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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 20, 1919
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 20, 1919 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 20, 1919 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 20, 1919 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Doak |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fred Toney |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Barry McCormick 1B: Pete Harrison 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Schultz | Right Fielder |
| Cliff Heathcote | Center Fielder |
| Milt Stock | Second Baseman |
| Rogers Hornsby | First Baseman |
| Austin McHenry | Left Fielder |
| Verne Clemons | Catcher |
| Doug Baird | Third Baseman |
| Doc Lavan | Shortstop |
| Bill Doak | Pitcher |
| Branch Rickey | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Frankie Frisch | Second Baseman |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| High Pockets Kelly | First Baseman |
| Lew McCarty | Catcher |
| Fred Toney | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 20, 1919
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Toney
Schultz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heathcote vs. Toney
Heathcote strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stock vs. Toney
Stock hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarty settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Schultz moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hornsby vs. Toney
Hornsby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Doak
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Doak
Youngs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Doak
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Doak
There goes Youngs. The throw from Clemons and he is safe. Youngs steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zimmerman vs. Doak
Zimmerman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Youngs scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Doak
There goes Zimmerman. The throw from Clemons to Stock and they have Zimmerman trapped. The throw over to Hornsby, who applies the tag for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McHenry vs. Toney
McHenry hits a popup towards third. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemons vs. Toney
Clemons hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Toney
Baird hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavan vs. Toney
Lavan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doak vs. Toney
Doak hits a popup, foul, towards third. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Doak
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Doak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Doak
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Doak
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Toney
Schultz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heathcote vs. Toney
Heathcote hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Fletcher fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stock vs. Toney
There goes Heathcote. The throw from McCarty and he is safe. Heathcote steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stock vs. Toney
Stock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Heathcote moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hornsby vs. Toney
Hornsby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McHenry vs. Toney
There go the runners. The throw from McCarty and he throws it away. That's a double steal and an error. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McHenry vs. Toney
McHenry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Doak
McCarty takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Toney vs. Doak
Jigger Statz pinch runs for Lew McCarty.
Toney bunts and there's an error on the play. Statz moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Doak
Burns takes first base on ball four. Statz moves to third. Toney moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Youngs vs. Doak
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Statz scores. Toney moves to third. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fletcher vs. Doak
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Toney scores. Burns scores. Youngs moves to third. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Zimmerman vs. Doak
Zimmerman hits a line drive towards short. Lavan catches it and steps on second to double up Fletcher. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Frisch vs. Doak
Frisch strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemons vs. Toney
Mike Gonzalez now catching.
Clemons hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Toney
Baird hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavan vs. Toney
Lavan hits a popup towards first. Kelly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Doak
Kauff hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Clemons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Doak
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Doak
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Heathcote settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doak vs. Toney
Doak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Toney
Schultz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heathcote vs. Toney
Heathcote hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Toney vs. Doak
Toney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Doak
Burns strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Doak
Youngs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McHenry. Youngs reaches second base with a double. Toney moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fletcher vs. Doak
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Toney scores. Youngs moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zimmerman vs. Doak
There goes Youngs. The slide. Clemons applies the tag. Youngs is out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Toney
Stock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Toney
Hornsby hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McHenry vs. Toney
McHenry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemons vs. Toney
Clemons hits a popup in front of the plate. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Doak
Zimmerman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Doak
Frisch strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Doak
There goes Zimmerman. The throw from Clemons and he is out, Lavan applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Doak
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hornsby scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kauff for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Toney
Baird hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavan vs. Toney
Lavan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doak vs. Toney
Doak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Doak
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Doak
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Toney vs. Doak
Toney strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Toney
Schultz hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heathcote vs. Toney
Heathcote hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Kauff. Heathcote reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stock vs. Toney
Stock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Heathcote moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hornsby vs. Toney
Hornsby hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McHenry vs. Toney
McHenry hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Doak
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Doak
Youngs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Doak
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan misplays the ball. That's an error on Lavan. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zimmerman vs. Doak
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stock fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemons vs. Toney
Clemons hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Toney
Baird hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavan vs. Toney
Lavan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Toney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/20/1919, game 1 -- SLN at NY1 (D)
SLN AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Joe Schultz, rf 3 0 1 0 George Burns, lf 3 1 0 0
Cliff Heathcote, cf 4 1 1 0 Ross Youngs, rf 3 1 3 1
Milt Stock, 2b 4 0 1 0 Art Fletcher, ss 4 0 1 3
Rogers Hornsby, 1b 3 0 0 0 Heinie Zimmerman, 3b 3 0 1 1
Austin McHenry, lf 4 0 1 0 Frankie Frisch, 2b 3 0 0 0
Verne Clemons, c 4 1 1 1 Benny Kauff, cf 3 0 0 0
Doug Baird, 3b 4 0 0 0 George Kelly, 1b 3 0 0 0
Doc Lavan, ss 4 0 1 0 Lew McCarty, c 0 0 0 0
Bill Doak, p 3 0 0 0 Jigger Statz, pr 0 1 0 0
Mike Gonzalez, c 2 0 0 0
Fred Toney, p 3 2 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 6 1 27 5 6 5
SLN 011 000 000 -- 2
NY1 103 010 00x -- 5
SLN IP H R ER BB SO
Bill Doak (L) 8.0 6 5 4 4 5
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Fred Toney (W) 9.0 6 2 2 2 3
E -- Lew McCarty, Doc Lavan 2
DP -- SLN 2
LOB -- SLN 6, NY1 2
2B -- Ross Youngs, Cliff Heathcote
HR -- Verne Clemons
SB -- Ross Youngs, Cliff Heathcote 2, Rogers Hornsby
CS -- Heinie Zimmerman 2, Ross Youngs
T -- 1:35
A -- 0
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