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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 6, 1920
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 6, 1920 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 6, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 6, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pete Alexander |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rube Benton |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Bob Emslie 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Flack | Right Fielder |
| Buck Herzog | Second Baseman |
| Zeb Terry | Shortstop |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Dode Paskert | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Deal | Third Baseman |
| Bernie Friberg | Left Fielder |
| Bill Killefer | Catcher |
| Pete Alexander | Pitcher |
| Fred Mitchell | 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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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 6, 1920
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Benton
Flack hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Benton
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Benton
Terry hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kelly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Alexander
Burns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Alexander
Bancroft strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Alexander
Youngs takes first base on ball four. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frisch vs. Alexander
Frisch hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Killefer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kelly vs. Alexander
Kelly hits a line drive into center field. Paskert picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Paskert. Burns scores. Youngs goes all the way around to score. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Alexander
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Friberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Benton
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Benton
Frank Snyder now catching.
Paskert 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Benton
Deal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friberg vs. Benton
Friberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Alexander
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doyle for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Alexander
Snyder hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benton vs. Alexander
Benton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Alexander
Burns takes first base on ball four. Benton moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bancroft vs. Alexander
Bancroft hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herzog settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Benton
Killefer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Benton
Alexander takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flack vs. Benton
Flack takes first base on ball four. Alexander moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herzog vs. Benton
Herzog hits a popup towards short. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terry vs. Benton
Terry hits a line drive into center field. Spencer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Alexander
Youngs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Alexander
Frisch hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Alexander
Kelly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Youngs moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spencer vs. Alexander
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Youngs scores. Kelly moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doyle vs. Alexander
Doyle hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Paskert who is chasing the ball. Doyle reaches third base with a triple. Kelly scores. Spencer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Snyder vs. Alexander
Snyder hits a popup towards short. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Benton vs. Alexander
Benton hits a popup towards short. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Benton
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paskert vs. Benton
Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Deal vs. Benton
Deal hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Snyder fields it and throws to first for the out. Paskert moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Friberg vs. Benton
Friberg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Alexander
Burns hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Alexander
Bancroft hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Alexander
There goes Burns. The throw from Killefer and he is out, Herzog applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Alexander
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Benton
Killefer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daly vs. Benton
Tom Daly pinch hits for Pete Alexander.
Daly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flack vs. Benton
Flack 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 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Carter
Paul Carter now pitching.
Frisch hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Carter
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Carter
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Benton
Herzog hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Benton
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Benton
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Carter
Doyle hits a popup, foul, towards third. Deal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Carter
Snyder hits a fly ball into left field. Friberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Carter
Benton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Benton
Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Benton
Deal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friberg vs. Benton
Friberg 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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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Carter
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burns for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Carter
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Carter
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Benton
Killefer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Spencer. Killefer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendrix vs. Benton
Claude Hendrix pinch hits for Paul Carter.
Hendrix hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flack vs. Benton
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herzog vs. Benton
Herzog hits a popup towards short. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terry vs. Benton
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Bailey
Sweetbread Bailey now pitching.
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Bailey
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Bailey
Spencer strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Benton
Merkle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paskert vs. Benton
Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft misplays the ball. That's an error on Bancroft. Merkle moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Deal vs. Benton
Deal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Merkle scores. Paskert moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Friberg vs. Benton
Friberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Paskert moves to third. Deal moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Killefer vs. Benton
Killefer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. Paskert scores. Deal moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
O'Farrell vs. Benton
Bob O'Farrell pinch hits for Sweetbread Bailey.
O'Farrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/6/1920, game 1 -- CHN at NY1 (D)
CHN AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Max Flack, rf 3 0 1 0 George Burns, lf 3 1 2 0
Buck Herzog, 2b 4 0 0 0 Dave Bancroft, ss 4 0 0 0
Zeb Terry, ss 4 0 0 0 Ross Youngs, rf 2 2 0 0
Fred Merkle, 1b 3 1 1 0 Frankie Frisch, 3b 4 0 0 0
Dode Paskert, cf 4 1 0 0 George Kelly, 1b 4 1 2 1
Charlie Deal, 3b 4 0 2 1 Vern Spencer, cf 4 1 0 1
Bernie Friberg, lf 4 0 0 0 Larry Doyle, 2b 3 0 1 2
Bill Killefer, c 4 0 1 1 Earl Smith, c 0 0 0 0
Grover Clevelan A, p 0 0 0 0 Frank Snyder, c 3 0 1 0
Tom Daly, ph 1 0 1 0 Rube Benton, p 3 0 0 0
Paul Carter, p 0 0 0 0
Claude Hendrix, ph 1 0 0 0
Sweetbread Bailey, p 0 0 0 0
Bob O'Farrell, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 6 2 30 5 6 4
CHN 000 000 002 -- 2
NY1 203 000 00x -- 5
CHN IP H R ER BB SO
Grover Clevelan Alexander (L) 4.0 6 5 4 3 1
Paul Carter 3.0 0 0 0 0 1
Sweetbread Bailey 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Rube Benton (W) 9.0 6 2 1 3 0
E -- Dode Paskert, Dave Bancroft
DP -- NY1 1
LOB -- CHN 7, NY1 4
2B -- Bill Killefer
3B -- Larry Doyle
CS -- George Burns
T -- 1:35
A -- 0
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