Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-01-01
CLEVELAND WORLDS cHAMrs

CLEVELAND WORLDS CHAMPS
FOR 1929 BASEBALL SEASON
: First to be said in aNreview of base
bah of 1920 is that shat year was most |
mumentous in the history of the game. |
The game went through the most trying |
events of its career, and from all indi- |
cations through its great popularity and
the rock ribbed integrity on which 1t Is |
built, survived and will be all the more |
strongly intrenched in public esteem. No |
other game could have survived thei
public heart
The principal events of 1920 may be |
catalogued briefly as follows:
l. The fractional row in the American
league, the upshot OF the Carl Mays case
and peace restored in Chicago in Febru-
airy after a stormy meeting.
2. Unprecedented attendances in the
major leagues and the games year Of
greatest prosperity. The Yankees, with
Babe Ruth, their big card, broke all rec
6rds for patronage.
3. Fifty-four home runs by Ruth.
breaking his own record Of twenty-nine,
made the year before.
4. The worlds series, in which the
CIevelands of the American league de-
feated the. Brooklyns Of the National
League, five games to two. In one con-
test of this series William Wambsganss
Of Cleveland made triple play unassist-
ed and Elmer Smith of the same club
made q home run with the bases filled.
Neither of these feats ever before was
performed in a worlds series.
5. 1.-THE death Of Ray Chapman, the
Cleveland shortstop, the result of acct
dentally being hit on the head by bali
pitched by Carl Mays IN game at the
Polo grounds.
s. The baseball sandal the second OF
its Kind in the history Of the game; the
Chicago grand jury exposures, the con-
fesiens and indictments All of which
formed the most important chapter OF
baseball annals.
4. The reconstruction, growing out of
the scandal, of the government of the
game. which bsfore it was accomplished
nearly led to another open war and one
which would have split organized base
ball wide openA
The race in both major leagues was
close and eXact:ng. The Brooklyns
came through successfully season of
many ups and downs, and in so doing
were helped by their strong pitching
staff They had the leading pitcher Of
the National league in Burleigh Grimes,
the spitball boxman Their hardest
competition was from the Cincinnati
Reds and New York Giants. The squirt
of the Giants and their Climb to posi-
tien of dangerous contender after weeks
spent houndering about in the second
division was an outstanding development
Of the campaign.
The National league clubs finished the
season in the following order: 1. Brook
lyn; 2. New York !; 8, Cincinnati; 4,
Pittsburgh; ). Chicago; 6, St. Louis; I,
Boston 8. Philadelphia.
The American league clubs finished
al roa fpl1n law 1ur.
chicago 8, New York; 4, st. Louis; s.
Boston; 6, Washington; I, Detroit; s
Philadelphia.
Two other happenings of the checker
ed year are worth mention. There was
a new rule providing. home run for a
batter hitting the ball over the fence in
the last inning no matter whether or. moi
more than the run necessary to win tht
game was driven in. On only two &C.
casions vas it necessary to apply the
rule, once 10 R1tf-of the Yankees the
other time to Daubert of the Reds
In the National league during the
1920 season there were 1906 shutouts
against 100 in 1913. ;
Babe Adams of the Pirates leads will
eight shlitouts. Alexander Of the Cub.
Is next with six. Grimes of the Dodgers
oeschger of the Braves, Ruether of tn,
Reds, Doak Of the Cardinals and Neh.
Brooklyn, New York and Pittsburgl
Ehutout their opponents seventeen times
Cincinnati was whitewashed in twenty
two games
One-hit games in the National Ieagu
were pitched by Vaughn. of Chicago
Doak, of St Louis, and Nehf, of New
York There were five two-hit game
and twenty-nine. three-hit games. as fol
lows:
One-Hlt Games.
June 36-vaughn (Chicago) VIZ. Boston.
Aug. 10-Doak est L) vs. Philadelphia.
Aug. 27-Dcuglas IN. " vs. Cincinnati
Sept 16-Nehf IN. " VS.. Pittsburgh.
On July 10 Shocker of the Brown
struck out fourteen of the Yankees, tn
record for the 1890 season Harper, Q
the Red Sox, on September 81, fame
thirteen Of the Senators
In the American league during tn
1920 season there were eighty shntou
games, against eighty-seven in 1919.
Mays of the Yankees leads the pitcf
ers, having applied the brush six time
Shawkey of the Yankees and Shocker {
the Browns follow with five each. Johr
son of the Senators, Cicotte of the Whit
Sex and Pennock of the Red Sox folio
with four shutouts each.
New York leads with fifteen shutout
while Washington was whitewashed
only i've games.
Walter johnson, pitching ace Of II
NWashingtons after fourteen years 4
the big show. is the only pitcher in I'll
major leagues in 1920 to get his name !
the hall of fame. On July 1 he shut o.
the Red Sox, l to 0, not allowing q hit
Near no-hit games were twirled /
Collins of the Yankees and Morton Of Il
Indians.
Six tie games were played in the maj
leagues in 1920, three in the America
and three in the National, as follows:
American League.
April 2S-Boston Z; PHILADELPHIA
fourteen innings)
July 24-St Louis 1; Washington IL
innings.)
Aug 31-Philadelphia 8; Detroit 8 q
teen innings)I
National League
May Brooklyn /; Boston (tweht
six innings).
Aug. list. Louis /; Pittsburgh (sig
innings).
Aug. 27-New York 0; Cincinnati I'll
innings).z
There were six triple killings made
the major leagues In the season Just clt
ed. Four were made in the Nation
league, Pittsburgh making two and
Lonis and New York one each
The American league had two triI