Sunday, June 14, 2020

100 Years Ago Today 6/14/1920: Brooklyn Robins Back In First With Victory Over Cincinnati Reds

From the desk of: FINGERPRINTS OF THE BUMS


100th Anniversary
BROOKLYN ROBINS
1920 National League Champions

Game #49: Monday, June 14, 1920 - BR
Cincinnati Reds vs. Brooklyn Robins
Ebbets Field

Zack Wheat Breaks Out of Slump; Robins Snap Four Game Skip

Brooklyn rallies late to take game three of their four match set with Cincinnati.  Facing a 4-6 deficit through the sixth, the Robins score once in the seventh and four times in the eighth en route to a 9-7 come from behind victory at Ebbets.  Zack Wheat breaks out of a 1 for 19 slump with a three run home run in the third.  Ed Konetchy climbs back above .300 going 2 for 4 with a triple and run scored.  Ivy Olson drives in a pair, and Pete Kilduff and Tommy Griffith each drive in a run apiece.  Even Burleigh Grimes pitching in relief of Leon Cadore chips in with a hit and two runs batted in.  Making his eleventh start of the season Cadore allows six runs, only four are earned, on eleven hits and a walk through seven innings pitched, but does not factor in the decision.  Burleigh Grimes improves to 8-3 on the season upon yielding one run on three hits and two walks with three strikeouts through two innings in relief of Cadore.  A former Robin and favorite of Wilbert Robinson Jake Daubert singles and drives in a run, and Edd Roush goes 3 for 5 with a double and his 27th run batted in of the season.  With the victory Brooklyn regains first place by one half-game over the defending champion Reds.

  • RECORD: 28-20 (.583)
  • 1st place; 0.5 GA

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