1921 Cleveland Indians Replay.
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June 11 - June 14
Cleveland splits another 4-game series, this time with the Washington Senators.
Game 1 saw the Indians take a 7-2 lead to the bottom of the 9th inning, and withstand a 3-run rally by Washington to hold on for a 7-5 win. Stan Coveleski (6-7, 3.60) got the win, despite working just 5 innings. Tom Zachary took the loss for Washington. Tris Speaker went 3 for 5 with 3 triples to lead Cleveland. Sam Rice went 3 for 4 in the loss for Washington.
George Mogridge shut the Indians out on 5 hits in game 2 of the series. Washington was led by Sam Rice, Bing Miller, and Patsy Gharrity who each had 2 hits. Elmer Smith had the only extra base hit for Cleveland. George Uhle (5-7, 6.46) took the loss, giving up 5 runs in 7 innings.
Ray Caldwell (2-2, 6.18) starred in game 3 both as a pitcher and as a hitter as the Tribe prevailed 9-2. He went the distance on the hill, giving up 2 runs on 6 hits. At the plate, he went 3 for 5 with 2 RBI. George Burns went 4 for 5 as well for Cleveland. Frank Brower collected 3 hits and drove in 2 runs in the loss for Washington.
Washington scores a dozen runs in the series finale, winning by a score of 12-2. Jim Bagby (6-9, 6.06) lasted only an inning and a third for Cleveland, giving up 7 runs. Jim Shaw went the distance for the win for the Senators. Sam Rice went 3 for 5 with 3 RBI to lead Washington. Charlie Jamieson went 3 for 5 in the loss for Cleveland.
Cleveland remains in 7th place with a record of 25-30. They now head to Philadelphia to take on the Athletics. At 19-33, the A’s are in 8th place in the league.
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Art Wilson’s stay with the Indians is brief, and uneventful.
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June 15 - 18
The Philadelphia A’s prove to be just what the doctor ordered, as the Tribe sweeps 3 games.
Stan Coveleski (7-7, 3.35) blanked the Athletics on 2 hits in the opener of the series as Cleveland won by a score of 4-0. Coveleski also went 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored and an RBI. Bob Hasty took the loss for Philadelphia.
The Indians won game 2 by a score fo 6-3 as George Uhle (6-7, 6.18) went the distance. Jimmy Dykes went 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored in the loss for Philadelphia. Charlie Jamieson went 3 for 5 with a double to lead Cleveland. Rollie Naylor took the loss for the A’s, giving up 6 runs in 7 2/3 innings.
Cleveland broke out for 15 runs in a 15-1 blowout in the series finale. Slim Harriss lasted only 3 innings for Philadelphia, giving up 7 runs on 8 hits. Elmer Smith went 3 for 5 with 6 RBI for Cleveland, coming up a triple short of the cycle. Jim Bagby (7-9, 5.65) went the distance for the win for the Tribe.
Cleveland climbs from 7th to 6th place with the sweep. They now head back home for a single game against the Detroit Tigers, before heading to Chicago for 4 games against the White Sox. Detroit is in 7th place with a record of 28-34. The White Sox are in 6th at 26-28.
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June 19 - June 24
The Tigers dominate the Indians in their stand-alone game, and then the Tribe takes 3 of 4 from the White Sox, as they climb one more spot in the standings.
In the game against the Tigers, Detroit scored a pair of runs in the top of the first against Stan Coveleski (7-8), who settled in to put up zeros for the next 5 innings. But the Tigers erupted for 4 runs in the 7th and 5 runs in the 8th to sieze control of the game. Dutch Leonard held the Indians scoreless until the bottom of the 9th, when they pushed across 4 largely meaningless runs, as the Tigers won by a score of 11-4. Les Nunamaker went 2 for 3 with a double and a triple for Cleveland. Donnie Bush went 4 for 5 with 3 runs scored for Detroit.
Cleveland pounded out 13 runs on 19 hits to win the opener of the series in Chicago by a score of 13-4. George Uhle (7-7) went the distance to get the victory. The Tribe scored 6 times in the top of the first against Doug McWeeny, who took the loss. George Uhle and Charlie Jamieson each collected 4 hits in the victory for Cleveland. Amos Strunk had a double and a triple in the loss for the White Sox.
Chicago took game 2 of the series with a 7-5 win. Red Faber went the distance for Chicago, holding the Indians to 4 earned runs. Jim Bagby started, and Guy Morton (0-2) took the loss for Cleveland, giving the lead back to Chicago in the 7th inning, after the Tribe had battled back to tie the game with 3 runs in the 6th. Harry Hooper and Amos Strunk had 3 hits a piece for Chicago. Elmer Smith and Tris Speaker homered in the loss for Cleveland.
The 3rd game of the series took 11 innings to settle, with Cleveland prevailing by a score of 6-4 with 2 runs in the top of the 11th inning. Stan Coveleski (8-8) got the win. George Uhle worked the bottom of the 11th inning to earn the save after Coveleski was lifted for a pinch hitter in the top of the 11th. Amos Strunk had another pair of hits in the game for the Sox. Joe Evans had 3 hits for Cleveland.
Cleveland pounded out 20 hits in the series finale, and Duster Mails (4-4) went the distance as the Indians prevailed by a score of 7-1. Roy Wilkinson took the loss for Chicago. Ernie Johnson drove in the lone Sox run. Charlie Jamieson, Tris Speaker and Joe Sewell each collected 4 hits a piece to lead the Tribe.
Cleveland now starts their 3rd circuit of the league with a 28 game homestand against the other 7 teams in the league. At 31-32, Cleveland is in 5th place. They trail the first place Yankees by 7 games. They open the homestand with 4 games against the St. Louis Browns, who currently reside in 4th place with a record of 31-31.
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Cleveland’s pitching stats after 2 circuits through the league:
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Cleveland Batting Stats after 2 circuits:
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Another player has wrapped up his season for Cleveland. Pinch Thomas will head east, and take the field for the Hartford Senators of the Eastern league.
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June 25 - 28
The Indians continue to warm up as the weather does, as they take 3 of 4 games from the St. Louis Browns.
Cleveland dominated game one, winning by a score of 16-0. They knocked Ray Kolp from the game after an inning and a third, scoring 6 times. George Uhle (8-7, 5.55) went the distance, shutting the Browns out on just 4 hits. The Browns committed 5 errors to help the Cleveland cause. Les Nunamaker went 5 for 5, with a double and a triple, scoring 4 runs and driving in 3 to lead the Cleveland attack. Ken Williams had the only extra base hit for St. Louis.
Ray Kolp bounced back to earn the win in relief in Game 2, as the Browns prevailed by a score of 8-6. With the score tied at 3, the Browns scored 3 times in the 8th inning and 2 more times in the 9th. The Tribe mounted a rally in the bottom of the ninth, scoring 3 times. Jim Bagby (7-10, 5.79) took the loss for Cleveland, giving up 6 runs on 11 hits in 8 innings. Les Nunamaker continued to rake, going 2 for 5 with 2 doubles and 3 RBI. George Sisler, Hank Severeid, and Baby Doll Jacobson all had 3 hits to lead the Browns.
The Indians doubled up on the Browns in game 3, winning by a score of 12-6. Duster Mails (5-4, 5.31) went the distance for the win while Elam Vangilder took the loss. Tris Speaker went 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored and 4 RBI to lead the Tribe. Johnny Tobin collected 3 hits in the loss for the Browns.
Cleveland finished the series off with a 5-3 victory. St. Loius took the lead with a pair of runs in the 3rd inning, but Cleveland answered back with 3 runs in the bottom of the frame, and did not trail again from that point. Stan Coveleski (9-8, 3.37) got the win for Cleveland while Joe DeCerry took the loss. Les Nunamaker was once again an offensive standout, going 3 for 4 and scoring a pair of runs. Frank Ellerbe went 3 for 4 with a double in the loss.
With the series victory, the Indians continue their slow ascent of the division standings. They now reside in 4th place, 6 games behind the New York Yankees. Their homestand continues with a vist from the Detroit Tigers for 4 games.
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Cleveland has added another Sewell to the roster, as 20 year old Luke Sewell, younger brother of Joe has been summoned from Columbus of the American Association. Sewell. The young backstop’s primary role will be as the bullpen catcher, with appearances likely to be infrequent as he gets acclimated to the big leagues. Sewell went 17 for 52 with Columbus, with 4 doubles and one triple.
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June 29 - July 3
Cleveland continues their climb back up the standings as they take 3 of 4 from the Detroit Tigers. The Tribe is now in 3rd place, just percentage points behind the 2nd place Boston Red Sox.
The Tigers jumped out to a 6-1 lead in game one of the series and went on to a 7-1 victory. George Uhle (8-8) got roughed up, giving up 6 runs in an inning and 2/3. Dutch Leonard went the distance for Detroit. Joe Evans and George Burns each had a pair of hits in the loss for Cleveland. Bobby Veach went 3 for 5 with 2 RBI for Detroit.
George Uhle (9-8, 5.83) bounced back in game 2, pitching in relief of Jim Bagby who gave up 2 runs in 3 innings as Cleveland edged out the Tigers by a 6-5 score. Elmer Smith went 3 for 4 with a homer for Cleveland. Ty Cobb went 3 for 4 in the loss for Detroit. Hooks Dauss went the distance but was charged with the loss.
In game 3, Duster Mails (6-4, 4.87) scattered 8 hits as he shut the Tigers out in an 8-0 Cleveland win. Bob Jones went 3 for 4 in the loss for Detroit, who managed only one extra base hit off Mails. Charlie Jamieson, Joe Sewell, and Doc Johnston each had a pair of hits for the Tribe. Howard Ehmke was charged with the loss, giving up 4 runs on 8 hits.
Cleveland took the series finale by a score of 7-2 behind the pitching of Stan Coveleski (10-8, 3.29) and the hitting of Les Nunamaker, who went 3 for 3. Lu Blue went 2 for 4 with a double in the loss for Detroit.
The Tribe now welcomes the Chicago White Sox in for 3 games, including an Independence Day double-header. At 31-37, the White Sox currently reside in 7th place in the division.
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The Tribe welcomes another catcher into the fold. Cleveland has purchased Ginger Shinault from New Haven of the Eastern League for a record $10,000. The 28-year old hit .309 with 3 doubles, 3 triples, and 4 homers for the New Haven Indians. He will back up Les Nunamaker until Steve O’Neill returns.
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July 4th - July 5th
The Tribe sweeps 3 games from the White Sox. While they remain 8 games off their actual pace, they have climbed back into second place in the division.
Cleveland dominated game one of the Independence Day doubleheader with a 15-0 victory over Chicago. George Uhle (10-8, 5.47) went the distance, surrendering just 2 hits to Chicago. Bill Wambsganss and Tris Speaker each drove in 4 runs to pace the Indians.
More fireworks for Cleveland as the Tribe scored 15 more runs in the second game of the doubleheader, winning by a score of 15-7. Jim Bagby (8-10, 5.37) went 6 innings to get the win. Ray Caldwell worked the final 3 to earn a save. Dickie Kerr gave up 9 runs in 2 innings to take the loss for Chicago. Joe Sewell and George Burns each drove in 3 runs to lead Cleveland. Eddie Collins drove in 3 runs in the loss for Chicago.
Cleveland finished the sweep with an 11-7 win. Allen Sothoron (1-0, 7.20) got the win while Dominic Mulrenan took the loss. Les Nunamaker drove in 4 runs to lead Cleveland. Bibb Falk had 2 hits and drove in a pair of runs for Chicago.
Next up for Cleveland is 4 games against the Philadelphia A’s who are in last place in the division with a record of 29-44. The Indians trail the first place Yankees by 7 games.
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July 7 - July 10
Cleveland splits the 4 game series against the last-place Athletics.
In the opener, Stan Coveleski (11-8, 3.28) out-pitched Roy Moore as the Tribe prevailed by a score of 4-3. Coveleski gave up 9 hits, walking 4 while striking out 9.
Philadelphia prevailed by a score of 4-2 in game 2 as Slim Harriss bested George Uhle (10-9, 5.33). Jimmy Dykes drove in a pair of runs to lead the A’s to victory.
Another tight game in the 3rd of the series as the Indians prevailed by a score of 4-3. Duster Mails (7-4, 4.73) went the distance for Cleveland to get the win. Eddie Rommel took the loss for the A’s. Doc Johnston went 3 for 4 to lead Cleveland. Tilly Walker drove in a pair of runs for the Athletics.
The A’s earned a split with an 8-5 victory in the series finale that went 10 innings. Guy Morton and Bob Hasty went toe to toe for 9 innings, but Morton was lifted for a pinch hitter in the bottom of the 9th inning. Ray Caldwell (2-3, 6.23) gave up 3 runs in the top of the 10th in taking the loss. Joe Sewell had 3 hits in the loss for Cleveland. Whitey Witt had 3 hits and 2 RBI to lead Philadelphia.
The Boston Red Sox now come to town for 5 games. At 37-37, the Red Sox are in 4th place in the division.
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July 12 - July 15
Cleveland takes 3 of 5 from the Red Sox, as Boston takes the first game of the set, and the last game of the set.
Stan Coveleski (11-9, 3.31) and Joe Bush locked horns in the opener. The Red Sox jumped out to a 3-0 lead and held off the Tribe for a 4-3 victory. Bush got the win and also had 2 hits and scored twice. Charlie Jamieson and Doc Johnston each had two hits in the loss for Cleveland.
Boston grabbed a 6-5 lead in the top of the 7th in game 2, but Cleveland rallied with 3 runs in the bottom of the inning to secure a 8-6 win in game 2. Elmer Smith and Larry Gardner each had 3 hits and drove in 3 runs to lead Cleveland. Jack Perrin and Jack McInnis each had 3 hits in the loss for Boston. Ray Caldwell (3-3, 6.19) went the distance for Cleveland. Benn Karr took the loss, in relief of Elmer Myers.
Duster Mails (8-4) blanked the Sox on 3 hits in game 3 as the Indians prevailed by a score of 4-0. Charlie Jamieson went 4 for 4 with 2 RBI to lead Cleveland. Eddie Foster went 2 for 3 in the loss for Boston. Allen Russell was the losing pitcher.
Game 4 went 10 innings with Cleveland prevailing by a score of 5-4. Guy Morton (1-2, 3.56) and Sam Jones each went the distance. Bill Wambsganss went 3 for 5 with 2 runs scored for Cleveland. He scored the winning run on a sac fly by Larry Gardner in the 10th. Everett Scott went 2 for 5 with 2 RBI in the loss for Boston.
Game 5 was a classic pitchers duel between Herb Pennock and Duster Mails (8-5, 4.20) with Pennock driving in the game’s only run in the 5th inning as the Sox won 1-0.
The next opponent for Cleveland is the Washington Senators. The Senators are in 3rd place in the division with a record of 45-43. Cleveland remains in second place.
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July 16 to July 19
The Senators and the Indians split a 4-game series.
Washington took the first game of the series with ease as they scored 6 runs in the 3rd inning against Stan Coveleski (11-10, 3.45), and never looked back no route to an 11-1 victory. Harry Courtney went the distance for the Senators, and also contributed 3 doubles. Joe Evans drove in the lone Cleveland run in the 8th inning. Sam Rice had 4 hits for the Senators.
The Senators jumped out to a 4-0 lead in game two, but the Indians rallied back for a 5-4 victory. Ray Caldwell lasted only 2 innings, surrendering all 4 runs. Allen Sothoron and Guy Morton kept Washington off the scoreboard for the final 7 innings. Morton (2-2, 3.15) was credited with the win for his 4 innings of work. George Burns drove in 4 of the Cleveland runs. Bucky Harris had 4 hits in the loss for the Senators.
Washington scores 7 runs over the final 2 innings of game 3 to pull away for a 10-2 victory. Allen Sothoron (1-1, 5.32) took the loss, giving up 6 runs in 8 innings of work. George Mogridge went the distance for Washington. Bing Miller and Howie Shanks each drove in 3 runs a piece for the Senators.
Duster Mails (9-5, 3.94) throws a complete game, 5-hit shutout in the series finale as the Indians prevail by a score of 4-0. Eric Erickson took the loss for Washington. Doc Johnston and Les Nunamaker each drove in 2 runs a piece for Cleveland.
The split leaves the Indians with a record of 47-40, which is 9 games off their actual 1921 pace. They complete this tour of the league with 4 games against the first place New York Yankees. At 55-30, New York leads Cleveland by 9 games. Obviously, this is a huge series for Cleveland, as they must start gaining ground on New York if they wish to mount a serious challenge for the pennant.
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July 21 - 24 vs New York Yankees
In a series where they needed to gain ground on New York, the Indians take a step backwards, as they win only one of the 3 against the Yanks.
Game one got off to a promising start as the Indians scored twice in the bottom of the first against Bob Shawkey. But the Yankees scored 3 times in the top of the 3rd against Stan Coveleski (11-11, 3.65), and they would never trail again. Cleveland did rally for 4 runs in the 8th inning to pull to within a run at 7-6, but the Yanks put 2 more runs on the board in the top of the 9th to secure a 9-6 win. Bill Wambsganss went 3 for 4 with 2 RBI in the loss. Babe Ruth and Bob Meusel each homered for New York.
The Yankees went right back to work in game 2 against Ray Caldwell (3-4, 7.01), scoring in each of the first 3 inning to jump out to a 5-0 lead, en route to a 8-1 win. Carl Mays went the distance for New York. Steve O’Neill had 2 hits in the loss for Cleveland. Babe Ruth went 3 for 4 with another homer to lead New York.
Allen Sothoron (2-1, 3.55) finally cooled the Yankees off in game 3, as he pitched the Tribe to a 5-1 victory. Waite Hoyt took the loss for New York. Cleveland scored 3 times in the bottom of the first inning and never trailed. Tris Speaker went 3 for 4 with 3 RBI to lead the Indians. Chick Fewster collected 2 hits and scored the lone New York run.
In desperate need of at least a series split, the Indians turned to Duster Mails (9-6, 4.19), who threw a shutout in his last appearance against Washington. The Yankees got to him for 5 runs in 3 innings, and never looked back on their way to a 6-3 win. Babe Ruth and Home Run Baker each collected 2 hits, and drove in 2 runs to pace the Yankees. Joe Sewell and Doc Johnston each had 2 hits a piece for Cleveland.
Cleveland completes its 28 game home-stand with a record of 17-11. With 63 games left on the schedule, the Indians trail the Yankees by 9 games. The Tribe now heads out on the road for 11 games. The road trip opens with 4 games against the Boston Red Sox. Boston is in 5th place with a record of 44-46.
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Cleveland pitching stats after 91 games (3 circuits of the league):
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Cleveland batting stats through 91 games:
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July 26 - 29
Cleveland starts their road-trip off on the right foot by taking 3 of 4 from the Boston Red Sox.
Stan Coveleski (12-11, 3.49) opened the series with a 5-hit shutout of the Sox. Smoky Joe Wood went 3 for 5 to lead the Cleveland attack. Del Pratt had the only extra base hit of the game for Boston, a double.
Boston took game 2 of the series in walk-off fashion. Cleveland held a 6-4 lead in the 8th inning, but Boston pushed across a pair of runs in the 8th to tie, and pushed the winning run across with one out in the bottom of the 9th inning. Stuffy McInnis went 4 for 5 to lead the Red Sox. Tris Speaker had a pair of runs and drove in 3 for Cleveland. Allen Sothoron (2-2, 4.14) went the distance but took the loss for the Indians. Allen Russell got the victory for Boston in relief of Joe Bush.
Cleveland rallied from a 2-1 defecit with a pair of runs in the top of the 9th inning to win game 3 of the series. Jim Bagby (9-10, 5.11) went the distance to earn the victory. Sam Jones was indeed sad after this game, having twirled 8 innings of magnificant baseball before faltering in the 9th. Pinky Pittenger had 2 hits in the loss for Boston. Steve O’Neill had 2 hits and scored a run to pace Cleveland.
Cleveland held on for a 7-6 victory in game 4, as the Red Sox scored a run in the 9th, but came up just short. Joe Evans had 3 hits for Cleveland and Smoky Joe Wood homered. Del Pratt, Stuffy McInnis and Everett Scott all had 3 hits in the loss for Boston. Guy Morton (3-2, 3.64) went the distance to earn the win for Cleveland. Hank Thormahlen took the loss for Boston, lasting only 4 innings.
The Indians now head to New York for 3 games against the first place Yankees. The Indians have 10 games left against the Yankees, and they trail New York by 10 games in the standings.
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July 30 - Aug 1
Cleveland opens the series against the Yankees with a win, but drops the next two to fall 11 games back of New York in the standings.
Cleveland scored 4 times in the top of the 3rd in game 1, but the Yankees stormed right back with 4 runs of their own in the bottom of the frame. Stan Coveleski was ejected for arguing balls and strikes during that frame, and was relieved by Allen Sothoron. But Sothoron didn’t make it through one batter before he met the same fate as Coveleski, and was ejected from the game as well. Bob Caldwell (4-4, 6.54) was then summoned, and while he did surrender 2 runs in that frame, he kept the Yankees off the board for the final 6 innings to earn the victory. The Indians scored single runs in the 6th, 7th and 9th innings to secure a 7-4 victory. Tris Speaker went 5 for 5 with 3 RBI to lead the way to victory. Wally Pipp and Shawkey each had two hits a piece for the Yankees.
The Yankees grabbed a quick 4-0 lead in game 2 with a pair of runs of Allen Sothoron (2-3, 4.47) in the first and second innings. Carl Mays held the Indians off the board until the 9th inning when they pushed 1 run across. Aaron Ward and Mays each had two hits to lead the way for New York. Elmer Smith had 2 hits and drove in the lone Cleveland run.
Cleveland appeared to be well on their way to victory in game 3 when they scored 5 times in the 3rd inning against Waite Hoyt. But the Indians did not score again until the top of the 9th inning, and the Yankees kept chipping away until they tied the game in the 6th and took a 7-5 lead in the 7th inning. Babe Ruth, who had been quiet in the series smacked two homers and Wally Pipp added one of his own to lead the Bombers. Charlie Jamieson went 3 for 5 in the loss for Cleveland. Jim Bagby started, and could not hold the 5-run lead he was given, exiting with the game tied after 6 innings. George Uhle (10-10, 5.23) took the loss, giving up 2 runs in the 7th.
The Tribe now heads to Washington D.C. for 4 games against the Senators. Washington is in 3rd place in the division with a record of 54-48. Cleveland remains in 2nd place, but with only 56 games to play, they face a sizeable 11 game gap between them and the first place Yankees.
