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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 15, 1920
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants, played on May 15, 1920 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 15, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 15, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Art Nehf |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Babe Adams |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 12,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Pete Harrison 1B: Hank O'Day 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| Fred Lear | Third Baseman |
| High Pockets Kelly | First Baseman |
| Earl Smith | Catcher |
| Art Nehf | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carson Bigbee | Center Fielder |
| George Cutshaw | Second Baseman |
| Howdy Caton | Shortstop |
| Billy Southworth | Right Fielder |
| Fred Nicholson | Left Fielder |
| Bill McKechnie | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Grimm | First Baseman |
| Walter Schmidt | Catcher |
| Babe Adams | Pitcher |
| George Gibson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 15, 1920
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Adams
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Adams
Youngs strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Adams
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Nehf
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 -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Nehf
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nehf fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caton vs. Nehf
Caton hits a ball on the ground between third and short. The ball bounces off Lear, and towards Fletcher, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Adams
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 -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Adams
Kauff 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 -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lear vs. Adams
Lear hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Nehf
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 -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Nehf
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKechnie vs. Nehf
McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Doyle fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimm vs. Nehf
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
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Adams
Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 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 misplays the ball. That's an error on Cutshaw. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nehf vs. Adams
Nehf hits a popup, foul, towards third. McKechnie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Adams
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burns for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Nehf
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Nehf
Adams bunts towards the mound. Nehf fields it and throws to first for the out. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bigbee vs. Nehf
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nehf fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cutshaw vs. Nehf
Cutshaw hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Adams
Youngs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Adams
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Adams
Doyle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Youngs moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kauff vs. Adams
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm has Youngs trapped. There's the throw to Schmidt and over to McKechnie, who tags Youngs for the out. Doyle moves to third. Kauff moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lear vs. Adams
Lear hits a fly ball into center field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caton vs. Nehf
Caton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nehf fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Nehf
Southworth strikes out. Smith drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Southworth out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Nehf
Nicholson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Nicholson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McKechnie vs. Nehf
McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Adams
Kelly hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, 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 -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nehf vs. Adams
Nehf hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Adams
Burns hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Nehf
Grimm hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Nehf
Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Nehf
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Adams
Youngs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Adams
There's a wild pitch. Youngs moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fletcher vs. Adams
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doyle vs. Adams
Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Youngs tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Adams
Kauff 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
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Nehf
Bigbee hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Nehf
Cutshaw hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caton vs. Nehf
Caton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lear settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lear vs. Adams
Lear strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Adams
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Adams
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nehf vs. Adams
Nehf hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. Bigbee fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Bigbee. Kelly goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Adams
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Nehf
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 -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Nehf
Nicholson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKechnie vs. Nehf
McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grimm vs. Nehf
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nehf fields it and throws to second for the out. Nicholson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schmidt vs. Nehf
Schmidt 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
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Adams
Youngs hits a line drive towards first. Grimm reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Adams
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Adams
Doyle hits a popup towards first. Grimm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinchman vs. Nehf
Bill Hinchman pinch hits for Babe Adams.
Hinchman hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Nehf
Bigbee hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Nehf
Cutshaw hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Hamilton
Earl Hamilton now pitching.
Kauff hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lear vs. Hamilton
Lear takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Hamilton
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Hamilton
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kelly moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nehf vs. Hamilton
There go the runners. The throw from Schmidt to McKechnie. The throw back to home, and Kelly is out at the plate. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caton vs. Nehf
Caton hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Nehf
Southworth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nehf fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Nehf
Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/15/1920 -- NY1 at PIT (D)
NY1 AB R H RBI PIT AB R H RBI
George Burns, lf 4 0 0 0 Carson Bigbee, cf 4 0 0 0
Ross Youngs, rf 4 1 2 0 George Cutshaw, 2b 4 0 0 0
Art Fletcher, ss 4 0 0 0 Howdy Caton, ss 4 0 0 0
Larry Doyle, 2b 3 0 1 1 Billy Southworth, rf 4 0 0 0
Benny Kauff, cf 4 0 0 0 Fred Nicholson, lf 3 0 2 0
Fred Lear, 3b 3 0 0 0 Bill McKechnie, 3b 3 0 1 0
George Kelly, 1b 4 1 1 0 Charlie Grimm, 1b 3 0 0 0
Earl Smith, c 4 0 1 0 Walter Schmidt, c 3 0 1 0
Art Nehf, p 3 0 2 0 Babe Adams, p 1 0 0 0
Bill Hinchman, ph 1 0 0 0
Earl Hamilton, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 7 1 30 0 4 0
NY1 000 001 100 -- 2
PIT 000 000 000 -- 0
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Art Nehf (W) 9.0 4 0 0 1 1
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Babe Adams (L) 8.0 6 2 1 0 3
Earl Hamilton 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
E -- George Cutshaw, Carson Bigbee
LOB -- NY1 6, PIT 5
2B -- Fred Nicholson, Art Nehf
CS -- George Kelly
SH -- Babe Adams
SF -- Larry Doyle
WP -- Babe Adams
T -- 1:26
A -- 12000
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