MLB saw two games played on April 21, 1920. Both games produced good offensive shows as the White Sox beat the Browns 7-4 in Chicago, and Pirates beat their Ohio River rivals the Reds 5-3 in Cincinnati.

The offensive player of the day goes to George Sisler of the Browns. He went four for five on the day, missing the cycle by a home run. Sisler would hit .400 twice in his career, including this 1920 season and be elected to the Hall of Fame in 1939. Now a week into the season, the Zack Wheat led the majors in batting average at .526, 10 for 19 with no extra base hits. He did not strike out that first week.

No pitching performance was outstanding, but Wilbur Cooper takes home the daily trophy with a complete game win for the Pirates. His game score comes in at 55. He allowed 13 hits but no walks, striking out four. Cooper was a great pitcher, topping four rWAR a season from 1916 to 1922, amassing 49 rWAR for his career. A number of pitchers owned ERAs of zero at this point, Elmer Ponder doing so with the most innings, thirteen.

The New York Tribune sports page reviewing the day also features a lead story about the Yankees opening at home. The Tribune does something interesting, as their headline story appears on the left side of the page. I was always taught the lead story should be on the right side. They certainly do that on the front page.