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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 20, 1919
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 20, 1919 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 20, 1919 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 20, 1919 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hod Eller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Red Causey |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank O'Day 1B: Ernie Quigley 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Morrie Rath | Second Baseman |
| Greasy Neale | Left Fielder |
| Heinie Groh | Third Baseman |
| Edd Roush | Center Fielder |
| Larry Kopf | Shortstop |
| Jake Daubert | First Baseman |
| Manuel Cueto | Right Fielder |
| Ivey Wingo | Catcher |
| Hod Eller | Pitcher |
| Pat Moran | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| Hal Chase | First Baseman |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Lew McCarty | Catcher |
| Red Causey | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 20, 1919
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rath vs. Causey
Rath hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neale vs. Causey
Neale hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarty settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Causey
Groh hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Eller
Burns hits a fly ball into left field. Neale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Eller
Youngs hits a fly ball into left field. Neale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chase vs. Eller
Chase strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Causey
Roush hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kopf vs. Causey
Kopf hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Roush moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Daubert vs. Causey
Daubert hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. McCarty fields it and throws to third for the out. Kopf moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cueto vs. Causey
Cueto hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wingo vs. Causey
Wingo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kopf scores. Daubert moves to third. Wingo moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Eller vs. Causey
Eller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Eller
Doyle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Eller
Kauff hits a line drive into left field. Neale picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Neale. Doyle goes all the way around to score. Kauff moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zimmerman vs. Eller
Zimmerman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Roush. Zimmerman reaches second base with a double. Kauff scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Eller
Fletcher bunts towards the mound. Eller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarty vs. Eller
McCarty bunts towards the mound. Eller fields it and throws to first for the out. Zimmerman moves to third. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Causey vs. Eller
Causey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kopf fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Zimmerman scores. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burns vs. Eller
There goes Causey. The throw from Wingo and he is out, Rath applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burns vs. Eller
Burns strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rath vs. Causey
Rath hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neale vs. Causey
Neale strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Causey
Groh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Eller
Youngs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chase vs. Eller
Chase bunts towards third. Groh fields it and throws to first for the out. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Eller
There goes Youngs. The throw from Wingo and he is safe. Youngs steals third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doyle vs. Eller
Doyle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kauff vs. Eller
Kauff hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Youngs scores. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zimmerman vs. Eller
Zimmerman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Doyle scores. Kauff moves to third. Zimmerman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fletcher vs. Mitchell
Roy Mitchell now pitching.
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mitchell fields it and throws to first for the out. Kauff scores. Zimmerman moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCarty vs. Mitchell
McCarty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kopf scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Causey
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher misplays the ball. That's an error on Fletcher. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kopf vs. Causey
Kopf hits a line drive towards right. Youngs catches it and throws to first to double up Roush. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daubert vs. Causey
Daubert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cueto vs. Causey
Cueto hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Daubert moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wingo vs. Causey
Wingo hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Mitchell
Causey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rath scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Mitchell
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Mitchell
There goes Burns. The throw from Wingo and he is out, Kopf applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Mitchell
Youngs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Roush who is chasing the ball. Youngs reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chase vs. Mitchell
Chase hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Youngs scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Mitchell
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rath scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Causey
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rath vs. Causey
Rath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neale vs. Causey
Neale takes first base on ball four. Rath moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groh vs. Causey
Groh hits a popup, foul, towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roush vs. Causey
Roush takes first base on ball four. Rath moves to third. Neale moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kopf vs. Causey
Kopf hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Roush moves to second. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Mitchell
Kauff hits a fly ball into left field. Neale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Mitchell
Zimmerman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Mitchell
The throw from Wingo to Daubert and they have Zimmerman trapped. The throw over to Kopf, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Mitchell
Fletcher strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daubert vs. Causey
Daubert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chase scoops it up and throws to first, with Causey covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cueto vs. Causey
Cueto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wingo vs. Causey
Wingo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cueto moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ruether vs. Causey
Dutch Ruether pinch hits for Roy Mitchell.
Ruether hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cueto moves to third. Wingo moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rath vs. Causey
Rath hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarty settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Neale vs. Causey
Neale strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Bressler
Rube Bressler now pitching.
McCarty hits a popup towards first. Daubert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Bressler
Causey hits a popup towards third. Groh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Bressler
Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Causey
Groh hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roush vs. Causey
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. Groh moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kopf vs. Causey
Kopf hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher misplays the ball. That's an error on Fletcher. Groh moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Daubert vs. Causey
Daubert hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cueto vs. Causey
Cueto hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Groh scores. Kopf moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wingo vs. Causey
Wingo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kopf scores. Cueto moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bressler vs. Causey
Bressler strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Bressler
Youngs strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chase vs. Bressler
Chase hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kopf scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Bressler
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rath scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rath vs. Causey
Rath hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chase scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rath for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neale vs. Causey
Neale takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groh vs. Causey
Groh takes first base on ball four. Neale moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roush vs. Causey
Roush is hit by the pitch. Neale moves to third. Groh moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kopf vs. Winters
Jesse Winters now pitching.
Kopf hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Neale scores. Groh scores. There goes Roush trying to get to third. Kauff throws the ball in to Zimmerman, who tags Roush for the out. Kopf moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Daubert vs. Winters
Daubert hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Bressler
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rath scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Bressler
Zimmerman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wingo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Bressler
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bressler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cueto vs. Winters
Cueto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wingo vs. Winters
Wingo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Wingo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bressler vs. Winters
There goes Wingo. The throw from McCarty and he is safe. Wingo steals third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bressler vs. Winters
Bressler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rath vs. Winters
Rath hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Winters fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/20/1919 -- Cincinnati at NY1 (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Rath M, 2b 5 0 0 0 George Burns, lf 4 0 1 0
Neale G, lf 3 1 0 0 Ross Youngs, rf 3 2 1 0
Groh H, 3b 4 2 1 0 Hal Chase, 1b 3 0 1 1
Roush E, cf 3 0 1 0 Larry Doyle, 2b 3 2 1 0
Kopf L, ss 5 2 2 2 Benny Kauff, cf 4 2 2 1
Daubert J, 1b 5 0 1 0 Heinie Zimmerman, 3b 4 1 3 2
Cueto M, rf 4 0 2 1 Art Fletcher, ss 4 0 1 1
Wingo I, c 5 0 4 2 Lew McCarty, c 2 0 0 0
Eller H, p 1 0 0 0 Red Causey, p 3 0 1 1
Mitchell R, p 1 0 0 0 Jesse Winters, p 0 0 0 0
Ruether D, ph 1 0 1 0
Bressler R, p 2 0 0 0
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39 5 12 5 30 7 11 6
Cincinnati 010 000 220 -- 5
NY1 033 100 00x -- 7
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Eller H (L) 2.1 7 6 6 2 2
Mitchell R 2.2 4 1 1 0 1
Bressler R 3.0 0 0 0 0 1
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Red Causey (W) 7.1 10 5 3 6 4
Jesse Winters (S) 1.2 2 0 0 0 0
E -- Neale G, Art Fletcher 2
DP -- NY1 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 14, NY1 3
2B -- Heinie Zimmerman, Wingo I
3B -- Ross Youngs
SB -- Ross Youngs, Wingo I
CS -- Red Causey, George Burns, Heinie Zimmerman
SH -- Lew McCarty, Hal Chase
HBP -- by Red Causey (Roush E)
PB -- Wingo I
T -- 2:05
A -- 0
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