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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 4, 1920
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, played on September 4, 1920 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 4, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 4, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lefty Tyler |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Babe Adams |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 8,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Bob Emslie 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Flack | Right Fielder |
| Zeb Terry | Shortstop |
| Dave Robertson | Left Fielder |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Dode Paskert | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Deal | Third Baseman |
| Bernie Friberg | Second Baseman |
| Bob O'Farrell | Catcher |
| Lefty Tyler | Pitcher |
| Fred Mitchell | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carson Bigbee | Left Fielder |
| George Cutshaw | Second Baseman |
| Billy Southworth | Right Fielder |
| Fred Nicholson | Center Fielder |
| Possum Whitted | Third Baseman |
| Walter Schmidt | Catcher |
| Howdy Caton | Shortstop |
| Charlie Grimm | First Baseman |
| Babe Adams | Pitcher |
| George Gibson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 4, 1920
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Adams
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops it up and throws to first, with Adams covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Adams
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitted fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Adams
Robertson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Robertson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merkle vs. Adams
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitted fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Tyler
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Tyler
Cutshaw hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robertson. Cutshaw reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Southworth vs. Tyler
Southworth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Flack throws the ball in to Friberg who tags Southworth trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Cutshaw scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Tyler
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Adams
Paskert hits a fly ball into center field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Adams
Deal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friberg vs. Adams
Friberg bunts towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. Deal moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Farrell vs. Adams
O'Farrell is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Tyler
Whitted hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Tyler
Schmidt bunts towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out. Whitted moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Caton vs. Tyler
Caton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Whitted moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grimm vs. Tyler
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyler vs. Adams
Tyler hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bigbee. Tyler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flack vs. Adams
Flack bunts towards third. Whitted fields it and throws to first for the out. Tyler moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Terry vs. Adams
Terry hits a fly ball into center field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robertson vs. Adams
Robertson 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 3
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Tyler
Adams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Tyler
Bigbee hits a line drive into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Tyler
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Adams
Merkle strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Adams
Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton misplays the ball. That's an error on Caton. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Deal vs. Adams
Deal hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friberg vs. Adams
Friberg hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Tyler
Southworth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Friberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Tyler
Nicholson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitted vs. Tyler
Whitted hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Friberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Tyler
Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Adams
O'Farrell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyler vs. Adams
Tyler hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flack vs. Adams
Flack hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Adams
Terry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Farrell moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robertson vs. Adams
Robertson hits a popup towards third. Whitted settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caton vs. Tyler
Caton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Tyler
Grimm hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Tyler
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tyler fields it and throws to first for the out. Grimm moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bigbee vs. Tyler
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. O'Farrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Adams
Merkle hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Adams
Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Adams
Deal 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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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Tyler
Cutshaw hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Southworth vs. Tyler
Southworth bunts towards third. Deal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Tyler
There goes Southworth. The throw from O'Farrell and he throws it away, into the outfield. Here's the throw to O'Farrell, who tags Southworth out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Tyler
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitted vs. Tyler
Whitted hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friberg vs. Adams
Friberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Farrell vs. Adams
O'Farrell hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyler vs. Adams
Tyler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Friberg moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flack vs. Adams
There's a wild pitch. Friberg scores. Tyler moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Flack vs. Adams
Flack hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tyler tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Adams
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Tyler
Schmidt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Farrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caton vs. Tyler
Caton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimm vs. Tyler
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Adams
Robertson hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Adams
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paskert vs. Adams
Paskert hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Deal vs. Adams
Adams fires to first and has Merkle trapped. There's the throw to Cutshaw who tags Merkle for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Tyler
Cliff Lee pinch hits for Babe Adams.
Lee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bigbee vs. Tyler
Bigbee hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Paskert who is chasing the ball. Bigbee reaches third base with a triple. Lee goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cutshaw vs. Tyler
Cutshaw hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bigbee tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Tyler
Southworth hits a line drive into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Tyler
Nicholson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitted vs. Tyler
Whitted hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Cooper
Wilbur Cooper now pitching.
Deal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitted fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friberg vs. Cooper
Friberg hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Cooper
O'Farrell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Southworth who is chasing the ball. O'Farrell reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Daly vs. Cooper
Tom Daly pinch hits for Lefty Tyler.
Daly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitted fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 9/4/1920 -- CHN at PIT (D)
CHN AB R H RBI PIT AB R H RBI
Max Flack, rf 2 0 0 1 Carson Bigbee, lf 4 1 1 1
Zeb Terry, ss 4 0 1 0 George Cutshaw, 2b 3 1 2 1
Dave Robertson, lf 4 0 1 0 Billy Southworth, rf 4 0 1 1
Fred Merkle, 1b 4 0 1 0 Fred Nicholson, cf 4 0 3 0
Dode Paskert, cf 4 0 0 0 Possum Whitted, 3b 4 0 1 0
Charlie Deal, 3b 4 0 1 0 Walter Schmidt, c 2 0 0 0
Bernie Friberg, 2b 3 1 1 0 Howdy Caton, ss 2 0 0 0
Bob O'Farrell, c 4 0 2 0 Charlie Grimm, 1b 3 0 1 0
Lefty Tyler, p 3 1 2 0 Babe Adams, p 2 0 0 0
Tom Daly, ph 1 0 0 0 Cliff Lee, ph 0 1 0 0
Wilbur Cooper, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 9 1 28 3 9 3
CHN 000 000 200 -- 2
PIT 100 000 02x -- 3
CHN IP H R ER BB SO
Lefty Tyler (L) 8.0 9 3 3 2 1
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Babe Adams (W) 8.0 8 2 2 0 2
Wilbur Cooper (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Howdy Caton, Bob O'Farrell
DP -- CHN 1
LOB -- CHN 7, PIT 5
2B -- Dave Robertson, George Cutshaw, Lefty Tyler
3B -- Carson Bigbee, Bob O'Farrell
SB -- Billy Southworth
SH -- Bernie Friberg, Walter Schmidt, Max Flack
SF -- Max Flack, George Cutshaw
WP -- Babe Adams
T -- 1:36
A -- 8000
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