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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 4, 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 July 4, 1920 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 4, 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 | July 4, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hugh McQuillan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fred Toney |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 18,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ernie Quigley 1B: Hank O'Day 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ray Powell | Center Fielder |
| Rabbit Maranville | Shortstop |
| Eddie Eayrs | Left Fielder |
| Walton Cruise | Right Fielder |
| Walter Holke | First Baseman |
| Tony Boeckel | Third Baseman |
| Hod Ford | Second Baseman |
| Mickey O'Neil | Catcher |
| Hugh McQuillan | Pitcher |
| George Stallings | Manager |
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 |
| Fred Toney | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 4, 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 short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Toney
Maranville hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Toney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maranville for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eayrs vs. Toney
Eayrs hits a popup towards third. Frisch juggles the ball. That's an error on Frisch. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruise vs. Toney
Cruise hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle 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. McQuillan
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McQuillan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. McQuillan
Bancroft hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. McQuillan
Youngs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Eayrs who is chasing the ball. Youngs reaches third base with a triple. Bancroft goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Frisch vs. McQuillan
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Youngs scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. McQuillan
Kelly hits a popup towards short. Maranville catches it and throws to first to double up Frisch. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Toney
Holke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boeckel vs. Toney
Boeckel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft misplays the ball. That's an error on Bancroft. Holke moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ford vs. Toney
Ford bunts towards the mound. Toney fields it and throws to first for the out. Holke moves to third. Boeckel moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
O'Neil vs. Toney
O'Neil hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Neil for the out. Holke scores. Boeckel moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McQuillan vs. Toney
McQuillan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boeckel scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Toney
Powell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. McQuillan
Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. McQuillan
Doyle hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Spencer moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. McQuillan
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Spencer scores. Doyle moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Toney vs. McQuillan
Toney hits a fly ball into left field. Eayrs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Doyle tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. McQuillan
Burns hits a fly ball into right field. Cruise settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. McQuillan
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Toney
Maranville hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eayrs vs. Toney
Eayrs hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruise vs. Toney
Cruise takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Toney
Holke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cruise moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boeckel vs. Toney
Boeckel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. McQuillan
Youngs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. McQuillan
Frisch hits a fly ball into center field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. McQuillan
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Toney
Ford strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neil vs. Toney
O'Neil takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuillan vs. Toney
McQuillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. McQuillan
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spencer for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. McQuillan
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McQuillan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McQuillan
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Eayrs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Toney
Powell hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Toney
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eayrs vs. Toney
Eayrs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruise vs. Toney
Cruise hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Eayrs moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Holke vs. Toney
Toney fires to first and picks off Cruise. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Toney vs. McQuillan
Toney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. McQuillan
Burns hits a popup towards third. Boeckel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. McQuillan
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. McQuillan
Youngs hits a line drive into left field. Eayrs picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Eayrs. Bancroft goes all the way around to score. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frisch vs. McQuillan
Frisch hits a line drive to left field. Eayrs throws towards the infield. McQuillan fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on McQuillan. Youngs scores. Frisch moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. McQuillan
Kelly hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Eayrs. Kelly reaches second base with a double. Frisch scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. McQuillan
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Maranville. Kelly scores. Spencer moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. McQuillan
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McQuillan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Toney
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Toney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boeckel vs. Toney
Boeckel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Toney
Ford strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Neil vs. Toney
O'Neil hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Toney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Boeckel moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McQuillan vs. Toney
McQuillan 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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Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McQuillan
Smith is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Toney vs. McQuillan
There goes Smith. The throw from O'Neil and he is out, Maranville applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Toney vs. McQuillan
Toney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. McQuillan
Burns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. McQuillan
There goes Burns. The throw from O'Neil and he is out, Maranville applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Toney
Frank Snyder now catching.
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Toney
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eayrs vs. Toney
Eayrs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. McQuillan
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. McQuillan
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. McQuillan
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruise vs. Toney
Cruise hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Toney
Holke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boeckel vs. Toney
Boeckel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Toney
Ford hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. McQuillan
Kelly hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. McQuillan
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Cruise settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. McQuillan
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doyle for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neil vs. Toney
O'Neil hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christenbury vs. Toney
Lloyd Christenbury pinch hits for Hugh McQuillan.
Christenbury hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. O'Neil moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Toney
Powell strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maranville vs. Toney
Maranville hits a line drive to center field. Spencer throws towards third. Frisch fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Frisch. O'Neil scores. Christenbury goes all the way around to score. Maranville moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Eayrs vs. Toney
Eayrs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maranville moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cruise vs. Toney
Cruise hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it and throws to second for the out. Maranville scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Toney
Holke hits a fly ball into center field. Spencer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 7/4/1920 -- BSN at NY1 (D)
BSN AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Ray Powell, cf 5 0 0 0 George Burns, lf 4 0 1 0
Rabbit Maranvill, ss 5 1 1 1 Dave Bancroft, ss 4 2 1 0
Eddie Eayrs, lf 4 0 1 0 Ross Youngs, rf 4 2 2 1
Walton Cruise, rf 4 0 1 1 Frankie Frisch, 3b 4 1 1 2
Walter Holke, 1b 5 1 2 0 George Kelly, 1b 4 1 1 1
Tony Boeckel, 3b 4 1 2 0 Vern Spencer, cf 4 1 1 0
Hod Ford, 2b 3 0 0 0 Larry Doyle, 2b 4 1 0 0
Mickey O-Neil, c 3 1 2 1 Earl Smith, c 2 0 1 1
Hugh McQuillan, p 3 0 1 1 Frank Snyder, c 0 0 0 0
Lloyd Christenbu, ph 1 1 1 0 Fred Toney, p 1 0 0 1
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37 5 11 4 31 8 8 6
BSN 020 000 003 -- 5
NY1 220 040 00x -- 8
BSN IP H R ER BB SO
Hugh McQuillan (L) 8.0 8 8 5 1 0
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Fred Toney (W) 9.0 11 5 2 3 4
E -- Frankie Frisch 2, Dave Bancroft, Rabbit Maranville 2, Eddie Eayrs, Hugh McQuillan
DP -- BSN 1, NY1 1
LOB -- BSN 9, NY1 2
2B -- George Kelly
3B -- Ross Youngs
CS -- Earl Smith, George Burns
SH -- Hod Ford
SF -- Fred Toney
HBP -- by Hugh McQuillan (Earl Smith)
T -- 1:35
A -- 18000
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