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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
October 2, 1920
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on October 2, 1920 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | October 2, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 2, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Burleigh Grimes |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Virgil Barnes |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 5,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cy Rigler 1B: Bill Klem 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivy Olson | Shortstop |
| Jimmy Johnston | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Griffith | Right Fielder |
| Zack Wheat | Left Fielder |
| Hi Myers | Center Fielder |
| Ed Konetchy | First Baseman |
| Pete Kilduff | Second Baseman |
| Otto Miller | Catcher |
| Burleigh Grimes | Pitcher |
| Wilbert Robinson | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Curt Walker | Left Fielder |
| Bob Kinsella | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Brown | Center Fielder |
| High Pockets Kelly | First Baseman |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Doug Baird | Third Baseman |
| Al Lefevre | Shortstop |
| Alex Gaston | Catcher |
| Virgil Barnes | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
October 2, 1920
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Barnes
Olson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Barnes
Johnston hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gaston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffith vs. Barnes
Griffith hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Brown who is chasing the ball. Griffith reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wheat vs. Barnes
Wheat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly fields the ball and throws to Barnes covering. Safe. Griffith scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Barnes
Myers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wheat moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Konetchy vs. Barnes
Konetchy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lefevre scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Grimes
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kinsella vs. Grimes
Kinsella strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Grimes
There's a wild pitch. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Grimes
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Grimes
Kelly strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilduff vs. Barnes
Kilduff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lefevre scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Barnes
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lefevre scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Barnes
Grimes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olson vs. Barnes
Olson takes first base on ball four. Grimes moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnston vs. Barnes
Johnston 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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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Grimes
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Grimes
Baird strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lefevre vs. Grimes
Lefevre strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffith vs. Barnes
Griffith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barnes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wheat vs. Barnes
Wheat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barnes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Barnes
Myers 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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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaston vs. Grimes
Gaston takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barnes vs. Grimes
Barnes bunts towards the mound. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. Gaston moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Grimes
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Gaston moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kinsella vs. Grimes
Kinsella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gaston scores. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Grimes
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Konetchy vs. Barnes
Konetchy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lefevre fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kilduff vs. Barnes
Kilduff hits a line drive into right field. Kinsella picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kinsella. Konetchy moves to third. Kilduff moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Miller vs. Barnes
Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Konetchy scores. Kilduff scores. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grimes vs. Barnes
Grimes strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Olson vs. Barnes
Olson hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Grimes
Kelly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Grimes
Doyle takes first base on ball four. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baird vs. Grimes
Baird hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kelly moves to third. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lefevre vs. Grimes
Lefevre strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gaston vs. Grimes
Gaston hits a fly ball into left field. Wheat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kelly tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barnes vs. Grimes
Barnes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Konetchy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Barnes for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Barnes
Johnston 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 -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffith vs. Barnes
Griffith hits a fly ball into right field. Kinsella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wheat vs. Barnes
Wheat 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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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Grimes
Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kinsella vs. Grimes
Kinsella strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Grimes
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimes juggles the ball. That's an error on Grimes. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kelly vs. Grimes
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnston fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doyle vs. Grimes
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Barnes
Myers strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Konetchy vs. Barnes
Konetchy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lefevre scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilduff vs. Barnes
Kilduff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barnes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Mitchell
Ray Schmandt now playing first base. Rowdy Elliott now catching. Clarence Mitchell now pitching.
Baird hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lefevre vs. Mitchell
Lefevre strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaston vs. Mitchell
Gaston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnston fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Barnes
Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Barnes
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lefevre fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olson vs. Barnes
Olson 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 -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnston vs. Barnes
Johnston hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Olson moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Griffith vs. Barnes
There goes Johnston. The throw from Gaston and he is safe. Johnston steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Griffith vs. Barnes
Griffith hits a popup towards short. Lefevre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Mitchell
Roy Grimes pinch hits for Virgil Barnes.
Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Mitchell
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Mitchell
Pug Griffin pinch hits for Bob Kinsella.
Griffin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Mitchell
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wheat vs. Davenport
Pug Griffin now playing right field. Roy Grimes now playing second base. Claude Davenport now pitching.
Wheat hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Davenport
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grimes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmandt vs. Davenport
Schmandt hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilduff vs. Davenport
Kilduff hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Mitchell
Bernie Neis now playing left field. Bill Lamar now playing center field.
Kelly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Mitchell
Davenport strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baird vs. Mitchell
Baird strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lefevre vs. Mitchell
Lefevre hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Olson fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Davenport
Elliott hits a popup, foul, towards third. Baird settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Davenport
Mitchell hits a fly ball into right field. Griffin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Davenport
Olson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnston vs. Davenport
Johnston hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Olson moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Griffith vs. Davenport
Griffith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grimes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaston vs. Mitchell
Gaston hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Mitchell
Grimes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Mitchell
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 10/2/1920 -- Brooklyn at NY1 (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Olson I, ss 3 0 0 0 Curt Walker, lf 4 0 1 0
Johnston J, 3b 5 0 2 0 Bob Kinsella, rf 3 0 1 1
Griffith T, rf 5 1 1 0 Pug Griffin, ph-rf 1 0 1 0
Wheat Z, lf 4 1 2 2 Eddie Brown, cf 4 0 0 0
Neis B, lf 0 0 0 0 George Kelly, 1b 4 1 2 0
Myers H, cf 4 0 1 0 Larry Doyle, 2b 2 0 0 0
Lamar B, cf 0 0 0 0 Claude Davenport, p 1 0 0 0
Konetchy E, 1b 3 1 1 0 Doug Baird, 3b 4 0 1 0
Schmandt R, 1b 1 0 0 0 Al Lefevre, ss 4 0 0 0
Kilduff P, 2b 4 1 1 0 Alex Gaston, c 2 1 0 1
Miller O, c 2 0 1 2 Virgil Barnes, p 1 0 0 0
Elliott R, c 2 0 1 0 Roy Grimes, ph-2b 2 0 0 0
Grimes B, p 2 0 1 0
Mitchell C, p 2 0 0 0
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37 4 11 4 32 2 6 2
Brooklyn 100 200 010 -- 4
NY1 001 100 000 -- 2
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Grimes B (W) 5.0 4 2 2 3 7
Mitchell C (S) 4.0 2 0 0 0 3
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Virgil Barnes (L) 7.0 9 3 3 1 2
Claude Davenport 2.0 2 1 1 1 0
E -- Bob Kinsella, Grimes B
DP -- Brooklyn 1, NY1 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 8, NY1 8
3B -- Griffith T
HR -- Wheat Z
SB -- Johnston J
SH -- Virgil Barnes
SF -- Alex Gaston
WP -- Grimes B
T -- 1:45
A -- 5000
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