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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 27, 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 27, 1920 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 27, 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 27, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Rudolph |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Phil Douglas |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Moran 1B: Cy Rigler 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 |
| Mickey O'Neil | Catcher |
| Dick Rudolph | 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 |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| Ed Sicking | Third Baseman |
| High Pockets Kelly | First Baseman |
| Frank Snyder | Catcher |
| Phil Douglas | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 27, 1920
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Douglas
Powell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pick vs. Douglas
Pick bunts in front of the plate. Snyder fields it and throws to first for the out. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mann vs. Douglas
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Douglas fields it and throws to first for the out. Powell moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cruise vs. Douglas
Cruise hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Powell scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Douglas
Holke hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sicking settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Rudolph
Burns hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Rudolph
Youngs 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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Rudolph
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field. Cruise settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boeckel vs. Douglas
Boeckel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Douglas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Douglas
Maranville bunts towards first. Kelly fields the ball and throws to Douglas covering. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Neil vs. Douglas
O'Neil hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maranville moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rudolph vs. Douglas
Rudolph bunts in front of the plate. Snyder fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Snyder. Maranville scores. O'Neil moves to third. Rudolph moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Powell vs. Douglas
Powell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Neil scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pick vs. Winters
Jesse Winters now pitching.
Pick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Winters fields it and throws to third for the out. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mann vs. Winters
Mann is hit by the pitch. Powell moves to third. Pick moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cruise vs. Winters
Cruise hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Rudolph
Doyle hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Rudolph
Kauff 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: ---
Sicking vs. Rudolph
Sicking takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Rudolph
Rudolph fires to first and has Sicking trapped. There's the throw to Maranville who tags Sicking for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Winters
Holke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boeckel vs. Winters
Boeckel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Winters fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maranville vs. Winters
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Boeckel moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Neil vs. Winters
O'Neil hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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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 third. Boeckel fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Boeckel. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Rudolph
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Winters vs. Rudolph
Winters is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Rudolph
Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudolph vs. Winters
Rudolph hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Winters
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Fletcher fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pick vs. Winters
Pick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Winters fields it and throws to first for the out. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mann vs. Winters
Mann is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruise vs. Winters
Cruise takes first base on ball four. Powell moves to third. Mann moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Holke vs. Winters
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Cruise trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Rudolph
Youngs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Rudolph
Fletcher 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Rudolph
Doyle bunts towards third. Boeckel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boeckel vs. Winters
Boeckel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maranville vs. Winters
Maranville hits a fly ball towards right. Youngs catches it and throws to first to double up Boeckel. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neil vs. Winters
O'Neil hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Rudolph
Kauff hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruise. Kauff reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sicking vs. Rudolph
Sicking hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Rudolph
Kelly hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snyder vs. Rudolph
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Kauff moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Rudolph
Earl Smith pinch hits for Jesse Winters.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kauff scores. Snyder moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burns vs. Rudolph
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boeckel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudolph vs. Hubbell
Bill Hubbell now pitching.
Rudolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Hubbell
Powell takes first base on ball four. Rudolph moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pick vs. Hubbell
Pick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mann vs. Hubbell
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher misplays the ball. That's an error on Fletcher. Rudolph moves to third. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cruise vs. Hubbell
Cruise hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rudolph tags and scores. Powell tags and moves to third. Mann tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Holke vs. Hubbell
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Rudolph
Youngs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Rudolph
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doyle vs. Eayrs
Eddie Eayrs now pitching.
Doyle strikes out. There goes Youngs. The throw from O'Neil and Youngs is out. There goes Fletcher. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
King vs. Eayrs
Lee King pinch hits for Benny Kauff.
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sicking vs. Eayrs
Sicking 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
Top 7
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boeckel vs. Hubbell
Lee King now playing center field.
Boeckel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sicking fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Hubbell
Maranville hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Neil vs. Hubbell
O'Neil bunts towards third. Sicking fields it and throws to first for the out. Maranville moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Eayrs vs. Hubbell
Eayrs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Hubbell
Powell takes first base on ball four. Maranville moves to third. Eayrs moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pick vs. Hubbell
Pick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Eayrs
Kelly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. McQuillan
Hugh McQuillan now pitching.
Snyder takes first base on ball four. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarty vs. McQuillan
Lew McCarty pinch hits for Bill Hubbell.
McCarty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville misplays the ball. That's an error on Maranville. Kelly moves to third. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burns vs. McQuillan
Jigger Statz pinch runs for Lew McCarty.
Burns is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Youngs vs. McQuillan
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kelly scores. Snyder moves to third. Statz moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fletcher vs. McQuillan
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Neil settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Nehf
Art Nehf now pitching.
Mann is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruise vs. Nehf
Cruise takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Nehf
John Sullivan pinch runs for Walton Cruise.
Holke bunts towards third. Sicking fields it and throws to first for the out. Sullivan moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boeckel vs. Nehf
Boeckel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sullivan scores. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maranville vs. Nehf
Maranville 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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Braves, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. McQuillan
John Sullivan now playing right field.
Doyle 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, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. McQuillan
King 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, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sicking vs. McQuillan
Sicking 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
Top 9
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Braves, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neil vs. Nehf
O'Neil hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuillan vs. Nehf
McQuillan strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Nehf
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. McQuillan
Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. McQuillan
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nehf vs. McQuillan
Nehf hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mann. Nehf reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. McQuillan
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/27/1920, game 1 -- BSN at NY1 (D)
BSN AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Ray Powell, cf 3 1 1 1 George Burns, lf 5 0 0 0
Charlie Pick, 2b 4 0 0 0 Ross Youngs, rf 4 0 1 1
Les Mann, lf 3 0 0 0 Art Fletcher, ss 4 0 1 0
Walton Cruise, rf 2 0 1 2 Larry Doyle, 2b 4 0 0 0
John Sullivan, pr-rf 0 1 0 0 Benny Kauff, cf 2 1 1 0
Walter Holke, 1b 4 0 2 0 Lee King, ph-cf 1 0 0 0
Tony Boeckel, 3b 5 0 2 1 Ed Sicking, 3b 3 0 0 0
Rabbit Maranvill, ss 5 1 3 0 George Kelly, 1b 3 1 0 0
Mickey O'Neil, c 4 1 1 0 Frank Snyder, c 3 0 0 0
Dick Rudolph, p 3 1 2 0 Phil Douglas, p 0 0 0 0
Eddie Eayrs, p 0 0 0 0 Jesse Winters, p 1 0 0 0
Hugh McQuillan, p 1 0 0 0 Earl Smith, ph 1 0 1 1
Bill Hubbell, p 0 0 0 0
Lew McCarty, ph 1 0 0 0
Jigger Statz, pr 0 0 0 0
Art Nehf, p 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 12 4 33 2 5 2
BSN 120 001 010 -- 5
NY1 000 010 100 -- 2
BSN IP H R ER BB SO
Dick Rudolph (W)* 5.0 4 1 1 1 1
Eddie Eayrs+ 1.0 0 1 1 2 1
Hugh McQuillan (S) 3.0 1 0 0 1 1
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Phil Douglas (L) 1.1 4 3 2 1 0
Jesse Winters 3.2 5 0 0 1 0
Bill Hubbell 2.0 2 1 0 3 0
Art Nehf 2.0 1 1 1 1 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Frank Snyder, Tony Boeckel, Art Fletcher, Rabbit Maranville
DP -- BSN 1, NY1 2
LOB -- BSN 14, NY1 8
2B -- Benny Kauff, Art Nehf
CS -- Ross Youngs
SH -- Charlie Pick, Mickey O'Neil, Walter Holke
SF -- Walton Cruise
HBP -- by Jesse Winters (Les Mann) 2
T -- 2:25
A -- 0
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