The Reds beat the Braves‚ 6 – 3, behind Ray Fisher and Dolf Luque to move into first place by two points.
The Reds beat the Braves‚ 6 – 3, behind Ray Fisher and Dolf Luque to move into first place by two points.
1920 – The Indians beat New York, 3 – 2. They leave town with a half-game lead over Chicago and 1 1/2 over the Yankees, in what will be the tightest race since 1908.
1920 – The Indians beat New York, 3 – 2. They leave town with a half-game lead over Chicago and 1 1/2 over the Yankees, in what will be the tightest race since 1908.
Ray Chapman is beaned by Carl Mays
1920 – Cleveland SS Ray Chapman, 29, is beaned by a Carl Mays pitch. A righthanded batter who crowds the plate, Chapman freezes and fails to get out of the way of the submarine delivery. He is carried from the field and dies the next day from a fractured skull. Mays, a surly, unpopular pitcher, is the target of fans’ and players’ outrage. Chapman, a Cleveland favorite since breaking in in 1912, had been married the previous year. In October his wife will receive a full World Series share, $3,986.34. The incident has no effect on Mays’s pitching. One week later he will blank Detroit, 10 – 0, and go on to win 26 and lose 11. Joe Sewell will be called up to take Chapman’s place, and for 14 years he will be the hardest man to strike out in the Major Leagues.
1920 – Failure to cover first base in the 7th costs Bill Doak a no-hitter in the Cards’ 5 – 1 win over the Phils. Doak, a good-fielding pitcher, invented a glove with an adjustable pocket. The Rawlings Sporting Goods company began producing a Bill Doak glove in the spring of this year and the model will remain popular for decades.
1920 – Failure to cover first base in the 7th costs Bill Doak a no-hitter in the Cards’ 5 – 1 win over the Phils. Doak, a good-fielding pitcher, invented a glove with an adjustable pocket. The Rawlings Sporting Goods company began producing a Bill Doak glove in the spring of this year and the model will remain popular for decades.
The Browns sweep a pair from Washington‚ winning, 3 – 2 and 11 – 4. Jack Tobin is 4 for 4‚ with a double and triple in the first game‚ while in the second game‚ against Eric Erickson‚ the Browns’ George Sisler hits for the cycle and drives in 6 runs.
The Browns sweep a pair from Washington‚ winning, 3 – 2 and 11 – 4. Jack Tobin is 4 for 4‚ with a double and triple in the first game‚ while in the second game‚ against Eric Erickson‚ the Browns’ George Sisler hits for the cycle and drives in 6 runs.
Babe Ruth becomes the first player in MLB history to hit 30 home runs in one season
1920 – Babe Ruth becomes the first player in MLB history to hit 30 home runs in one season. The shot off Dickey Kerr of the White Sox breaks his record of 29 from the previous year. He added a second home run later in the game, but the Yankees lost at the Polo Grounds, 8-5. Ruth finished with an astounding 54 homers in 1920, outhomering every other MLB team except the Phillies (64).
Babe Ruth ties his 1919 record of 29 home runs with a game-winner in the 13th to beat the St. Louis Browns, 13 – 10. Two days later, he will break it by hitting two off Chicago White Sox P Dickie Kerr.
Babe Ruth ties his 1919 record of 29 home runs with a game-winner in the 13th to beat the St. Louis Browns, 13 – 10. Two days later, he will break it by hitting two off Chicago White Sox P Dickie Kerr.
The Yankees score 14 in the fifth and beat Washington, 17 – 0. It’s the biggest inning ever until the Red Sox score 17 in a 1953 game.
The Yankees score 14 in the fifth and beat Washington, 17 – 0. It’s the biggest inning ever until the Red Sox score 17 in a 1953 game.
1920 – Lou Gehrig gets his first national mention when, as a high school junior for New York City’s School of Commerce, he steals the show in a high school championship game against Lane Tech in Chicago. His grand slam home run in the 8th gives the New York team a 12 – 8 victory. Scouts sit with open mouths as the ball sails out of the National Leaguepark (later known as Wrigley Field).
1920 – Lou Gehrig gets his first national mention when, as a high school junior for New York City’s School of Commerce, he steals the show in a high school championship game against Lane Tech in Chicago. His grand slam home run in the 8th gives the New York team a 12 – 8 victory. Scouts sit with open mouths as the ball sails out of the National Leaguepark (later known as Wrigley Field).
The Senators take two from the A’s‚ winning 11 – 5 and 5 – 0. Walter Johnson plunks the first two batters‚ then easily beats the gun-shy Philadelphia lineup to win the nitecap. Val Picinich has a homer‚ off Roy Moore‚ in the Nats’ four-run 4th.
The Senators take two from the A’s‚ winning 11 – 5 and 5 – 0. Walter Johnson plunks the first two batters‚ then easily beats the gun-shy Philadelphia lineup to win the nitecap. Val Picinich has a homer‚ off Roy Moore‚ in the Nats’ four-run 4th.
