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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 12, 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 12, 1920 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 12, 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 12, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Babe Adams |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jesse Barnes |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 15,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 35 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 |
| Charlie Grimm | First Baseman |
| Howdy Caton | Shortstop |
| Bill Haeffner | Catcher |
| Babe Adams | 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 |
| Vern Spencer | Center Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Earl Smith | Catcher |
| Jesse Barnes | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 12, 1920
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Barnes
Bigbee hits a line drive into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Barnes
Carey hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Barnes
Southworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Adams
Burns hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Adams
Bancroft 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Adams
Youngs 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: ---
Whitted vs. Barnes
Whitted 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: ---
Cutshaw vs. Barnes
Cutshaw 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Barnes
Grimm 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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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Adams
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Adams
Kelly hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Haeffner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Adams
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitted 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: ---
Caton vs. Barnes
Caton 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: ---
Haeffner vs. Barnes
Haeffner 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Barnes
Adams 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 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Adams
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Adams
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnes vs. Adams
Barnes hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Barnes
Bigbee hits a popup, foul, towards third. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Barnes
Carey hits a fly ball into center field. Spencer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Barnes
Southworth hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngs. Southworth reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitted vs. Barnes
Whitted hits a line drive towards short. Bancroft reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Adams
Burns hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Adams
Bancroft hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Adams
There goes Bancroft. The throw from Haeffner and he is safe. Bancroft steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngs vs. Adams
Youngs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frisch vs. Adams
Frisch hits a popup 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: 12-
Kelly vs. Adams
Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Barnes
Cutshaw hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Barnes
Grimm hits a popup towards short. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caton vs. Barnes
Caton 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 5
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Adams
Spencer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Adams
Doyle hits a line drive into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Adams
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haeffner vs. Barnes
Haeffner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Barnes
Adams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Barnes
Bigbee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Barnes
There goes Bigbee. The throw from Smith and he is out, Bancroft applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Barnes
Carey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Southworth vs. Barnes
Barnes fires to first and has Carey trapped. There's the throw to Bancroft who tags Carey for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnes vs. Adams
Barnes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Adams
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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Adams
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Barnes
Southworth 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Barnes
Whitted hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cutshaw vs. Barnes
Cutshaw hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Whitted moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grimm vs. Barnes
Grimm hits a fly ball into center field. Spencer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Caton vs. Barnes
Caton 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 7
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Adams
Youngs hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Adams
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Frisch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Adams
Kelly hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Adams
There goes Kelly. The throw from Haeffner and he is out, Cutshaw applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haeffner vs. Barnes
Haeffner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Barnes
Adams 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 -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Barnes
Bigbee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Barnes
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bigbee moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Southworth vs. Barnes
There goes Carey. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Carey steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Southworth vs. Barnes
There's a wild pitch. Bigbee scores. Carey moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Southworth vs. Barnes
Southworth hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Adams
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Adams
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Adams
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Barnes
Whitted hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Barnes
Cutshaw hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Barnes
Grimm hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caton vs. Barnes
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
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnes vs. Adams
Barnes hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Adams
Burns hits a popup, foul, towards third. Whitted settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Adams
Bancroft takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Adams
Youngs takes first base on ball four. Bancroft moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frisch vs. Adams
Frisch hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/12/1920 -- PIT at NY1 (D)
PIT AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Carson Bigbee, lf 4 1 2 0 George Burns, lf 4 0 0 0
Max Carey, cf 3 0 1 0 Dave Bancroft, ss 3 0 1 0
Billy Southworth, rf 4 0 1 0 Ross Youngs, rf 2 0 0 0
Possum Whitted, 3b 4 0 1 0 Frankie Frisch, 3b 4 0 0 0
George Cutshaw, 2b 4 0 1 0 George Kelly, 1b 3 0 1 0
Charlie Grimm, 1b 4 0 1 0 Vern Spencer, cf 3 0 0 0
Howdy Caton, ss 4 0 0 0 Larry Doyle, 2b 3 0 0 0
Bill Haeffner, c 3 0 1 0 Earl Smith, c 3 0 0 0
Babe Adams, p 3 1 1 1 Jess Barnes, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 9 1 28 0 2 0
PIT 000 001 010 -- 2
NY1 000 000 000 -- 0
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Babe Adams (W) 9.0 2 0 0 3 0
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Jess Barnes (L) 9.0 9 2 2 1 0
DP -- NY1 1
LOB -- PIT 5, NY1 4
2B -- Billy Southworth
HR -- Babe Adams
SB -- Dave Bancroft, Max Carey
CS -- Carson Bigbee, George Kelly
WP -- Jess Barnes
T -- 1:35
A -- 15000
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