Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Giants
@ Cubs
Cubs Park
August 20, 1920
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Giants, played on August 20, 1920 at Cubs Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 20, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 20, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rube Benton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pete Alexander |
| Ballpark | Cubs Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 8,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cy Rigler 1B: Charlie Moran 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Dave Bancroft | Shortstop |
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| Frankie Frisch | Third Baseman |
| High Pockets Kelly | First Baseman |
| Vern Spencer | Center Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Earl Smith | Catcher |
| Rube Benton | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Flack | Right Fielder |
| Zeb Terry | Shortstop |
| Dave Robertson | Left Fielder |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Dode Paskert | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Deal | Third Baseman |
| Bernie Friberg | Second Baseman |
| Bob O'Farrell | Catcher |
| Pete Alexander | Pitcher |
| Fred Mitchell | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Giants
@ Cubs
Cubs Park
August 20, 1920
Top 1
-
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Alexander
Burns hits a popup towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Alexander
Bancroft hits a popup in front of the plate. O'Farrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Alexander
Youngs hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Paskert, who is chasing the ball. Youngs reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Frisch vs. Alexander
Frisch hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Benton
Flack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Benton
There's a wild pitch. Flack moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terry vs. Benton
Terry strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robertson vs. Benton
Robertson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merkle vs. Benton
Merkle hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Alexander
Kelly is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Alexander
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Alexander
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friberg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Alexander
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Benton
Paskert hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Benton
Deal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friberg vs. Benton
Friberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Deal moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Farrell vs. Benton
O'Farrell bunts in front of the plate. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Deal moves to third. Friberg moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Alexander vs. Benton
Alexander takes first base on ball four. Deal scores. Friberg moves to third. O'Farrell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Flack vs. Benton
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it and throws to home to get Friberg. O'Farrell moves to third. Alexander moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Terry vs. Benton
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to home to get O'Farrell. Alexander moves to third. Flack moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robertson vs. Benton
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly fields the ball and throws to Benton covering. Safe. Alexander scores. Flack moves to third. Terry moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Merkle vs. Benton
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
-
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Alexander
Benton strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Alexander
Burns hits a popup towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Alexander
Bancroft hits a popup towards short. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Benton
Paskert hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Spencer who is chasing the ball. Paskert reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Deal vs. Douglas
Phil Douglas now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Paskert scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Douglas
Deal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friberg vs. Douglas
Friberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Farrell vs. Douglas
O'Farrell hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Douglas
Alexander strikes out. View Play
Top 4
-
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Alexander
Youngs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Alexander
Frisch hits a line drive into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Alexander
Kelly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Youngs trying to get to third. Paskert throws the ball in to Deal, who tags Youngs for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Alexander
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Douglas
Mike Gonzalez now catching. Al Lefevre now playing shortstop.
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Flack for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Douglas
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Douglas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Douglas
Robertson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
-
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Alexander
Doyle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Alexander
Gonzalez hits a popup towards short. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Douglas vs. Alexander
Douglas hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Alexander
Burns hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Paskert throws the ball in to Friberg who tags Burns trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Doyle moves to third. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Douglas
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Douglas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Douglas
Paskert hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kelly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Douglas
Deal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Douglas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lefevre vs. Alexander
Lefevre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Alexander
Youngs hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Alexander
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friberg fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Alexander
Kelly hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robertson. Kelly reaches second base with a double. Frisch goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Alexander
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friberg vs. Douglas
Friberg hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngs. Friberg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Farrell vs. Douglas
O'Farrell bunts towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. Friberg moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alexander vs. Douglas
Alexander hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Friberg scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flack vs. Douglas
Flack takes first base on ball four. Alexander moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terry vs. Douglas
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
-
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Alexander
Doyle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Alexander
Gonzalez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Friberg reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Alexander
Lee King pinch hits for Phil Douglas.
King strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Alexander
Burns hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lefevre vs. Alexander
Lefevre strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Winters
Jesse Winters now pitching.
Robertson strikes out. Gonzalez drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Robertson out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Winters
Merkle hits a fly ball into center field. Spencer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Winters
Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lefevre scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Alexander
Youngs hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Alexander
Frisch hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Farrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Alexander
Kelly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Alexander
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spencer for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Winters
Deal hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friberg vs. Winters
Friberg hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Winters
O'Farrell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Winters
Alexander hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Farrell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flack vs. Winters
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lefevre fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Alexander
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doyle for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Alexander
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Alexander
Frank Snyder pinch hits for Jesse Winters.
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 8/20/1920 -- NY1 at CHN (D)
NY1 AB R H RBI CHN AB R H RBI
George Burns, lf 4 0 2 0 Max Flack, rf 4 0 1 0
Dave Bancroft, ss 2 0 0 0 Zeb Terry, ss 4 0 0 0
Al Lefevre, ss 2 0 1 0 Dave Robertson, lf 4 0 1 1
Ross Youngs, rf 4 0 2 0 Fred Merkle, 1b 4 0 0 0
Frankie Frisch, 3b 4 1 0 0 Dode Paskert, cf 4 2 2 1
George Kelly, 1b 4 0 3 1 Charlie Deal, 3b 3 1 0 0
Vern Spencer, cf 4 0 0 0 Bernie Friberg, 2b 4 1 3 0
Larry Doyle, 2b 4 0 3 0 Bob O'Farrell, c 2 0 1 0
Earl Smith, c 1 0 0 0 Grover Clevelan A, p 3 1 2 2
Mike Gonzalez, c 3 0 0 0
Rube Benton, p 1 0 0 0
Phil Douglas, p 1 0 0 0
Lee King, ph 1 0 0 0
Jesse Winters, p 0 0 0 0
Frank Snyder, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 1 11 1 32 5 10 4
NY1 000 001 000 -- 1
CHN 031 001 00x -- 5
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Rube Benton (L)* 2.0 6 4 4 2 2
Phil Douglas 4.0 3 1 1 1 2
Jesse Winters 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
CHN IP H R ER BB SO
Grover Clevelan Alexander (W) 9.0 11 1 1 0 4
* Pitched to 1 batter in 3rd
DP -- NY1 1
LOB -- NY1 8, CHN 8
2B -- George Kelly, Bernie Friberg
3B -- Ross Youngs, Dode Paskert
HR -- Dode Paskert
SH -- Bob O'Farrell
WP -- Rube Benton, Phil Douglas
T -- 1:43
A -- 8000
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
