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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 17, 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 July 17, 1920 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 17, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 17, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jesse Barnes |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hal Carlson |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 25,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Moran 1B: Cy Rigler 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
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 |
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 |
| Hal Carlson | Pitcher |
| George Gibson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 17, 1920
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Carlson
Burns hits a fly ball into left 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: ---
Bancroft vs. Carlson
Bancroft hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Carey who is chasing the ball. Bancroft reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Youngs vs. Carlson
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw fields it and throws to home to get Bancroft. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Carlson
There goes Youngs. The throw from Haeffner and he is safe. Youngs steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frisch vs. Carlson
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Barnes
Al Lefevre now playing shortstop.
Bigbee hits a fly ball into center field. Spencer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Barnes
Carey hits a line drive into center field. Spencer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Barnes
Southworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lefevre scoops it up 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: ---
Kelly vs. Carlson
Kelly 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Carlson
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Carlson
Doyle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Carlson
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw fields it and throws to second for the out. Spencer moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Barnes vs. Carlson
Barnes hits a popup, foul, towards third. Whitted settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Barnes
Whitted hits a fly ball into center field. Spencer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Barnes
Cutshaw strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Barnes
Grimm hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Carlson
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lefevre vs. Carlson
Lefevre hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Southworth who is chasing the ball. Lefevre reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Youngs vs. Carlson
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitted fields it and throws to home to get Lefevre. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Carlson
Frisch hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caton vs. Barnes
Caton hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haeffner vs. Barnes
Haeffner 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 -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carlson vs. Barnes
Carlson 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bigbee vs. Barnes
There goes Haeffner. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Haeffner steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bigbee vs. Barnes
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barnes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Carlson
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitted fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Carlson
Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Whitted settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Carlson
Doyle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Carlson
Smith takes first base on ball four. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barnes vs. Carlson
Barnes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw settles under it 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: ---
Carey vs. Barnes
Carey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Barnes
Southworth hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Spencer who is chasing the ball. Southworth reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Whitted vs. Barnes
Whitted strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cutshaw vs. Barnes
Cutshaw hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Southworth scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimm vs. Barnes
Grimm hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cutshaw moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Caton vs. Barnes
There goes Grimm. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Grimm steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Caton vs. Barnes
Caton hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Carlson
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lefevre vs. Carlson
Lefevre hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Youngs vs. Carlson
Youngs hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Southworth who is chasing the ball. Youngs reaches third base with a triple. Burns scores. Lefevre goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Frisch vs. Carlson
Frisch hits a popup towards short. Caton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kelly vs. Carlson
Kelly is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spencer vs. Carlson
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haeffner vs. Barnes
Haeffner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carlson vs. Barnes
Carlson bunts towards the mound. Barnes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Barnes
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bigbee for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Carlson
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Carlson
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carlson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnes vs. Carlson
Barnes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Carlson
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Barnes
Carey bunts towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Barnes
Southworth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitted vs. Barnes
Whitted 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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cutshaw vs. Barnes
Cutshaw hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lefevre vs. Carlson
Lefevre strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Carlson
Youngs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bigbee who is chasing the ball. Youngs reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Frisch vs. Carlson
Frisch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Youngs scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Carlson
Kelly strikes out. There goes Frisch. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Carlson
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Barnes
Grimm hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caton vs. Barnes
Caton hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haeffner vs. Barnes
Haeffner hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Spencer. Haeffner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Barnes
Fred Nicholson pinch hits for Hal Carlson.
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Haeffner moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bigbee vs. Barnes
Bigbee hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngs. Bigbee reaches second base with a double. Haeffner scores. There goes Nicholson trying to get to home. Youngs throws the ball in to Smith, who tags Nicholson, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Ponder
Elmer Ponder now pitching.
Doyle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Southworth. Doyle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snyder vs. Ponder
Frank Snyder pinch hits for Earl Smith.
The ball gets by Haeffner for a passed ball. Doyle moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Snyder vs. Ponder
Snyder strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Barnes vs. Ponder
Barnes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Doyle scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Ponder
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitted fields it and throws to first for the out. Barnes moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lefevre vs. Ponder
Lefevre hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Barnes
Frank Snyder now catching.
Carey hits a fly ball into center field. Spencer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Barnes
Southworth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Southworth for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Barnes
Whitted hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lefevre scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Ponder
Youngs hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Ponder
Frisch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Ponder
Kelly hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Ponder
Spencer hits a popup towards third. Whitted settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Barnes
Cutshaw hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Barnes
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops it up and throws to first, with Barnes covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caton vs. Barnes
Caton is called out on strikes. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 7/17/1920, game 2 -- NY1 at PIT (D)
NY1 AB R H RBI PIT AB R H RBI
George Burns, lf 4 1 0 0 Carson Bigbee, lf 4 0 1 1
Dave Bancroft, ss 1 0 1 0 Max Carey, cf 4 0 0 0
Al Lefevre, ss 4 1 2 0 Billy Southworth, rf 4 1 2 0
Ross Youngs, rf 5 1 2 2 Possum Whitted, 3b 4 0 0 0
Frankie Frisch, 3b 5 0 2 1 George Cutshaw, 2b 4 0 1 1
George Kelly, 1b 5 0 0 0 Charlie Grimm, 1b 4 0 1 0
Vern Spencer, cf 4 0 0 0 Howdy Caton, ss 4 0 0 0
Larry Doyle, 2b 4 1 3 0 Bill Haeffner, c 3 1 2 0
Earl Smith, c 2 0 0 0 Hal Carlson, p 2 0 0 0
Frank Snyder, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Fred Nicholson, ph 1 0 1 0
Jess Barnes, p 4 0 2 1 Elmer Ponder, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 4 12 4 34 2 8 2
NY1 000 020 110 -- 4
PIT 000 100 100 -- 2
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Jess Barnes (W) 9.0 8 2 2 0 4
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Hal Carlson (L) 7.0 9 3 3 3 3
Elmer Ponder 2.0 3 1 1 0 1
E -- Larry Doyle
DP -- NY1 1
LOB -- NY1 11, PIT 5
2B -- Bill Haeffner, Carson Bigbee, Larry Doyle
3B -- Dave Bancroft, Al Lefevre, Billy Southworth, Ross Youngs 2
SB -- Ross Youngs, Bill Haeffner, Charlie Grimm, Frankie Frisch
PB -- Bill Haeffner
T -- 2:06
A -- 25000
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