Tag: Cleveland Indians

  • GTOP S2W1: 1920 Indians vs. 1919 Reds

    GTOP S2W1: 1920 Indians vs. 1919 Reds

    The 1919 Cincinnati Reds got their season off to a good start with a one-run victory in game number one, but the 1920 Cleveland Indians came back with three straight victories to win the series. Elmer Smith (8-for-17, .471) and Tris Speaker (8-for-18, .444) had big weeks, with the latter providing an extra-innings walk-off hit…

  • 9/18-20/1989 Oakland at Cleveland

    9/18-20/1989 Oakland at Cleveland

    A disaster in Cleveland, as the A’s suffered two walk-off losses and only won one of the three games. The real-life Oakland team swept this series. That erases all of the Athletics’ margin for error, as they must now go 11-0 the rest of the way to match their 99 wins. Worse yet, with the…

  • 8/15-17/1989 Cleveland at Oakland

    8/15-17/1989 Cleveland at Oakland

    The A’s bounced back from their sweep in Anaheim to take two of three at home against the Indians, just as they did in real life. The pitching was excellent, giving up only three runs in three games, but the hitting disappeared in the middle game after a huge game one performance. After 121 games,…

  • 6/30-7/2/1989 Oakland at Cleveland

    6/30-7/2/1989 Oakland at Cleveland

    The season is now officially at the halfway mark as the 81st game was played in the finale at Cleveland. The A’s couldn’t match their real-life sweep of the Indians, but did win two of three. Dave Parker added two home runs to give him a team-high 16. After 81 games, the A’s are now…

  • 6/2-4/1989 Cleveland at Oakland

    6/2-4/1989 Cleveland at Oakland

    June started just like May ended, with the A’s losing a three-game series. Oakland dropped an extra-innings result in the opener against Cleveland, though Bob Welch responded with a shutout in the second contest (just as he did in real life). After a pair of low-scoring games, the offense picked up in game three, but…

  • World Series Summary

    World Series Summary

    The Pittsburgh Pirates are the world champions of this pre-expansion greats tournament. Pittsburgh had to play in games 6 and 7 for the first time. Cleveland played in its fourth consecutive game 7. The totals were close – Pittsburgh scored 28 runs in seven games and Cleveland plated 27, though only game 1 was decided…

  • WS G7: Pittsburgh 6, Cleveland 3

    WS G7: Pittsburgh 6, Cleveland 3

    The Pirates scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning and never looked back, cruising to the game 7 victory and the world championship. The Indians, winners of seven straight elimination games and three previous game sevens, finally had their luck run out. Honus Wagner led off the bottom of the first with…

  • WS G6: Cleveland 5, Pittsburgh 3

    WS G6: Cleveland 5, Pittsburgh 3

    Cleveland got two home runs from Hal Trosky and improved to 7-0 in elimination contests, sending the World Series to a seventh game. Trosky got things started with a two-run shot in the top of the first inning. Pittsburgh got one back in the bottom of the second on a Gus Suhr solo homer. The…

  • WS G5: Pittsburgh 4, Cleveland 0

    WS G5: Pittsburgh 4, Cleveland 0

    After pitching a two-hit shutout in game 2, Rip Sewell came back with another gem for the Pirates, this time tossing a three-hit shutout in the crucial game 5 effort. The series heads back to Pittsburgh with the Pirates holding a 3-2 lead. Sewell didn’t give up a hit until there were two out in…