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MAY
1920

Saturday, May 1st

IN THE NEWS: Detroit loses its first 13 games, equaling Washington's lowly start of 1904.

In Boston, Brooklyn's Leon Cadore and the Braves' Joe Oeschger duel 26 innings to a 1-1 tie in the longest game ever played in the ML. Oeschger shuts out the Dodgers for the last 21 innings, topping Art Nehf's 20 scoreless frames in a row on August 1, 1918. He gives up nine hits, and Cadore allows 12, in the 3-hour, 50-minute game. The Dodgers lose to the Phils at home in 13 innings the next day, then return to Boston for a Monday game where they lose again in 19. For 58 innings work in 3 days, they are 0-2. An unusual double play occurs in the 17th inning when the bases are loaded with one out. A grounder to P Oeschger results in a throw home, forcing the runner. C Hank Gowdy's throw to 1B Walter Holke is fumbled, and when the runner tries to score from 2B, the throw back to Gowdy nips the sliding Ed Konetchy.

Babe Ruth hits his first HR as a Yankee in a 6-0 win over the Red Sox. The HR clears the roof of the Polo Grounds.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 1, 1920
Brooklyn Dodgers 1, Boston Braves 1 at Braves Field
St. Louis Cardinals 12, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 5, New York Giants 2 at Baker Bowl
Cincinnati Reds 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field
Cleveland Indians 9, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 6, Boston Red Sox 0 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago White Sox 8, St. Louis Browns 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Philadelphia Athletics 9, Washington Senators 4 at Griffith Stadium
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Sunday, May 2nd

SCOREBOARD: MAY 2, 1920
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Crosley Field
Cleveland Indians 5, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 7, Boston Red Sox 1 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago White Sox 7, St. Louis Browns 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Washington Senators 5, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Griffith Stadium
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Monday, May 3rd

SCOREBOARD: MAY 3, 1920
Boston Braves 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Crosley Field
Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Crosley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 9, New York Giants 6 at Baker Bowl
Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 1 at Tiger Stadium
Boston Red Sox 3, New York Yankees 1 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago White Sox 7, St. Louis Browns 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Washington Senators 11, Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Griffith Stadium
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Tuesday, May 4th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 4, 1920
Cincinnati Reds 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Baker Bowl
Detroit Tigers 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 6, Boston Red Sox 1 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Browns 12, Chicago White Sox 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Philadelphia Athletics 6, Washington Senators 4 at Griffith Stadium
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Wednesday, May 5th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 5, 1920
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, New York Giants 3 at Polo Grounds V
Boston Braves 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Baker Bowl
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Chicago Cubs 0 at Forbes Field
Cincinnati Reds 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Robison Field
Boston Red Sox 4, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I
St. Louis Browns 12, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 7, Washington Senators 1 at Griffith Stadium
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Thursday, May 6th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 6, 1920
New York Giants 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Polo Grounds V
Boston Braves 8, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Baker Bowl
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Robison Field
Boston Red Sox 3, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 6, St. Louis Browns 4 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 4, New York Yankees 1 at Griffith Stadium
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Friday, May 7th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 7, 1920
New York Giants 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Polo Grounds V
Boston Braves 8, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Baker Bowl
Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Forbes Field
Cincinnati Reds 15, St. Louis Cardinals 11 at Robison Field
Philadelphia Athletics 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 1 at Comiskey Park I
St. Louis Browns 10, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 6, New York Yankees 5 at Griffith Stadium
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Saturday, May 8th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 8, 1920
Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Robison Field
Cleveland Indians 10, Chicago White Sox 6 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 5, St. Louis Browns 4 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 3, New York Yankees 0 at Griffith Stadium
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Sunday, May 9th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 9, 1920
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Wrigley Field
Boston Braves 7, New York Giants 0 at Polo Grounds V
Cincinnati Reds 5, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Robison Field
Cleveland Indians 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I
St. Louis Browns 7, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 5, Washington Senators 3 at Griffith Stadium
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Monday, May 10th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 10, 1920
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Forbes Field
Boston Red Sox 7, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 7, St. Louis Browns 3 at League Park II
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Tuesday, May 11th

IN THE NEWS: For the first time in seven years, a player hits 3 triples in a game. Ross Youngs does the trick for the Giants at Cincinnati, but the Giants lose 9-4.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 11, 1920
Cincinnati Reds 9, New York Giants 4 at Crosley Field
Boston Braves 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Robison Field
New York Yankees 6, Chicago White Sox 5 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Athletics 3, St. Louis Browns 0 at Shibe Park
Detroit Tigers 5, Washington Senators 3 at Griffith Stadium
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Wednesday, May 12th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 12, 1920
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Forbes Field
Cleveland Indians 9, Boston Red Sox 7 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 14, Chicago White Sox 8 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Browns 5, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Shibe Park
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Thursday, May 13th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 13, 1920
Chicago Cubs 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 6, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Crosley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Boston Braves 3 at Robison Field
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Friday, May 14th

IN THE NEWS: Walter Johnson wins 9-8 over Detroit for his 300th victory.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 14, 1920
Chicago Cubs 7, Boston Braves 4 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Robison Field
Washington Senators 9, Detroit Tigers 8 at Griffith Stadium
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Saturday, May 15th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 15, 1920
Chicago Cubs 5, Boston Braves 1 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 9, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Forbes Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 8, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Robison Field
Chicago White Sox 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 2, Cleveland Indians 0 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Athletics 4, Detroit Tigers 1 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 8, St. Louis Browns 4 at Griffith Stadium
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Sunday, May 16th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 16, 1920
Chicago Cubs 5, Boston Braves 1 at Wrigley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Crosley Field
Cleveland Indians 8, New York Yankees 2 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Browns 4, Washington Senators 2 at Griffith Stadium
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Monday, May 17th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 17, 1920
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, New York Giants 6 at Forbes Field
Boston Red Sox 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 9, Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 2, Washington Senators 1 at Griffith Stadium
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Tuesday, May 18th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 18, 1920
New York Giants 8, Chicago Cubs 6 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Boston Braves 2 at Forbes Field
Philadelphia Phillies 1, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Robison Field
Chicago White Sox 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 11, Cleveland Indians 0 at Polo Grounds V
Detroit Tigers 8, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 17, St. Louis Browns 8 at Griffith Stadium
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Wednesday, May 19th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 19, 1920
New York Giants 17, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Boston Braves 1 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Robison Field
Boston Red Sox 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 5, New York Yankees 0 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Athletics 7, Detroit Tigers 4 at Shibe Park
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Thursday, May 20th

IN THE NEWS: The Phils hit the cellar, having fallen from first in 17 days. With the season all but over, Phils manager Gavvy Cravath will start fast-working P Lee Meadows every Saturday at home, so Cravath can get an early start to his weekend cottage.

Requested by Cubs officials, policemen disguised as soldiers, farmers, and bootblacks raid the bleachers and arrest 24 fans for gambling. Meanwhile, Grover Alexander blanks the Phillies 6-0.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 20, 1920
Chicago Cubs 4, New York Giants 2 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Boston Braves 1 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Robison Field
Boston Red Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 0 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 8, St. Louis Browns 3 at Polo Grounds V
Cleveland Indians 10, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 13, Washington Senators 5 at Griffith Stadium
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Friday, May 21st

SCOREBOARD: MAY 21, 1920
New York Giants 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Boston Braves 0 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Robison Field
Boston Red Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 3 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 9, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 11, Washington Senators 9 at Griffith Stadium
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Saturday, May 22nd

SCOREBOARD: MAY 22, 1920
Chicago Cubs 15, Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Wrigley Field
Boston Braves 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 3, New York Giants 2 at Robison Field
St. Louis Browns 2, New York Yankees 1 at Polo Grounds V
Cleveland Indians 4, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 10, Washington Senators 6 at Griffith Stadium
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Sunday, May 23rd

SCOREBOARD: MAY 23, 1920
Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 10, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Wrigley Field
Boston Braves 7, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Crosley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 6, New York Giants 4 at Robison Field
Philadelphia Athletics 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at League Park II
New York Yankees 3, St. Louis Browns 2 at Polo Grounds V
Washington Senators 3, Chicago White Sox 1 at Griffith Stadium
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Monday, May 24th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 24, 1920
Chicago Cubs 6, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, Boston Braves 2 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Forbes Field
New York Giants 7, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Robison Field
Boston Red Sox 5, St. Louis Browns 1 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 3, New York Yankees 1 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago White Sox 10, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park
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Tuesday, May 25th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 25, 1920
Chicago Cubs 7, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 11, Boston Braves 2 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Forbes Field
New York Giants 7, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Robison Field
Boston Red Sox 3, St. Louis Browns 2 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Athletics 5, Chicago White Sox 1 at Shibe Park
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Wednesday, May 26th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 26, 1920
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 10, Cincinnati Reds 8 at Robison Field
Boston Red Sox 9, St. Louis Browns 5 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 4, Detroit Tigers 1 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Athletics 10, Chicago White Sox 2 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 13, Cleveland Indians 9 at Griffith Stadium
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Thursday, May 27th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 27, 1920
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Ebbets Field
Boston Braves 5, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds V
Boston Braves 5, New York Giants 0 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 16, Cincinnati Reds 9 at Robison Field
New York Yankees 6, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 6, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Shibe Park
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Friday, May 28th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 28, 1920
Boston Braves 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Wrigley Field
Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 4, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Polo Grounds V
New York Yankees 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 13, Chicago White Sox 6 at League Park II
Washington Senators 6, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Shibe Park
Detroit Tigers 3, St. Louis Browns 1 at Sportsman's Park III
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Saturday, May 29th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 29, 1920
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Boston Braves 1 at Ebbets Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Boston Braves 4 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 8, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Crosley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 2, New York Giants 1 at Polo Grounds V
New York Yankees 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 8, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 7 at League Park II
Cleveland Indians 8, Chicago White Sox 1 at League Park II
Washington Senators 11, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 5, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Shibe Park
Detroit Tigers 5, St. Louis Browns 3 at Sportsman's Park III
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Sunday, May 30th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 30, 1920
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Boston Braves 2 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 10, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Polo Grounds V
Cleveland Indians 8, Chicago White Sox 6 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 6, St. Louis Browns 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Washington Senators 11, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Griffith Stadium
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Monday, May 31st

IN THE NEWS: P Grover Alexander homers in the bottom of the 10th to win his own game 3-2 against the Reds in Chicago. It is his 11th straight victory.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 31, 1920
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, New York Giants 2 at Ebbets Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, New York Giants 1 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field
Boston Braves 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Baker Bowl
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Boston Braves 2 at Baker Bowl
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Forbes Field
Boston Red Sox 3, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Fenway Park
Philadelphia Athletics 9, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 9, Detroit Tigers 5 at League Park II
Cleveland Indians 7, Detroit Tigers 3 at League Park II
New York Yankees 7, Washington Senators 6 at Polo Grounds V
New York Yankees 10, Washington Senators 7 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Browns 2, Chicago White Sox 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Chicago White Sox 5, St. Louis Browns 3 at Sportsman's Park III
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