows
(8-20, 3.91) allowed in Game One as Meadows went all the way for the win. Six
different Phillies batters had RBI's to make this victory a team effort.
Boston (NL) 8 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 1
(GM 2)
A four-run fifth blew this game open
for the Braves as Ira
Townsend (1-1, 0.84) and a host of relievers nailed down the Game Two win
and the doubleheader split. This baseman Tony
Boeckel went 3-for-5, scored three runs, drove in one, and hit a double to
lead the Boston offense.
Pittsburgh (H) 2 St. Louis (NL) 0 (GM
1)
Right fielder Billy
Southworth knocked a two-run single in the bottom of the first and that was
all the scoring as Jimmy Zinn
(1-1, 1.17) shut out the Cardinals in Game One.
Pittsburgh (H) 5 St. Louis (NL) 1 (GM
2)
Like Game One, Pittsburgh went ahead
early by scoring three runs in the first and by the end of the third had a 5-0
lead. Elmer
Ponder (16-7, 1.96) shut out the Cardinals until the ninth inning and got
the win. Second baseman Rogers
Hornsby ended the day hitting .403 after having gone 1-for-4 in both games.
Sunday, September 26, 1920
Transactions:
St. Louis (NL) pitcher Bill Doak
made his Season Finale on 09/25/1920
Chicago (NL) outfielder Sumpter
Clarke made his Major League Debut on 09/27/1920
Washington pitcher Clarence
Fisher made his Season Debut on 09/27/1920
Washington infielder Bill
Hollahan made his Major League Debut on 09/27/1920. Washington pitcher Al Schacht
returned to the mound on 09/27/1920
NL Pennant Race Update:
Chicago (AL) (H) 5 Detroit 2
The Tigers led 2-0 after the top of
the third, but the White Sox climbed back into it, scored three times in the
sixth, and won going away. Eddie
Cicotte (23-8, 2.60) got the win over Howard
Ehmke (12-20, 3.15) and lowered Chicago's Magic Number to one.
New York (AL) (H) 3 Washington 1
Center fielder Babe Ruth
hit a two-run homerun (#60) in the bottom of the first and Jack Quinn
(20-7, 2.12), and the Yankees bullpen got the win over Washington and kept New
York in the pennant race.
Cleveland 3 St. Louis (AL) (H) 1
Ray
Caldwell (16-12, 3.46) went all the way for the win, not allowing a run
until the seventh inning, but by then the Indians had a large enough lead to
allow Caldwell to walk home with the win. The win was necessary to keep the
Indians in the pennant race … if possible … after the game, the word came down
from the press box that Chicago had won earlier today, and that Cleveland had been
eliminated.
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| Frankie Frisch |
Fred Toney (22-14, 2.62) got the second consecutive New York victory in Brooklyn to keep themselves right on Cincinnati's heels in the NL pennant race. Third baseman Frankie Frisch led the offense by going 3-for-4, scoring a run, driving in three, and hitting a homerun (#3) in the Giants' three-run third.
St. Louis (NL) 5 Chicago (NL) (H) 2
The Cubs scored two runs in the bottom
of the first, but the Cardinals came back as two Chicago errors led to five
runs, three of which were unearned. Lou North
(3-1, 1.86) got the win over Lefty Tyler
(11-11, 3.26). Second baseman Rogers
Hornsby went 3-for-4 and ended the day hitting .405.
Cincinnati (H) 3 Pittsburgh 1
The Reds held on to their NL lead as
they spotted Pittsburgh a run in the second, but they led 2-1 after the third
and then added a run in the eighth for insurance. Buddy
Napier (4-0, 0.79) had proven to be a godsend for the Cincinnati rotation
with a great final month of the season. Babe Adams
(17-13, 1.39) took the loss, suffering another game without offensive support.
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