The only games scheduled on September 22, 1920 all take place in the National League. Five contests play to completion, including a doubleheader between the Reds and Pirates in Pittsburgh. Game one, a 2-0 Pirates victory, stands as the low score of the day. The Giants 7-2 defeat of the Cubs in New York produced the most runs.

While the AL saw no game action, the news of the day would begin the destruction of one of the league’s great teams. The headline reads “Seven Chicago Players Accused, Says Prosecutor.” Those seven are accused of throwing games in the 1919 World series, as the grand jury in Chicago continues to hear testimony. AL president Ban Johnson testified:

The investigation was secret, but President Johnson said afterward he had given testimony which he “believed indicated throwing of games last year by certain players.”

New York Tribune

No names appeared in the story, however.

Ed Konetchy of the Dodgers and Dave Bancroft of the Giants tie for best offensive game of the day. Konetchy goes two for three with a double, home run, and a walk as the Dodgers beat the Braves 3-1. Bancroft posts a four for five day with a double in the Giants win.

Down in Pittsburgh, Babe Adams of the Pirates wins best pitched game of the day for his shutout of the Reds in game one. Adams’s teammate Elmer Ponder comes in third, as he holds the Reds to one run in game two, the Pirates winning 3-1. Adams allowed five hits and one walk, but Ponder gave up an unearned run on eight hits and two walks. Adams now leads the NL in shutouts with eight, and owns the lowest BB per 9 IP at 0.59.

That ends Cincinnati’s chance at a repeat. They go 3-12 in their last 15 games, eliminated on the same day they find out their World Championship might be tainted. The Dodgers still lead the Giants by five games, with Brooklyn’s magic number standing at three.