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1920 Cleveland Indians Season
The 1920 Cleveland Indians season was the 20th season in franchise history. The Indians won the American League pennant and proceeded to win their first World Series title in the history of the franchise. Pitchers Jim Bagby, Stan Coveleski and Ray Caldwell combined to win 75 games. Despite the team's success, the season was perhaps more indelibly marked by the death of starting shortstop Ray Chapman, who died after being hit by a pitch on August 16. Regular season During the season, Jim Bagby became the last pitcher to win 30 games in one season for the Indians in the 20th century. On August 17, shortstop Ray Chapman died after being hit by a pitch in a game against the Yankees, becoming the second of only two Major League Baseball players to have died as a result of an injury received in a game (the first was Mike "Doc" Powers in 1909). Season standings Record vs. opponents Roster Player stats Batting Starters by position ''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920 World Series
The 1920 World Series was the championship series for Major League Baseball's 1920 season. The series was a best-of-nine format played between the American League (AL) champion Cleveland Indians and the National League (NL) champion Brooklyn Robins, with the Indians defeating the Robins five games to two. The only World Series triple play, the first World Series grand slam and the first World Series home run by a pitcher all occurred in Game 5 of this Series. The Indians won the series in memory of their former shortstop Ray Chapman, who had been killed earlier in the season when struck in the head by a pitched ball. The triple play was unassisted and turned by Cleveland's Bill Wambsganss in Game 5. Wambsganss, playing second base, caught a line drive off the bat of Clarence Mitchell, stepped on second base to put out Pete Kilduff, and tagged Otto Miller coming from first base. It was the second of 15 (as of 2022) unassisted triple plays in major-league baseball h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Boehling
John Joseph Boehling (March 20, 1891 – September 8, 1941) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for seven seasons. He played with the Washington Senators from 1912 to 1916, and the Cleveland Indians from 1916 to 1920. Boehling made his major league debut on June 20, 1912, in a 5–0 loss against the Philadelphia Athletics. He went on to play two more games during the 1912 season, finishing with five innings pitched. In 1913, Boehling was used primarily as a starter alongside Walter Johnson in what was his best season. He pitched in 38 games, starting 25 of them, and finished the season with 18 complete games and three shutouts. He finished with a 17 7 record and an ERA of 2.14. His ERA of 2.14 was sixth in the American League, better than the ERAs of Hall of Famers Chief Bender (2.21) and Rube Marquard (2.50). During January 1914, Boehling signed a one-year contract to continue playing with the Senators. Boehling played 34 games during the 1914 season, and finished ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Burns (first Baseman)
George Henry Burns (January 31, 1893 – January 7, 1978), nicknamed "Tioga George", was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for five American League (AL) teams from 1914 to 1929. One of the league's top right-handed batters of the 1920s, he was named the AL Most Valuable Player in 1926 with the Cleveland Indians after batting .358 and setting a major league record with 64 doubles. A career .307 hitter, he retired with 2,018 hits, then the third-highest total by an AL right-handed hitter. His 1,671 games at first base were the most by an AL right-handed player until 1940; he still ranks third in league history. Career Born in Niles, Ohio, Burns was a line drive hitter and a solid defensive first baseman who hit .300 or better in all but one of his full seasons between 1918 and 1927. After four unremarkable seasons with the Detroit Tigers (1914–17), he was acquired by the Philadelphia Athletics in 1918. In his first season with the team he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinch Thomas
Chester David "Pinch" Thomas (January 24, 1888 – December 24, 1953) was an American professional baseball catcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1912 through 1921 for the Boston Red Sox (1912–17) and Cleveland Indians (1918–21). Listed at , 173 lb., Thomas batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Camp Point, Illinois. Biography The Red Sox signed Thomas in 1911 but allowed him to play the 1911 season with the Sacramento Sacts before recalling him to the Major Leagues for the 1912 season. He spent the 1912 season as a little-used backup catcher for 1912 World Series championship Red Sox. A fine defensive replacement, Thomas was the primary catcher for the Red Sox during three years, helping them to the World Championship in 1915 and 1916. On June 23, 1917, Thomas was involved in a combined no-hitter in which he and Babe Ruth were both ejected after disagreement over the strike zone after Ruth walked the first batter. Ernie Shore and Sam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve O'Neill
Stephen Francis O'Neill (July 6, 1891 – January 26, 1962) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher, most notably with the Cleveland Indians. As a manager, he led the Detroit Tigers to the World Series championship, Early life O'Neill was born in Minooka, Pennsylvania (now a part of Scranton), to Irish immigrants from Maum, County Galway, Michael "Squire" O'Neill and Mary ( Joyce) O'Neill. He was one of four brothers who escaped a life in the coal mines by playing in the major leagues.Kashatus (2002), pg. 14. Other notable members of the O'Neill family were Jack, a catcher in the National League (1902–1906); Mike, a right-handed pitcher in the NL (1901–1904, 1907); and Jim, an infielder with the American League Washington Senators (1920, 1923). Baseball historian William C. Kashatus noted that Michael and Jack "would become the first brother battery in major league history". The O'Neill brothers "were kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Nunamaker
Leslie Grant Nunamaker (January 25, 1889 – November 14, 1938), was a catcher for the Boston Red Sox (1911–14), New York Yankees (1914–17), St. Louis Browns (1918) and Cleveland Indians (1919–22). He helped the Red Sox win the 1912 World Series and the Indians win the 1920 World Series. Until being injured in early in the 1912 season against the St. Louis Browns, Nunamaker was Bill Carrigan's primary backup catcher for the Red Sox. He was also a backup catcher for the 1920 Indians. In 12 seasons, Nunamaker played in 716 games and had 1,990 at bats, 194 runs, 533 hits, 75 doubles, 30 triples, 2 home runs, 216 runs batted in, 36 stolen bases, 176 walks, .268 batting average, a .332 on-base percentage, .339 slugging percentage, 674 total bases and 49 sacrifice hits. Nunamaker is one of several catchers who hold the major league record for runners thrown out in an inning. While playing for the New York Yankees in 1914, Nunamaker threw out three baserunners at second base in o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Uhle
George Ernest Uhle (September 18, 1898 – February 26, 1985) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he began his playing career with his hometown Cleveland Indians. After ten seasons, during which time he led the American League in wins, innings pitched, complete games, shutouts, and games started, he was traded in 1928 to the Detroit Tigers for Jackie Tavener and Ken Holloway. He went on to play with the New York Giants, New York Yankees, and again with the Indians. When his career ended in 1936, he had won 200 games. His lifetime batting average of .289 (393-for-1360) is still a record for a pitcher (not playing at any other position) On May 25, 1929, the Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago White Sox 6–5 in 21 innings. Uhle, who was the winning pitcher, pitched twenty innings to earn his eighth win of the season with no losses. The losing pitcher, Ted Lyons, pitched all 21 innings for Chicago. Babe Ruth himself credited George with being the toughest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Niehaus
Richard J. Niehaus (October 24, 1892 – March 12, 1957) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for four seasons. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1913 to 1915 and the Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive F ... in 1920. External links 1892 births 1957 deaths St. Louis Cardinals players Cleveland Indians players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Kentucky Sportspeople from Covington, Kentucky St. Paul Saints (AA) players Sacramento Senators players Waynesboro Villagers players Reading Aces players Atlanta Crackers players Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players Birmingham Barons players Danville Veterans players Rochester Tribe players Macon Peaches players Spartanburg Spartans players Battle Creek Cri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmer Myers
Elmer Glenn Myers (March 2, 1894; York Springs, Pennsylvania – July 29, 1976; Collingswood, New Jersey) was a professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as a pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ... from 1915 to 1922. External links 1894 births 1976 deaths People from Adams County, Pennsylvania People from Collingswood, New Jersey Philadelphia Athletics players Cleveland Indians players Boston Red Sox players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Pennsylvania Raleigh Capitals players Salt Lake City Bees players Los Angeles Angels (minor league) players Knoxville Smokies players Columbus Senators players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Murchison
Thomas Malcolm Murchison (October 8, 1896 – October 20, 1962) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two seasons. He pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1917 and the Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive F ... in 1920. External links 1896 births 1962 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers St. Louis Cardinals players Cleveland Indians players Chicago Cubs scouts San Francisco Giants scouts Baseball players from North Carolina Guilford Quakers baseball players Minor league baseball managers Laurel Lumberjacks players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Morton
Guy Morton, Sr. (June 1, 1893 – October 18, 1934), nicknamed "Moose" (Not true, he was “The Alabama Blossom” and his son Guy Morton Jr. was nicknamed “Moose” who also had a stellar career in the MLB) was a Major League baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Indians. Morton was born in Vernon, AL. His best years were from 1915 to 1919, where his ERA was below 3.00 every season, and he won 10 games four times. Morton died at the age of 41 in Sheffield, AL from a heart attack, and was buried in Vernon City Cemetery in Vernon, AL. Fact *His son, Guy Jr., struck out in his only at bat in the Major Leagues, getting the chance with the Boston Red Sox in 1954. Retrieved October 22, 2006. See also * |
Duster Mails
John Walter "Duster" Mails (October 1, 1894 – July 5, 1974) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Robins (1915–16), Cleveland Indians (1920–22) and St. Louis Cardinals (1925–26). Mails pitched for three pennant winning teams—the 1916 Robins, the 1920 Indians and the 1926 Cardinals. He appeared in only 11 games for the 1916 Robins, with a record of 0–1, and did not appear in the 1916 World Series, which the Robins lost. He helped the Indians win the 1920 World Series after being acquired in a minor league trade in August 1920, appearing in 9 games while posting a record of 7-0 and an ERA of 1.85 as the Indians battled the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees in a tight pennant race. He pitched 6.2 innings of relief in Game 3 of the World Series, allowing no runs. He pitched a 1-0 complete game shutout of Brooklyn in Game 6 and posted a 0.00 ERA for his two Series appearances. He appeared in only one game for the 1926 Cardinals, pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
