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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 17, 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 September 17, 1920 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 17, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Babe Adams |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fred Toney |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 6,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank O'Day 1B: Ernie Quigley 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carson Bigbee | Left Fielder |
| George Cutshaw | Second Baseman |
| Homer Summa | Center Fielder |
| Billy Southworth | Right Fielder |
| Possum Whitted | Third Baseman |
| Pie Traynor | Shortstop |
| Charlie Grimm | First Baseman |
| Walter Schmidt | 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 |
| 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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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 17, 1920
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Toney
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: ---
Cutshaw vs. Toney
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: ---
Summa vs. Toney
Summa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Southworth vs. Toney
Southworth hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball 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. Adams
Burns hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Southworth who is chasing the ball. Burns reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bancroft vs. Adams
Bancroft strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Youngs vs. Adams
Youngs hits a line drive 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: ---
Frisch vs. Adams
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Traynor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Toney
Whitted hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Toney
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft misplays the ball. That's an error on Bancroft. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimm vs. Toney
Grimm hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Toney
Toney fires to first and has Traynor trapped. There's the throw to Doyle who tags Traynor for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Adams
King strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Adams
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Adams
Snyder hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Toney
Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Toney
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Toney
Bigbee hits a popup in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Toney vs. Adams
Toney hits a fly ball into center field. Summa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Adams
Burns hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Southworth. Burns reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bancroft vs. Adams
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Youngs vs. Adams
Youngs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burns scores. Bancroft moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frisch vs. Adams
Frisch hits a fly ball into center field. Summa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kelly vs. Adams
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, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Toney
Cutshaw hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summa vs. Toney
Summa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cutshaw moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Southworth vs. Toney
Southworth bunts towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. Cutshaw moves to third. Summa moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Whitted vs. Toney
Whitted hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cutshaw scores. Summa moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Traynor vs. Toney
Traynor 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 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Adams
King strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Adams
Doyle hits a popup, foul, towards third. Whitted settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Adams
Snyder hits a fly ball into center field. Summa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Toney
Grimm strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Toney
Schmidt hits a popup towards short. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Toney
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. King settles under the ball 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: ---
Toney vs. Adams
Toney 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Adams
Burns hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, 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 -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Adams
Youngs hits a line drive into center field. Summa picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Summa. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frisch vs. Adams
Frisch hits a fly ball into center field. Summa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Toney
Bigbee hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Toney
Cutshaw hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summa vs. Toney
Summa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Southworth vs. Toney
Southworth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Summa moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitted vs. Toney
Whitted hits a popup towards first. Kelly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Traynor vs. Toney
Traynor hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Adams
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitted fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Adams
King hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats King for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Adams
Doyle hits a fly ball into center field. Summa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Toney
Grimm hits a fly ball into center field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Toney
Schmidt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Toney
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 7
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Adams
Snyder hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Toney vs. Adams
There goes Snyder. The throw from Schmidt and he is out, Traynor applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Toney vs. Adams
Toney strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Adams
Burns hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Adams
There goes Burns. The throw from Schmidt and he is out, Cutshaw applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Toney
Bigbee 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, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cutshaw vs. Toney
Cutshaw bunts towards the mound. Toney fields it and throws to first for the out. Bigbee moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Summa vs. Toney
Summa hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Summa reaches second base with a double. Burns throws the ball in to Frisch who tags Summa trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Bigbee scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Toney
Southworth hits a popup, foul, towards third. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Adams
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Traynor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Adams
Youngs hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Adams
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Toney
Whitted strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Toney
Traynor strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Toney
Grimm hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Adams
King strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Adams
Doyle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Adams
Snyder hits a fly ball into center field. Summa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Toney
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Toney
Adams bunts towards the mound. Toney fields it and throws to first for the out. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bigbee vs. Toney
Bigbee hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cutshaw vs. Toney
Cutshaw hits a fly ball into center field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Toney vs. Adams
Toney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Adams
Burns hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Southworth. Burns reaches second base with a double. Toney moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bancroft vs. Adams
Vern Spencer pinch runs for Fred Toney.
Bancroft takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Youngs vs. Adams
Youngs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Spencer scores. Burns moves to third. Bancroft moves to second. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 9/17/1920 -- PIT at NY1 (D)
PIT AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Carson Bigbee, lf 5 2 2 1 George Burns, lf 5 3 5 1
George Cutshaw, 2b 4 1 2 0 Dave Bancroft, ss 4 0 1 0
Homer Summa, cf 4 0 3 1 Ross Youngs, rf 4 0 3 3
Billy Southworth, rf 3 0 1 0 Frankie Frisch, 3b 4 0 0 0
Possum Whitted, 3b 4 0 0 1 George Kelly, 1b 4 0 0 0
Pie Traynor, ss 4 0 0 0 Lee King, cf 4 0 0 0
Charlie Grimm, 1b 4 0 0 0 Larry Doyle, 2b 4 0 2 0
Walter Schmidt, c 3 0 0 0 Frank Snyder, c 4 0 1 0
Babe Adams, p 3 0 0 0 Fred Toney, p 4 0 1 0
Vern Spencer, pr 0 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 8 3 37 4 13 4
PIT 000 101 010 0 -- 3
NY1 101 010 000 1 -- 4
0 outs when winning run was scored.
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Babe Adams (L) 9.0 13 4 4 1 5
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Fred Toney (W) 10.0 8 3 3 1 3
E -- Dave Bancroft, Homer Summa
LOB -- PIT 5, NY1 8
2B -- George Burns 2, Homer Summa
3B -- George Burns
HR -- George Burns, Carson Bigbee
CS -- Frank Snyder, George Burns
SH -- Billy Southworth, George Cutshaw, Babe Adams
SF -- Ross Youngs
T -- 1:30
A -- 6000
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