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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 2, 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 September 2, 1920 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 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 | September 2, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jesse Barnes |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Earl Hamilton |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 5,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ernie Quigley 1B: Hank O'Day 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 |
| Lee King | Center Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Frank Snyder | Catcher |
| Jesse Barnes | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carson Bigbee | Left Fielder |
| Walter Barbare | Second Baseman |
| Billy Southworth | Right Fielder |
| Fred Nicholson | Center Fielder |
| Possum Whitted | Third Baseman |
| Walter Schmidt | Catcher |
| Howdy Caton | Shortstop |
| Charlie Grimm | First Baseman |
| Earl Hamilton | Pitcher |
| George Gibson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 2, 1920
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Hamilton
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barbare scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Hamilton
Bancroft 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Hamilton
Youngs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Hamilton
There goes Youngs. The throw from Schmidt and he is out, Barbare applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Barnes
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barbare vs. Barnes
Barbare 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 -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Southworth vs. Barnes
Southworth 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Barnes
There goes Barbare. The throw from Snyder and he is safe. Barbare steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Barnes
Bill McKechnie pinch runs for Walter Barbare.
Nicholson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McKechnie scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitted vs. Barnes
Whitted hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Hamilton
Bill McKechnie now playing second base.
Frisch hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Hamilton
Kelly hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Nicholson. Kelly reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
King vs. Hamilton
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kelly moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doyle vs. Hamilton
Doyle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Snyder vs. Hamilton
There's a wild pitch. Kelly scores. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snyder vs. Hamilton
Snyder takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barnes vs. Hamilton
Barnes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Barnes
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caton vs. Barnes
Caton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimm vs. Barnes
Grimm hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Caton trying to get to third. Youngs throws the ball in to Frisch, who tags Caton for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamilton vs. Barnes
Hamilton 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, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Hamilton
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitted fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Hamilton
Bancroft hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Southworth. Bancroft reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngs vs. Hamilton
Youngs hits a fly ball into center field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frisch vs. Hamilton
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKechnie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Barnes
Bigbee hits a fly ball into center field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Barnes
McKechnie 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, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Barnes
Southworth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Barnes
There goes Southworth. The throw from Snyder and he is out, Bancroft applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Hamilton
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Hamilton
King hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kelly moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doyle vs. Hamilton
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Kelly scores. King moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snyder vs. Hamilton
Snyder bunts towards third. Whitted fields it and throws to first for the out. King moves to third. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Barnes vs. Hamilton
Barnes strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burns vs. Hamilton
Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Barnes
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barnes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Barnes
Whitted hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Barnes
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Hamilton
Bancroft 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: ---
Youngs vs. Hamilton
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Hamilton
Frisch hits a line drive into center field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, 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
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caton vs. Barnes
Caton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Barnes
Grimm hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Barnes
Hamilton 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 -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bigbee vs. Barnes
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Hamilton
King bunts towards the mound. Hamilton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Hamilton
Doyle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes King trying to get to third. Southworth throws the ball in to Whitted, who tags King for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Hamilton
Snyder hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barnes vs. Hamilton
Barnes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hamilton fields it and throws to first for the out. Doyle moves to third. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burns vs. Hamilton
Burns hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Doyle scores. Snyder scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Hamilton
Bancroft hits a fly ball into center field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Barnes
McKechnie 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Barnes
Southworth hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of King. Southworth reaches second base with a double. King throws the ball in to Frisch who tags Southworth trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Barnes
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Hamilton
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Hamilton
Frisch hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Hamilton
Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Barnes
Whitted hits a line drive into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Barnes
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caton vs. Barnes
Caton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
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 8
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Hamilton
King hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Hamilton
Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Hamilton
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. King moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barnes vs. Hamilton
Barnes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Barnes
Cliff Lee pinch hits for Earl Hamilton.
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Barnes
Bigbee 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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Barnes
McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barnes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Southworth vs. Barnes
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
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Wisner
Jack Wisner now pitching.
Burns hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Nicholson. Burns reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bancroft vs. Wisner
Bancroft bunts towards the right side of the infield. McKechnie scoops it up and throws to first, with Wisner covering, for the out. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Youngs vs. Wisner
Youngs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burns scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Wisner
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards second base. McKechnie fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Wisner
There goes Frisch. The throw from Schmidt and he is safe. Frisch steals second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Wisner
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Barnes
Nicholson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Barnes
Whitted hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barnes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Barnes
Schmidt hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngs who is chasing the ball. Schmidt reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
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
Box Score
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Game of 9/2/1920 -- NY1 at PIT (D)
NY1 AB R H RBI PIT AB R H RBI
George Burns, lf 5 1 2 2 Carson Bigbee, lf 4 0 1 0
Dave Bancroft, ss 4 0 1 0 Walter Barbare, 2b 1 0 0 0
Ross Youngs, rf 4 0 2 1 Bill McKechni, pr-2b 3 1 1 0
Frankie Frisch, 3b 5 0 0 0 Billy Southworth, rf 3 0 1 0
George Kelly, 1b 5 2 2 0 Fred Nicholson, cf 4 0 1 1
Lee King, cf 4 0 3 0 Possum Whitted, 3b 4 0 0 0
Larry Doyle, 2b 3 1 1 1 Walter Schmidt, c 4 0 2 0
Frank Snyder, c 2 1 1 0 Howdy Caton, ss 4 0 1 0
Jess Barnes, p 4 0 0 0 Charlie Grimm, 1b 3 0 1 0
Earl Hamilton, p 2 0 1 0
Cliff Lee, ph 1 0 0 0
Jack Wisner, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 12 4 33 1 9 1
NY1 010 102 001 -- 5
PIT 100 000 000 -- 1
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Jess Barnes (W) 9.0 9 1 1 1 2
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Earl Hamilton (L) 8.0 10 4 2 3 2
Jack Wisner 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
E -- Bill McKechnie
DP -- PIT 1
LOB -- NY1 9, PIT 6
2B -- George Kelly, Dave Bancroft, Billy Southworth, George Burns
3B -- Walter Schmidt
SB -- Walter Barbare, Frankie Frisch
CS -- Ross Youngs, Billy Southworth
SH -- Frank Snyder, Dave Bancroft
WP -- Earl Hamilton
T -- 1:47
A -- 5000
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