100 Years Ago Today 7/10/1920: Brooklyn Robins Extend First Place Lead Over Reds

From the desk of: FINGERPRINTS OF THE BUMS

100th Anniversary

BROOKLYN ROBINS

1920 National League Champions

Game #76: Saturday, July 10, 1920 - BR
Brooklyn Robins vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Sportsman's Park

Jeff Pfeffer Earns Fifth Victory at Sportsman's Park; Robins Take Full Game Lead Over Second Place Reds.

The Robins continue surging upward, establishing an early 3-2 lead which they maintain through the sixth.  After which they bust out in the seventh inning with four more runs off Cardinals starter Marv Goodwin en route to a a 7-2 final at Sportsman's Park.  Brooklyn's table setters atop the lineup Ivy Olson and Jimmy Johnston join together for six hits in ten at-bats with four runs scored.  Hi Myers (.305) is 2 for 4 with two runs batted in.  Tommy Griffith and right field substitution Ray Schmandt also drive in one run apiece.  On the mound Jeff Pfeffer outlasts his opponent allowing two earned runs on nine hits and three walks with three strikeouts through nine innings complete.  It's Pfeffer's third straight victory, improving his record now to 6-8 with a 2.72 ERA.  He also helps himself out with a 2 for 3 day the plate with a run scored, and one run batted in.  The Reds split a twin bill with the Braves at Cincinnati.  Therefore the Robins extend their lead over the Reds to one full game.  They are now 12-2 over their last fourteen games.  Brooklyn is also averaging seven runs a game through the first seven games of this road trip, while allowing an average of just under three runs a game.

• RECORD: 43-32
• First Place; 1 GA