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Braves
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 27, 1920
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Braves, played on August 27, 1920 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 27, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 27, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Oeschger |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Wilbur Cooper |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ernie Quigley 1B: Hank O'Day 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ray Powell | Center Fielder |
| Tony Boeckel | Third Baseman |
| Les Mann | Left Fielder |
| John Sullivan | Right Fielder |
| Walter Holke | First Baseman |
| Lloyd Christenbury | Shortstop |
| Hod Ford | Second Baseman |
| Mickey O'Neil | Catcher |
| Joe Oeschger | Pitcher |
| George Stallings | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carson Bigbee | Left Fielder |
| Max Carey | Center Fielder |
| Billy Southworth | Right Fielder |
| George Cutshaw | Second Baseman |
| Possum Whitted | Third Baseman |
| Walter Schmidt | Catcher |
| Walter Barbare | Shortstop |
| Charlie Grimm | First Baseman |
| Wilbur Cooper | Pitcher |
| George Gibson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 27, 1920
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Cooper
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boeckel vs. Cooper
Boeckel hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Cooper
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barbare scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Oeschger
Bigbee hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Oeschger
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christenbury scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Oeschger
Southworth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cutshaw vs. Oeschger
Cutshaw hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sullivan. Cutshaw reaches second base with a double. Southworth goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitted vs. Oeschger
Whitted hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Cooper
Sullivan strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Cooper
Holke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christenbury vs. Cooper
Christenbury hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooper fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Cooper
Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Oeschger
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christenbury scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barbare vs. Oeschger
Barbare hits a line drive into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Oeschger
Grimm hits a fly ball into right field. Sullivan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neil vs. Cooper
O'Neil hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitted fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oeschger vs. Cooper
Oeschger hits a popup towards third. Whitted settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Cooper
Powell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bigbee. Powell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boeckel vs. Cooper
Boeckel hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Oeschger
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boeckel fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Boeckel. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bigbee vs. Oeschger
Bigbee bunts towards the mound. Oeschger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cooper moves to third. Bigbee moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carey vs. Oeschger
Carey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Southworth vs. Oeschger
Southworth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ford fields it and throws to home to get Cooper. Bigbee moves to third. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cutshaw vs. Oeschger
Cutshaw hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mann. Cutshaw reaches second base with a double. Bigbee scores. Carey scores. Southworth moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Whitted vs. Oeschger
Whitted hits a fly ball towards right. Sullivan catches it and throws to home to double up Southworth. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Cooper
Mann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Cooper
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitted fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Cooper
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. Sullivan moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Christenbury vs. Cooper
Christenbury strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Oeschger
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boeckel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barbare vs. Oeschger
Barbare hits a popup towards short. Christenbury settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Oeschger
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Cooper
Ford hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neil vs. Cooper
O'Neil hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oeschger vs. Cooper
Oeschger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barbare scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Oeschger
Cooper hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mann. Cooper reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bigbee vs. Oeschger
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. O'Neil fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cooper moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carey vs. Oeschger
Carey hits a fly ball into center field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cooper tags and scores. Bigbee tags and moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Southworth vs. Oeschger
Southworth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cutshaw vs. Oeschger
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cutshaw vs. Oeschger
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Oeschger fields it and throws to home to get Bigbee. Southworth moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitted vs. Oeschger
There goes Cutshaw. The throw from O'Neil and he is safe. Cutshaw steals second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Whitted vs. Oeschger
Whitted hits a line drive into right field. Sullivan picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Sullivan. Southworth scores. Cutshaw scores. Whitted moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Oeschger
There's a wild pitch. Whitted scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Oeschger
Schmidt hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Powell. Schmidt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barbare vs. Oeschger
Barbare hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Cooper
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Powell for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boeckel vs. Cooper
Boeckel hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Cooper
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barbare scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Oeschger
Grimm hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Oeschger
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christenbury can't make a play. That's a base hit. Grimm moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bigbee vs. Oeschger
Bigbee bunts towards the mound. Oeschger fields it and throws to third for the out. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carey vs. Oeschger
Carey takes first base on ball four. Cooper moves to third. Bigbee moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Southworth vs. Oeschger
Southworth takes first base on ball four. Cooper scores. Bigbee moves to third. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cutshaw vs. Oeschger
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christenbury fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Cooper
Sullivan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Cooper
Holke hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christenbury vs. Cooper
Christenbury hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sullivan moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ford vs. Cooper
Ford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sullivan scores. Christenbury moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Neil vs. Cooper
O'Neil hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oeschger vs. Cooper
Oeschger 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 7
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Oeschger
Whitted hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christenbury scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Oeschger
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barbare vs. Oeschger
There goes Schmidt. The throw from O'Neil and he is out, Ford applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barbare vs. Oeschger
Barbare hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mann. Barbare reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grimm vs. Oeschger
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke scoops it up and throws to first, with Oeschger covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Cooper
Powell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boeckel vs. Cooper
Boeckel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barbare fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Cooper
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barbare scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Oeschger
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Oeschger
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke scoops it up and throws to first, with Oeschger covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Oeschger
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boeckel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Cooper
Sullivan hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Cooper
Holke hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grimm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christenbury vs. Cooper
Christenbury 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 8/27/1920 -- BSN at PIT (D)
BSN AB R H RBI PIT AB R H RBI
Ray Powell, cf 4 0 2 0 Carson Bigbee, lf 5 1 2 0
Tony Boeckel, 3b 4 0 0 0 Max Carey, cf 2 1 0 1
Les Mann, lf 4 0 1 0 Billy Southworth, rf 2 2 1 1
John Sullivan, rf 4 1 1 0 George Cutshaw, 2b 4 1 2 3
Walter Holke, 1b 4 0 1 0 Possum Whitted, 3b 4 1 1 2
Lloyd Christenbu, ss 4 0 1 0 Walter Schmidt, c 4 0 2 0
Hod Ford, 2b 3 0 1 1 Walter Barbare, ss 4 0 1 0
Mickey O'Neil, c 3 0 0 0 Charlie Grimm, 1b 4 0 1 0
Joe Oeschger, p 3 0 0 0 Wilbur Cooper, p 4 2 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 1 7 1 33 8 12 7
BSN 000 000 100 -- 1
PIT 102 041 00x -- 8
BSN IP H R ER BB SO
Joe Oeschger (L) 8.0 12 8 7 4 0
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Wilbur Cooper (W) 9.0 7 1 1 0 2
E -- Tony Boeckel, John Sullivan
DP -- BSN 2, PIT 1
LOB -- BSN 5, PIT 6
2B -- George Cutshaw 2, Ray Powell, Wilbur Cooper, Walter Schmidt, Walter Barbare
SB -- Billy Southworth, Carson Bigbee, George Cutshaw
CS -- Walter Schmidt
SF -- Max Carey
WP -- Joe Oeschger
T -- 1:25
A -- 0
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