Category: Playoffs

RTUP-1925 Pittsburgh Pirates at 1921 New York Giants

Clyde Barnhart

  • 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates-5
  • 1921 New York Giants-4

After the Giants saw a pair of doubles score a single run in the bottom of the 1st and the Pirates snagged a run on an error in the top of the second, things went badly for New York in the top of the 3rd. Giants pitcher Phil Douglas looked erratic and gave up a pair of singles before leaving the game with a blister on his throwing hand. In stepped Rosy Ryan who proceeded to give up a pair of two baggers and a pair of singles before leaving the game. The Buccos led by a score of 5-1 when their half of the inning ended, but solid relief pitching from New York’s Red Causey and fortuitous happenstance nearly allowed the Giants to crawl back into this one. In the bottom of the 3rd New York made the score 5-2 on a fielder’s choice groundout to short. Pie Traynor for the Pirates was thrown out of the game with an apparent use of an illegal bat in the 5th and Clyde Barnhart left the game in the 7th when he crashed into the wall in left allowing George Burns to score on a Johnny Rawlings double. Rawlings plated when the next batter, Irish Meusel, hit a single into center. Despite a solid comeback however, New York could not manage the tying run and lose with 4 runs on 10 hits with 2 errors. Pittsburgh takes game 4 with 5 runs on 9 hits without an error. Even though he was knocked out of the game in the bottom of the 7th, Clyde Barnhart takes the game ball with 2 hits on 3 at bats which included the Pirates first and last RBI’s.

Game Notes

  • Date Played: 7 May 2019
  • Venue: Soothing Meadows
  • Game Duration: 38 minutes
  • 2B: Glenn Wright, George Grantham, Johnny Rawlings, Irish Meusel, High Pockets Kelly
  • 3B: None
  • HR: None
  • TB: Johhny Rawlings (4), Irish Meusel (4), Eddie Moore (2), Glenn Wright (2), George Grantham (2), Clyde Barnhart (2), High Pockets Kelly (2), George Burns (2), Max Carey, Pie Traynor, Earl Smith, Frankie Frisch,
  • SH: Red Causey
  • SF: None
  • IBB: None
  • HBP: George Burns, Frank Snyder
  • With RISP: Pittsburgh 5-7, New York 4-6
  • GIDP: Johhny Rawlings
  • RBI: Clyde Barnhart (2), High Pockets Kelly, Kiki Cuyler, Glenn Wright, George Grantham, Irish Meusel, Johnny Rawlings
  • R: Glenn Wright (2), Johnny Rawlings (2), Max Carey, Eddie Moore, Pie Traynor, Irish Meusel, George Burns
  • Team LOB: Pittsburgh-6, New York-7
  • E: Frankie Frisch, High Pockets Kelly
  • DP: Grantham-Wright
  • Outfield Assists: None
  • PB: None
  • SB: None
  • CS: None
  • Picked Off: None
  • Win: Vic Aldridge
  • Loss: Rosy Ryan
  • Save: Bud Colloton
  • Balks: None
  • WP: None
  • HBP: Vic Aldridge (2)
  • IBB: None
  • Pickoffs: None
  • Additonal Notes: After reviewing Pie Traynor’s bat, the league determined that it was not illegal and no suspensions were leveed.

RTUP-1927 New York Yankees at 1929 Philadelphia Athletics

Mule Haas

  • 1927 New York Yankees-7
  • 1929 Philadelphia Athletics-9

The Murderer’s Row New York Yankee offense finally came alive in a big way. Unfortunately, the Athletic offense gave just a little bit more and snatched the win. The Yankee’s drew first blood in the 3rd with a solo homer by Pat Collins to lead off the inning and 4 walks had Mark Koenig trot home for a 2-0 New York advantage. They made it 3-0 in the top of the 4th thanks to a Lou Gehrig single to left that scored Earle Combs. In the bottom of the inning however is when the A’s came alive. Philly batted around and snagged 5 runs courtesy of an error on Koenig, 2 walks, and hits by Mule Haas, Bing Miller, Sammy Hale, and a pinch hit 2 RBI single by Jimmy Dykes. The Yanks added another run in the top of the 5th, but Philadelphia left off where they ended their previous time at the plate scoring an additional 4 runs for a 9-4 commanding lead. The Babe crushed his first homer of the series with a 3-run shot in the 8th, but the Yankees could mount no more. New York scored 7 runs on 11 hits with 2 errors on Koenig and 1 on Tony Lazzeri. Philadelphia scored 9 runs on 11 hits without an error. A’s centerfielder Mule Haas takes the player of the game honor reaching base 4 times including the winning 2 RBI double to right in the 5th inning.

Game Notes

  • Date Played: 20 Apr 2019
  • Venue: Soothing Meadows
  • Game Duration: Unknown
  • 2B: Earle Combs, Tony Lazzeri, Mule Haas, Jimmie Foxx, Joe Boley
  • 3B: None
  • HR: Pat Collins, Babe Ruth
  • TB: Babe Ruth (4), Pat Collins (4), Mule Haas (4), Earle Combs (3), Joe Boley (3), Mark Koenig (2), Bob Meusel (2), Tony Lazzeri (2), Jimmie Foxx (2), Sammy Hale (2), Lou Gehrig, Mickey Cochrane, Bing Miller, Jimmy Dykes
  • SH: None
  • SF: None
  • IBB: None
  • HBP: None
  • With RISP: New York 4-11, Philadelphia 9-17
  • GIDP: Max Bishop, Bing Miller
  • RBI: Babe Ruth (3), Mickey Cochrane (2), Mule Haas (2), Jimmy Dykes (2), Lou Gehrig, Bob Meusel, Pat Collins, Dutch Reuther, Bing Miller
  • R: Earle Combs (2), Mark Koenig (2), Sammy Hale (2), Joe Boley (2), Max Bishop (2), Babe Ruth, Tony Lazzeri, Pat Collins, Mickey Cochrane, Jimmie Foxx, Jimmy Dykes
  • Team LOB: New York-12, Philadelphia-9
  • E: Mark Koenig (2), Tony Lazzeri
  • DP: Lazzeri-Koenig-Gehrig, Dugan-Lazzeri, Gehrig
  • Outfield Assists: None
  • PB: None
  • SB: None
  • CS: None
  • Picked Off: None
  • Win: Bill Shores
  • Loss: Bob Shawkey
  • Save: Eddie Rommel
  • Balks: Eddie Rommel
  • WP: None
  • HBP: None
  • IBB: None
  • Pickoffs: None
  • Additional Notes: None

RTUP-1925 Pittsburgh Pirates at 1921 New York Giants

Irish Meusel

  • 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates-2
  • 1921 New York Giants-3

The Pirates got on the board early when 3 singles to begin the game scored Max Carey on a Kiki Cuyler single, but when Eddie Moore got greedy 2 batters later and tried to score from 3rd on a fly out to center, George Burns gunned him out to stop the Bucco rally. In the bottom of the 1st, New York tied it up on a High Pockets Kelly single to center, but Pittsburgh went up again in the top of the 2nd on a double play ground out that scored George Grantham. The score remained 2-1 in favor of the Pirates until the bottom of the 8th inning. While Emil Yde threw a bend but don’t break solid 6 innings, he finally broke on a 2 RBI Irish Meusel single to left that gave the Giants the lead and the game. Irish Meusel’s key base hit earns him the game ball. He went 2 for 4 with 2 RBI’s a double and a run scored in the 1st. The Pirates lose with 2 runs on 7 hits. New York wins with 3 runs on 11 hits. Both teams were responsible for no errors.

Game Notes

  • Date Played: 19 Apr 2019
  • Venue: Soothing Meadows
  • Game Duration: Unknown
  • 2B: Johnny Rawlings (2), George Grantham, Irish Meusel, Frank Synder
  • 3B: None
  • HR: None
  • TB: Johnny Rawlings (4), Irish Meusel (3), Frank Synder (3), Pie Traynor (2), George Grantham (2), High Pockets Kelly (2), Max Carey, Eddie Moore, Kiki Cuyler, Clyde Barnhart, Frankie Frisch, Dave Bancroft, George Burns
  • SH: None
  • SF: None
  • IBB: None
  • HBP: None
  • With RISP: Pittsburgh 2-3, New York 3-8
  • GIDP: Earl Smith, Dave Bancroft, Ross Youngs
  • RBI: Irish Meusel (2), Kiki Cuyler, Earl Smith, High Pockets Kelly
  • R: Max Carey, George Grantham, Frankie Frisch, Johnny Rawlings, Irish Meusel
  • Team LOB: Pittsburgh-3, New York-6
  • E: None
  • DP: Barnes-Bancroft-Kelly, Grantham-Moore, Yde-Grantham
  • Outfield Assists: George Burns
  • PB: None
  • SB: Frankie Frisch
  • CS: Frankie Frisch
  • Picked Off: None
  • Win: Jesse Barnes
  • Loss: Emil Yde
  • Save: None
  • Balks: None
  • WP: None
  • HBP: None
  • IBB: None
  • Pickoffs: None
  • Additonal Notes: None

RTUP-1927 New York Yankees at 1929 Philadelphia Athletics

Herb Pennock

  • 1927 New York Yankees-3
  • 1929 Philadelphia Athletics-1

The Bombers may not have improved their offense over games 1 & 2, but their pitching came through in game 3 to shut down the Athletics and hand the Yankees their first win of the series. Yanks pitcher Herb Pennock helped his cause early with an RBI single in the 2nd, and in the top of the 6th a passed ball on Mickey Cochrane helped Babe Ruth to make the game 2-0. A’s pitcher Rube Walberg scored the only run for Philly in the bottom of the 6th on a Bing Miller RBI single to right, and in the top of the 7th Bob Meusel sent Mark Koenig home on a 2 out single to left. Herb Pennock takes the player of the game honors with a complete game pitched that saw only 4 hits, no earned runs, and 3 strikeouts. New York wins with 3 runs on 8 hits. Philadelphia loses with 1 run on 4 hits. Both teams committed 1 error a piece.

Game Notes

  • Date Played: 5 Apr 2019
  • Venue: Soothing Meadows
  • Game Duration: 27 minutes
  • 2B: Babe Ruth, Mule Haas
  • 3B: None
  • HR: None
  • TB: Babe Ruth (2), Bob Meusel (2), Mule Haas (2), Earle Combs, Mark Koenig, Tony Lazzeri, Joe Dugan, Herb Pennock, Bing Miller, Jimmy Foxx, Sammy Hale
  • SH: Bing Miller, Rube Walberg
  • SF: None
  • IBB: Babe Ruth
  • HBP: None
  • With RISP: New York 3-9, Philadelphia 1-5
  • GIDP: Lou Gehrig, Mark Koenig, Herb Pennock
  • RBI: Bob Meusel, Herb Pennock, Bing Miller
  • R: Mark Koenig, Babe Ruth, Joe Dugan, Rube Walberg
  • Team LOB: New York-12, Philadelphia-5
  • E: Tony Lazzeri, Joe Boley
  • DP: Bishop-Boley-Foxx, Foxx-Boley, Foxx-Boley
  • Outfield Assists: None
  • PB: Mickey Cochrane
  • SB: None
  • CS: Jimmy Foxx
  • Picked Off: Sammy Hale
  • Win: Herb Pennock
  • Loss: Rube Walberg
  • Save: None
  • Balks: None
  • WP: None
  • HBP: None
  • IBB: Rube Walberg
  • Pickoffs: Herb Pennock
  • Additonal Notes: None

 

RTUP-1921 New York Giants at 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates

Kiki Cuyler

  • 1921 New York Giants-2
  • 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates-5

The Buccos grabbed an early lead and never relented. With Eddie Moore anxiously standing on first base in the bottom of the 1st, Kiki Cuyler blasted a homer that put the Pirates up early 2-0. In the 3rd, Max Carey led things off with a solo shot before Pie Traynor racked a double to left to score Eddie Moore and George Grantham scored Cuyler on a ground out to second. The Giants made a failed comeback attempt starting in the 6th when Johnny Rawlings plated pitcher Fred Toney on an RBI single. New York grabbed their second and final run in the 8th on a groundout to 3rd that scored Frankie Frisch. The Giants scored 2 runs on 6 hits with 1 error, and Pittsburgh scored 5 runs on 11 hits without an error. Kiki Cuyler secures player of the game honor after a 3 for 4, 2 RBI, a homer, and a double on the day.

Game Notes

  • Date Played: 30 Mar 2019
  • Venue: Soothing Meadows
  • Game Duration: Unknown
  • 2B: Clyde Barnhart (2), Kiki Cuyler, Pie Traynore
  • 3B: None
  • HR: Max Carey, Kiki Cuyler
  • TB: Kiki Cuyler (7), Max Carey (4), Clyde Barnhart (4), Johnny Rawlings (2), Eddie Moore (2), Pie Traynor (2), Frankie Frisch, Ross Youngs, George Burns, Fred Toney, George Grantham, Earl Smith
  • SH: None
  • SF: None
  • IBB: None
  • HBP: None
  • With RISP: New York 2-4, Pittsburgh 2-8
  • GIDP: Irish Meusel
  • RBI: Kiki Cuyler (2), Johnny Rawlings, Irish Meusel, Max Carey, Pie Traynor, George Grantham
  • R: Eddie Moore (2), Kiki Cuyler (2), Frankie Frisch, Fred Toney, Max Carey
  • Team LOB: New York-6, Pittsburgh-7
  • E: High Pockets Kelly
  • DP: Traynor-Moore-Grantham
  • Outfield Assists: None
  • PB: None
  • SB: None
  • CS: None
  • Picked Off: Earl Smith
  • Win: Ray Kremer
  • Loss: Fred Toney
  • Save: None
  • Balks: None
  • WP: None
  • HBP: None
  • IBB: None
  • Pickoffs: Frank Snyder
  • Additonal Notes: None

RTUP-1929 Philadelphia Athletics at 1927 New York Yankees

Jimmie Foxx

  • 1929 Philadelphia Athletics-3
  • 1927 New York Yankees-2

It was a solid pitchers duel in the big apple between 2 offensive juggernauts with some 9th inning magic that made all of the difference. In the first 7 innings only the Yankees were able to get on the board with a run. Earle Combs, after a leadoff triple, made his way home on a Lou Gehrig single. The score remained 1-0 until the Athletics tied it up in the top of the 8th. A 2 out single from Mule Haas tied up the game after he drove Max Bishop home. Philadelphia finally took the lead after Jimmie Foxx hit a 3-0 fastball out of the park with Al Simmons standing on 1st base. The Yankees, in the bottom of the inning and with plenty of batters reaching, could only manage to cut into the A’s victory by 1 run ending the game down 3-2. Jimmie Foxx gets the game ball going 2 for 4 with 2 RBI’s on the game winning home run. The Athletics win with 3 runs on 7 hits and no errors. The Yankees lose with 2 runs on 7 hits and no errors as well.

Game Notes

  • Date Played: 29 Mar 2019
  • Venue: Soothing Meadows
  • Game Duration: Unknown
  • 2B: None
  • 3B: Earle Combs
  • HR: Jimmie Foxx
  • TB: Jimmie Foxx (5), Earle Combs (4), Lou Gehrig (2), Urban Shocker (2), Mickey Cochrane, Mule Haas, Al Simmons, Max Bishop, George Earnshaw, Ben Paschal
  • SH: Sammy Hale, George Earnshaw, Mark Koenig, Tony Lazzeri
  • SF: None
  • IBB: Babe Ruth
  • HBP: None
  • With RISP: Philadelphia 1-4, New York 2-10
  • GIDP: Earle Combs
  • RBI: Jimmie Foxx (2), Mule Haas, Earle Combs, Lou Gehrig
  • R: Al Simmons, Jimmy Foxx, Max Bishop, Earle Combs, Pat Collins
  • Team LOB: Philadelphia-5, New York-12
  • E: None
  • DP: Bishop-Boley-Foxx
  • Outfield Assists: Mule Haas
  • PB: None
  • SB: None
  • CS: None
  • Picked Off: None
  • Win: George Earnshaw
  • Loss: Urban Shocker
  • Save: Eddie Rommel
  • Balks: None
  • WP: None
  • HBP: None
  • IBB: Eddie Rommel
  • Pickoffs: None
  • Additonal Notes: None

RTUP-1921 New York Giants at 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates

Johnny Rawlings

  • 1921 New York Giants-5
  • 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates-3

Errors hurt, and the Pirates committed 3 of them in this game that cost them 3 runs as well as the game. Eddie Moore had a wild throw to begin the game that saw Johnny Rawlings plate Frankie Frisch to give the Giants an early 1-0 lead. The Pirates took a 2-1 advantage in the 4th after RBI’s from Glenn Wright and George Grantham, but in the top of the following inning 2 more errors on the Bucs saw the Giants score George Burns, Art Nehf, and Frankie Frisch for a 3 run lead. The Pirates added a solo homer in the 8th by Kiki Cuyler, but it was too little too late as the Giants win with 5 runs on 8 hits with no errors, and the Pirates lose with 3 runs on 6 hits and a costly 3 errors. Johnny Rawlings gets the game ball after going 3 for 4 with 2 RBI’s.

Game Notes

  • Date Played: 28 Mar 2019
  • Venue: Soothing Meadows
  • Game Duration: Unknown
  • 2B: High Pockets Kelly
  • 3B: None
  • HR: Kiki Cuyler
  • TB: Kiki Cuyler (5), Johnny Rawlings (3), High Pockets Kelly (2), Earl Smith (2), Frankie Frisch, Irish Meusel, Frank Snyder, George Burns, Eddie Moore, Glenn Wright
  • SH: Art Nehf (2)
  • SF: None
  • IBB: None
  • HBP: None
  • With RISP: New York 4-9, Pittsburgh 2-4
  • GIDP: Irish Meusel (2), Dave Bancroft (2)
  • RBI: Frankie Frisch (2), Johnny Rawlings (2), Irish Meusel, Kiki Cuyler, Glenn Wright, George Grantham
  • R: Frankie Frisch (2), George Burns (2), Kiki Cuyler, Art Nehf, Eddie Moore
  • Team LOB: New York-6, Pittsburgh-4
  • E: Eddie Moore, Glenn Wright, Earl Smith
  • DP: Smith-Moore-Grantham, Moore-Wright-Grantham, Meadows-Grantham, Wright-Moore-Grantham
  • Outfield Assists: None
  • PB: Earl Smith
  • SB: Frankie Frisch
  • CS: Kiki Cuyler
  • Picked Off: None
  • Win: Art Nehf
  • Loss: Lee Meadows
  • Save: None
  • Balks: None
  • WP: None
  • HBP: None
  • IBB: None
  • Pickoffs: None
  • Additonal Notes: Played on Opening Day 2019.

RTUP-1929 Philadelphia Athletics at 1927 New York Yankees

Lefty Grove

  • 1929 Philadelphia Athletics: 6
  • 1927 New York Yankees: 3

Yankees’ pitcher Waite Hoyt got himself into trouble early after a lead off strikeout to begin the game. The next eight of the batters in the lineup all reached base safely until a fielder’s choice and another strikeout to Mickey Cochrane ended the onslaught, but not before the Athletics had scored 5 runs. Hoyt settled down and remained in the game through the first five innings, but the damage had already been done. The Yankees scored a pair in the 3rd and another in the 7th before Philadelphia added their 6th run in the 8th to put the game out of reach. Lefty Grove proved his solid credentials holding the “Murderer’s Row” Yankees to just 3 runs on 8 hits throughout the affair and on his way to being named the game’s best player. He also did well at the plate going 2 for 4 with an RBI single in the first. The Athletics win game 1 with 6 runs on 11 hits. The Yankees fall with 3 runs on 8 hits. No errors were committed by either team throughout the game’s play.

Game Notes

  • Date Played: 24 Mar 2019
  • Venue: Soothing Meadows
  • Game Duration: Unknown
  • 2B: Earle Combs
  • 3B: Mark Koenig
  • HR: Al Simmons
  • TB: Mark Koenig (5), Al Simmons (4), Lou Gehrig (3), Bing Miller (2), Lefty Grove (2), Earle Combs (2), Mickey Cochrane, Mule Haas, Jimmie Foxx, Sammy Hale, Max Bishop, Waite Hoyt
  • SH: None
  • SF: None
  • IBB: Joe Boley
  • HBP: None
  • With RISP: Philadelphia 5-6, New York 3-6
  • GIDP: Mickey Cochrane, Bing Miller, Bob Meusel, Babe Ruth, Joe Dugan
  • RBI: Al Simmons (3), Lou Gehrig (2), Max Bishop, Lefty Grove, Mark Koenig,
  • R: Max Hale (2), Mule Haas, Bing Miller, Al Simmons, Joe Boley, Earle Combs, Mark Koenig, Waite Hoyt
  • Team LOB: Philadelphia-5, New York-7
  • E: None
  • DP: Gehrig-Lazzeri, Moore-Koenig-Gehrig, Boley-Bishop-Foxx, Boley-Bishop-Foxx, Grove, Boley-Foxx
  • Outfield Assists: None
  • PB: None
  • SB: None
  • CS: None
  • Picked Off: None
  • Win: Lefty Grove
  • Loss: Waite Hoyt
  • Save: None
  • Balks: George Pipgrass (2)
  • WP: Lefty Grove (2), George Pipgrass
  • HBP: None
  • IBB: Waite Hoyt
  • Pickoffs: None
  • Additonal Notes: First game of the Roaring Twenties Ultimate Playoff