Chicago’s Dickie Kerr tops the Yankees, 8 – 3, the loss dropping New York to 2nd place behind Cleveland.
Chicago’s Dickie Kerr tops the Yankees, 8 – 3, the loss dropping New York to 2nd place behind Cleveland.
Chicago’s Dickie Kerr tops the Yankees, 8 – 3, the loss dropping New York to 2nd place behind Cleveland.
Duster Mails delivers for the Indians, canceling the Senators, 1 – 0, for his 4th win without a loss. Joe Sewell scores the lone run.
1920 – The Indians give Jim Bagby 14 runs on 22 hits and he coasts over the A’s, 14 – 0.
1920 – The Yankees increase their American League lead to 1 1/2 games by topping the Tigers 13 – 3. Cleveland and the White Sox are both shut out, the A’s beating the Indians 8 – 0 and Washington whitewashing the Sox 7 – 0. The Sox are now 2 1/2 games back.
1920 – Carl Mays, who started yesterday, opens today for the Yankees in Detroit. This time he is more effective, stopping Detroit on two runs. Babe Ruth hits his 49th home run and Mays drives in the final run of a 4 – 2 win.
1920 – On their way to Cleveland, the Yanks play an exhibition game against the Pirates and suffer injuries to starters, Muddy Ruel (split finger) and Ping Bodie (sprained ankle). With Carl Mays skipping the Indians series to avoid any scenes, New York is short-handed.
At the Polo Grounds‚ the 3rd-place Yankees win an A.M.-P.M doubleheader from the Athletics. Hank Thormahlen wins the morning game‚ 4 – 1‚ beating Dave Keefe‚ who K’s Babe Ruth three times. In the afternoon‚ Bob Shawkey tosses a three-hitter to shut out the A’s, 5 – 0.
The White Sox keep pace with the Indians in the pennant race by winning a pair from the Tigers‚ 6 – 2 and 5 – 4 in 10 innings. Shorty Hodge makes his major league debut in the afternoon game and pitches a two-hitter‚ with just one of the hits being clean. Harry Baumgartner‚ brought up today‚ finishes both games‚ taking the loss in the afternoon.
The Giants pick up Slim Sallee from the Reds. Slim won 134 games for the Giants between 1908 and 1918.
The Reds go back on top by sweeping a holiday twinbill with the Cards‚ 5 – 3 and 4 – 2. Ray Fisher wins the opener while Jimmy Ring takes game 2. The Phils flop the Robinstwice‚ 3 – 2 and 6 – 5.
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