Day 21

The standings                              
                                                W      L    Pct.     GB
Baltimore                               12       1     .923     ---
Washington                           11       8     .579    4
Brooklyn                                  7     10     .412    7
NY Yankees                             6     11     .353    8
NY Giants                                5     11     .313    8.5


Day 21 results

Brooklyn 9, Washington 4
WP: Grimes (2-3)
LP: Zachary (1-2)

NY Yankees 5, Washington 3
WP:Hoyt (3-2)
LP: Marberry (0-1)
Save: Beall (1)
HR: Ruth (4), B Meusel (3)


Day 22 games
Baltimore (Williams 0-0) at NY Giants (Bentley 2-1)
Brooklyn (Vance 4-1) at NY Yankees (Jones 0-0)

Day 21 recaps
Brooklyn 9, Washington 4: Tommy Griffith drove in three runs while Eddie Brown and Milt Stock each added a pair as the Robins overcame an early 3-0 deficit. Burleigh Grimes allowed two earned runs in his 12-hit complete game.

NY Yankees 5, Washington 3:  Babe Ruth broke up a scoreless game with a three-run homer in the sixth inning, and Bob Meusel hit a solo shot in the eighth to support Waite Hoyt. Joe Judge drove in a pair of runs for the Senators, who have lost three in row.


Pitcher use notes

Baltimore: D Brown and Rogan rest until Day 23. Cooper rests until Day 24.

Brooklyn:  Reuther rests until Day 23. Grimes rests until Day 25.

NY Giants:   Nehf rests until Day 23. Barnes rests until Day 25. Ryan pitched one inning on Day 20.

NY Yankees: Pennock and Bush rest until Day 23. Shawkey and Hoyt rest until Day 25. Jones pitched two innings on Day 19.

Washington:  Mogridge, Zahniser and Russell rest until Day 23. Speece rests until Day 24. Ogden rests until Day 25. Zachary and Marberry rest until Day 26.