August 8, 1920: George Sisler becomes first St. Louis Browns player to hit for the cycle

“They’ve called Ty Cobb the Georgia Peach for the last 15…
Bobby Veach (Trading Card DB)

September 17, 1920: Bobby Veach becomes first Tigers player to hit for the cycle

With just a few weeks left in the 1920 season, the Boston Red…

September 24, 1920: Babe Ruth hits 51st homer just hours after reaching milestone

With Babe Ruth’s 50th home run of the year in the record books,…

September 29, 1920: Babe Ruth hits 54th home run to cap off first season with Yankees

Babe Ruth was hammering the final stamp onto one of baseball’s…

October 2, 1920: Reds, Pirates split three games in the last major-league tripleheader

 “It’s a great day for a ball game; let’s play two!”…

October 3, 1920: The long and short of Monty Swartz’s big-league career

Thousands of players have had short major-league careers. Comparatively…
Burleigh Grimes (Trading Card DB)

October 6, 1920: Burleigh Grimes throws World Series shutout for Brooklyn

Fans in Brooklyn lined up outside Ebbets Field for tickets…
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October 7, 1920: Sherry Smith stymies Cleveland bats in Game 3

Acrowd of just over 25,000 filed into Ebbets Field in Brooklyn…

October 9, 1920: Coveleski stops Brooklyn to tie World Series at 2-2

Fortunes turn fast in baseball. After Cleveland won Game One…

October 12, 1920: Cleveland Indians win their first World Series

The Brooklyn Robins were on the brink of elimination in the 1920…