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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1920
Page
3
The Griffins defeated the White Sox 6-4 as long hitting across two innings powered the win. Courtney silenced the Sox after a rough start, holding them in check while the offense broke through with key blows.
New York and St Louis clash with Ruth hitting his twenty eighth homer as St Louis defeats New York seven to two. The visitors yank Quinn in the seventh while Ruth goes 2 for 4 with a homer and scores, aiding the Browns in a decisive road win.
Pittsburgh beat Boston 3 to 1 as Homers by Mann and others powered a third straight victory for the Pirates over the Braves. Boston and Pittsburgh combined for fielding miscues and hits with several players contributing, while Red Sox and Reds rosters underwent shakeups affecting future rosters.
A garbled recap describes inane moments of a late game with players exchanging hits and near traps. It notes a notable run, errors, and defensive plays as the crowd reacts, but many names and specifics are unreadable in the OCR text.
Chicago July 14 800000 fans have attended American Association games as the season reaches its halfway point. President Hickey announced the figure compares with a total attendance of 1000000 for the entire 1919 season.
The report notes favorites winning in a Western golf event where MackLee and Evans advanced in an uphill battle, while Bockenkamp was eliminated. It also describes errors by the Cards affecting the Giants game in St Louis with details of July 14th events and line scores.
Boston defeats Detroit 6 5 in the opener and 4 0 in the nightcap. Ty Cobb injures his left leg in the ninth inning of the first game as Pennock records the win in both contests. Fort Slocum named final Olympic training site near New York for Antwerp sailing week.
Brooklyn9s rout of Chicago 4 2 in the opener featured Olson1s drive under the right field fence. In the night game Brooklyn won 4 7 as Kite delivered key hits and Olson again starred with multiple runs driven in.
The document lists multiple minor league results across leagues including SOL PHLAN ASSOCIATION and VIRGINIA LEAGUE with scores such as Indianapolis 18 Milwaukee 4 and Columbus 73 Toledo and Minneapolis 0. Other entries reference Atlanta 4 Birmingham 3 and Raleigh 0 Greensborn while noting various city matchups and standings.
Standings show Cleveland at 33 26 671 and New York at 53 29 646 with other teams Boston Chicago Detroit Washington Philadelphia and St Louis jockeying for position. Yesterday results included Washington 6 Chicago 5 and Cleveland 5 Philadelphia 3 with St Louis 7 1 New York 3 and Boston 6 4. Today Chicago at Washington Cleveland at Philadelphia St Louis at New York and Boston at Detroit.
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