1920Ā – In St. Louisā€š theĀ CardinalsĀ beat theĀ Cubsā€š 5 – 1ā€š asĀ Grover AlexanderĀ loses after 11 wins.Ā Bill DoakĀ is the winner andĀ Rogers HornsbyĀ leads the Cards’ offense with 2 triples over the left fielder’s head. After the game Alexander calls Hornsby “the greatest hitter I’ve ever had to face. I have tried to fool him every way possibleā€š but it just cannot be done.” Alex will be 27-14 for the 5th-place Cubsā€š and his 1.91 ERA will be the only one in the league under 2.00.

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1920Ā – In St. Louisā€š theĀ CardinalsĀ beat theĀ Cubsā€š 5 – 1ā€š asĀ Grover AlexanderĀ loses after 11 wins.Ā Bill DoakĀ is the winner andĀ Rogers HornsbyĀ leads the Cards’ offense with 2 triples over the left fielder’s head. After the game Alexander calls Hornsby “the greatest hitter I’ve ever had to face. I have tried to fool him every way possibleā€š but it just cannot be done.” Alex will be 27-14 for the 5th-place Cubsā€š and his 1.91 ERA will be the only one in the league under 2.00.