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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 31, 1920
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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 July 31, 1920 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 31, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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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 31, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jimmy Ring |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rube Benton |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 25,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank O'Day 1B: Ernie Quigley 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Heinie Groh | Third Baseman |
| Morrie Rath | Second Baseman |
| Jake Daubert | First Baseman |
| Edd Roush | Center Fielder |
| Pat Duncan | Left Fielder |
| Larry Kopf | Shortstop |
| Greasy Neale | Right Fielder |
| Nick Allen | Catcher |
| Jimmy Ring | Pitcher |
| Pat Moran | 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 |
| Rube Benton | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 31, 1920
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Benton
Groh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rath vs. Benton
Rath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daubert vs. Benton
Daubert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rath moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roush vs. Benton
Roush hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Spencer who is chasing the ball. Roush reaches third base with a triple. Rath scores. Daubert goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Duncan vs. Benton
Duncan hits a popup towards first. Kelly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Roush tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kopf vs. Benton
Kopf hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Ring
Burns hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Ring
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards first. Daubert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Ring
Youngs hits a line drive into center field. Roush picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Roush. Bancroft moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Frisch vs. Ring
Frisch strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kelly vs. Ring
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neale vs. Benton
Neale hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Benton
Allen hits a popup towards first. Kelly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ring vs. Benton
Ring strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Ring
Spencer 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, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Ring
Doyle hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ring
Smith hits a line drive into left field. Duncan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Benton
Groh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Benton, and towards Bancroft, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rath vs. Benton
Rath hits a line drive towards first. Kelly reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daubert vs. Benton
Daubert hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is bouncing around. Youngs is chasing the ball. Daubert rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Benton
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Ring
Benton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Ring
Burns strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Ring
Bancroft hits a fly ball into left field. Duncan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Ring
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rath fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Benton
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kopf vs. Benton
Kopf hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neale vs. Benton
Neale 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, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Ring
Frisch hits a fly ball into left field. Duncan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Ring
Kelly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Ring
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Ring
Doyle hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Benton
Allen hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ring vs. Benton
Ring 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, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Benton
Groh hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Spencer. Groh reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rath vs. Benton
Rath hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ring
Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Neale who is chasing the ball. Smith reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Benton vs. Ring
Benton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kopf scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smith scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Ring
Burns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Ring
Bancroft hits a line drive into right field. Neale picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Neale. Burns moves to third. Bancroft moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Youngs vs. Ring
Youngs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Roush throws the ball in to Kopf who tags Youngs trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Burns scores. Bancroft moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Frisch vs. Ring
Frisch hits a fly ball into left field. Duncan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daubert vs. Benton
Daubert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roush vs. Benton
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Daubert moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Duncan vs. Benton
Duncan bunts towards the mound. Benton fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Benton. Daubert scores. Roush moves to third. Duncan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kopf vs. Benton
Kopf hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Neale vs. Benton
Neale hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Roush scores. Duncan moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Allen vs. Benton
Allen hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Ring
Kelly hits a fly ball into right field. Neale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Ring
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kopf scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Ring
Doyle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Ring
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ring vs. Benton
Ring hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Benton
Groh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rath vs. Benton
Rath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Ring
Lee King pinch hits for Rube Benton.
King hits a popup towards third. Groh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Ring
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Ring
Bancroft hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daubert vs. Winters
Jesse Winters now pitching.
Daubert 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, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Winters
Roush hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Winters
There goes Roush. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Roush steals second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duncan vs. Winters
Duncan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kopf vs. Winters
Kopf hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. Roush moves to third. Duncan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Neale vs. Winters
Neale hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Ring
Youngs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Ring
Frisch hits a popup, foul, towards third. Groh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Ring
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ring fields it and throws to first for the out. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Ring
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Neale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Winters
Allen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ring vs. Winters
Ring hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groh vs. Winters
Groh takes first base on ball four. Allen moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rath vs. Winters
Rath bunts towards the mound. Winters fields it and throws to first for the out. Allen moves to third. Groh moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Daubert vs. Winters
Daubert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Ring
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 -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ring
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kopf scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Ring
Roy Grimes pinch hits for Jesse Winters.
Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Ring, and towards Rath, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 7/31/1920 -- CIN at NY1 (D)
CIN AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Heinie Groh, 3b 4 0 1 0 George Burns, lf 4 1 2 0
Morrie Rath, 2b 4 1 1 0 Dave Bancroft, ss 4 0 1 0
Jake Daubert, 1b 5 3 3 1 Ross Youngs, rf 4 0 3 1
Edd Roush, cf 4 2 3 2 Frankie Frisch, 3b 4 0 0 0
Pat Duncan, lf 1 0 0 1 George Kelly, 1b 3 0 0 0
Larry Kopf, ss 4 0 0 0 Vern Spencer, cf 4 0 0 0
Greasy Neale, rf 4 0 1 1 Larry Doyle, 2b 4 0 1 0
Nick Allen, c 4 0 1 0 Earl Smith, c 4 1 1 0
Jimmy Ring, p 4 0 0 0 Rube Benton, p 2 0 1 1
Lee King, ph 1 0 0 0
Jesse Winters, p 0 0 0 0
Roy Grimes, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 6 10 5 35 2 9 2
CIN 301 002 000 -- 6
NY1 000 020 000 -- 2
CIN IP H R ER BB SO
Jimmy Ring (W) 9.0 9 2 2 1 3
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Rube Benton (L) 7.0 8 6 6 0 1
Jesse Winters 2.0 2 0 0 2 0
E -- Edd Roush, Greasy Neale, Rube Benton
DP -- NY1 1
LOB -- CIN 6, NY1 7
2B -- Heinie Groh
3B -- Edd Roush, Earl Smith
HR -- Jake Daubert
SB -- Edd Roush
SH -- Pat Duncan, Morrie Rath
SF -- Pat Duncan
T -- 1:45
A -- 25000
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