Monday, August 30, 1920
Transactions:
Washington pitcher Jerry
Conway made his Major League Debut on 08/31/1920
Chicago (AL) 7 Boston (AL) (H) 6
The White Sox scored three times in
the second to take an early lead, but then the Red Sox put up a three-run fifth
and took a 5-4 lead. Chicago mounted a comeback, scored three times in the
seventh, and then Roy
Wilkinson came in and got through the final two innings to secure the win
for Lefty
Williams (17-15, 3.78).
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 3 Detroit 2
Shortstop Red Shannon
lined a two-out double off the wall in the bottom of the eighth and drove in
catcher Cy
Perkins to give the A's a 3-2 lead. Eddie
Rommel (4-4, 3.76) went all the way and got the complete game victory.
Cleveland 4 Washington (H) 1
The Indians scored four runs in the
top of the first, the big hit being a two-out two-run triple by catcher Steve
O'Neill. Ray Caldwell
(14-10, 3.58) got the win over Jim Shaw
(6-16, 4.77).
Chicago (NL) (H) 5 Philadelphia (NL) 4
Right fielder Max Flack
led off the bottom of the first with a solo homerun (#3), but the big hit was
when Flack hit a two-out three-run homerun (#4) in the bottom of the second. Hippo
Vaughn (18-12, 2.32) took over from there, held off the Phillies when they
rallied in the ninth, but stayed in and got the win.
Cincinnati (H) 9 Boston (NL) 1
The Braves scored first with a run in
the top of the fifth, but then the Reds turned it on and ran away to the easy
win. Right fielder Greasy Neale
went 4-for-4 with three runs scored and an RBI to lead the offense and Buddy
Napier (2-0, 0.95) went all the way for the win.
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| Hal Carlson |
The Giants scored in the top of the ninth when Pirates hurler Hal Carlson (6-17, 4.21) mishandled a ground ball and allowed the run to score to give the Giants a 2-1 lead. Phil Douglas (9-8, 3.95) went all the way for the tough Game One win.
Pittsburgh (H) 1 New York (NL) 0 (GM
2)
Quite a doubleheader as Elmer Ponder
(13-5, 1.92) got the Game Two win as he scattered five hits and shut out the
Giants. Shortstop Walter
Barbare doubled home third baseman George
Whitted in the sixth for the game's only run. Fred Toney
(19-11, 2.24) was the hard-luck loser.
Brooklyn 7 St. Louis (NL) (H) 5 (GM 1)
The Robins started the week a full 4.0
games behind the Cardinals so there is no time like the present for Brooklyn to
make their move. Brooklyn scored four runs in the top of the first and took the
early lead, and then after St. Louis closed the lead back to one run, the
visitors scored two runs in the top of the ninth to get some much-needed
insurance runs. Rube
Marquard (6-12, 4.29) didn’t have his best game, but he struggled through it
and got the Game One win.
Brooklyn 9 St. Louis (NL) (H) 3 (GM 2)
Similar to Game One, the Robins scored
early, the Cardinals came back, and then Brooklyn came alive again and scored
late to lock down the win. Leon Cadore
(16-6, 2.88) got the Game Two win.
Tuesday, August 31, 1920
Transactions:
Pittsburgh infielder Howdy Caton
returned to play on 09/01/1920
Washington infielder Bobby
LaMotte made his Major League Debut on 09/01/1920. LaMotte was previously
acquired from Tampa (FS) on or about 08/03/1920
Cleveland pitcher Duster
Mails made his Season Debut on 09/01/1920
Boston (AL) (H) 1 Chicago (AL) 0 (13)
A real pitcher's duel as Bullet Joe
Bush (9-17, 3.67) threw thirteen innings of shutout ball and allowed only
four hits. Bush also successfully bunted home shortstop Everett
Scott in the bottom of the thirteenth with the game's only run, thus handing Eddie
Cicotte (20-6, 2.81) the tough road loss.
New York (AL) (H) 5 St. Louis (AL) 1
Rip Collins
(9-5, 2.77) kept the powerful Browns offense under control by only allowing
seven hits. The Yankees scored three times in the fourth, the big hit being a
two-run double from second baseman Del Pratt,
and then they added two insurance runs in the eighth when Bob Meusel
hit a two-run homerun (#8).
Detroit 8 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 8 (15)
(Tie Game)
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Washington (H) 3 Cleveland 0
Eric
Erickson (12-9, 3.58) limited the Indians to four hits and got the
complete-game shutout victory. Jim Bagby
(23-8, 2.50) didn't get the offensive support and took the loss.
Chicago (NL) (H) 4 Philadelphia (NL) 1
The Cubs scored three runs in the
first and Pete
Alexander (19-15, 1.83) gave up ten hits on the day but held the Phillies
to only one run.
Note: Before the game peculiar betting
patterns were reported and the Cubs were notified. Claude Hendrix
was originally scheduled to start for Chicago, but Alexander was instead sent
to the mound when Bill Veeck Sr. pulled Hendrix from the lineup. Hendrix would
make no more starts and would be released after the season, his final major league
season.
Cincinnati (H) 4 Boston (NL) 1
Third baseman Tony
Boeckel hit a homerun (#1) in the first to give the Braves a quick lead,
but the Reds tied it back up in the bottom half of the inning, and then in the
fourth, second baseman Morrie Rath
hit a two-out two-run single and Cincinnati never looked back. Hod Eller
(9-8, 3.71) went all the way for the win.
New York (NL) 3 Pittsburgh (H) 2
The visiting Giants pushed across two
runs in the top of the seventh to take a 3-1 lead and Art Nehf
(18-7, 2.66) got the win over Babe Adams
(15-11, 1.28) in another close game between these two.
Brooklyn 8 St. Louis (NL) (H) 5
The Cardinals led 4-1 after the third
but then the Robins started their comeback with two runs in the sixth and then
they blew the game open with a four-run seventh. Catcher Otto Miller
provided some unexpected pop when he went 3-for-5 and drove in four runs. Jeff
Pfeffer (11-10, 3.66) went all the way for the win.
Wednesday, September 1, 1920
Transactions:
Detroit catcher Eddie Ainsmith
was injured (?) on 08/31/1920
Washington pitcher Jerry
Conway made his Major League Finale on 08/31/1920
New York (AL) outfielder Frank
Gleich made his Major League Finale on 08/31/1920
Philadelphia (AL) third baseman Red Shannon
made his Season Finale on 08/31/1920
Note: A slow couple of days coming up
as it's a travel day (or two). After today, the AL Midwest teams will return to
various calls of port in the Midwest while the AL, east teams will be returning
for an intra-regional set of games. In the NL, the eastern teams are taking
trains back east, leaving their Midwest counterparts to duel amongst themselves
for the next few weeks. And the calendar has flipped over again and we are now
in September.
Chicago (AL) 5 Boston (AL) (H) 2
The Red Sox tied the score at 2-2 when
they scored twice in the bottom of the fourth, but that was their highlight for
the day as Dickey
Kerr (14-6, 2.63) shut them down thereafter and got the win. Third baseman Buck Weaver
had another strong day at the plate by going 4-for-5 (.384) and scored two
runs.
New York (AL) (H) 7 St. Louis (AL) 6
New York led 4-3 after the third and
then they scored three runs in the bottom of the fourth and went on to get the
win. Carl
Mays (22-10, 2.57) didn't have his best game (he walked seven), but he got
the outs when he needed them to keep the Yankees in first-place.
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| Howard Ehmke |
Detroit had a 3-2 lead heading into the seventh, but a pair of three-run innings blew this game open for Howard Ehmke (11-17, 2.98). Center fielder Ty Cobb went 2-for-5 (.316) on the day as his mid-season knee injury appears to be limiting his batting stroke.
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 8 Detroit 3 (GM
2)
The Tigers scored three times in the
fourth to tie the score at 3-3, but then the A's jumped out with two in the
fifth and then locked it away with three in the seventh. Third baseman Joe Dugan
had a big day at the plate as he went 3-for-4 with a run scored, four RBI's,
and a double. Scott Perry
(11-18, 3.44) took home the Game Two win.
Cleveland 6 Washington (H) 0
Duster
Mails (1-0, 0.00) hadn't pitched in a major league game in four years, but
the Indians wanted some late-season assistance in the rotation and Mails came
through with a clutch four-hit shutout.
Cincinnati (H) 13 Boston (NL) 5
The Braves scored four times in the
fourth and took a 5-3 lead, but the Reds tied it up in the bottom half of the
inning and then Cincinnati delivered a pounding to the visitors’ bullpen. Ray Fisher
(14-5, 3.40) got the win. First baseman Jake
Daubert led the offense with a 3-for-4 day that included two runs scored,
four RBI's, and a double.
Pittsburgh (H) 5 New York (NL) 3
Despite missing four of their starters
due to minor bumps and bruises the Pirates still managed to pull out a close
one, a two-run homerun (#2) from right fielder Billy
Southworth in the fifth being the big hit. Wilbur
Cooper (20-9, 1.94) got the win over Rube Benton
(8-12, 3.20).
Thursday, September 2, 1920
Transactions:
New York (NL) infielder Doug Baird
was injured (?) on 09/01/1920
Detroit third baseman Bob Jones
was injured (?) on 09/01/1920
Cleveland outfielder Smoky Joe
Wood was injured (?) on 09/01/1920
Cincinnati pitcher Lynn
Brenton made his Season Debut on 09/03/1920
New York (AL) outfielder Truck
Hannah returned to play on 09/03/1920
Philadelphia (AL) pitcher Bill
Knowlton made his Major League Debut on 09/03/1920
St. Louis (NL) catcher Bill
Schindler made his Major League Debut on 09/03/1920
New York (AL) 6 Boston (AL) (H) 0
Bob Shawkey
(20-7, 2.07) and the Yankees overpowered the hometown Red Sox as Shawkey threw
a three-hit shutout and New York jumped off to a 5-0 lead after only two
innings.
Detroit 1 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 0 (11)
The A's had a runner on third with
only one out in the bottom of the tenth but were unable to score what would
have been the winning run. In the top of the eleventh catcher Oscar
Stanage led off the inning with a double, advanced to third on Red
Oldham's (8-11, 4.48) sacrifice, and then scored the first run of the game
when second baseman Ralph Young
was able to successfully pull of the squeeze bunt. Oldham got the win, with Slim
Harriss (3-17, 4.96) being the hard-luck loser.
New York (NL) 5 Pittsburgh (H) 0
Center fielder Lee King
ended the top of the first by hitting into an inning-ending double play, but in
the third King came through with a two-out three-run homerun (#3). Now with a
lead, Jesse
Barnes (18-10, 2.18) mowed down the Pirates and got the four-hit
shutout win.
Cincinnati 14 St. Louis (NL) (H) 3
The Reds jumped off to a 5-0 lead
after the second, thanks to a pair of Cardinals' errors and a passed ball. The
Reds brought their hitting shoes though and ended up with twenty-three hits on
the day, led by second baseman Morrie Rath
who went 5-for-6 with two runs scored, three RBI's, and a triple. Jimmy Ring
(14-12, 4.22) went all the way for the win, even though Ring gave up fifteen
hits that could only account for three runs for St. Louis.
Friday, September 3, 1920
Transactions:
Detroit pitcher Red Oldham
was injured (?) on 09/02/1920
Boston (AL) outfielder Gene Bailey
returned to play on 09/04/1920. Boston (AL) catcher Ed Chaplin
made his Major League Debut on 09/04/1920. Boston (AL) infielder Mike
McNally returned to play on 09/04/1920
St. Louis (AL) pitcher Bill
Burwell returned to the mound on 09/04/1920
Brooklyn infielder Red
Sheridan made his Season Debut on 09/04/1920
New York (AL) 5 Boston (AL) (H) 4
The Yankees took the early lead with
three runs in the first, but they could never quite put the Red Sox away and
felt lucky to have escaped with the win. Jack Quinn
(18-7, 2.22) got the win with help from Rip Collins.
Right fielder Babe Ruth
was back in the starting lineup after having been absent for the past week.
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| Dixie Davis |
Dixie Davis (14-8, 3.31) outdueled Red Faber (20-12, 2.08) to come away with the tough road win. The Browns scored twice in the top of the fourth and Davis kept the White Sox off the scoreboard until the eighth.
Note: On this date in 1920, St. Louis
scored twice in the fourth, the White Sox scored once in the eighth, and St.
Louis came away with a 2-1 victory.
Cleveland (H) 2 Detroit 1
The Indians were glad to return home
after having gone 8-2 to close out their east coast road trip and they
continued their strong play as center fielder Tris Speaker's
two-run homerun (#x) made the difference. Stan
Coveleski (23-7, 3.19) got the win over Dutch
Leonard (7-17, 5.36).
Washington 6 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 3
Bill
Knowlton (0-0, 2.57) made his first (and only) major league appearance and
acquitted himself quite well as he held the Senators to only three runs (two
earned) in six innings. Knowlton also spanked a two-run single that temporarily
gave the A's the lead, but Washington finally came back and got the win. Jim Shaw
(7-16, 4.69) took the decision over Roy Moore
(1-13, 7.08).
Brooklyn (H) 2 Philadelphia (NL) 1
The fourth-place Robins just completed
taking three games from third-place St. Louis, all while the Phillies were
mired in an eight-game losing streak, so Brooklyn was looking to continue what
they hoped was a late-season surge. Center fielder Cy Williams
hit a homerun (#13) to give the visitors a 1-0 lead and George
Smith (8-13, 4.18) kept the Robins off the scoreboard, at least until Burleigh
Grimes smoked an RBI triple to tie the score at 1-1 in the bottom of the
eighth. Shortstop Ivy Olson
successfully bunted home Grimes, Grimes had a 1-2-3 ninth, and the Robin's
resurgence continued (as did the Phillies pain).
Boston (NL) 10 New York (NL) (H)
The Giants woke up this morning to
find themselves in second-place, 2.5 games behind first-place Cincinnati, and
Boston was looking to end their ten-game losing streak. First baseman Walter
Holke stroked a two-run triple in the first and then Holke added a two-run
single in the Braves five-run second. Holke added a fifth RBI before the game
was over and Dick
Rudolph (2-11, 5.28) waltzed to the shutout victory in the Polo Grounds.
Pittsburgh (H) 5 Chicago (NL) 1
The Pirates quietly and effectively
scored runs in four different innings to build their lead and Hal Carlson
(7-17, 4.09) kept the Cubs quiet and went all the way for the win.
Cincinnati 4 St. Louis (NL) (H) 2
The Cardinals scored two unearned runs
in the second to tie the score at 2-2, but the Reds eventually came back with
two runs late, both of which scored on successful squeeze bunts. Dolf Luque
(11-7, 1.77) pitched masterfully and got the win.
Saturday, September 4, 1920
Transactions:
St. Louis (NL) pitcher Elmer
Jacobs made his Season Finale on 09/03/1920. St. Louis (NL) catcher Bill
Schindler made his Major League Finale on 09/03/1920
Philadelphia (AL) pitcher Bill
Knowlton made his Major League Finale on 09/03/1920
St. Louis (AL) pitcher Elam
Vangilder returned to the mound on 09/05/1920
Pittsburgh pitcher Jimmy Zinn
made his Season Debut on 09/05/1920. Zinn and Johnny
Mokan (DNP) were previously acquired from Wichita Falls (TL) on 08/20/1920
New York (AL) 4 Boston (AL) (H) 3 (GM
1)
The Yankees crept ahead in mid-game
and then held off the Red Sox for the Game One win. Rip Collins
(10-5, 2.84) got the win with late-inning help from George
Mogridge.
New York (AL) 11 Boston (AL) (H) 0 (GM
2)
New York already led 5-0 after the
fourth when they exploded for six runs in the top of the fifth, essentially
locking this game up for Carl Mays
(23-10, 2.48) and the shutout victory.
St. Louis (AL) 3 Chicago (AL) (H) 1
(GM 1)
Center fielder Happy
Felsch stake the White Sox to a 1-0 lead with a solo homerun (#15) in the
second, but then the Browns tied it up with a run in the fourth. In the sixth
first baseman George
Sisler hit a two-run homerun (#16) and Bill Bayne
(6-1, 2.78) took it from there for the Game One win.
Chicago (AL) (H) 9 St. Louis (AL) 5
(GM 2)
Chicago got some offense from an
unexpected source today when shortstop Swede
Risberg got the White Sox on the board in the second with a two-run homerun
(#6) and then in Chicago's five-run seventh it was Risberg again, this time
with a three-run homerun (#7). Lefty
Williams (18-15, 3.82) got the win to earn the doubleheader split.
Cleveland (H) 3 Detroit 2
The Indians scored three runs early and
then Ray
Caldwell (15-10, 3.43) withstood the Tigers making it close with two runs
in the seventh and eventually going all the way for the win.
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 3 Washington 2
Two pitchers who have both been
pitching very well as of recently, Eddie
Rommel (5-4, 3.40) came away with the win over Eric
Erickson (12-10, 3.58). The Senators scored two unearned runs in the top of
the seventh to tie the score at 2-2, but in the bottom of the eighth third baseman Joe Dugan
slipped a single up the middle to score first baseman Ivy Griffin
with the eventual game-winner.
Brooklyn (H) 6 Boston (NL) (H) 3
The Robins collected several clutch
hits today, with several of them coming in their four-run sixth inning that
blew this game open. Leon Cadore
(17-6, 2.89) didn't allow a run until the eighth, but the Braves connected on
three triples over the course of the final two innings, thus making Cadore
really work for the complete-game win.
Philadelphia (AL) 4 New York (NL) (H)
3
New York scored three times in the
first but Lee
Meadows (7-17, 3.980 shut them down after that and the visiting Phillies
eventually came back to win it. Center fielder Cy Williams
homered (#15) in the fourth to get the rally started, singled home another run
in the fifth to make it close, and then scored the eventual winning run in the
top of the eighth.
Pittsburgh (H) 3 Chicago (NL) 2
The Cubs scored two unearned runs in
the fourth, the only runs that Babe Adams
(16-11, 1.23) allowed today. This time Pittsburgh came through in the ninth
when third baseman George
Whitted singled home center fielder Fred
Nicholson for the win.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 2 Cincinnati 0
The Cardinals ended the Reds' five-game
winning streak, but it wasn't easy. Dutch
Ruether (16-10, 1.95) kept St. Louis off the scoreboard until two outs in
the bottom of the eighth when backup first baseman Hal Janvrin
tripled home two runs. Bill Doak
(19-10, 1.95) matched Ruether pitch for pitch and came away with the
complete-game shutout.
Sunday, September 5, 1920
Transactions:
Chicago (AL) pitcher Shovel
Hodge made his Major League Debut on 09/06/1920. Hodge had previously been
purchased from Nashville (SA) on or around 08/10/1920
St. Louis (NL) pitcher Tony Lyons
made his Major League Debut on 09/06/1920. Lyons was previously acquired from
Sioux City (WL) on or around 09/02/1920
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| Clarence Mitchell |
Brooklyn pitcher Clarence Mitchell returned to the mound on 09/06/1920
Washington catcher Val
Picinich returned to play on 09/06/1920
Chicago (AL) (H) 7 St. Louis (AL) 4
The Browns led 3-0 after the top of
the third but then things shifted quickly. Dickey Kerr
(15-6, 2.71) shut down the St. Louis thereafter and the White Sox offense came
alive with three homeruns: Catcher Ray Schalk
(#4), second baseman Eddie
Collins (#1), and left fielder Joe Jackson
(#10), and Chicago had their come-from-behind victory.
Cleveland (H) 4 Detroit 2 (Grand
Slam!)
Second baseman Bill
Wambsganss took everyone by surprise when he hit a massive grand slam
homerun (#1) in the bottom of the fourth. Jim Bagby
(24-8, 2.49) now had the lead he wanted and proceeded to shut down the Tigers
for the win over Hooks Dauss
(9-16, 4.25).
Boston (AL) 8 Washington (H) 2
Herb
Pennock (14-12, 3.07) scattered five hits as the Red Sox dominated the
Senators. Left fielder Mike
Menosky, catcher Wally
Schang, and shortstop Everett
Scott all drove in two runs to make Pennock's job easy.
Brooklyn (H) 2 Boston (NL) 1
The Robins scored an unearned run in
the bottom of the third and that was all the scoring until Boston tied the game
in the top of the ninth when right fielder John Sullivan
and first baseman Walter
Holke hit back-to-back triples. The Braves stranded that runner at third,
and Brooklyn took advantage in the bottom of the ninth when second baseman Pete
Kilduff hit a two-out single that scored right fielder Tommy
Griffith with the game-winner.
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| Fred Merkle |
The Cubs scored three runs in the bottom of the first and Pete Alexander (20-15, 1.85) didn’t allow a hit until the seventh, but then the Pirates came back by scoring two runs in the eighth and then tying the score at 3-3 in the ninth. Pittsburgh then grabbed the lead with a run in the top of the tenth, but then Chicago left fielder Dave Robertson led off the bottom of the tenth with a single, and then first baseman Fred Merkle tripled him home to tie the score at 4-4. Center fielder Dode Paskert wasted no time and scored Merkle with a successful squeeze bunt to grab the win.
Philadelphia (NL) 2 New York (NL) (H)
1
Eppa Rixey
(10-19, 4.39) threw a masterpiece as he limited the Giants to only three hits
and then even after New York scored a run in the ninth and was threatening to
score more Rixey induced first baseman George
Kelly to ground into a game-ending double play.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 8 Cincinnati 7
The Cardinals scored a run in the
bottom of the eighth to make it close and then they scored twice in the ninth
to walk away with the tough home victory. Center fielder Cliff
Heathcote went 4-for-4 on the day and his one RBI was the big one that came
with two outs in the final inning.
