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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 5, 1920
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on May 5, 1920 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 5, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 5, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Clarence Mitchell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jesse Barnes |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 15,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank O'Day 1B: Lu Fyfe 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivy Olson | Shortstop |
| Jimmy Johnston | Third Baseman |
| Pete Kilduff | Second Baseman |
| Zack Wheat | Left Fielder |
| Hi Myers | Center Fielder |
| Ed Konetchy | First Baseman |
| Bernie Neis | Right Fielder |
| Ernie Krueger | Catcher |
| Clarence Mitchell | Pitcher |
| Wilbert Robinson | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Jigger Statz | Center Fielder |
| Ed Sicking | Third Baseman |
| High Pockets Kelly | First Baseman |
| Frank Snyder | Catcher |
| Jesse Barnes | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 5, 1920
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Barnes
Olson 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 -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Barnes
Johnston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kilduff vs. Barnes
There goes Johnston. The throw from Snyder and he is safe. Johnston steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kilduff vs. Barnes
Kilduff hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sicking fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Johnston moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wheat vs. Barnes
Wheat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnston scores. Kilduff moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Myers vs. Barnes
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barnes throws to third for one, and Sicking throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Wheat moves to third. Myers moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Konetchy vs. Barnes
Konetchy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wheat scores. Myers scores. Konetchy moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Neis vs. Barnes
Neis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly juggles the ball. That's an error on Kelly. Konetchy moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Krueger vs. Barnes
There goes Neis. The throw from Snyder and he is safe. Neis steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Krueger vs. Barnes
Krueger hits a line drive into center field. Statz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Mitchell
Burns hits a line drive into right field. Neis picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Neis. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngs vs. Mitchell
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnston fields it and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fletcher vs. Mitchell
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burns tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Mitchell
Doyle hits a fly ball into left field. Wheat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Barnes
Mitchell hits a fly ball into center field. Statz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Barnes
Olson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Barnes
Johnston hits a line drive into right field. Youngs picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Youngs. Johnston moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kilduff vs. Barnes
Kilduff 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 2
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Statz vs. Mitchell
Statz strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sicking vs. Mitchell
Sicking hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnston fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Mitchell
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mitchell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wheat vs. Barnes
Wheat 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 -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Barnes
Myers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Konetchy vs. Barnes
Konetchy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Myers moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Neis vs. Barnes
Neis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it and throws to second for the out. Myers moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Krueger vs. Barnes
Krueger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngs. Krueger reaches second base with a double. Myers scores. Neis moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mitchell vs. Barnes
Mitchell 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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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Mitchell
Snyder hits a popup towards short. Olson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnes vs. Mitchell
Barnes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Mitchell
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Mitchell
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Barnes
Olson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Barnes, and towards Doyle, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Barnes
Johnston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kilduff vs. Barnes
Kilduff hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wheat vs. Barnes
Wheat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sicking fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Mitchell
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Mitchell
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Statz vs. Mitchell
Statz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Barnes
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Konetchy vs. Barnes
Konetchy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sicking fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neis vs. Barnes
Neis hits a fly ball into center field. Statz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Krueger vs. Barnes
Krueger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Krueger for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sicking vs. Mitchell
Sicking bunts in front of the plate. Krueger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Mitchell
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Mitchell
Snyder hits a popup towards first. Konetchy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Barnes
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mitchell for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Barnes
Olson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sicking fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Barnes
Johnston hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kilduff vs. Barnes
Kilduff hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnes vs. Mitchell
Barnes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnston fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Mitchell
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Mitchell
Youngs bunts towards the mound. Mitchell fields it and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Mitchell
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Neis. Fletcher reaches second base with a double. Burns scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Mitchell
Doyle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fletcher scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Statz vs. Mitchell
Mitchell fires to first and picks off Doyle. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wheat vs. Barnes
Wheat hits a line drive off the glove of Kelly, and into shallow right field. Wheat reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Myers vs. Barnes
Myers bunts towards the mound. Barnes fields it and throws to first for the out. Wheat moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Konetchy vs. Barnes
Konetchy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Neis vs. Barnes
Neis 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 7
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Statz vs. Mitchell
Statz hits a fly ball into left field. Wheat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sicking vs. Mitchell
Sicking hits a fly ball into right field. Neis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Mitchell
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Mitchell, and towards Kilduff, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Krueger vs. Barnes
Krueger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Barnes
Mitchell 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 -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Barnes
Olson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sicking fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Mitchell
Snyder hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Neis. Snyder reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarty vs. Grimes
Fred Lear pinch runs for Frank Snyder. Lew McCarty pinch hits for Jesse Barnes. Burleigh Grimes now pitching.
McCarty bunts towards the mound. Grimes catches it and throws to second to double up Lear. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Grimes
Burns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Grimes
There goes Burns. The throw from Krueger and he is safe. Burns steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngs vs. Grimes
Youngs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Grimes
Fletcher is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Winters
Earl Smith now catching. Jesse Winters now pitching.
Johnston hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilduff vs. Winters
Kilduff strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wheat vs. Winters
Wheat hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Statz. Wheat reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Myers vs. Winters
Myers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Grimes
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Grimes
Benny Kauff pinch hits for Jigger Statz.
Kauff hits a line drive into left field. Wheat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sicking vs. Grimes
Sicking takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Grimes
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnston juggles the ball. That's an error on Johnston. Sicking moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Grimes
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Grimes, and towards Olson, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/5/1920 -- Brooklyn at NY1 (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Olson I, ss 5 0 0 0 George Burns, lf 2 2 2 0
Johnston J, 3b 5 1 4 0 Ross Youngs, rf 2 0 0 0
Kilduff P, 2b 5 0 1 0 Art Fletcher, ss 3 1 2 2
Wheat Z, lf 5 1 3 1 Larry Doyle, 2b 4 0 1 1
Myers H, cf 4 2 1 0 Jigger Statz, cf 3 0 0 0
Konetchy E, 1b 4 0 3 2 Benny Kauff, ph 1 0 0 0
Neis B, rf 4 0 0 0 Ed Sicking, 3b 3 0 0 0
Krueger E, c 4 0 1 1 George Kelly, 1b 4 0 0 0
Mitchell C, p 4 0 0 0 Frank Snyder, c 3 0 1 0
Grimes B, p 0 0 0 0 Fred Lear, pr 0 0 0 0
Earl Smith, c 1 0 0 0
Jess Barnes, p 2 0 0 0
Lew McCarty, ph 1 0 0 0
Jesse Winters, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 4 13 4 29 3 6 3
Brooklyn 301 000 000 -- 4
NY1 100 002 000 -- 3
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Mitchell C (W)* 7.0 5 3 2 2 2
Grimes B (S) 2.0 1 0 0 2 1
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Jess Barnes (L) 8.0 12 4 3 0 0
Jesse Winters 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Ed Sicking, George Kelly, Neis B, Ross Youngs, Johnston J
DP -- Brooklyn 2
LOB -- Brooklyn 10, NY1 5
2B -- Krueger E, Art Fletcher, Wheat Z 2, Frank Snyder
SB -- Johnston J, Neis B, George Burns
SH -- Ross Youngs, Myers H
SF -- Art Fletcher
PB -- Krueger E
T -- 1:40
A -- 15000
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