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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 9, 1920
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Boston Braves, played on May 9, 1920 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 9, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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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 9, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bunny Hearn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fred Toney |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 38,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank O'Day 1B: Pete Harrison 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ray Powell | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Pick | Second Baseman |
| Les Mann | Left Fielder |
| Walton Cruise | Right Fielder |
| Walter Holke | First Baseman |
| Tony Boeckel | Third Baseman |
| Rabbit Maranville | Shortstop |
| Hank Gowdy | Catcher |
| Bunny Hearn | Pitcher |
| George Stallings | 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 |
| Fred Lear | Third Baseman |
| High Pockets Kelly | First Baseman |
| Frank Snyder | Catcher |
| Fred Toney | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 9, 1920
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Toney
Powell 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 -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pick vs. Toney
Pick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Toney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Toney
Mann hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Hearn
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boeckel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Hearn
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Hearn
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruise vs. Toney
Cruise takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Toney
Holke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cruise moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boeckel vs. Toney
Boeckel hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngs who is chasing the ball. Boeckel reaches third base with a triple. Cruise scores. Holke goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maranville vs. Toney
Maranville 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 -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gowdy vs. Toney
Gowdy bunts in front of the plate. Snyder fields it and throws to first for the out. Boeckel scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Toney
Hearn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Hearn
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boeckel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Statz vs. Hearn
Statz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lear vs. Hearn
Lear takes first base on ball four. Statz moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kelly vs. Hearn
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. Statz moves to third. Lear moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Snyder vs. Hearn
Snyder is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCarty vs. Rudolph
Lew McCarty pinch hits for Fred Toney. Dick Rudolph now pitching.
McCarty hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Nehf
Art Nehf now pitching.
Powell hits a line drive into center field. Statz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pick vs. Nehf
Pick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Nehf
Mann 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
Bottom 3
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Rudolph
Burns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Rudolph
Youngs hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Pick catches it and throws to first to double up Burns. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Rudolph
Fletcher strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Nehf
John Sullivan pinch hits for Walton Cruise.
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lear juggles the ball. That's an error on Lear. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Nehf
Holke bunts towards the mound. Nehf fields it and throws to first for the out. Sullivan moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boeckel vs. Nehf
Boeckel hits a popup, foul, towards first, in foul territory. Kelly races over to make the catch. The throw to the third, AND Sullivan is out, for the double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Rudolph
John Sullivan now playing right field.
Doyle hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boeckel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Rudolph
Benny Kauff pinch hits for Jigger Statz.
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lear vs. Rudolph
Lear hits a fly ball into right field. Sullivan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Nehf
Benny Kauff now playing center field.
Maranville 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 -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gowdy vs. Nehf
Gowdy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudolph vs. Nehf
Rudolph strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Nehf
There goes Gowdy. The throw from Snyder and he is safe. Gowdy steals second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Powell vs. Nehf
Powell 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 5
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Rudolph
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Rudolph
Snyder hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nehf vs. Rudolph
Nehf hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rudolph fields it and throws to first for the out. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Rudolph
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Youngs vs. Rudolph
Youngs hits a fly ball into center field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pick vs. Nehf
Pick strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Nehf
Mann hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Nehf
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Nehf
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Rudolph
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Rudolph
Doyle hits a fly ball into center field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Rudolph
Kauff hits a fly ball into right field. Sullivan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boeckel vs. Nehf
Boeckel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher misplays the ball. That's an error on Fletcher. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maranville vs. Nehf
Maranville bunts towards third. Lear fields it and throws to first for the out. Boeckel moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gowdy vs. Nehf
Gowdy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle misplays the ball. That's an error on Doyle. Boeckel moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rudolph vs. Nehf
Rudolph hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Powell vs. Nehf
Snyder has Boeckel trapped. The throw from Snyder to Lear and back to Snyder who tags Boeckel out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lear vs. Rudolph
Lear hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boeckel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Rudolph
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boeckel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Rudolph
Snyder hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nehf vs. Rudolph
Nehf hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rudolph fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Nehf
Powell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pick vs. Nehf
Pick bunts towards the mound. Nehf fields it and throws to first for the out. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mann vs. Nehf
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Powell moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sullivan vs. Nehf
Sullivan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Powell scores. Mann moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Holke vs. Nehf
Holke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mann scores. Sullivan moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boeckel vs. Nehf
Boeckel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sullivan scores. Holke moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maranville vs. Nehf
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly fields the ball and throws to Nehf covering. Safe. Holke scores. Boeckel moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gowdy vs. Winters
Jesse Winters now pitching.
Gowdy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lear fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Rudolph
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Rudolph
Youngs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Rudolph
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doyle vs. Rudolph
Doyle hits a popup towards first. Holke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kauff vs. Rudolph
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke scoops it up and throws to first, with Rudolph covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudolph vs. Winters
Rudolph strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Winters
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pick vs. Winters
Pick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lear fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lear vs. Rudolph
Lear hits a line drive towards short. Maranville reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Rudolph
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pick misplays the ball. That's an error on Pick. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Rudolph
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boeckel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Rudolph
Earl Smith pinch hits for Jesse Winters.
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Rudolph
Burns hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/9/1920 -- BSN at NY1 (D)
BSN AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Ray Powell, cf 5 1 1 0 George Burns, lf 3 0 1 0
Charlie Pick, 2b 3 0 0 0 Ross Youngs, rf 4 0 1 0
Les Mann, lf 4 1 1 0 Art Fletcher, ss 4 0 0 0
Walton Cruise, rf 0 1 0 0 Larry Doyle, 2b 4 0 0 0
John Sullivan, ph-rf 3 1 2 1 Jigger Statz, cf 1 0 1 0
Walter Holke, 1b 3 2 2 1 Benny Kauff, ph-cf 3 0 0 0
Tony Boeckel, 3b 4 1 2 3 Fred Lear, 3b 3 0 0 0
Rabbit Maranvill, ss 3 0 1 1 George Kelly, 1b 4 0 0 0
Hank Gowdy, c 3 0 1 1 Frank Snyder, c 3 0 2 0
Bunny Hearn, p 1 0 0 0 Fred Toney, p 0 0 0 0
Dick Rudolph, p 3 0 0 0 Lew McCarty, ph 1 0 0 0
Art Nehf, p 2 0 0 0
Jesse Winters, p 0 0 0 0
Earl Smith, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 7 10 7 33 0 6 0
BSN 030 000 040 -- 7
NY1 000 000 000 -- 0
BSN IP H R ER BB SO
Bunny Hearn 1.2 1 0 0 2 0
Dick Rudolph (W) 7.1 5 0 0 2 3
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Fred Toney (L) 2.0 2 3 3 1 1
Art Nehf 5.1 8 4 4 1 2
Jesse Winters 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Fred Lear, Art Fletcher, Larry Doyle, Charlie Pick
DP -- BSN 1, NY1 3
LOB -- BSN 4, NY1 10
3B -- Tony Boeckel
SB -- Hank Gowdy
SH -- Hank Gowdy, Walter Holke, Rabbit Maranville, Charlie Pick
T -- 1:55
A -- 38000
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