100th Anniversary
BROOKLYN ROBINS
1920 National League Champions
Game #32: Saturday, May 29, 1920 - BR
Boston Braves vs. Brooklyn Robins
Ebbets Field: GAME ONE
Hi Myers Highlights Offensive Outburst; Rube Marquard Sharp in Return to Mound
The Robins jump out to an early lead and never look back. Brooklyn posts a pair in the first inning on runs batted in from Jimmy Johnston and Hi Myers. Boston briefly cuts the deficit by one on Rabbit Maranville's second inning sacrifice fly scoring John Sullivan from third. But the Braves manage just two more hits through the remainder of the game. Back in action making his first appearance in nine days, and his first start since May 7, veteran Rube Marquard limits Boston to a lone run on just three hits and three walks with three strikeouts through nine innings complete. He improves to 2-1 and lowers his ERA to a 3.55 mark. Meanwhile the Robins continue putting Braves starter Bunny Hearn through the ringer with another five runs on seven more hits. All told Hearn yields seven runs, six earned, on eleven hits through eight innings pitched. Zack Wheat is 1 for 4, with a run batted in. Hi Myers enjoys a productive game at the plate going 2 for 4 with a triple and a long home run to right that goes bouncing onto Bedford Avenue. In the seventh inning Ivy Olson plates two more runs with a triple, then scores the final run of the game on a Bernie Neis hit to left. Brooklyn takes the first game of Saturday's twin bill by a 7-1 final score. This game is a make-up from an Apr. 21 postponement.
Game #33: Saturday, May 29, 1920 - BR
Boston Braves vs. Brooklyn Robins
Ebbets Field: GAME TWO
Hi Myers Picks Up Where He Leaves Off; Robins Complete Twin Bill Sweep
Saturday's second game begins ominously for Brooklyn who in the first inning commit three errors resulting in Boston's first two runs. Adding insult to injury right fielder Walton Cruise steals home making it a 3-0 Braves lead after one-half inning of play. Brooklyn evens the score with single runs in the third, fourth, and fifth innings. Boston opens the sixth with three consecutive singles and a run batted in from third baseman Tony Boeckel. Ivy Olson answers on Brooklyn's behalf in the seventh with a hit to right scoring pinch runner Bill McCabe from second base. Starting pitchers Leon Cadore and Boston's inexperienced Hugh McQuillan continue dueling through the ninth. With one out and the bases full in the Brooklyn tenth Hi Myers singles through the left side scoring Ivy Olson from third with the game winning run. McQuillan's line reads five earned runs on eight hits and five walks with one strikeout over 9.1 innings pitched. Making his eighth start Leon Cadore improves to 4-2 with a brilliant 1.08 ERA. He yields four runs but only one is earned. In fact, Cadore has allowed just two earned runs over his last 27 innings pitched. Leon also helps himself with the stick, going 1 for 3 with a run batted in. Ivy Olson is 3 for 5 with two runs batted in, and Hi Myers is 2 for 5 also with two runs batted in. Clarence Mitchell makes his third consecutive start at first base in place of injured Ed Konetchy.
- RECORD: 18-14
- 3rd place; 1.5 GB
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