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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 11, 1920
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 11, 1920 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 11, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 11, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Earl Hamilton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rube Benton |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Hart 1B: Pete Harrison 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carson Bigbee | Left Fielder |
| Max Carey | Center Fielder |
| Billy Southworth | Right Fielder |
| Possum Whitted | Third Baseman |
| George Cutshaw | Second Baseman |
| Howdy Caton | Shortstop |
| Cliff Lee | Catcher |
| Charlie Grimm | First Baseman |
| Earl Hamilton | Pitcher |
| George Gibson | 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 |
| Rube Benton | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 11, 1920
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Benton
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Benton
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Benton
Southworth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitted vs. Benton
Whitted 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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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Hamilton
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitted fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Hamilton
Bancroft hits a popup, foul, towards third. Whitted settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Hamilton
Youngs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Hamilton
Frisch hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Benton
Cutshaw hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caton vs. Benton
Caton 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Benton
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lee for the out. Caton moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grimm vs. Benton
Grimm hits a fly ball into center field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Hamilton
Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Hamilton
King hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Hamilton
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Hamilton drops the ball. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Hamilton
Snyder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Benton vs. Hamilton
Benton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hamilton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Benton
Hamilton hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Benton
Bigbee 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Benton
Carey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Southworth vs. Benton
Southworth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Hamilton
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Hamilton
Bancroft bunts towards third. Whitted juggles the ball. That's an error on Whitted. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Youngs vs. Hamilton
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to third. Bancroft moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Frisch vs. Hamilton
Frisch hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burns tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Hamilton
Kelly hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Benton
Whitted hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Benton
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cutshaw for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caton vs. Benton
Caton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Hamilton
King hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Hamilton
Doyle hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Hamilton
Snyder hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Hamilton
Benton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitted fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Benton
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle misplays the ball. That's an error on Doyle. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimm vs. Benton
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. Lee moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hamilton vs. Benton
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. Lee moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bigbee vs. Benton
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly fields the ball and throws to Benton covering. Safe. Lee scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Benton
There goes Bigbee. The throw from Snyder and he is safe. Bigbee steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Benton
Carey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Southworth vs. Benton
Southworth hits a popup, foul, towards third. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Hamilton
Burns hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Hamilton
Bancroft hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Hamilton
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Hamilton
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Benton
Whitted 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 -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cutshaw vs. Benton
Cutshaw hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Whitted trying to get to third. King throws the ball in to Frisch, who tags Whitted for the out. Cutshaw moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Caton vs. Benton
Caton hits a ball on the ground for an out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Benton
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lee for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Hamilton
Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Hamilton
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Hamilton
Doyle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. King moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snyder vs. Hamilton
Snyder hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. King scores. Doyle moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Benton vs. Hamilton
Benton hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burns vs. Hamilton
Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Benton
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Benton
Hamilton 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 -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Benton
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Bancroft. Bigbee moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Benton
Carey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Southworth vs. Benton
Southworth hits a popup towards short. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Hamilton
Bancroft hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bigbee. Bancroft reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngs vs. Hamilton
Youngs bunts towards third. Whitted fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bancroft moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Frisch vs. Hamilton
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitted throws to second for one, and Cutshaw throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Bancroft scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Hamilton
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Frisch moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
King vs. Hamilton
King hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Frisch scores. King moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Hamilton
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doyle for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Benton
Whitted 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 -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cutshaw vs. Benton
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caton vs. Benton
Caton 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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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Hamilton
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitted fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Hamilton
Benton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Hamilton
Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Benton
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barbare vs. Benton
Walter Barbare pinch hits for Charlie Grimm.
Barbare hits a fly ball into center field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Benton
Fred Nicholson pinch hits for Earl Hamilton.
Nicholson hits a popup towards short. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/11/1920, game 1 -- PIT at NY1 (D)
PIT AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Carson Bigbee, lf 4 0 2 1 George Burns, lf 4 1 0 0
Max Carey, cf 2 0 1 0 Dave Bancroft, ss 3 1 2 0
Billy Southworth, rf 4 0 1 0 Ross Youngs, rf 3 0 1 0
Possum Whitted, 3b 4 0 2 0 Frankie Frisch, 3b 3 1 0 1
George Cutshaw, 2b 4 0 2 0 George Kelly, 1b 4 0 0 0
Howdy Caton, ss 4 0 0 0 Lee King, cf 3 1 1 1
Cliff Lee, c 4 1 0 0 Larry Doyle, 2b 4 0 1 0
Charlie Grimm, 1b 3 0 0 0 Frank Snyder, c 4 1 3 2
Walter Barbare, ph 1 0 0 0 Rube Benton, p 4 0 0 0
Earl Hamilton, p 3 0 0 0
Fred Nicholson, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 1 8 1 32 5 8 4
PIT 000 010 000 -- 1
NY1 001 101 20x -- 5
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Earl Hamilton (L) 8.0 8 5 5 3 0
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Rube Benton (W) 9.0 8 1 0 2 0
E -- Earl Hamilton, Possum Whitted, Larry Doyle, Dave Bancroft, George Cutshaw
DP -- NY1 1
LOB -- PIT 8, NY1 8
2B -- Dave Bancroft
HR -- Frank Snyder
SB -- Carson Bigbee
SH -- Dave Bancroft
SF -- Frankie Frisch
T -- 1:42
A -- 0
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