1921 Cleveland Indians Replay.
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August 17 - 18
Cleveland gets back on the winning track, taking 2 games from the Athletics.
Game 1 saw the Indians win by a score of 4-1. Stan Coveleski (15-13, 3.36) got the win, giving up 1 run over 6 innings. Ray Caldwell earned his second save of the season, with 3 scoreless innings to close out the game. Tris Speaker and Joe Wood each collected 2 hits and drove in 2 runs. Tilly Walker had 2 hits and scored the lone run for Philadelphia.
Cleveland took game 2 of the series by a score of 7-3. Bill Wambsganss went 4 for 5 with 2 RBI to lead to lead the way. Alan Sothoron (5-3, 4.50) got the win, going 8 innings. Whitey Witt drove in 2 of the A’s 3 runs.
Cleveland now welcomes Boston to town for 3 games. The Red Sox are in 5th place in the division with a record of 55-54.
The Indians remain in 3rd place, and trail the Yankees by 11 1/2 games with 41 games remaining.
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August 20-22
Cleveland drops 2 of 3 to the Red Sox as their Pennant chances are dwindling away.
The Indians took the series opener by a score of 9-3 as Stan Coveleski delivered 7 solid innings, and George Uhle closed the game out. Joe Wood and Steve O’Neill each had 3 hits to lead the Cleveland offense. Mike Menosky went 3 for 5 with a homer for Boston.
The Red Sox turned the tables in game 2 with a 9-3 victory of their own. Nemo Leibold and Shano Collins each went 3 for 5 to lead the Boston attack. Charlie Jamieson had 3 hits in the loss for Cleveland. Boston starter Allen Russell was ejected in the 2nd inning so Hank Thormahlen and Sam Jones picked up the slack, with the win going to Jones. Allen Sothoron gave up 5 runs in 8 innings and was charged with the loss.
In the series finale, Sam Jones and Allen Russell combined on a 1-hit shutout of the Indians. Steve O’Neill had the lone hit for Cleveland, with a double. Guy Morton gave up all 3 runs in 3 innings and was charged with the loss. Jack McInnis went 3 for 4 to lead the Boston attack.
The Indians will host the first place Yankees for 3 games, as they look to close the gap on New York. At 61-55, the Indians have slipped percentage points behind the Senators, and are now in 4th place in the division. They trail the first place Yankees by 11 1/2 games.
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August 23 -25
The Indians put themselves in position for a sweep of the Yankees by taking the first 2 games of the series, but the Yankees take the final game to maintain a 10 1/2 game lead over Cleveland.
Cleveland took game 1 by a score of 5-3. The big blast of the game was a 3-run homer in the 7th inning by Bill Wambsganss, which gave Cleveland a 5-1 lead. The Yankees scored a pair of runs in the top of the 9th, but George Uhle was able to close the game out. Duster Mails got the win in relief of Ray Caldwell. Jack Quinn took the loss for New York. Bob Meusel homered and drove in 2 runs in the loss for the Yankees.
It took 10 innings to decide the second game of the series. Cleveland held a 5-3 lead after 4 innings, but the Yankees took the lead with a run in the 6th and 2 more in the 8th. Cleveland scored a run in the bottom of the ninth to force extra innings and Tris Speaker singled the winning run home home in the bottom of the 10th to deliver the 7-6 victory. Stan Coveleski went the distance and got the win for Cleveland. Wayte Hoyt also went the distance, but took the loss for the Yankees.
In search of a sweep, and looking to pull to within 8 1/2 games of the Yankees, the Tribe sent Allen Sothoron to the mound. The Yankees countered with Bob Shawkey. The game was tied at 2 after 3 innings, but the Yankees scored 3 times in the 5th and twice in both the 7th and 8th innings to open up a 9-2 lead. They would go on to win by a score of 10-4. Charlie Jamieson went 4 for 5 in the loss for Cleveland. Roger Peckenpaugh had 4 hits to lead the Yankee attack.
Next up for Cleveland, they welcome the Washington Senators in for 3 games. At 64-58, the Senators are in 4th place in the division, just a game and a half behind the Indians. Cleveland trail the Yankees by 10 1/2 games with 35 games to play.
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August 26 - 28
Cleveland takes 2 of 3 from the Senators but gain no ground on the Yankees in the standings.
Both offenses came out swinging in game 1 of the series, with the Indians leading 5-4 after 3 innings. The Senators tied the game in the top of the 6th when Joe Judge doubled in Earl Smith. The game remained tied at 5 to the bottom of the 9th when Tris Speaker singled off Jose Acosta to open the frame, and the next better, Elmer Smith doubled, bringing Speaker home with the winning run.
Game 2 was a comfortable 7-2 win for the Senators as Tom Zachary went the distance, scattering 10 hits, all but two of which were singles. Donie Bush went 3 for 5 to lead the Washington attack.
Cleveland built a 5-2 lead in game 3, but the Senators stormed back with 3 runs in the top of the 6th to tie the game. The game remained tied to the bottom of the 8th inning when Bill Wabmsganss delivered a 2-out, 2-run single that provided the winning margin. Stan Coveleski went the distance for the win, improving his record to 18-13.
The Tribe now travels to Detroit for a half-dozen games against the Tigers. At 58-68, Detroit is in 6th place in the division. Cleveland remains 11 games off their actual pace, and they trail the first place Yankees by 10 1/2 games with 32 games remaining.
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August 31 - September 4
Cleveland takes game 1 of 6 from the Tigers as Allen Sothoron goes the distance and the Tribe prevails 6-1. Elmer Smith homered and drove in 3 runs to lead the Indians. Ty Cobb went 3 for 4 with a pair of doubles in the loss for Detroit.
Game 2 saw the Tigers prevail by a score of 7-6 in 12 innings. Lu Blue came to the plate in the bottom of the 12th having gone 0 for 5, but came through with an RBI double that delivered the victory. Ty Cobb went 4 for 6 and hit for the cycle for Detroit. Joe Wood and Joe Sewell each had 3 hits a piece in the loss for Cleveland. Jim Bagby was tagged with the loss, working the 12th inning. Hubert Leonard went the distance for the win for Detroit.
Game 3 went to the 9th inning with the Tigers leading by a score of 8-6, but the Indians scored 4 times in the top of the 9th to grab the lead. Joe Wood went 3 for 5 with a homer and 3 RBI to lead Cleveland. Allen Sothoron worked the last 2 innings to earn the win for Cleveland. Jim Middleton worked the 9th inning for Detroit and took the loss.
Cleveland scored 5 times in the 3rd inning on their way to a 10-4 victory. George Burns went 3 for 5 for the Indians. Ty Cobb and Larry Woodall each had 3 hits in the loss for Detroit. Jim Bagby went the distance for Cleveland. Bert Cole took the loss for Detroit.
Detroit storms back in game 5, scoring 15 runs in their final 3 at-bats to win 19-5. Red Oldham went the distance for Detroit. Guy Morton was charged with the loss for Cleveland, but no Tribe hurler was effective on this day. Harry Heilmann homered 3 times for Detroit. Smoky Joe Wood homered in the loss for Cleveland.
Detroit scored twice in the 8th inning to erase a 7-6 Cleveland lead and earn a split of the series with an 8-7 victory. Ty Cobb and Harry Heilmann continued their hot hitting, each collecting 3 more hits. Bill Wambsganss and Tris Speaker each had 3 hits in the loss. Slicker Parks got the win in relief with Carl Holling earning the save. Allen Sothoron took the loss, getting his 3rd decision of the series.
The split of the series leaves the Indians 13 1/2 games behind the first place Yankees with 26 games to play. The Indians return home now for 3 games against the St. Louis Browns. The Browns are 2 games ahead of Cleveland with a record of 71-59.
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September 5 - 6.
It’s yet another disappointing series for Cleveland as they drop 2 of 3 to the Browns.
In game 1, Ken Williams hit a 3-run homer in the 2nd inning off Duster Mails, and the Browns never surrendered the lead. The tribe scored twice in the bottom of the 9th inning, but it wasn’t enough as the Browns prevailed by a score of 5-3.
Game 2 went 10 innings, with Cleveland winning on a walk-off sac fly by George Burns, delivering a 4-3 victory. Johnny Tobin homered in the loss for St. Louis. Joe Sewell went 3 for 4 with a homer for Cleveland. Newly acquired Bernie Henderson got the victory in his first appearance of the season.
The Browns pounded out 23 hits in the finale as they cruised to a 12-5 win and a series victory. Johnny Tobin went 5 for 6 with a homer to lead the St. Louis attack. Larry Gardner went 3 for 4 in a losing effort. Duster Mails was charged with his second loss of the series.
The series loss leaves the Indians with a record of 69-62. They trail the Yankees by 13 1/2 games with just 23 games left to play. The Indians finish the home portion of their schedule with a pair of games against the Detroit Tigers. At 62-72, the Tigers are in 6th place in the division.
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September 7 - 8.
Game 1: Cleveland took a 5-4 lead to the 9th inning, but the Tigers scored 4 times off George Uhle to take the game by a score of 8-5. Red Oldham got the win in relief of Jim Middleton. Uhle took the loss after Jim Bagby worked the first 8 inning.
Game 2: The Tribe take out their frustrations over game 1 by pounding out 15 hits and winning game 2 by a score f 10-4 to earn a series split. Bill Wambsganss led the way for Cleveland, going 4 for 5 with 3 runs scored and 4 driven in. Harry Heilmann went 3 for 4 in the loss for Detroit. Allen Sothoron got the win for Cleveland, with Guy Morton working the final 3 innings for a save. Hooks Dauss gave up 5 runs in 4 innings to take the loss.
At 70-63, the Tribe remains in 3rd place. They trail the first place Yankees by 14 games with 21 to play. Cleveland has played their final home game of the year, the remainder of the schedule is on the road. The final roadtrip of the season starts in St. Louis, where the Indians will play 3 games against the Browns. St. Louis has a record of 75-60. They are in 2nd place, leading Cleveland by 4 games.
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September 10 - 11.
Game 1: Cleveland scores 4 times in the 4th inning and holds on for a 4-3 victory. Stan Coveleski outdueled Urban Shocker to improve to 19-13 on the season. Joe Sewell went 2 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored to lead the way for the Tribe. Hank Severeid went 3 for 4 and was a homer short of the cycle when he was ejected from the game.
Game 2: The Indians came to bat in the top of the ninth, trailing by a score of 6-3, but they rallied for 3 runs to force extra innings. St. Louis pushed the winning run across in the bottom of the 10th inning when Johnny Tobin beat out a double-play attempt by the Tribe, allowing Ken Williams to score from 3rd. George Uhle took the loss in relief of Duster Mails.
Game 3: Cleveland scores a series win with a comfortable 11-1 victory. Jim Bagby went 8 strong innings, before turning the game over to Ray Caldwell in the 9th. Joe Sewell and Charlie Jamieson were the offensive stars for Cleveland, each collecting 3 hits. Frank Ellerbe drove in the lone St. Louis run.
At 14.5 games out of first place with 18 games left to play, the bell is almost ready to toll for Cleveland. They will hope to stay alive as they head to Philadelphia for 4 games against the A’s. Philadelphia is in last place with a record of 46-85.
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September 13 - 15
The clock strikes midnight on the Indians. Despite taking 3 of 4 from the Philadelphia A’s, they now find themselves 14 1/2 games out of first place with only 14 games to play.
Game 1: The Indians fall behind by a score of 8-4, and score twice in the 8th inning to make it interesting, but fall by a final of 8-6. Roy Moore went the distance for Philadelphia. Allen Sothoron took the loss for Cleveland. Joe Evans went 2 for 3 with 2 RBI in the loss for the Indians. Chick Galloway had 2 hits and 3 RBI to lead the A’s.
Game 2: Cleveland pounds out 24 hits on their way to a 12-2 victory. Stan Coveleski blanked the A’s for 7 innings, before turning the game over to Ray Caldwell. Doc Johnston had 4 hits and scored 3 times for Cleveland. Tilly Walker had 3 singles in the loss for Philadelphia.
Game 3: Duster Mails went the distance, and survived a 2-run rally by the A’s in the 9th inning as the Indians prevail by a score of 7-4. Arlas Taylor took the loss for Philadelphia. Paul Johnson and Johnny Walker each had 3 hits in the loss for the A’s. Larry Gardner drove in 3 runs for Cleveland.
Game 4: An interesting game in which both pitchers went the distance, despite giving up a combined 21 runs on 35 hits. Ray Caldwell survived a rough start, giving up 5 runs in 2 innings. Eddie Rommel started strong and finished strong, but gave up 15 runs in the middle innings. Elmer Smith tripled 3 times and drove in 4 runs to lead the Cleveland attack. Tilly Walker had 4 hits in the loss for Philadelphia.
The Indians can now only focus on trying to catch the Browns for second place. They trail the Browns by 2 games in the win column. Cleveland now heads to Washington DC for 3 games against the Senators. At 69-70, the Senators are in 5th place.
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September 16 - 18
The Indians pull into a tie for second place with the St. Louis Browns as they sweep 3 games from the Senators.
Game 1: Cleveland scores 3 times in the top of the first, and never looks back on their way to a 6-1 victory. George Uhle went the distance, giving up a lone run on 5 hits. Smoky Joe Wood went 3 for 5 with a homer and 2 RBI to lead the way for the Tribe.
Game 2: The Tribe trailed 2-1 after 5 innings, but poured it on late to win by a score of 7-2. Allen Sothoron went the distance for the win, out-dueling George Mogridge. Three more hits for Smoky Joe Wood including 2 doubles. Donie Bush had 3 hits in the loss for Washington.
Game 3: Another fast start for the Tribe, as they scored a pair of runs in the first inning off of Walter Johnson. Cleveland would go on to win by a score of 4-1. Stan Coveleski went 7 1/3 for the win. Ray Caldwell closed the game out for a save. Joe Wood had 3 hits for the 3rd consecutive game, including another homer. Walter Johnson helped his own cause with 2 hits.
Cleveland continues it’s quest for second place with a trip to Boston for 3 games against the Red Sox. Boston is in 4th place with a record of 71-66.
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September 20 - 22
The Tribe drops 2 of 3 to the Red Sox and fall a game and a half behind St. Louis for second place in the division.
Game 1 was the longest game of the season for Cleveland. Most of the game was spent tied at 3-3. The Tribe scored twice in the top of the 16th inning and appeared poised for victory. But Ray Caldwell gave up 2 runs in the bottom of the inning, and the game continued on. In the bottom of the 18th inning, Roxy Walters led off with a single, and after Hank Thormahlen flied out, Nemo Leibold laced a hit down the right field line that scored Walters with the winning run. Final score, 6-5. Walters went 4 for 6 with 2 runs scored for the Sox. Smoky Joe Wood, Joe Sewell and Goerge Burns each had 3 hits in the loss for Cleveland.
Sad Sam Jones held the Indians at bay in Game two, and took a shutout to the ninth inning, but Doc Johnston hit a 3-run homer in the ninth, to pull the Indians to within a score of at 4-3, but Jones prevented any additional damage, and the game belonged to the Sox. Everett Scott and 2 hits and 3 RBI to lead the Boston attack.
Cleveland salvaged the final game of the series thanks to a complete game shutout by Allen Sothoron. Doc Johnston had 3 hits and drove in a run in the 6-0 Cleveland victory.
The Indians now travel to the Big Apple to take on the division champion Yankees. New York has a record of 92-52.
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September 23 - 26
The Indians split a 4-game series with the Yankees and trail the Browns by a game and a half for second place, going into the final series of the season.
Stan Coveleski and Guy Morton pitch the Indians to a 5-4 victory in game 1. The Yankees rallied for 3 runs in the bottom of the 8th, but Morton closed the door for the Tribe. No Indian batter tallied more than one hit, but Joe Sewell drove in 2 run to lead the way.
The Yankees turned the tables on Cleveland in the second game, edging the Tribe by one run. It was the Indians that rallied with 3 runs in the 9th inning, but Bob Shawkey preserved the victory for the Bombers. Larry Gardner went 2 for 4 with 3 RBI in the loss.
Cleveland took game 3 of the series by a score of 5 to 2. Duster Mails got the win, with Guy Morton earning the save once again. Larry Gardner continued his hot hitting, with another pair of doubles, and 2 runs driven in. Babe Ruth went 3 for 4 to lead the Yankees.
New York pulled away late in game 4, securing an 8-1 victory. Guy Morton got roughed up in this game, giving up 7 runs in 3 2/3 innings. Jack Quinn went the distance for New York. Tris Speaker had 2 hits in a losing effort. Wally Schang went 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored and 2 driven in for the Yankees.
The Indians will head to Chicago to wrap up the season with 4 games against the White Sox.
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@alecotto75
in your replay how do you know which games to play since there is no schedule to use when you buy a season? -
I use baseball reference to find the schedule and lineups.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1921-schedule-scores.shtml
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September 29 - October 2
A disappointing end to a disappointing season, as the Indians finish the season with 4 losses to the Chicago White Sox.
The White Sox scored 3 times in the 4th inning of game one, and held on for a 4-2 victory. Dickie Kerr went the distance for Chicago. Allen Sothoron took the loss, giving up 3 runs in 3 1/3 innings. George Uhle finished the game. Eddie Mulligan drove in all 4 runs for Chicago on a triple and a single. Cleveland was held ot just 6 hits, and no batter had more than one hit.
The Sox took game 2 in walk-off fashion as Ray Schalk singled home Eddie Mulligan to secure a 4-3 victory. Red Faber went the distance for the win. George Uhle took the loss, pitching in relief of Stan Coveleski. For the second game in a row, no Cleveland batter had more than one hit.
Game 3 took 11 innings, but the White Sox prevailed by a score of 9-8. This time it was a sac fly by Amos Strunk that allowed Yam Yaryan to score the winning run. Shovel Hodge got the win for Chicago giving up 4 runs in 6 innings of relief. Bob Clark took the loss for Cleveland, working the final 2 innings of the game. Harry Hooper was the offensive star for Chicago, going 4 for 6 with 2 runs and 4 RBI.
The Sox scored 5 times in the first inning and cruised to an 8-5 victory in the season finale. Roy Wilkinson got the win, working the first 5 innings of the game. Doug McSweeny worked the final 4 innings to earn the save. Bernie Henderson gave up 7 runs in 5 innings and took the loss. Amos Strunk and Eddie Collins each had 3 hits for the Sox. Riggs Stephenson and Joe Sewell each had a pair of hits for the Tribe.
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The Indians finished 13 games off their actual record from 1921, finishing in 3rd place instead of 2nd. Three teams really did the Indians in during this replay: St. Louis, Boston, and Chicago. Each of those teams were 5 games better against the Indians than they were in the actual 1921 season. (Cleveland beat the Senators and the Tigers one more game than they did in 1921).
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Pitching Stat Compare:
Lots of ERA’s higher than actual ERAs in this replay. George Uhle was probably the biggest violator, delivering a full run higher ERA over 238 innings. Stan Coveleski, however performed right in line with his stats.
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Batting Compare:
The Pitchers weren’t the only ones to underperform. As a team, the Indians had a batting average 22 points lower than their Actual average for 1921. As usual, extra base hit totals were right on, but a lack of singles keeps the batting averages low.
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@alecotto75
you replayed every game of the 1921 season gosh how long did that take you because i assume apba go has no autoplay feature ? im also on the fence about buying a season if i did id assume id have to buy collections also for stat keeping -
to be clear, I only replayed the 154 games for the Cleveland Indians. Not the entire schedule. I let the non-cleveland games be the actual results.
