The 1920 Cleveland Indians were the best team in the first two weeks of the season, but in week three they found themselves down two games to one against the 1929 Chicago Cubs. However, the Indians (8-4) rallied to win game four and split the series against the Cubs (6-6).
Steve O’Neill batted .500 (7-for-14) with five RBI to lead the Indians. The Cubs’ Riggs Stephenson hit .533 (8-for-15) with seven RBI, while Pat Malone threw a shutout in game two.
Game #1: Cleveland 5, Chicago 2
It was tied 2-2 after seven, but the Indians scored three times in the top of the eighth on four hits. Tris Speaker singled, Elmer Smith had an RBI triple, Bill Wambsganss knocked an RBI double and Steve O’Neill brought home the final run with a single. Indians pitcher Jim Bagby retired the final nine batters he faced.
1920 CLEVELAND INDIA AB R H BI 1929 CHICAGO CUBS AB R H BI
Charlie Jamieson 3 0 0 1 Norm McMillan 4 0 2 0
Ray Chapman 5 0 1 0 Woody English 4 0 1 0
Tris Speaker 4 2 2 0 Rogers Hornsby 4 0 0 0
Elmer Smith 5 1 3 2 Hack Wilson 4 0 0 0
Larry Gardner 4 0 0 0 Kiki Cuyler 4 1 1 0
Bill Wambsganss 4 1 1 1 Riggs Stephenson 4 1 2 1
Doc Johnston 4 1 1 0 Charlie Grimm 3 0 0 0
Steve ONeill 3 0 1 1 Zack Taylor 1 0 0 0
Jim Bagby BZ 3 0 1 0 Charlie Root AXY 2 0 0 1
TOTALS 35 5 10 5 TOTALS 30 2 6 2
1920 CLEVELAND INDIANS 100 000 130 -- 5
1929 CHICAGO CUBS 010 000 100 -- 2
LOB--1920 CLEVELAND INDIANS 8, 1929 CHICAGO CUBS 5. ERR--Ray
Chapman. 2B--Tris Speaker, Elmer Smith, Ray Chapman, Bill
Wambsganss, Jim Bagby BZ, Woody English, Riggs Stephenson,
Norm McMillan, Kiki Cuyler. 3B--Elmer Smith. SACF--Charlie
Jamieson, Charlie Root AXY. SACB--Jim Bagby BZ, Zack Taylor.
SB--Kiki Cuyler.
1920 CLEVELAND INDIANS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Jim Bagby BZ [W] 9.00 6 2 2 2 3 0
1929 CHICAGO CUBS
Charlie Root AXY [L] 9.00 10 5 5 3 9 0
Game #2: Chicago 4, Cleveland 0
Cubs hurler Pat Malone was magnificent, striking out 10 in a three-hit shutout. The Indians left six runners on base, four of them in scoring position. Riggs Stephenson drove in all four Chicago runs on a pair of two-run singles in the fourth and sixth innings.
1920 CLEVELAND INDIA AB R H BI 1929 CHICAGO CUBS AB R H BI
Charlie Jamieson 4 0 1 0 Norm McMillan 4 0 0 0
Ray Chapman 4 0 0 0 Woody English 4 0 1 0
Tris Speaker 2 0 0 0 Rogers Hornsby 4 0 0 0
Elmer Smith 3 0 0 0 Hack Wilson 3 2 1 0
Larry Gardner 4 0 0 0 Kiki Cuyler 4 2 3 0
Bill Wambsganss 4 0 0 0 Riggs Stephenson 3 0 3 4
Doc Johnston 3 0 1 0 Charlie Grimm 4 0 0 0
Steve ONeill 3 0 1 0 Zack Taylor 2 0 1 0
Stan Coveleski AXZ 2 0 0 0 Pat Malone BK 4 0 0 0
Joe Evans 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 29 0 3 0 TOTALS 32 4 9 4
1920 CLEVELAND INDIANS 000 000 000 -- 0
1929 CHICAGO CUBS 000 202 00x -- 4
LOB--1920 CLEVELAND INDIANS 6, 1929 CHICAGO CUBS 8.
2B--Charlie Jamieson. HBP--Elmer Smith. SB--Kiki Cuyler (2).
1920 CLEVELAND INDIANS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Stan Coveleski AXZ [L] 7.00 7 4 4 3 4 0
Dick Niehaus C 1.00 2 0 0 1 0 0
1929 CHICAGO CUBS
Pat Malone BK [W] 9.00 3 0 0 3 10 0
Game #3: Chicago 3, Cleveland 2
The Cubs took a pair of one-run leads but the Indians tied it both times. Chicago’s third lead stood up, however. With two outs in the top of the ninth, Kiki Cuyler walked, and then Riggs Stephenson came through again with a run-scoring double. The Indians went down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the ninth.
1929 CHICAGO CUBS AB R H BI 1920 CLEVELAND INDIA AB R H BI
Norm McMillan 4 0 2 2 Charlie Jamieson 3 0 1 0
Woody English 3 0 0 0 Ray Chapman 3 1 1 0
Rogers Hornsby 4 0 0 0 Tris Speaker 4 0 2 0
Hack Wilson 4 0 0 0 Elmer Smith 4 0 2 1
Kiki Cuyler 3 1 0 0 Larry Gardner 4 1 1 0
Riggs Stephenson 4 0 1 1 Bill Wambsganss 4 0 0 0
Charlie Grimm 4 0 1 0 Doc Johnston 4 0 0 0
Zack Taylor 3 2 1 0 Steve ONeill 4 0 2 1
Sheriff Blake BYW 1 0 0 0 Guy Morton CXY 3 0 0 0
Cliff Heathcote 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 31 3 5 3 TOTALS 33 2 9 2
1929 CHICAGO CUBS 001 000 011 -- 3
1920 CLEVELAND INDIANS 000 000 110 -- 2
LOB--1929 CHICAGO CUBS 4, 1920 CLEVELAND INDIANS 6. 2B--Zack
Taylor, Riggs Stephenson, Norm McMillan (2), Tris Speaker,
Ray Chapman, Charlie Jamieson, Larry Gardner. SACB--Sheriff
Blake BYW, Ray Chapman.
1929 CHICAGO CUBS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Sheriff Blake BYW 7.00 7 1 1 1 1 0
Hal Carlson CYZ [W] 2.00 2 1 1 0 1 0
1920 CLEVELAND INDIANS
Guy Morton CXY [L] 9.00 5 3 3 2 5 0
Game #4: Cleveland 6, Chicago 4
After a couple of lead changes and ties, the Cubs took a 4-3 lead after seven innings. Steve O’Neill drove in the first three Cleveland runs. In the bottom of the eighth, the Indians loaded the bases with no one out. Chicago pitcher Guy Bush got the first two outs, but Tris Speaker came through with a bases-clearing double to put the Indians in front for good.
1929 CHICAGO CUBS AB R H BI 1920 CLEVELAND INDIA AB R H BI
Norm McMillan 4 0 0 0 Charlie Jamieson 3 0 1 0
Woody English 4 0 2 1 Ray Chapman 5 0 0 0
Rogers Hornsby 4 0 1 0 Tris Speaker 4 1 2 3
Hack Wilson 4 1 1 0 Elmer Smith 5 0 0 0
Kiki Cuyler 3 1 2 1 Larry Gardner 4 0 1 0
Riggs Stephenson 4 1 2 1 Bill Wambsganss 4 1 1 0
Charlie Grimm 4 0 1 1 Doc Johnston 2 2 1 0
Zack Taylor 4 0 0 0 Steve ONeill 4 1 3 3
Guy Bush BY 2 1 0 0 Ray Caldwell CYZ 1 0 1 0
Cliff Heathcote 1 0 0 0 Joe Evans 0 1 0 0
TOTALS 34 4 9 4 TOTALS 32 6 10 6
1929 CHICAGO CUBS 000 102 100 -- 4
1920 CLEVELAND INDIANS 000 201 03x -- 6
LOB--1929 CHICAGO CUBS 6, 1920 CLEVELAND INDIANS 10.
ERR--Tris Speaker, Doc Johnston. 2B--Hack Wilson, Charlie
Grimm, Kiki Cuyler, Tris Speaker, Doc Johnston. SACB--Norm
McMillan.
1929 CHICAGO CUBS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Guy Bush BY [L] 7.67 10 6 6 8 5 0
Mike Cvengros CY 0.33 0 0 0 0 0 0
1920 CLEVELAND INDIANS
Ray Caldwell CYZ [W] 8.00 9 4 3 2 1 0
Duster Mails AXZ [S] 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
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