100th Anniversary
BROOKLYN ROBINS
1920 NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
1920 NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
WORLD SERIES: Tuesday, October 12, 1920 - GAME SEVEN
Brooklyn Robins vs. Cleveland Indians
Dunn Field
Stan Covelesky Whitewashes Brooklyn, Earns Third Win Over Robins
CLEVELAND INDIANS ARE WORLD CHAMPIONS
Sunday's pre-game arrest of Rube Marquard clearly impacts the rest of the series as Burleigh Grimes is forced into making an emergency start on short rest in Game Five. He promptly proves ineffective. With the Robins facing elimination after also losing Game Six, Grimes is again tasked with pitching Game Seven on just two days rest. The gamely spitballer does his best but his performance palls in comparison to that of mound opponent Stan Covelaski. Brooklyn is held scoreless for the second straight game and is limited to eight runs all series. Zack Wheat accounts for two of the Robins five scattered hits. Coveleski walks just one batter in a complete game shutout, his third victory against the Robins this series. In three starts he allows just two runs and fifteen hits over 27 innings pitched. Meanwhile, Grimes allows three runs, two earned, on seven hits and four walks through seven innings pitched. Cleveland scores an unearned run in the fourth helped along by an error from Grimes. Tris Speaker triples to drive in a run in the fifth and left fielder Charlie Jameison doubles home the Indians final run in the seventh. Al Mamaux pitches a scoreless eighth inning to no avail. The Cleveland Indians are World Champions of baseball, their first ever title following their first ever pennant. Indians players dedicate the victory to their fallen comrade, Ray Chapman. In his first full season as skipper, Tris Speaker claims the title. His team this season won the most games in baseball and now sweep the Robins at League Park.
Thank you for following my recap of the 1920 Brooklyn Robins season.
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