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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 8, 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 8, 1920 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 8, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hippo Vaughn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fred Toney |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 30,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 45 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 |
| Turner Barber | First Baseman |
| Dode Paskert | Center Fielder |
| Dave Robertson | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Deal | Third Baseman |
| Bill Killefer | Catcher |
| Hippo Vaughn | 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 |
| Lee King | Center Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Frank Snyder | Catcher |
| Fred Toney | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 8, 1920
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Toney
Flack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Toney
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Toney
Terry hits a line drive into right field. Youngs picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Youngs. Herzog moves to third. Terry moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Barber vs. Toney
Barber hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it and throws to home to get Herzog. Terry moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Paskert vs. Toney
Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Toney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Vaughn
Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Vaughn
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Vaughn
Youngs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Paskert. Youngs reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frisch vs. Vaughn
Frisch hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Youngs scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Vaughn
Kelly 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 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Toney
Robertson hits a fly ball into center field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Toney
Deal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Toney
Killefer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Vaughn
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Vaughn
Doyle hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Vaughn
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Toney
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vaughn for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Toney
Flack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Toney
Herzog hits a line drive towards third. Frisch reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Toney
There goes Flack. The throw from Snyder and he is out, Bancroft applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Toney vs. Vaughn
Toney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Vaughn
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vaughn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Vaughn
Bancroft 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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Vaughn
There goes Burns. The throw from Killefer and he is out, Herzog applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Toney
Terry hits a fly ball into center field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barber vs. Toney
Barber 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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Toney
Paskert hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Vaughn
Youngs hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Vaughn
Frisch 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Vaughn
Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Vaughn
King 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 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Toney
Robertson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Toney
Deal hits a fly ball into center field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Toney
Killefer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bancroft. Killefer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vaughn vs. Toney
Vaughn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Vaughn
Doyle 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Vaughn
Snyder hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herzog settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Toney vs. Vaughn
Toney strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Toney
Flack 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Toney
Herzog hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Toney
Terry hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of King, who is chasing the ball. Terry reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Barber vs. Toney
Barber hits a fly ball into center field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Vaughn
Burns hits a fly ball into left field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Vaughn
Bancroft hits a fly ball into left field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Vaughn
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Vaughn
There goes Youngs. The throw from Killefer and he is out, Herzog applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Toney
Paskert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Toney
Robertson 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Deal vs. Toney
Deal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Vaughn
Frisch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Vaughn
Kelly bunts towards first. Barber scoops it up and throws to first, with Herzog covering, for the out. Frisch moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
King vs. Vaughn
King 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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Vaughn
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Frisch moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Snyder vs. Vaughn
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Toney
Fred Merkle pinch hits for Bill Killefer.
Merkle hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Twombly vs. Toney
Babe Twombly pinch hits for Hippo Vaughn.
Twombly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flack vs. Toney
Flack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Twombly moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Herzog vs. Toney
Herzog hits a fly ball into center field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Terry vs. Toney
Terry hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Carter
Paul Carter now pitching. Bob O'Farrell now catching.
Snyder hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robertson. Snyder reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Toney vs. Carter
Toney strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Carter
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards first. Barber fields the ball and throws to Carter covering. Safe. Snyder moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bancroft vs. Carter
Bancroft hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Snyder scores. Burns moves to third. Bancroft moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Youngs vs. Carter
Youngs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Frisch vs. Carter
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burns scores. Bancroft moves to third. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kelly vs. Carter
There's a wild pitch. Bancroft scores. Youngs scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Carter
Kelly strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barber vs. Toney
Barber hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Toney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Toney
Paskert hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngs. Paskert reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robertson vs. Toney
Robertson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Paskert moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Deal vs. Toney
Deal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Paskert scores. Robertson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Farrell vs. Toney
O'Farrell hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Daly vs. Toney
Tom Daly pinch hits for Paul Carter.
Daly 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
Box Score
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Game of 8/8/1920 -- CHN at NY1 (D)
CHN AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Max Flack, rf 3 0 2 0 George Burns, lf 4 1 1 0
Buck Herzog, 2b 4 0 0 0 Dave Bancroft, ss 4 1 1 1
Zeb Terry, ss 4 0 2 0 Ross Youngs, rf 3 3 3 1
Turner Barber, 1b 4 0 0 0 Frankie Frisch, 3b 4 1 2 2
Dode Paskert, cf 4 1 2 0 George Kelly, 1b 3 0 0 0
Dave Robertson, lf 4 0 1 0 Lee King, cf 3 0 0 0
Charlie Deal, 3b 4 0 1 1 Larry Doyle, 2b 3 0 1 0
Bill Killefer, c 2 0 0 0 Frank Snyder, c 3 1 1 0
Fred Merkle, ph 1 0 0 0 Fred Toney, p 3 0 1 0
Bob O'Farrell, c 1 0 0 0
Hippo Vaughn, p 2 0 0 0
Babe Twombly, ph 1 0 1 0
Paul Carter, p 0 0 0 0
Tom Daly, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 1 9 1 30 7 10 4
CHN 000 000 001 -- 1
NY1 100 100 14x -- 7
CHN IP H R ER BB SO
Hippo Vaughn (L) 7.0 7 3 3 0 1
Paul Carter 1.0 3 4 4 1 2
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Fred Toney (W) 9.0 9 1 1 1 2
E -- Ross Youngs, Dave Bancroft
DP -- NY1 1
LOB -- CHN 8, NY1 1
2B -- Ross Youngs, Frank Snyder, Dode Paskert
3B -- Zeb Terry
HR -- Ross Youngs
SB -- Larry Doyle, Frankie Frisch
CS -- Max Flack, George Burns, Ross Youngs
SH -- George Kelly
WP -- Paul Carter
T -- 1:45
A -- 30000
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