100 Years Ago Today 6/26/1920: Brooklyn Robins Drop Twin Bill at Braves Field

From the desk of: FINGERPRINTS OF THE BUMS

100th Anniversary

BROOKLYN ROBINS

1920 National League Champions

Game #58: Saturday, June 26, 1920, GAME ONE - BR
Brooklyn Robins vs. Boston Braves
Braves Field

Sherry Smith Loses Pitching Duel to Boston's Joe Oeschger: Bill McCabe Error Proves Costly

One can only fathom Uncle Robbie's sentiments between games of Saturday's double-header after Brooklyn is limited to just three hits by a pedestrian Joe Oeschger whom walks three and strikeouts two through nine scoreless innings pitched.  No doubt having his best season to date Oeschger improves to 5-4 with a 2.48 ERA.  Bill McCabe making his third straight start at shortstop in place of Ivy Olson in the third inning misplays a Joe Sullivan ground ground ball.  Instead of ending the inning the bases are loaded for right fielder Walton Cruise whom singles through the left side plating the game's only run.  To Uncle Robbie's dismay starter Sherry Smith's fine effort is wasted.  He yields no earned runs on nine hits and just one walk through seven innings pitched.  Jimmy Johnston, Tommy Griffith, and catcher Ernie Krueger record Brooklyn's only hits.


Game #59: Saturday, June 26, 1920, GAME TWO - BR
Brooklyn Robins vs. Boston Braves
Braves Field

Braves Pitching Gets Better of Brooklyn, Again

The Robins lose their third straight as Boston completes a sweep of Saturday's twin bill and take the four game series three games to one.  Braves starter Dana Fillingim limits the Robins to a pair of runs, one earned, on six hits and three walks with six strikeouts over nine full innings for his seventh win of the season.  Meanwhile an ineffective Burleigh Grimes loses his fifth of the season after surrendering six runs on eight hits and two walks in only five innings of work.  Rabbit Maranville is one of six different Braves hitters to drive in at least one run; catcher Mickey O'Neil is 2 for 4 with two runs batted in.  Brooklyn's Hi Myers drives in his team leading 30th run for the season and Ed Konetchy knocks in his 20th.  A third straight loss gives Brooklyn a 10-13 record to date in June and Uncle Robbie one giant headache.  After playing back to back double-headers, his team must now hop the next train back to New York where tomorrow they'll host the Giants for one game at Ebbets Field then immediately return to Boston for two more games against the Braves only to rush back to New York for a three game set against the Giants at the Polo Grounds.  Although the Robins remain just 1.5 games out of first, your head would be pounding too.

• RECORD: 31-27 (.534)
• 3rd place; 1.5 GB