The 1920 Cleveland Indians (#5) and 1940 Cincinnati Reds (#12) went face-to-face in a best-of-five opening round series, dubbed "The Battle of Ohio". The Battle overall was anything but, and was a one-sided series sweep victory for the Indians in the Aaron Bracket.
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All 3 games were relatively close, with the Indians winning by scores of 4-3, 4-0 & 1-0.
The Reds could only manage 12 hits all series, with their third baseman Bill Werber (pictured right), making up half of those hits, by batting 6-for-9, with a solo HR, 2 doubles & 2 runs, to go along with 4 walks.
Tris Speaker of the Indians, produced most of the tribe's offense (what a surprise!), going 6-for-12, with 4 doubles, 1 RBI & 2 runs.
All three of the Indians' starting pitchers went the distance in their games, highlighted by Stan Coveleski's two-hit shutout in Game 2.
Game 3 went 10 innings, with Speaker scoring from third on a sac fly from Bill Wambsganss, to give Cleveland the go-ahead 1-0 lead & eventual win.
12 Series remains for the opening round, they are...
- 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates (#11) vs 1942 St. Louis Cardinals (#6) - Ruth
- 1983 Baltimore Orioles (#13) vs 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers (#4) - Aaron
- 2002 Oakland Athletics (#14) vs 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates (#3) - Aaron
- 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates (#10) vs 1957 Milwaukee Braves (#7) - Aaron
- 1915 Philadelphia Phillies (#15) vs 1906 Chicago Cubs (#2) - Aaron
- 1969 New York Mets (#16) vs 1998 New York Yankees (#1) - Cobb
- 1993 Philadelphia Phillies (#14) vs 2001 Seattle Mariners (#3) - Cobb
- 1909 Detroit Tigers (#11) vs 1912 Boston Red Sox (#6) - Cobb
- 1998 San Diego Padres (#15) vs 1998 Atlanta Braves (#2) - Cobb
- 1914 Boston Braves (#16) vs 1937 New York Yankees (#1) - Wagner
- 1934 St. Louis Cardinals (#12) vs 1954 Cleveland Indians (#5) - Wagner
- 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates (#14) vs 1931 Philadelphia Athletics (#3) - Wagner
All series in opening round are a best-of-five, with the better seeded team having home field for Games 1, 2 & 5.
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