The 1925 Washington Senators and the 1920 Cleveland Indians entered the week as two of the top teams in the league, but it’s the Indians that are standing tall after a four-game sweep. Cleveland (12-4) is now tied atop the league standings (based on winning percentage) with the 1927 New York Yankees — and those two teams will meet in week six.
Tris Speaker went 8-for-18 (.444) at the plate and drove in six runs to lead the Indians, who hit .325 as a team. Sam Rice batted 7-for-19 (.368) to lead the Senators (9-11).
All four games are on YouTube if you’d like to watch.
Game #1: Cleveland 6, Washington 5 (13 inn.)
The Senators built a 4-1 lead after four innings, but the Indians scored four times in the fourth, including a solo home run from Bill Wambsganss and a two-run single from Jim Bagby. It was tied 5-5 after five innings, and it stayed that way until the 13th inning. Cleveland’s Steve O’Neill reached on an error, made his way to third base with two outs, and Ray Chapman provided a game-winning, walk-off RBI single.
1925 WASHINGTON SENA AB R H BI 1920 CLEVELAND INDIA AB R H BI
Earl McNeely 5 0 1 0 Charlie Jamieson 7 1 2 0
Bucky Harris 4 1 1 0 Ray Chapman 6 0 2 1
Sam Rice 6 2 3 1 Tris Speaker 5 0 1 0
Goose Goslin 6 1 1 0 Elmer Smith 6 0 2 1
Joe Judge 4 1 0 0 Larry Gardner 5 0 0 0
Ossie Bluege 5 0 1 2 Bill Wambsganss 5 1 2 1
Roger Peckinpaugh 5 0 3 2 Doc Johnston 6 1 2 0
Muddy Ruel 6 0 1 0 Steve ONeill 6 2 1 0
Stan Coveleski AZ 3 0 0 0 Jim Bagby BZ 3 1 2 2
Hank Severeid 1 0 0 0 Joe Evans 1 0 1 0
Joe Harris 1 0 0 0 Jack Graney 1 0 1 0
Everett Scott 1 0 0 0 Smoky Joe Wood 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 47 5 11 5 TOTALS 51 6 16 5
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 013 010 000 000 0 -- 5
1920 CLEVELAND INDIANS 100 400 000 000 1 -- 6
LOB--1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 10, 1920 CLEVELAND INDIANS 12.
ERR--Ossie Bluege (2), Bill Wambsganss. 2B--Earl McNeely,
Muddy Ruel, Bucky Harris, Roger Peckinpaugh, Sam Rice, Ray
Chapman, Steve ONeill. HR--Bill Wambsganss. SACB--Earl
McNeely, Ossie Bluege, Smoky Joe Wood, Larry Gardner.
SB--Ossie Bluege, Goose Goslin.
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Stan Coveleski AZ 8.00 10 5 4 2 1 1
Firpo Marberry BKY 2.00 3 0 0 1 2 0
Vean Gregg BW 2.00 2 0 0 0 0 0
Curly Ogden CR [L] 0.67 1 1 0 0 0 0
1920 CLEVELAND INDIANS
Jim Bagby BZ 9.00 9 5 5 4 4 0
Duster Mails AXZ 2.00 0 0 0 1 1 0
Dick Niehaus C [W] 2.00 2 0 0 0 1 0
Game #2: Cleveland 4, Washington 1
The Indians’ Stan Coveleski outpitched Walter Johnson. The Senators scored first again, but Cleveland went up 2-1 in the fourth after an RBI triple from Bill Wambsganss and an RBI single from Steve O’Neill. Larry Gardner and Tris Speaker tacked on RBI singles in the fifth and sixth innings, respectively.
1925 WASHINGTON SENA AB R H BI 1920 CLEVELAND INDIA AB R H BI
Earl McNeely 2 0 0 0 Charlie Jamieson 3 0 2 0
Bucky Harris 4 0 0 0 Ray Chapman 4 1 1 0
Sam Rice 5 0 2 0 Tris Speaker 3 0 2 1
Goose Goslin 4 0 0 0 Elmer Smith 5 0 0 0
Joe Judge 3 1 0 0 Larry Gardner 3 1 1 1
Ossie Bluege 3 0 2 0 Bill Wambsganss 3 1 1 1
Roger Peckinpaugh 4 0 0 0 Doc Johnston 4 0 0 0
Muddy Ruel 3 0 0 0 Steve ONeill 4 0 1 1
Walter Johnson AXY 3 0 1 0 Stan Coveleski AXZ 2 1 1 0
Hank Severeid 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 32 1 6 0 TOTALS 31 4 9 4
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 010 000 000 -- 1
1920 CLEVELAND INDIANS 000 211 00x -- 4
LOB--1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 11, 1920 CLEVELAND INDIANS 13.
ERR--Ossie Bluege, Bucky Harris, Bill Wambsganss. 2B--Ray
Chapman. 3B--Sam Rice, Bill Wambsganss. SACB--Stan Coveleski
AXZ, Bill Wambsganss. SB--Sam Rice.
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Walter Johnson AXY [L] 7.33 9 4 4 8 5 0
Firpo Marberry BKY 0.67 0 0 0 0 1 0
1920 CLEVELAND INDIANS
Stan Coveleski AXZ [W] 9.00 6 1 0 7 3 0
Game #3: Cleveland 8, Washington 2
The Indians scored seven times in the third and fourth innings. The top three batters in the order each scored twice. Washington didn’t get a hit until the sixth inning when pinch-hitter Joe Harris led off with a home run.
1920 CLEVELAND INDIA AB R H BI 1925 WASHINGTON SENA AB R H BI
Charlie Jamieson 4 2 0 0 Earl McNeely 4 1 1 0
Ray Chapman 5 2 0 0 Bucky Harris 4 0 0 0
Tris Speaker 5 2 2 2 Sam Rice 4 0 1 0
Elmer Smith 3 0 2 2 Goose Goslin 4 0 1 1
Larry Gardner 5 0 2 1 Joe Judge 2 0 0 0
Bill Wambsganss 4 1 2 1 Ossie Bluege 4 0 1 0
Doc Johnston 4 0 0 0 Roger Peckinpaugh 4 0 1 0
Steve ONeill 4 1 3 0 Muddy Ruel 4 0 0 0
Guy Morton CXY 3 0 1 1 Tom Zachary B 1 0 0 0
Joe Harris 1 1 1 1
Hank Severeid 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 37 8 12 7 TOTALS 33 2 6 2
1920 CLEVELAND INDIANS 003 400 100 -- 8
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 000 002 000 -- 2
LOB--1920 CLEVELAND INDIANS 13, 1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 6.
ERR--Ray Chapman, Ossie Bluege. 2B--Tris Speaker (2), Goose
Goslin. HR--Joe Harris. SACF--Elmer Smith (2). SACB--Guy
Morton CXY. SB--Tris Speaker.
1920 CLEVELAND INDIANS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Guy Morton CXY [W] 9.00 6 2 2 2 7 1
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS
Tom Zachary B [L] 6.00 8 7 5 4 0 0
Vean Gregg BW 1.00 2 1 1 2 0 0
Win Ballou CXY 2.00 2 0 0 2 1 0
Game #4: Cleveland 5, Washington 2
Tris Speaker drove in runs in the first, third and sixth innings with hits. The Indians never trailed and went up 5-0 after six innings. Cleveland starter Ray Caldwell nearly had a shutout and also had three hits at the plate. The Senators finally got on the scoreboard on Muddy Ruel’s two-run single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth.
1920 CLEVELAND INDIA AB R H BI 1925 WASHINGTON SENA AB R H BI
Charlie Jamieson 4 1 2 1 Earl McNeely 4 0 0 0
Ray Chapman 4 1 0 0 Bucky Harris 3 0 0 0
Tris Speaker 5 0 3 3 Sam Rice 4 1 1 0
Elmer Smith 5 0 3 0 Goose Goslin 3 1 1 0
Larry Gardner 5 0 2 0 Joe Judge 4 0 1 0
Bill Wambsganss 4 1 0 0 Ossie Bluege 3 0 0 0
Doc Johnston 4 0 0 0 Roger Peckinpaugh 4 0 0 0
Steve ONeill 3 1 1 0 Muddy Ruel 4 0 2 2
Ray Caldwell CYZ 4 1 3 1 Dutch Ruether BY 1 0 0 0
Joe Harris 0 0 0 0
Hank Severeid 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 38 5 14 5 TOTALS 31 2 5 2
1920 CLEVELAND INDIANS 101 102 000 -- 5
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 000 000 002 -- 2
LOB--1920 CLEVELAND INDIANS 13, 1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 7.
ERR--Bill Wambsganss. 2B--Tris Speaker, Charlie Jamieson,
Joe Judge. SACB--Ray Caldwell CYZ, Dutch Ruether BY.
SB--Tris Speaker, Goose Goslin.
1920 CLEVELAND INDIANS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Ray Caldwell CYZ [W] 8.67 5 2 2 4 5 0
Duster Mails AXZ [S] 0.33 0 0 0 0 0 0
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS
Dutch Ruether BY [L] 5.67 11 5 5 4 0 0
Firpo Marberry BKY 2.33 3 0 0 1 3 0
Curly Ogden CR 1.00 0 0 0 1 0 0
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