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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 3, 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 August 3, 1920 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 3, 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 | August 3, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hod Eller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fred Toney |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 15,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ernie Quigley 1B: Hank O'Day 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 |
| Ivey Wingo | Catcher |
| Hod Eller | 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 |
| Fred Toney | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 3, 1920
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Toney
Groh hits a fly ball into center field. Spencer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rath vs. Toney
Rath hits a fly ball into center field. Spencer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daubert vs. Toney
Daubert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roush vs. Toney
There goes Daubert. The throw from Smith and he is out, Doyle applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Eller
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Eller
Bancroft hits a popup towards the mound. Eller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Eller
Youngs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Frisch vs. Eller
Frisch hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burns tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Eller
Kelly hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Eller
Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Youngs scores. Kelly moves to third. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Doyle vs. Eller
Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Neale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Toney
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Toney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Toney
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kopf vs. Toney
Kopf takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neale vs. Toney
Neale 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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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Eller
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Toney vs. Ring
Jimmy Ring now pitching.
Toney bunts towards the mound. Ring fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Ring
Burns hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith scores. Toney moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bancroft vs. Ring
There goes Burns. The throw from Wingo and he is safe. Burns steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bancroft vs. Ring
Bancroft hits a popup, foul, towards third. Groh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Youngs vs. Ring
Youngs hits a popup towards short. Kopf settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Frisch vs. Ring
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Daubert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Frisch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wingo vs. Toney
Wingo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ring vs. Toney
Ring hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Toney
Groh hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Ring
Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Duncan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Ring
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kopf misplays the ball. That's an error on Kopf. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Ring
There goes Spencer. The throw from Wingo and he is safe. Spencer steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Ring
Doyle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Neale. Doyle reaches second base with a double. Spencer scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Ring
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Doyle scores. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Toney vs. Ring
Toney hits a fly ball into left field. Duncan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Ring
Burns hits a line drive into right field. Neale picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Neale. Smith scores. Burns moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
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
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rath vs. Toney
Rath hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Toney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daubert vs. Toney
Daubert hits a line drive into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Toney
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Ring
Youngs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Duncan who is chasing the ball. Youngs reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Frisch vs. Ring
Frisch hits a popup, foul, towards third. Groh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kelly vs. Ring
Kelly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Youngs scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Ring
There goes Kelly. The throw from Wingo and he is safe. Kelly steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Ring
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Ring
Doyle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spencer moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Ring
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Ring
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Toney vs. Ring
Toney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ring fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Toney
Duncan hits a line drive into center field. Spencer picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Spencer. Duncan moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kopf vs. Toney
Kopf hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Duncan tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neale vs. Toney
Neale hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wingo vs. Toney
Wingo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
See vs. Toney
Charlie See pinch hits for Jimmy Ring.
See hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wingo moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groh vs. Toney
Groh 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, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Fisher
Bill Rariden now catching. Ray Fisher now pitching. Sam Crane now playing third base.
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fisher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Fisher
Bancroft hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Fisher
Youngs takes first base on ball four. Bancroft moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frisch vs. Fisher
Frisch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bancroft scores. Youngs moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kelly vs. Fisher
There goes Frisch. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Frisch steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kelly vs. Fisher
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Spencer vs. Fisher
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
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rath vs. Toney
Rath hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daubert vs. Toney
Daubert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Toney fields it and throws to first for the out. Rath moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roush vs. Toney
Roush hits a fly ball into center field. Spencer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duncan vs. Toney
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Fisher
Doyle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Fisher
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Toney vs. Fisher
Toney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kopf fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kopf vs. Toney
Kopf hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neale vs. Toney
Neale 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, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Toney
Rariden hits a fly ball into center field. Spencer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Fisher
Burns hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Duncan. Burns reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bancroft vs. Fisher
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kopf scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngs vs. Fisher
There goes Burns. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Burns steals third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Youngs vs. Fisher
Youngs hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Roush is chasing the ball. Youngs rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Fisher
Frisch 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, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Fisher
Kelly hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rariden settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisher vs. Toney
Mike Gonzalez now catching. Al Lefevre now playing second base. Lee King now playing center field.
Fisher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crane vs. Toney
Crane hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rath vs. Toney
Rath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daubert vs. Toney
Daubert hits a fly ball into center field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Fisher
King strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lefevre vs. Fisher
Lefevre strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Fisher
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Toney vs. Fisher
There goes Gonzalez. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Gonzalez steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Toney vs. Fisher
Toney strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Toney
Roy Grimes now playing second base. Al Lefevre now playing shortstop.
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lefevre scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Toney
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grimes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kopf vs. Toney
Kopf hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grimes misplays the ball. That's an error on Grimes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neale vs. Toney
Neale hits a popup towards short. Lefevre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/3/1920 -- CIN at NY1 (D)
CIN AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Heinie Groh, 3b 3 0 0 0 George Burns, lf 4 2 3 1
Sam Crane, 3b 1 0 0 0 Dave Bancroft, ss 5 1 1 0
Morrie Rath, 2b 4 0 2 0 Roy Grimes, 2b 0 0 0 0
Jake Daubert, 1b 4 0 1 0 Ross Youngs, rf 4 3 3 2
Edd Roush, cf 4 0 0 0 Frankie Frisch, 3b 4 0 1 2
Pat Duncan, lf 4 1 1 0 George Kelly, 1b 5 0 2 1
Larry Kopf, ss 2 0 0 1 Vern Spencer, cf 4 2 1 1
Greasy Neale, rf 4 0 0 0 Lee King, cf 1 0 0 0
Ivey Wingo, c 1 0 1 0 Larry Doyle, 2b 3 1 2 1
Bill Rariden, c 1 0 0 0 Al Lefevre, 2b-ss 1 0 0 0
Hod Eller, p 0 0 0 0 Earl Smith, c 2 2 1 1
Jimmy Ring, p 1 0 0 0 Mike Gonzalez, c 1 0 1 0
Charlie See, ph 1 0 1 0 Fred Toney, p 5 0 1 0
Ray Fisher, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 6 1 39 11 16 9
CIN 000 010 000 -- 1
NY1 213 210 20x -- 11
CIN IP H R ER BB SO
Hod Eller (L)* 1.0 3 3 3 2 0
Jimmy Ring 3.0 8 5 3 1 0
Ray Fisher 4.0 5 3 3 2 4
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Fred Toney (W) 9.0 6 1 1 2 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 2nd
E -- Larry Kopf, Greasy Neale, Vern Spencer, Roy Grimes
DP -- CIN 1, NY1 1
LOB -- CIN 6, NY1 10
2B -- Larry Doyle, George Burns
3B -- Ross Youngs
HR -- Ross Youngs
SB -- George Burns 2, Vern Spencer 2, George Kelly, Larry Doyle, Frankie Frisch, Mike Gonzalez
CS -- Jake Daubert
SF -- Frankie Frisch, Larry Kopf
T -- 1:55
A -- 15000
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