Saturday, June 13, 2026

R20BL Season 1 - Part 1

Results for the 1st week of the Roaring 20s Baseball League season 1.

Cleveland Indians vs. New York Yankees
CLE    0-0-0-0    0
NYY   2-0-1-x    3

WP - Waite Hoyt, LP - Jim Bagby

NYY   0-0-1-0    1
CLE    0-0-0-0    0

WP - Herb Pennock, LP - Stan Coveleski

Tony Lazzerri knocks in the sole run.

Philadelphia Athletics vs. Washington Senators
PHA    2-1-0-1-1    5
WAS   2-0-2-0-0    4

WP - Lefty Grove, LP - Stan Coveleski
Yes, Stan Coveleski is pitching for two different teams - the 1920 Indians and the 1925 Senators

Mule Haas knocks in the tying run in the 9th. Utility man Sammy Hale surprises the crowd with a game-winning single!
I started using the cards from Fast Inning Baseball, which created an unexpected hero.

WAS    2-0-0-2    4
PHA    1-1-0-0    2

WP - Walter Johnson, LP - Robe Walberg

Roger Pekinpaugh hits a 2-run homer in the top of the 9th to put the Senators ahead.

Chicago Cubs vs. New York Giants
CHC    1-0-1-0-1-2    5
NYG    1-1-0-0-1-1    4

WP - CHC bullpen, LP - NYG bullpen

Hack Wilson drives in 2 runs in the top of the 11th inning.

NYG    2-0-4-2    8
CHC    0-0-1-0    1

WP - Jack Scott, LP - Pat Malone

George Kelly hits a grand slam in the late innings.

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. St Louis Cardinals
PIT    1-2-1-0    4
SLC   0-0-0-1    1

WP - Lea Meadows, LP -  Bill Sherdel

Meadows pitches a gem and Eddie Moore knocks in 2 runs in the mid innings to secure the win.

SLC    0-0-1-2-0    3
PIT     2-1-0-0-1    4

WP - PIT bullpen, LP - SLC bullpen. Grover Alexander and Ray Kremer no decision

The Pirates race off to an early lead. Taylor Douthit slams a 2-run homer to tie the game in the 9th. Then Clyde Barnhart knocks in the winning run in extra innings.

STANDINGS

American League
New York Yankees        2-0
Philadelphia Athletics   1-1
Washington Senators    1-1
Cleveland Indians         0-2

National League
Pittsburgh Pirates        2-0
Chicago Cubs             1-1
New York Giants        1-1
St. Louis Cardinals     0-2

Player of the Week
Many good candidates - Waite Hoyt and Herb Pennock pitched shutout games. Tony Lazzerri, Roger Pekinpaugh, Sammy Hale, Hack Wilson, and Clyde Barnhart had game-winning hits. But this week, we honor George Kelly and his grand slam.

George Kelly

No comments:

Post a Comment