Tag: Cincinnati Reds

  • GTOP S3W1: 1940 Reds vs. 1931 Athletics

    GTOP S3W1: 1940 Reds vs. 1931 Athletics

    The 1940 Cincinnati Reds and the 1931 Philadelphia Athletics saw the home team win all four games, including a walk-off, extra-inning victory for the Reds in the finale of their season-opening series. The Reds hit just .164 as a team and their top starter was Harry Craft with a .286 average (4-for-14). The Athletics were…

  • GTOP S2W9: Gameday #4

    GTOP S2W9: Gameday #4

    The 1920 Cleveland Indians finished up their championship season by posting a narrow victory in the final game of the campaign, putting their winning margin by two games over the idle 1930 St. Louis Cardinals. The 1929 New York Yankees, a day being eliminated, hardly bothered to show up for the final game of the…

  • GTOP S2W9: Gameday #3

    GTOP S2W9: Gameday #3

    The championship of season 2 has been decided, and it’s the 1920 Cleveland Indians that will come out on top. After the Indians again lost to the 1922 New York Giants, the clincher came as a result of the 1927 New York Yankees falling to the 1925 Washington Senators for the third straight game. The…

  • GTOP S2W9: Gameday #2

    GTOP S2W9: Gameday #2

    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…

  • GTOP S2W9: Gameday #1

    GTOP S2W9: Gameday #1

    After the opening round of games in the final week of the season, the 1920 Cleveland Indians (20-9) took a step closer to the title with a rout of the 1922 New York Giants (14-15). The 1927 New York Yankees (18-11) had a very costly misstep, as they were blown out by the 1925 Washington…

  • GTOP S2W8: 1919 Reds vs. 1922 Giants

    GTOP S2W8: 1919 Reds vs. 1922 Giants

    The 1919 Cincinnati Reds were shut out twice and managed to score only one earned run in four games, and the 1922 New York Giants gained a four-game sweep. The Giants (14-14) got back to .500 while the Reds (6-22) will head into the final week of the season in the cellar. Art Nehf and…

  • GTOP S2W7: 1927 Pirates vs. 1919 Reds

    GTOP S2W7: 1927 Pirates vs. 1919 Reds

    Late game heroics were aplenty during the series between the 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates and the 1919 Cincinnati Reds, and the Pirates had more of them as they won three of the four games. Pittsburgh posted walk-off victories in the ninth inning of both games three and four. Paul Waner hit .562 (9-for-16) with five RBI…

  • GTOP S2W6: 1919 Reds vs. 1930 Cardinals

    GTOP S2W6: 1919 Reds vs. 1930 Cardinals

    The 1930 St. Louis Cardinals maintained their place in the top half of the league after taking three of four games from the hapless 1919 Cincinnati Reds. A defensive meltdown in game two prevented the Cardinals from earning a sweep. Burleigh Grimes stayed perfect and improved to 5-0 after six starts for the Cardinals (14-10)…

  • GTOP S2W5: 1927 Yankees vs. 1919 Reds

    GTOP S2W5: 1927 Yankees vs. 1919 Reds

    The 1927 New York Yankees came in as the best team in the league while the 1919 Cincinnati Reds entered as one of the worst. It wasn’t easy, but the Yankees were able to win three out of four, including the last two in one-run contests. Earle Combs hit a team-best .438 (7-for-16) for the…