Sunday 10/22/1920: Cleveland's Johnson earns Most Valuable Pitcher Walter Johnson will never forget this year. His dominating season convinced the American League to name Cleveland's right-hander the Most Valuable Pitcher winner of 1920. This season Johnson compiled an ERA of 2.31, going 24-10 in 42 starts. He fanned 308 while giving up 300 hits in 358.2 innings. Walter has pitched 5 shutouts and 31 complete games. He's 1st in the American League in ERA and 3rd in wins! Johnson wins the award for the 3rd time in his 13-year career. Awards may not be the most important thing for Pete Alexander, but Pittsburgh's right-hander smiled as he was named the National League Most Valuable Pitcher winner. His ERA of 1.60 helped him to a 25-3 record this year. He struck out 211 and walked 54 in 275 innings. Pete has pitched 4 shutouts and 27 complete games. He's 1st in the National League in ERA and 1st in wins! Alexander wins the award for the 2nd time in his 9-year career. |
Sunday 10/22/1920: Most Valuable Hitter winners announced The Most Valuable Hitter in the American League was handed to St. Louis (A)'s leftfielder Joe Jackson! Joe is hitting .350 this year, with 206 hits in 588 at bats. He has driven in 100 runs, slugging .507. He's 1st in the American League in batting and 6th in RBI! A season for the ages earned Pittsburgh's third baseman John Beckwith the National League Most Valuable Hitter this year. This year Beckwith drove in 135 and scored 106 runs while batting .352 with 27 taters. He's 1st in the National League in batting, 2nd in homeruns and 2nd in RBI! |
Sunday 10/22/1920: Cooper (BOS) and Streeter (CHC) win Rookie Of The Year Andy Cooper was named the American League Rookie Of The Year winner today. Boston (A)'s pitcher put up pretty good numbers for a rookie this year. This 24 year old kid will probably have a long and successful career! Andy has a record of 16-5 this season, with an ERA of 2.60. In 225 Innings he was able to strike out 88 batters. Andy has pitched 3 shutouts and 19 complete games. Chicago (N)'s pitcher Sam Streeter has worked hard to reach the big leagues. His work paid off today as the National League named him the Rookie Of The Year winner! In 43 starts this year Sam struck out 261 batters in 348.2 innings of work. His ERA is 4.23, his record 20-16. Sam has pitched 2 shutouts and 22 complete games. He's 4th in the National League in wins! |
Sunday 10/15/1920: Earl Hamilton out for 5-6 weeks PITTSBURGH - When it rains, it pours. Pittsburgh's southpaw Earl Hamilton will not pitch for at least 5-6 weeks, handing the team a huge setback. He suffered a serious injury in a game against Philadelphia (A) where he left the field in the 3rd inning. Doctors examined him after the game and diagnosed a Ruptured Bicep Tendon which will require surgery. His ERA of 3.16 helped him to a 16-13 record this year. He struck out 84 and walked 92 in 268 innings. He has 24 complete games and 3 shutouts. |
Monday 10/2/1920: Johnson and Mackey win Player of the Week award The American League's best player of the week was Cleveland's Walter Johnson, who wins the award for the 4th time in his career. Johnson was overpowering all week long, going 2-0 with an ERA of 0.00. Along the way he struck out 14 in 20 innings. He pitched two shutouts! The National League's best player of the week was Brooklyn's Biz Mackey, who wins the award for the 2nd time in his career. Mackey helped his team with an average of .556 and 8 RBI in 18 at bats. |
Sunday 10/1/1920: Pittsburgh's Alexander named Pitcher of the Month Winner of this months American League Pitcher of the Month award is Boston (A)'s Andy Cooper. He had an ERA of just 2.07 in 61 innings of work in which he struck out 31 hitters. His record in September is 6-0. Andy pitched a shutout as well. Opposing players hit .227 against Andy this season. While posting an ERA of 2.63 he went 15-5 in 25 starts, fanning 85 and walking 34 hitters. He has 18 complete games and 3 shutouts. Pittsburgh's Pete Alexander had a terrific September, and it earned him the National League Pitcher of the month award. He had an ERA of just 0.50 in 36 innings of work in which he struck out 29 hitters. His record in September is 4-0. In 31 starts this year Pete struck out 211 batters in 275 innings of work. His ERA is 1.60, his record 25-3. Pete has pitched 4 shutouts and 27 complete games. He's 1st in the National League in ERA and 1st in wins! |
Sunday 10/1/1920: Veach (DET) and Ruth (DET) win monthly award The American League's best player of the month was Detroit's Bobby Veach, who wins the award for the 1st time in his career. Bobby was on fire, hitting .422 with 4 homeruns and 17 RBI. While compiling an on base percentage of .378, Bobby hit .326 and slugged .448. He has collected 87 runs batted in this year. He's 9th in the American League in batting! The Batter of the Month award in the American League goes to Detroit's Babe Ruth this time, as the leftfielder displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. Babe was on fire, hitting .341 with 7 homeruns and 27 RBI. Ruth has hit for a .283 average this season. He has 78 extra base hits along with 315 total bases, resulting in a .606 slugging percentage. He's 1st in the American League in RBIs and 1st in homeruns! |
Monday 9/25/1920: Cleveland's Lundy wins Player of the Week award The American League Player of the Week award goes to Dick Lundy, Cleveland's starting third baseman. Dick went 14 for 22 (.636), while hitting 2 HR and collecting 6 RBI. Dick has gone 183 for 527 (.347) this season, hitting 12 taters and driving in 82 runs. He has scored 109 runs on his own. He's 2nd in the American League in batting! The Player of the Week award in the American League goes to Cleveland's Babe Ruth this time, as the leftfielder displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. Ruth helped his team with an average of .360 and 9 RBI in 25 at bats. |
Saturday 9/23/1920: Rube Marquard quiets Detroit bats with shutout DETROIT - Washington's left-hander Rube Marquard is clearly one of the best pitchers in the game. Detroit found out the hard way, getting just one hit. Marquard 4th shutout this season was a masterpiece, as he was almost untouchable. He has now hurled 28th shutouts in his career. 'Hey, that's my job! Everytime I take the mound I give the best I can. And my best stuff was too much for them today.' Marquard (18-14) struck out 4 and walked 1, throwing 59 of 96 pitches for strikes. Pie Traynor helped Marquard at the plate, he finished with 4 hits in 4 AB, homering twice, with three runs scored and collecting 2 RBI. Washington improved its record to 67-86, scoring 5 runs on 14 hits. |
Monday 9/18/1920: Chicago (A)'s Meusel wins Player of the Week award The American League's best player of the week was Chicago (A)'s Bob Meusel, who wins the award for the 1st time in his career. He had an on base percentage of .423 and hit .423, while driving in 7 runs. The National League's best player of the week was Boston (N)'s Jack Fournier, who wins the award for the 1st time in his career. He had an on base percentage of .545 and hit .500, while driving in 7 runs. He hit in every game this week and extended his hitting streak to 7 games. His season features a batting average of .286 (148 hits in 517 AB), 19 doubles, 4 triples and 10 bombs. Fournier collected 79 RBI and 76 runs as well. He's 8th in the National League in RBIs and 10th in homeruns! |
Monday 9/11/1920: Player of the Week honors go to Barnes and Steele The American League Player of the Week award goes to Jesse Barnes, one of Boston (A)'s best starting pitchers. Jesse went 2-0 with an ERA of 0.50, while fanning 6 in 18 innings of work. He hurled a shutout as well. Bob Steele of Chicago (N) wins his 2nd Player of the Week award for dominating National League's hitters the entire week. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 1.13 while going 2-0. He hurled a shutout as well. In 28 starts this year Bob struck out 82 batters in 242.2 innings of work. His ERA is 2.63, his record 16-9. He has 22 complete games and 2 shutouts. |
Wednesday 9/6/1920: Guy Morton dominates Cincinnati, gives up just 2 hits NEW YORK (N) - Cincinnati's bats were sleeping, and New York (N)'s Guy Morton gave them no chance to wake up. He gave up just 2 hits in recording his 3rd shutout of the season. 'Pitching a great game is always a good thing. And it doesn't get much better than today.' Morton (16-14) struck out 8 and walked 1, throwing 72 of 107 pitches for strikes. Oscar Charleston helped Morton at the plate, he finished 1 for 3, stroking a double, with 2 RBI. New York (N) improved its record to 69-70, scoring 7 runs on 9 hits. |
Monday 9/4/1920: Chicago (A)'s Johnston wins Player of the Week award It's the 1st time that the American League Player of the Week award goes to Chicago (A)'s rightfielder Jimmy Johnston. Jimmy went 14 for 29 (.483), while hitting 0 HR and collecting 10 RBI. His season numbers are: .313 AVG, 147 hits, 24 doubles, 6 triples and 3 longballs, along with 77 RBI and 57 runs scored. Chicago (N)'s pitcher Frank Wickware had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the National League Player of the Week. Frank went 2-0 with an ERA of 0.53, while fanning 11 in 17 innings of work. He hurled a shutout as well. |
Friday 9/1/1920: Pitcher of the Month award winners announced The best month of August in the American League certainly had Cleveland's right-hander Pat Ragan, earning him the Pitcher of the Month award. He went 6-0 in August and finished the month with an ERA of 1.44. He struck out 17 in 62.1 innings. This season Ragan compiled an ERA of 3.37, going 18-9 in 31 starts. He fanned 97 while giving up 255 hits in 254 innings. Pat has pitched 2 shutouts and 22 complete games. He's 9th in the American League in ERA and 6th in wins! Winner of this months National League Pitcher of the Month award is Brooklyn's Dutch Leonard. He went 7-0 in August and finished the month with an ERA of 0.43. He struck out 43 in 63 innings. In 29 starts this year Dutch struck out 161 batters in 256.2 innings of work. His ERA is 2.00, his record 21-6. He has 26 complete games and 6 shutouts. He's 2nd in the National League in ERA and 1st in wins! |
Friday 9/1/1920: Red hot Mchenry and Meusel win Batter of the Month award Austin Mchenry of Cleveland wins his 1st Batter of the Month award for putting up the best numbers in the American League. He had an on base percentage of .387 and hit .367, while driving in 27 runs. Austin has gone 141 for 467 (.302) this season, hitting 9 taters and driving in 100 runs. He has scored 73 runs on his own. He's 1st in the American League in RBIs and 5th in homeruns! It's the 1st time that the National League Batter of the Month award goes to Chicago (N)'s leftfielder Irish Meusel. Irish pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .426 with 4 and 27 RBI while slugging .630. His season numbers are: .283 AVG, 128 hits, 24 doubles, 7 triples and 8 taters, along with 70 RBI and 58 runs scored. |
Monday 8/28/1920: Roush (CHA) and Leonard (BRO) win P.O.W. award Edd Roush wins his 1st Player of the Week award. American League pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. Roush helped his team with an average of .619 and 9 RBI in 21 at bats. He hit in every game this week and extended his hitting streak to 10 games. Brooklyn's pitcher Dutch Leonard had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the National League Player of the Week. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 0.50 while going 2-0. He hurled a shutout as well. Opposing players hit .221 against Dutch this season. While posting an ERA of 2.07 he went 20-6 in 28 starts, fanning 156 and walking 61 hitters. Dutch has pitched 5 shutouts and 25 complete games. He's 2nd in the National League in ERA and 2nd in wins! |
Friday 8/25/1920: George Smith out for 7 weeks WASHINGTON - Washington is without its right-hander George Smith for at least 7 weeks. He injured himself while throwing a pitch to Tom Williams in a game against New York (A). His face showed signs of pain immediately after the ball left his hand. After x-rays were taken the diagnosis did not surprise many: Strained Tricep Muscle. Surgery will be performed next week. In 34 starts this year George struck out 60 batters in 283.2 innings of work. His ERA is 3.52, his record 14-15. George has pitched one shutout and 26 complete games. |
Wednesday 8/23/1920: Urban Shocker (BSN) will miss 5 weeks BOSTON (N) - Boston (N)'s right-hander Urban Shocker suffered a severe injury on Wednesday and will be out for at least 5 weeks. In the 3rd of the game against Cincinnati he experienced pain in his throwing arm and had to leave the game. Boston (N) wasted no time and rushed him to an hospital. Team officials were informed later that Shocker had suffered a Ruptured Tricep Tendon. In 34 starts this year Urban struck out 154 batters in 291.1 innings of work. His ERA is 3.80, his record 18-10. Urban has pitched one shutout and 25 complete games. He's 3rd in the National League in wins! |
Monday 8/21/1920: Youngs (DET) and Meusel (CHC) win P.O.W. award The American League's best player of the week was Detroit's Ross Youngs, who wins the award for the 1st time in his career. He had an on base percentage of .609 and hit .609, while driving in 4 runs. He got at least one hit each game this week and is on a 9 game hitting streak right now. The National League's best player of the week was Chicago (N)'s Irish Meusel, who wins the award for the 2nd time in his career. Meusel helped his team with an average of .615 and 11 RBI in 26 at bats. |
Monday 8/14/1920: Cleveland's Lundy wins Player of the Week award Dick Lundy wins his 3rd Player of the Week award. American League pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. He hit .565 with 4 RBI and slugged .826 in 23 at bats. He hit in every game this week and extended his hitting streak to 9 games. The Player of the Week award in the National League goes to Brooklyn's Dutch Leonard this time, as the pitcher displayed the best pitching perfomance in his league. Leonard was overpowering all week long, going 2-0 with an ERA of 0.50. Along the way he struck out 13 in 18 innings. He hurled a shutout as well. Opposing players hit .220 against Dutch this season. While posting an ERA of 2.24 he went 17-6 in 25 starts, fanning 137 and walking 57 hitters. Dutch has pitched 4 shutouts and 22 complete games. He's 3rd in the National League in ERA and 2nd in wins! |
Tuesday 8/8/1920: Frank Wickware blanks New York (N) with a 2-hitter NEW YORK (N) - Chicago (N)'s right-hander Frank Wickware is a great pitcher. And he once again showed his stuff, blanking New York (N) on just 2 hits. It's his 2nd shutout this season, and the 42nd time he has done it in his career. 'I was able to keep´em off balance. That certainly helped.' Wickware (13-13) struck out 9 and issued 2 BB, throwing 69 of 112 pitches for strikes. Chicago (N)'s leftfielder Irish Meusel collected 2 hits in 4 trips to the plate, blasting a homerun, and driving in 2 runs. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Wickware. Chicago (N) scored 7 runs on 10 hits. |
Monday 8/7/1920: St. Louis (N)'s Wickland wins Player of the Week award The American League's best player of the week was Speaker helped his team with an average of .500 and 11 RBI in 24 at bats. Al Wickland from St. Louis (N) wins his 1st Player of the Week award for putting up the best numbers this week in the National League. Al was on fire, hitting .600 with 1 HR and 3 RBI. Wickland has walked 45 times this year and posts a .401 OBP. While batting .287, 69 for 240, he has driven in 19 runs. |
Saturday 8/5/1920: Bill Doak shuts out Boston (N) on 2 hits BOSTON (N) - St. Louis (N)'s right-hander Bill Doak is a great pitcher. And he once again showed his stuff, blanking Boston (N) on just 2 hits. It's his 1st shutout this season, and the 16th time he has done it in his career. 'I felt early that I was on top of my game. Fortunately I was able to keep that feeling the entire game.' Doak (10-6) struck out 6 and walked 3, throwing 67 of 121 pitches for strikes. George Harper helped Doak at the plate, he finished with 1 hit in 5 AB, and driving in 3 runs. St. Louis (N) scored 6 runs on 12 hits. |
Tuesday 8/1/1920: Pittsburgh's Alexander named Pitcher of the Month Cleveland's pitcher Walter Johnson is the American League winner of the Pitcher of the Month award in July. His ERA of just 2.29 helped him to a 6-1 record in July. He worked 63 innings, striking out 60 hitters while walking 10. Walter also fired a shutout. Walter has a record of 15-6 this season, with an ERA of 2.36. In 228.2 Innings he was able to strike out 197 batters. Walter has pitched 3 shutouts and 20 complete games. He's 1st in the American League in ERA and 5th in wins! Pete Alexander pitched like a legend in July, and the National League named him Pitcher of the Month for his extraordinary performance. He had an ERA of just 1.33 in 54 innings of work in which he struck out 38 hitters. His record in July is 5-1. Pete fired two shutouts! Opposing players hit .209 against Pete this season. While posting an ERA of 1.66 he went 17-2 in 22 starts, fanning 149 and walking 40 hitters. Pete has pitched 3 shutouts and 18 complete games. He's 1st in the National League in ERA and 1st in wins! |
Tuesday 8/1/1920: Red hot Kennard and Beckwith win Batter of the Month award The American League's best player of the month was Cleveland's Dan Dan Kennard has hit 6 homeruns this year while batting .333. He adds 29 doubles, along with 73 runs scored. He's 5th in the American League in batting, 8th in homeruns and 9th in RBI! It's the 3rd time that the National League Batter of the Month award goes to Pittsburgh's third baseman John Beckwith. In 88 at bats he hit .432 with 4 HR and 28 RBI. This year Beckwith drove in 96 and scored 72 runs while batting .359 with 17 homeruns. He's 2nd in the National League in batting, 2nd in homeruns and 1st in RBI! |
Monday 7/31/1920: Chicago (A)'s Ruth wins Player of the Week award Stan Coveleski of Chicago (A) wins his 1st Player of the Week award for dominating American League's hitters the entire week. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 1.50 while going 2-0. He hurled a shutout as well. This season Coveleski compiled an ERA of 3.62, going 11-11 in 29 starts. He fanned 80 while giving up 270 hits in 246.1 innings. Stan has pitched one shutout and 20 complete games. It's the 4th time that the American League Player of the Week award goes to Chicago (A)'s leftfielder Babe Ruth. He had an on base percentage of .379 and hit .308, while driving in 13 runs. He now has homered in 3 consecutive games as well! Ruth has hit 28 bombs this year while batting .271. He adds 18 doubles, along with 78 runs scored. He's 2nd in the American League in RBIs and 1st in homeruns! |
Monday 7/24/1920: Eddie Collins stars with 2000th career hit CINCINNATI - Pittsburgh's Eddie Collins showed a smile on his face after he got his 2000th career hit against Cincinnati on Monday. His hit in the 1st inning was a single off Slim Sallee. In 14 years of big league action so far, Eddie has compiled a batting average of .332, along with 26 homeruns and 745 RBI. 'Good things happen when you put the bat on the ball.' |
Monday 7/24/1920: Harry Harper shuts out New York (N) on 2 hits ST. LOUIS (N) - Harry Harper took the mound and never left. And New York (N) hitters couldn't touch him at all. St. Louis (N)'s left-hander gave up just 2 hits in his 4th shutout of the season. He now has 13 career shutouts in 190 games started. Harper (14-12) struck out 8 and issued 2 BB, throwing 74 of 114 pitches for strikes. 'Things like that happen. You take the mound and everything works. My velocity was pretty good today and I guess it showed.' Mike Gonzalez helped Harper at the plate, he finished 2 for 4, stroking a double. St. Louis (N) scored 2 runs on 5 hits. |
Monday 7/24/1920: New York (A)'s Heilmann wins Player of the Week award Harry Heilmann from New York (A) wins his 2nd Player of the Week award for putting up the best numbers this week in the American League. Heilmann helped his team with an average of .583 and 8 RBI in 24 at bats. Harry is hitting .311 this year, with 113 hits in 363 at bats. He has driven in 50 runs, slugging .430. Pittsburgh's third baseman John Beckwith had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the National League Player of the Week. John went 11 for 21 (.524), while hitting 2 HR and collecting 11 RBI. |
Friday 7/21/1920: Pete Alexander pitches his 3rd shutout of the season ST. LOUIS (N) - Pittsburgh's right-hander Pete Alexander is a great pitcher. And he once again showed his stuff, blanking St. Louis (N) on just 2 hits. It's his 3rd shutout this season, and the 37th time he has done it in his career. Johnny Mostil spoiled the bid for a no-hitter when he singled with no outs in the 5th inning. Alexander (15-2) struck out 7 and walked 2, throwing 70 of 113 pitches for strikes. 'I had my stuff going. Everything I tried worked. What a day!' Pittsburgh's first baseman Todd Allen went 2 for 3, blasting a homerun, scoring 2 runs with 2 RBI. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Alexander. Pittsburgh improved its record to 50-45, scoring 12 runs on 14 hits. |
Wednesday 7/19/1920: Cincinnati's Gregg severely injured, out for season CINCINNATI - Cincinnati's left-hander Vean Gregg will not pitch again this year, suffering a serious injury in the game against Chicago (N) on Wednesday. After x-rays were taken the diagnosis did not surprise many: Bone Chips Shoulder. Surgery will be performed next week. Vean has a record of 5-6 this season, with an ERA of 3.36. In 118 Innings he was able to strike out 58 batters. Vean has pitched one shutout and 9 complete games. |
Monday 7/17/1920: Cleveland's Kennard wins Player of the Week award The Player of the Week award in the American League goes to Cleveland's Dan In 31 at bats he hit .419 with 3 HR and 11 RBI. He has hit 5 homeruns while batting .318 this season. His 110 hits and 18 walks add up to a .359 on-base percentage. Rogers Hornsby wins his 2nd Player of the Week award. National League pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. Hornsby helped his team with an average of .417 and 6 RBI in 24 at bats. He hit in every game this week and extended his hitting streak to 7 games. |
Sunday 7/16/1920: Oscar Charleston out for 4-5 weeks NEW YORK (N) - New York (N)'s Oscar Charleston suffered a serious injury Sunday in a game against Boston (N). Charleston fell down while running the bases and couldn't get up without help. He will miss probably 4-5 weeks. After being examined by several specialists the diagnosis is clear: Torn Groin Muscle. His season features a batting average of .332 (117 hits in 352 AB), 26 doubles, 7 triples and 12 homeruns. Charleston collected 53 RBI and 67 runs as well. He's 7th in the National League in batting, 3rd in homeruns and 9th in RBI! |
Friday 7/14/1920: Phil Douglas (BRO) will miss 5 weeks BROOKLYN - When it rains, it pours. Brooklyn's right-hander Phil Douglas will not pitch for at least 5 weeks, handing the team a huge setback. He suffered a serious injury in a game against Cincinnati where he left the field in the 3rd inning. After x-rays were taken the diagnosis did not surprise many: Bone Chips Elbow. Surgery will be performed next week. In 11 starts this year Phil struck out 24 batters in 90.2 innings of work. His ERA is 5.36, his record 6-4. |
Friday 7/14/1920: Babe Ruth clubs four rockets NEW YORK (N) - Boston (N)'s leftfielder Babe Ruth flexed his muscles and displayed his tremendous power, homering four times in a 13-2 win over New York (N). His 1st shot, a two-run homerun off Dick Rudolph in the 1st inning, cleared the fence in left field. His 2nd shot, off Dick Rudolph in the 2nd inning, was a two-run homerun and cleared the fence in right field. A pitch from Dick Rudolph in the 7th inning left his bat for a solo homerun, landing 407 feet from home plate in right-center. In the 8th inning he unloaded a three-run homerun off Al Mamaux. Babe stroked 4 hits in 5 AB, scoring FOUR runs and driving in 8 runs. The final score of the game was 13-2. |
Monday 7/3/1920: Player of the Week honors go to Weaver and Beckwith St. Louis (A)'s pitcher Harry Weaver had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. Weaver was overpowering all week long, going 2-0 with an ERA of 0.00. Along the way he struck out 7 in 19 innings. He hurled a shutout as well. This season Weaver compiled an ERA of 3.62, going 6-6 in 13 starts. He fanned 30 while giving up 131 hits in 112 innings. Harry has pitched one shutout and 9 complete games. The National League's best player of the week was Pittsburgh's John Beckwith, who wins the award for the 5th time in his career. John pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .600 with 1 HR and 8 RBI while slugging 1.000. |
Saturday 7/1/1920: Smith and Vance receive Pitcher of the Month award Winner of this months American League Pitcher of the Month award is Washington's George Smith. He went 6-1 in June and finished the month with an ERA of 1.48. He struck out 11 in 61 innings. Opposing players hit .258 against George this season. While posting an ERA of 3.25 he went 11-9 in 21 starts, fanning 33 and walking 33 hitters. George has pitched one shutout and 17 complete games. He's 6th in the American League in wins! St. Louis (N)'s pitcher Dazzy Vance is the National League winner of the Pitcher of the Month award in June. He went 4-1 in June and finished the month with an ERA of 1.22. He struck out 31 in 44.1 innings. Dazzy also fired a shutout. In 18 starts this year Dazzy struck out 89 batters in 142 innings of work. His ERA is 2.09, his record 10-5. He has 13 complete games and 2 shutouts. He's 3rd in the National League in ERA and 7th in wins! |
Saturday 7/1/1920: Red hot Mcinnis and Beckwith win Batter of the Month award Stuffy Mcinnis of Chicago (A) wins his 1st Batter of the Month award for putting up the best numbers in the American League. In 124 at bats he hit .379 with 0 HR and 14 RBI. While compiling an on base percentage of .357, Stuffy hit .331 and slugged .416. He has collected 33 runs batted in this year. He's 7th in the American League in batting! Pittsburgh's third baseman John Beckwith had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the National League Batter of the Month. He hit .391 with 28 RBI and slugged .728 in 92 at bats. John has gone 96 for 285 (.337) this season, hitting 13 homeruns and driving in 68 runs. He has scored 58 runs on his own. He's 4th in the National League in batting, 2nd in homeruns and 1st in RBI! |
Monday 6/26/1920: Chicago (N)'s Stengel wins Player of the Week award Benny Kauff wins his 3rd Player of the Week award. American League pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. In 26 at bats he hit .423 with 2 HR and 8 RBI. Casey Stengel wins his 1st Player of the Week award. National League pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. Stengel helped his team with an average of .579 and 9 RBI in 19 at bats. |
Tuesday 6/20/1920: Dazzy Vance blanks Boston (N) with a 2-hitter BOSTON (N) - St. Louis (N)'s right-hander Dazzy Vance is a great pitcher. And he once again showed his stuff, blanking Boston (N) on just 2 hits. It's his 2nd shutout this season, and the 7th time he has done it in his career. Vance (8-5) struck out 6 and issued 4 BB, throwing 76 of 126 pitches for strikes. 'I hit the corners with all of my pitches. That helped a lot!' St. Louis (N)'s third baseman Marty Mcmanus collected 2 hits in 4 trips to the plate, going deep twice, scoring twice and collecting 2 RBI. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Vance. St. Louis (N) scored 5 runs on 9 hits. |
Monday 6/19/1920: Dan Griner blanks Pittsburgh with a 1-hitter BROOKLYN - Pittsburgh's bats were sleeping, and Brooklyn's Dan Griner gave them no chance to wake up. He gave up just one hit in recording his 1st shutout of the season. 'I really like to play baseball, and I love the way I was able to play it today.' Griner (4-3) fanned 3 and walked 2, throwing 88 pitches. The hitting star for Brooklyn was third baseman Jimmie Dykes, he finished with 1 hit in 3 AB. Brooklyn scored 2 runs on 8 hits. |
Monday 6/19/1920: Pittsburgh's Beckwith wins Player of the Week award It's the 2nd time that the American League Player of the Week award goes to Chicago (A)'s pitcher Red Faber. Red went 2-0 with an ERA of 0.50, while fanning 7 in 18 innings of work. He hurled a shutout as well. This season Faber compiled an ERA of 3.04, going 6-9 in 18 starts. He fanned 55 while giving up 140 hits in 154 innings. Red has pitched 2 shutouts and 13 complete games. The National League's best player of the week was Pittsburgh's John Beckwith, who wins the award for the 4th time in his career. He hit .417 with 13 RBI and slugged .917 in 24 at bats. John managed to drive in at least one run in every game he played this week. John has gone 84 for 251 (.335) this season, hitting 13 bombs and driving in 60 runs. He has scored 52 runs on his own. He's 5th in the National League in batting, 2nd in homeruns and 1st in RBI! |
Monday 6/12/1920: Lundy and Harper win Player of the Week award Dick Lundy from Cleveland wins his 2nd Player of the Week award for putting up the best numbers this week in the American League. Dick was on fire, hitting .462 with 0 HR and 6 RBI. He hit in every game this week and extended his hitting streak to 10 games. This year Lundy drove in 31 and scored 47 runs while batting .311 with 2 homeruns. It's the 3rd time that the National League Player of the Week award goes to St. Louis (N)'s pitcher Harry Harper. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 1.00 while going 2-0. He hurled a shutout as well. |
Sunday 6/11/1920: Eddie Cicotte blanks Chicago (A) with a 2-hitter CHICAGO (A) - Eddie Cicotte had some fun again. Chicago (A) hitters did not. St. Louis (A)'s right-hander gave up just 2 hits in his 2nd shutout of the season. He now has 31 career shutouts in 360 games started. Cicotte (9-8) fanned 4 and walked 2, throwing 109 pitches. 'Well, the ball went where I wanted it. I was able to hit the corners with all of my pitches.' Hack Miller provided St. Louis (A) with the offense Cicotte needed as he stroked 3 hits in 4 AB, hitting a double. St. Louis (A) scored 5 runs on 11 hits. |
Monday 6/5/1920: Smith and Konetchy win Player of the Week award George Smith of Washington wins his 1st Player of the Week award for dominating American League's hitters the entire week. George went 2-0 with an ERA of 0.50, while fanning 0 in 18 innings of work. He hurled a shutout as well. In 15 starts this year George struck out 22 batters in 125.1 innings of work. His ERA is 3.95, his record 6-8. George has pitched one shutout and 12 complete games. Ed Konetchy wins his 1st Player of the Week award. National League pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. In 24 at bats he hit .458 with 2 HR and 7 RBI. |
Saturday 6/3/1920: John Donaldson out for 4 weeks CINCINNATI - Cincinnati's ace John Donaldson suffered a severe injury on Saturday and will be out for at least 4 weeks. In the 4th of the game against New York (N) he experienced pain in his throwing arm and had to leave the game. Doctors examined him after the game and diagnosed a Ruptured Elbow Ligament which will require surgery. His ERA of 2.71 helped him to a 3-4 record this year. He struck out 43 and walked 9 in 63 innings. John has pitched 2 shutouts and 5 complete games. |
Thursday 6/1/1920: Pitcher of the Month award winners announced Waite Hoyt pitched like a legend in May, and the American League named him Pitcher of the Month for his extraordinary performance. He had an ERA of just 1.26 in 43 innings of work in which he struck out 20 hitters. His record in May is 4-0. Waite pitched a shutout as well. Waite has a record of 6-3 this season, with an ERA of 2.80. In 90 Innings he was able to strike out 30 batters. He has 7 complete games and one shutout. Pittsburgh's pitcher Pete Alexander is the National League winner of the Pitcher of the Month award in May. He struck out 32 hitters in his 5 starts, putting together a record of 5-0 while pitching 32 innings. His ERA in May was 2.25. Pete has a record of 9-0 this season, with an ERA of 1.97. In 96 Innings he was able to strike out 74 batters. He's 2nd in the National League in ERA and 1st in wins! |
Thursday 6/1/1920: Red hot Williams and Charleston win Batter of the Month award Ken Williams of Philadelphia (A) wins his 3rd Batter of the Month award for putting up the best numbers in the American League. He had an on base percentage of .427 and hit .333, while driving in 19 runs. While compiling an on base percentage of .396, Ken hit .333 and slugged .591. He has collected 45 runs batted in this year. He's 10th in the American League in batting, 1st in homeruns and 1st in RBI! The National League's best player of the month was New York (N)'s Oscar Charleston, who wins the award for the 4th time in his career. Oscar went 35 for 108 (.324), while hitting 7 HR and collecting 19 RBI. Charleston has hit for a .330 average this season. He has 31 extra base hits along with 126 total bases, resulting in a .594 slugging percentage. He's 7th in the National League in batting! |
Tuesday 5/30/1920: Waite Hoyt pitches his 1st shutout of the season DETROIT - Philadelphia (A)'s hitters looked uncomfortable, and Detroit's Waite Hoyt didn't help them. The right-hander fired his 1st shutout of the season, a 2-hitter. Hoyt (6-3) struck out 2 and walked 1, throwing 48 of 86 pitches for strikes. 'I felt early that I was on top of my game. Fortunately I was able to keep that feeling the entire game.' Ralph Young provided Detroit with the offense Hoyt needed as he got 2 hits in 3 AB, doubling once. The final score of the game was 1-0. |
Monday 5/29/1920: Magee (BOS) and Cockrell (STL) win P.O.W. award It's the 1st time that the American League Player of the Week award goes to Boston (A)'s leftfielder Sherry Magee. He had an on base percentage of .484 and hit .467, while driving in 5 runs. He got at least one hit each game this week and is on a 12 game hitting streak right now. He has hit no taters while batting .340 this season. His 67 hits and 11 walks add up to a .378 on-base percentage. He's 8th in the American League in batting and 5th in RBI! It's the 1st time that the National League Player of the Week award goes to St. Louis (N)'s pitcher Phil Cockrell. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 0.50 while going 2-0. He hurled a shutout as well. |
Monday 5/22/1920: Prothro and Ruth win Player of the Week award The American League's best player of the week was Washington's Doc Prothro, who wins the award for the 1st time in his career. Prothro helped his team with an average of .647 and 7 RBI in 17 at bats. He got at least one hit each game this week and is on a 8 game hitting streak right now. Prothro has hit no longballs this year while batting .341. He adds 3 doubles, along with 9 runs scored. The Player of the Week award in the American League goes to Washington's Babe Ruth this time, as the leftfielder displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. He had an on base percentage of .478 and hit .368, while driving in 8 runs. |
Wednesday 5/17/1920: Brooklyn's Jeffries out for 7 weeks BROOKLYN - Brooklyn's left-hander Jim Jeffries suffered a severe injury on Wednesday and will be out for at least 7 weeks. In the 7th of the game against Chicago (N) he experienced pain in his throwing arm and had to leave the game. After being taken to a local hospital, Jeffries was examined by specialists. The diagnosis revealed the sad truth, a Spasms Back. This season Jeffries compiled an ERA of 3.25, going 6-1 in 10 starts. He fanned 34 while giving up 73 hits in 88.2 innings. He's 3rd in the National League in wins! |
Monday 5/15/1920: Philadelphia (A)'s Williams wins Player of the Week award Ken Williams from Philadelphia (A) wins his 2nd Player of the Week award for putting up the best numbers this week in the American League. In 24 at bats he hit .500 with 2 HR and 8 RBI. He got at least one hit each game this week and is on a 10 game hitting streak right now. The National League's best player of the week was New York (N)'s Jimmy Lyons, who wins the award for the 1st time in his career. In 25 at bats he hit .480 with 1 HR and 5 RBI. Lyons has hit for a .313 average this season. He has 12 extra base hits along with 68 total bases, resulting in a .507 slugging percentage. He's 4th in the National League in RBIs and 4th in homeruns! |
Sunday 5/14/1920: St. Louis (A) has no chance in a 2-hitter by Jakie May PHILADELPHIA (A) - Jakie May had his best stuff going, and St. Louis (A) hitters were chanceless. Philadelphia (A)'s southpaw fired a 2-hitter, his 3rd shutout of the season. 'Wow, what a nice day. I guess I had a good breakfast today.' May (9-0) struck out 5 and walked 3, throwing 69 of 126 pitches for strikes. The hitting star for Philadelphia (A) was second baseman Ken Williams, he finished 1 for 5, hitting a homerun, scoring two runs and collecting 2 RBI. Philadelphia (A) scored 9 runs on 17 hits. |
Monday 5/8/1920: Brooklyn's Mackey wins Player of the Week award It's the 2nd time that the American League Player of the Week award goes to Philadelphia (A)'s pitcher Bob Shawkey. Bob went 2-0 with an ERA of 0.00, while fanning 11 in 18 innings of work. He pitched two shutouts! This season Shawkey compiled an ERA of 1.99, going 6-2 in 8 starts. He fanned 35 while giving up 50 hits in 68 innings. Bob has pitched 2 shutouts and 7 complete games. He's 3rd in the American League in ERA and 4th in wins! The Player of the Week award in the National League goes to Brooklyn's Biz Mackey this time, as the catcher displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. Biz went 12 for 21 (.571), while hitting 0 HR and collecting 5 RBI. |
Monday 5/1/1920: Philadelphia (A)'s May earns Pitcher of the Month award It's the 1st time that the American League Pitcher of the Month award goes to Philadelphia (A)'s pitcher Jakie May. His record of 6-0 in 7 was among the leagues best this month. In 63 innings of work he allowed just 42 hits while striking out 27, compiling an ERA of just 1.29. Jakie fired two shutouts! It's the 1st time that the National League Pitcher of the Month award goes to Boston (N)'s pitcher Fred Toney. He went 5-1 in April and finished the month with an ERA of 1.86. He struck out 25 in 63 innings. Fred got two complete game shutouts as well! |
Monday 5/1/1920: Red hot Williams and Ruth win Batter of the Month award The American League Batter of the Month award goes to Ken Williams, Philadelphia (A)'s starting second baseman. Ken was on fire, hitting .333 with 7 homeruns and 26 RBI. The American League Batter of the Month award goes to Babe Ruth, Philadelphia (A)'s starting leftfielder. In 79 at bats he hit .291 with 9 HR and 29 RBI. |
Monday 5/1/1920: May and Tesreau win Player of the Week award The American League's best player of the week was Philadelphia (A)'s Jakie May, who wins the award for the 2nd time in his career. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 1.50 while going 2-0. He hurled a shutout as well. The Player of the Week award in the National League goes to Cincinnati's Jeff Tesreau this time, as the pitcher displayed the best pitching perfomance in his league. Jeff went 2-0 with an ERA of 4.50, while fanning 3 in 14 innings of work. A complete game added to his brilliant performance. This season Tesreau compiled an ERA of 4.81, going 4-2 in 5 starts. He fanned 11 while giving up 43 hits in 43 innings. He's 3rd in the National League in wins! He's 2nd in the National League in saves! |
Monday 4/24/1920: Robinson and Harper win Player of the Week award Hank Robinson of Boston (A) wins his 3rd Player of the Week award for dominating American League's hitters the entire week. Robinson was overpowering all week long, going 2-0 with an ERA of 2.50. Along the way he struck out 4 in 18 innings. He was able to complete both starts of the week. In 6 starts this year Hank struck out 18 batters in 52 innings of work. His ERA is 1.90, his record 4-2. He's 5th in the American League in ERA and 3rd in wins! He's 4th in the American League in saves! The Player of the Week award in the National League goes to St. Louis (N)'s Harry Harper this time, as the pitcher displayed the best pitching perfomance in his league. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 1.00 while going 2-0. He hurled a shutout as well. His ERA of 4.66 helped him to a 3-2 record this year. He struck out 27 and walked 20 in 46.1 innings. He has 4 complete games and 2 shutouts. |
Thursday 4/20/1920: George Mogridge (STL) will miss 4 weeks ST. LOUIS (N) - St. Louis (N) is without its left-hander George Mogridge for at least 4 weeks. He injured himself while throwing a pitch to Burt Shotton in a game against Boston (N). His face showed signs of pain immediately after the ball left his hand. Doctors examined him after the game and diagnosed a Ruptured Tricep Tendon which will require surgery. Opposing players hit .231 against George this season. While posting an ERA of 2.25 he went 0-1 in 0 starts, fanning 1 and walking 1 hitters. |
Monday 4/17/1920: Philadelphia (A)'s May wins Player of the Week award The American League Player of the Week award goes to Jakie May, one of Philadelphia (A)'s best starting pitchers. Jakie went 2-0 with an ERA of 1.00, while fanning 5 in 18 innings of work. He hurled a shutout as well. Jakie has a record of 4-0 this season, with an ERA of 1.25. In 36 Innings he was able to strike out 17 batters. Jakie has pitched one shutout and 4 complete games. He's 4th in the American League in ERA and 1st in wins! He's 3rd in the American League in saves! The Player of the Week award in the National League goes to Brooklyn's Carson Bigbee this time, as the leftfielder displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. Carson pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .542 with 0 HR and 8 RBI while slugging .958. He hit in every game this week and extended his hitting streak to 8 games. This year Bigbee drove in 10 and scored 17 runs while batting .358 with no homeruns. He's 5th in the National League in batting and 5th in RBI! |
Monday 4/10/1920: Judge and Steele win Player of the Week award Boston (A)'s first baseman Joe Judge had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. He had an on base percentage of .667 and hit .636, while driving in 8 runs. The National League Player of the Week award goes to Bob Steele, one of Chicago (N)'s best starting pitchers. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 0.00 while going 2-0. He hurled a shutout as well. |
Sunday 4/9/1920: Cincinnati's Donaldson severely injured CINCINNATI - Cincinnati is without its left-hander John Donaldson for at least 5 weeks. He injured himself while throwing a pitch to Joe After being taken to a local hospital, Donaldson was examined by specialists. The diagnosis revealed the sad truth, a Herniated Disc Back. |
Sunday 4/2/1920: Boston (N)'s Redding severely injured, out for season BOSTON (N) - Boston (N)'s right-hander Dick Redding will not pitch again this year, suffering a serious injury in the game against Philadelphia (N) on Sunday. Doctors examined him after the game and diagnosed a Torn Rotator Cuff Muscle which will require surgery. |
Sunday 4/2/1920: St. Louis (A) has no chance in a 2-hitter by Speed Martin CLEVELAND - Speed Martin had his best stuff going, and St. Louis (A) hitters were chanceless. Cleveland's right-hander fired a 2-hitter, his 1st shutout of the season. 'I didn't feel that I had good stuff while warming up. But it got better the more I threw the ball. I guess I was lucky.' Martin (1-0) fanned 1 and walked 1, throwing 108 pitches. Cleveland's centerfielder Benny Kauff stroked 2 hits in 4 AB. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Martin. Cleveland scored 3 runs on 11 hits. |