1921 Cleveland Indians Replay.
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May 22 - May 25
The Indians continue to sputter along, losing 2 of 3 to the Boston Red Sox.
Sad Sam Jones shut the Indians down in game one of the series, allowing just 1 run on 4 hits. Stan Coveleski (4-6, 3.43) pitched well, but took the loss. The deciding runs scored in the top of the 8th inning when Mike Menosky tripled in 2 runs, breaking a 1-1 tie. Doc Johnston had 2 hits and Tris Speaker drove in the lone Cleveland run.
In game 2, the Sox pounded out 19 hits on their way to a 13-4 win. The Tribe led by a score of 4-3 after 2 innings, but Hand Thormahlen would hold Cleveland off the scoreboard for the rest of the game, while the Red Sox scored 10 more times. Jim Bagby (4-5, 5.45) took the loss for Cleveland. Riggs Stevenson, George Burns and Joe Evans all had 2 hits a piece for the Indians. Nemo Leibold and Ossie Vitt each had 3 hits for the victors.
The Indians salvaged game 3 of the series with an 8-3 victory behind a complete game effort by George Uhle (5-2, 6.11). Uhle held the Sox off the scoreboard for 8 innings, until they touched him for 3 runs in the 9th, when the game was already in hand. Uhle also contributed a 3-run homer to his cause.
Cleveland wraps up it’s 19 game homestand with a disappointing record of 7 -12. They remain in 2nd place in the division with a record of 19-17. They trail the first place Yankees by 2 1/2 games.
The Tribe now packs their bags for a 22 game road trip, that will begin in St. Louis against the Browns. Cleveland has taken 5 of the 8 games that they have played against the Browns so far this year. The Browns are in 4th place with a record of 18-17.
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Cleveland batting stats after 36 games:
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Cleveland Pitching Stats after 36 games:
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Thanks for posting the comparison stats/information as the replay unfolds. Interesting comparisons.
Did you manually tabulate the actual stats on a per game basis for say the 36 game table? Or is there a website out there that I can pull up historical actual season stats up through a given game?
Thanks for any info.
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There is no website that shows the stats as of a certain date…at least not that I’m aware of. I use the game logs from baseball-reference.com. I copy each players’ game by game stats into a spreadsheet, and then use some nifty formulas to total the stats for the range of games that I’m interested in.
It’s fine for a single-team replay like this, but I would not want to try doing it for a full-league replay. Would take a while to do all that copying and pasting.
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May 26 - May 29
The Indians continue to scuffle along, as they drop 3 of 4 to the Browns at Sportsman’s Park.
The series got off to a good start for Cleveland with a 9-5 victory in the opener. The Tribe scored 4 runs in the top of the 13th inning to secure the victory. Jim Bagby (5-5) got the win with 4 innings in relief of Stan Coveleski. George Burns went 6 for 8 with 5 singles and a double. Bill Jacobson went 4 for 6 in the loss for St. Louis.
The Browns got homers from George Sisler and Bill Jacobson to take game 2 by a score of 8-5. Jim Bagby (5-6, 5.51) took the loss, exiting after 5 innings. Steve O’Neill had 2 hits and an RBI in the loss for Cleveland. Johnny Tobin went 4 for 4 to lead St. Louis. Dixie Davis got the win.
St. Louis took game 3 by a score of 8-3. Bill Bayne was the winning pitcher, in relief of Bernie Boland, while Duster Mails (3-3, 5.43) took the loss. Charlie Jamieson went 4 for 5 with 3 RBI in the loss for Cleveland. Hank Severeid went 4 for 5 with 3 RBI to lead the Browns.
The Browns dominated the final game of the series, winning by a score of 11-1 behind Urban Shocker. George Uhle (5-3, 6.81) took the loss, giving up 11 runs in 7 1/3 innings of work. Johnny Tobin, Wally Gerber and George Sisler each collected 3 hits for St. Louis. Steve O’Neill went 3 for 4 and accounted for the lone Cleveland run with a homer.
With a record of 20-20, the Indians have sunk into 4th place, and trail the first place Yankees by 5 1/2 games. The Tribe heads to Detroit now for 3 games against the Tigers. Detroit is in 5th place with a record of 21-22.
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@alecotto75 Understood and thank you for the response. Sounds like I will need to brush up on more Excel (the basics are understood - anything else is a roll of the dice!).
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May 30 - May 31
Another series loss as the Indians drop 2 of 3 to the Detroit Tigers.
Detroit took game 1 of the series by a score of 9-5 as Howard Ehmke out-dueled Stan Coveleski (4-7, 3.99). Detroit scored 8 times across the 3rd, 4th and 5th innings to secure the victory. Ty Cobb went 3 for 5 and scored a pair of runs for the Tigers. Charlie Jamieson went 3 for 4 with a double in the loss for Cleveland.
The Tribe bounced back in game 2 with an 8-5 win. Jim Bagby was pulled after just 5 innings having given up 5 runs. Ray Caldwell (1-1, 7.04) and Ted Odenwald were spotless in relief. Cleveland scored 5 times in the 8th inning to secure the victory. Bobby Veach went 2 for 4 with 3 RBI in the loss for Detroit. Larry Gardner went 4 for 5 and scored 3 times for Cleveland.
Detroit took the deciding game of the series by a score of 7-4. Cleveland grabbed an early 3-0 lead off Hooks Dauss, but a 4-run rally in the 6th inning by Detroit propelled them to victory. Duster Mails (3-4, 5.60) went the distance, but took the loss for the Tribe. Dauss got the win for Detroit.
Cleveland now finds themselves a game under .500 and in 5th place in the division. They are 8 games off their actual 1921 pace. They head to Boston now for 4 games against the Red Sox. The Sox are in 3rd place at 18-17.
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With their regular catcher, Steve O’Neill on the shelf with an injury, the Indians have added veteran backstop Art Wilson to the roster. Wilson’s best years came in 1914 and 1915 with Chicago of the Federal League. He appeared in 16 games for the Boston Braves in 1920, getting 1 hit in 21 trips to the plate.
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June 2 - June 6
The spiral continues for Cleveland as they drop all 4 games to Boston. At 21-26, they find themselves in 6th place in the division.
The Red Sox take game 1 by a score of 4-3, scoring the winning run in the bottom of the 9th against George Uhle (5-4). Everett Scott led off the 9th with a single, followed by another by Roxy Walters that put runners on first and second. Sammy Vick pinch-hit for Allen Sothoron, and delivered a game-winning single.
Boston won game 2 by a score of 3-1. Mike Menosky homered and Eddie Foster drove in a pair of runs for Boston. Allen Russell went the distance for the win. George Uhle relieved Stan Coveleski, and took the loss, dropping to 5-5 on the season. Riggs Stephenson had 2 hits for Cleveland and Uhle drove in the lone run.
Cleveland grabbed a 2-0 lead in the 2nd inning of game 3, but failed to score again as the Red Sox rallied to win by a score of 6-2. Nemo Leibold went 4 for 5 and Del Pratt drove in 3 runs to lead the Red Sox. Riggs Stephenson had 2 hits and drove in both runs for the Tribe. Jim Bagby took the loss, lasting only 4 innings.
The series finale featured 6 double plays as the Red Sox completed the sweep with an 8-5 victory. Jim Bagby relieved Duster Mails, and took the loss for the 2nd game in a row. Elmer Myers got the win for Boston in relief of Herb Pennock. Ossie Vitt went 3 for 4 and scored 3 runs for the Red Sox. George Burns had 3 hits for Cleveland and Larry Gardner drove in 3 runs for Cleveland.
The Tribe will limp to New York next for 4 games against the Yankees. It’s a pivotal series for them, as they currently trail the first place Yanks by 7 1/2 games.
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June 7 - June 10
Cleveland stops the bleeding with a split of the 4-game series with the Yankees.
Cleveland took the first game of the series by a score of 3-2. Stan Coveleski (5-7, 3.75) got the victory giving up 2 runs over 8 innings. Ted Odenwald worked the 9th for his second save of the season. Bob Shawkey took the loss for New York. Tris Speaker went 3 for 3 with 3 doubles and 2 runs scored. Roger Peckinpaugh and Home Run Baker each drove in runs for the Yankees.
New York prevailed in a wild game 2 by a score of 11-10. Cleveland had a two run lead in the bottom of the 9th, but the Yankees scored a pair of runs to send the game to extra innings. In the 14th, the Indians scored 3 times, but could not hold the lead as Braggo Roth singled home Babe Ruth with the winning run. Ray Caldwell (1-1) took the loss in relief. Waite Hoyt went the distance for New York.
Jack Quinn blanked the Indians on 4 hits in game 3, as the Yankees won by a score of 3-0. Ray Caldwell (1-2) took the loss once again, giving up 3 runs over 7 innings of work.
The Tribe earned a split with a 2-1 victory in the finale. Jim Bagby (6-8, 5.61) went the distance and earned the win for Cleveland. Carl Mays took the loss for New York. The Game was scoreless to the 6th inning when Charlie Jamieson singled home Les Nunamaker with the first run of the game. New York tied the game in the 8th when Roger Peckinpaugh doubled home Wally Schang. In the top of the 9th, Elmer Smith doubled Tris Speaker in from first with the eventual winning run.
Next up for the Tribe is a trip to the nation’s capital for a 4-game set against the Washington Senators. Washington is in 4th place with a record of 27-25. Despite splitting the series with the Yankees, the Indians slip a spot in the standings and are now in 7th place.
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Another player has appeared in his final game of the season for the Indians. Cleveland has farmed out 19 year-old Ted Odenwald, who will spend the remainder of the season pitching for Columbus of the American Association.
Odenwald’s major league season ends with the following stats:
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The Indians have acquired right handed pitcher Allan Sothoron from the St. Louis Browns. Cleveland becomes the 3rd team that Sothoron will pitch for this season. He began the year with St. Louis, and went 1-2 with a 5.20 ERA in 27 2/3 innings. He was then waived by the Browns, and went to the Red Sox, where he went 0-2 with a 13.50 ERA in 2 games for Boston. The Sox returned Sothoron to the Browns, and St. Louis is now sending him to Cleveland, where he will try to get his season straightened out. Sothoron is only 2 years removed from being a 20-game winner for the Browns.
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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.
