The 1920 Cleveland Indians have clinched at least a share of the championship, but blew their chance to win it outright on the second gameday of week 9 as they lost to the 1922 New York Giants.
The only other team in contention, the 1927 New York Yankees, blew their own chance to make a positive move as they lost for the second straight game to the 1925 Washington Senators. The Indians (20-10) lead the Yankees (18-12) by two games with two to play and can now clinch the championship at home as action moves back to Cleveland.
The 1929 Chicago Cubs evened their series with the 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates and both teams are now 17-13 as they battle for fifth place. The 1919 Cincinnati Reds (8-22) beat the 1922 St. Louis Browns (7-23) for the second straight game to push the Browns into the cellar.
New York Giants 5, Cleveland Indians 2
The Indians scored first in the third inning on a double-steal, but the Giants immediately tied it on a Phil Douglas triple and a Frankie Frisch RBI single. It stayed 1-1 until the seventh. New York put up three runs on a Frank Snyder two-run double and a Casey Stengel RBI single. Cleveland cut the deficit to 4-2 in the eighth but New York immediately added an insurance run. Douglas was excellent on the hill for the Giants and improved to 4-2 on the season.
1920 CLEVELAND INDIA AB R H BI 1922 NEW YORK GIANTS AB R H BI
Charlie Jamieson 4 0 2 1 Dave Bancroft 3 0 0 0
Doc Johnston 4 0 1 0 Casey Stengel 4 0 1 1
Tris Speaker 4 0 0 0 Frankie Frisch 3 0 3 1
Elmer Smith 4 0 1 0 Irish Meusel 4 0 0 0
Steve ONeill 3 0 0 0 George Kelly 4 0 0 0
Larry Gardner 4 0 0 0 Ross Youngs 4 2 2 0
Ray Chapman 2 0 0 0 Heinie Groh 4 1 1 0
Bill Wambsganss 2 1 0 0 Frank Snyder 4 1 1 2
Stan Coveleski AXZ 1 1 0 0 Phil Douglas BZ 3 1 1 0
Joe Evans 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 29 2 4 1 TOTALS 33 5 9 4
1920 CLEVELAND INDIANS 001 000 010 -- 2
1922 NEW YORK GIANTS 001 000 31x -- 5
LOB--1920 CLEVELAND INDIANS 4, 1922 NEW YORK GIANTS 6.
2B--Doc Johnston, Ross Youngs, Frank Snyder. 3B--Frankie
Frisch, Phil Douglas BZ. HBP--Bill Wambsganss. SB--Stan
Coveleski AXZ, Charlie Jamieson, Ross Youngs.
1920 CLEVELAND INDIANS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Stan Coveleski AXZ [L] 7.00 8 4 4 2 2 0
Duster Mails AXZ 1.00 1 1 1 0 2 0
1922 NEW YORK GIANTS
Phil Douglas BZ [W] 9.00 4 2 2 3 1 0
Washington Senators 7, New York Yankees 1
After scoring just one run in each of the first two games of the series, the Yankee offense has disappeared. Walter Johnson largely shut down New York. The Yankees tied the game with their only run in the top of the seventh, but the Senators immediately scored six in the bottom of the seventh behind an RBI single by Bucky Harris, a two-run single by Sam Rice, a two-run double by Joe Judge and an RBI double by Roger Peckinpaugh. Johnson improved to 4-3 on the season.
1927 NEW YORK YANKEE AB R H BI 1925 WASHINGTON SENA AB R H BI
Earle Combs 4 0 3 1 Earl McNeely 4 1 1 0
Tony Lazzeri 4 0 1 0 Bucky Harris 5 1 1 1
Babe Ruth 4 0 1 0 Sam Rice 3 0 1 2
Lou Gehrig 3 0 1 0 Goose Goslin 4 2 2 1
Bob Meusel 2 0 0 0 Joe Judge 3 1 1 2
Pat Collins 3 0 0 0 Muddy Ruel 4 0 1 0
Mark Koenig 4 0 0 0 Roger Peckinpaugh 3 0 1 1
Joe Dugan 4 0 0 0 Ossie Bluege 4 1 1 0
Urban Shocker BRZ 2 1 0 0 Walter Johnson AXY 3 1 1 0
Johnny Grabowski 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 31 1 6 1 TOTALS 33 7 10 7
1927 NEW YORK YANKEES 000 000 100 -- 1
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 010 000 60x -- 7
LOB--1927 NEW YORK YANKEES 8, 1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 7.
ERR--Pat Collins, Ossie Bluege. 2B--Babe Ruth, Earle Combs,
Lou Gehrig, Joe Judge, Roger Peckinpaugh. HR--Goose Goslin.
HBP--Sam Rice. SACB--Walter Johnson AXY.
1927 NEW YORK YANKEES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Urban Shocker BRZ [L] 6.33 9 7 5 3 1 1
Bob Shawkey BK 1.67 1 0 0 0 3 0
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS
Walter Johnson AXY [W] 9.00 6 1 1 5 8 0
Chicago Cubs 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
The Cubs evened their series with the Pirates by scoring in six of the nine innings. Zack Taylor had a two-run double in the second inning and an RBI double in the sixth. Chicago starter Pat Malone had to leave the game after being hit by a line drive in the fourth inning. Hal Carlson stepped in to get the victory.
1929 CHICAGO CUBS AB R H BI 1927 PITTSBURGH PIRA AB R H BI
Norm McMillan 5 1 1 0 Lloyd Waner 4 2 2 0
Riggs Stephenson 3 1 0 0 Joe Harris 5 0 3 1
Rogers Hornsby 5 0 1 2 Paul Waner 5 0 3 1
Hack Wilson 5 1 2 1 Glenn Wright 5 0 0 0
Kiki Cuyler 2 2 1 1 Pie Traynor 4 1 1 0
Charlie Grimm 4 1 2 1 Clyde Barnhart 4 1 3 1
Woody English 3 1 1 0 George Grantham 4 0 1 0
Zack Taylor 4 0 2 3 Johnny Gooch 4 0 2 0
Pat Malone BK 1 0 0 0 Lee Meadows BZ 2 0 0 0
Hal Carlson CYZ 2 1 0 0 Kiki Cuyler 1 0 1 1
Earl Smith 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 34 8 10 8 TOTALS 39 4 16 4
1929 CHICAGO CUBS 020 121 011 -- 8
1927 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 100 111 000 -- 4
LOB--1929 CHICAGO CUBS 7, 1927 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 9.
2B--Hack Wilson, Zack Taylor (2), Charlie Grimm (2), Norm
McMillan, Kiki Cuyler, Paul Waner, Clyde Barnhart, Pie
Traynor, Joe Harris (2). SB--Woody English.
1929 CHICAGO CUBS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Pat Malone BK 3.67 6 2 2 0 5 0
Hal Carlson CYZ [W] 5.33 10 2 2 1 2 0
1927 PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Lee Meadows BZ [L] 6.00 8 6 6 4 0 0
Joe Dawson CW 2.00 1 1 1 2 0 0
Johnny Morrison CXW 1.00 1 1 1 2 0 0
Cincinnati Reds 3, St. Louis Browns 2
The Reds began the final week of the season in last place but have now surpassed the Browns after winning the first two games of the series. Ivey Wingo had a two-run double in the third and Jake Daubert had a run-scoring single in the fourth, and the Reds held on from there despite a two-run homer from St. Louis’ Ken Williams.
1919 CINCINNATI REDS AB R H BI 1922 ST. LOUIS BROWN AB R H BI
Heinie Groh 5 1 2 0 Jack Tobin 5 0 1 0
Edd Roush 3 0 1 0 Marty McManus 4 1 2 0
Jake Daubert 4 1 2 1 George Sisler 4 0 2 0
Greasy Neale 3 1 1 0 Ken Williams 4 1 1 2
Ivey Wingo 5 0 1 2 Baby Doll Jacobson 4 0 0 0
Larry Kopf 4 0 1 0 Hank Severeid 3 0 1 0
Morrie Rath 5 0 0 0 Wally Gerber 4 0 0 0
Sherry Magee 4 0 1 0 Frank Ellerbe 3 0 1 0
Slim Sallee BRZ 4 0 0 0 Dixie Davis CYW 2 0 0 0
Pat Collins 1 0 0 0
Chick Shorten 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 37 3 9 3 TOTALS 35 2 9 2
1919 CINCINNATI REDS 002 100 000 -- 3
1922 ST. LOUIS BROWNS 000 002 000 -- 2
LOB--1919 CINCINNATI REDS 13, 1922 ST. LOUIS BROWNS 8.
ERR--Heinie Groh, Marty McManus. 2B--Ivey Wingo, Frank
Ellerbe, Marty McManus. HR--Ken Williams. SB--Sherry Magee,
Greasy Neale, George Sisler.
1919 CINCINNATI REDS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Slim Sallee BRZ [W] 8.67 9 2 2 2 0 1
Jimmy Ring BY [S] 0.33 0 0 0 0 0 0
1922 ST. LOUIS BROWNS
Dixie Davis CYW [L] 7.00 7 3 3 5 5 0
Rasty Wright B 2.00 2 0 0 1 1 0
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