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May 17, 1920

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Bottom 15	R	H	E
Giants	6	12	3
Pirates	6	12	3

Bottom 15	R	H	E
Giants	6	12	3
Pirates	7	13	3

Charlie Grimm Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.200	.167
OBP	.333	.220
At Bats	5	84
Hits	1	14
• Singles	1	9
• Doubles	0	2
• Triples	0	3
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	1	5
RBI’s	0	10

Jesse Barnes Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
3	4	0

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Forbes Field - May 17, 1920

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Single

Jesse Barnes

Frank Snyder

High Pockets Kelly

Ed Sicking

Fred Lear

Art Fletcher

George Burns

Benny Kauff

Ross Youngs

Charlie Grimm

Howdy Caton

Possum Whitted

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
New York Giants	6	12	3	10
Pittsburgh Pirates	7	13	3	10
Winning Pitcher	Elmer Ponder
Losing Pitcher	Phil Douglas
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Charlie Grimm
Attendance	6,000
Time of Game	2 hours 43 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Grimm hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Whitted scores. Caton moves to third. That run is unearned.

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Bottom 15 Caton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Fletcher. Southworth scores. Whitted moves to third. Caton moves to second. That run is unearned.

Bottom 15 Jesse Barnes now pitching. Cutshaw hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 15 Whitted hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Southworth moves to second.

Bottom 15 Southworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Fletcher. Bigbee scores. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.

Bottom 15 There goes Carey. The throw from Snyder and he is safe. Carey steals second.

Bottom 15 Carey takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 15 Bigbee hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kauff who is chasing the ball. Bigbee reaches third base with a triple.

Top 15 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ponder fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 15 Lear hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 15 Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Grimm. Fletcher scores. Kauff moves all the way to home. Two runs are unearned.

Top 15 Sicking bunts in front of the plate. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. Fletcher moves to second.

Top 15 Elmer Ponder now pitching. Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 14 Fred Nicholson pinch hits for Hal Carlson. Nicholson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sicking settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 14 Schmidt takes first base on ball four. Grimm moves to second.

Bottom 14 Grimm takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 14 Caton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sicking scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Whitted moves to third.

Bottom 14 Cutshaw bunts towards the mound. Douglas fields it and throws to first for the out. Whitted moves to second.

Bottom 14 Whitted hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 14 Youngs hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 14 Burns takes first base on ball four.

Top 14 Douglas hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 14 Snyder bunts towards the mound. Carlson fields it and throws to first for the out. Kelly moves to second.

Top 14 Kelly hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 13 Southworth hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 13 Carey hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 13 Bigbee hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 13 Lear is called out on strikes.

Top 13 Kauff hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 13 Sicking hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 12 Carlson hits a popup towards first. Kelly settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 12 Schmidt strikes out.

Bottom 12 Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 12 Burns is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.

Top 12 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw fields it and throws to second for the out. Burns moves to third.

Top 12 Youngs takes first base on ball four.

Top 12 Burns hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bigbee. Burns reaches second base with a double.

Top 12 Douglas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Whitted settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 11 Caton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 11 Cutshaw hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sicking settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 11 Whitted hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 11 Snyder hits a popup, foul, towards third. Whitted settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 11 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carlson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 11 Lear hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 11 Kauff hits a popup towards third. Whitted settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 10 Southworth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sicking fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 10 Carey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bigbee moves to second.

Bottom 10 Bigbee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 10 Carlson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carlson for the out.

Top 10 Sicking hits a line drive towards first. Grimm reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 10 Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 10 Youngs hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 9 Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 9 Grimm hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 9 Caton hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 There goes Burns. The throw from Schmidt and he is out, Caton applying the tag.

Top 9 Burns bunts towards the mound. Carlson juggles the ball. That's an error on Carlson.

Top 9 Douglas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Douglas for the out.

Top 9 Snyder hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sicking scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Whitted strikes out.

Bottom 8 Southworth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sicking fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Sicking. Bigbee moves to third. Carey moves to second.

Bottom 8 Carey takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 8 Bigbee hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Bigbee reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 8 Carlson strikes out.

Top 8 Kelly bunts towards third. Whitted fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Lear hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Schmidt hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sicking catches it and throws to first to double up Caton.

Bottom 7 Grimm hits a popup towards third. Lear settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Ed Sicking now playing second base. Caton bunts towards first. Kelly fields the ball and throws to Douglas covering. Safe.

Top 7 Doyle is called out on strikes.

Top 7 Fletcher is hit by the pitch. Youngs moves to second.

Top 7 Youngs takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Douglas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Cutshaw strikes out.

Bottom 6 Whitted hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Benny Kauff now playing center field. Southworth strikes out.

Top 6 Snyder hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Kelly hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Hal Carlson now pitching. Lear hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 5 Phil Douglas now pitching. Bigbee hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Bill Hinchman pinch hits for Wilbur Cooper. Hinchman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schmidt scores.

Bottom 5 Schmidt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns who is chasing the ball. Schmidt reaches third base with a triple. Whitted scores. Cutshaw scores. Grimm goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 5 Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lear fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cutshaw moves to second.

Bottom 5 Caton hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doyle reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Cutshaw takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 5 Whitted hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngs who is chasing the ball. Whitted reaches third base with a triple.

Top 5 Statz hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Doyle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burns scores. Fletcher moves to third.

Top 5 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Cutshaw fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Snyder scores. Burns moves to third.

Top 5 Youngs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kelly scores. Snyder moves to third. Burns moves to second.

Top 5 Burns takes first base on ball four. Snyder moves to second.

Top 5 Toney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Snyder hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kelly moves to third.

Top 5 Kelly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 There goes Southworth. The throw from Snyder and he is out, Fletcher applying the tag.

Bottom 4 Southworth takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 Carey bunts towards the mound. Toney fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops it up and throws to first, with Toney covering, for the out.

Top 4 There goes Lear. The throw from Schmidt and he is out, Caton applying the tag.

Top 4 Lear hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 4 Statz strikes out.

Top 4 Doyle strikes out.

Bottom 3 Cooper strikes out.

Bottom 3 Schmidt hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Grimm hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Fletcher hits a line drive into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Youngs bunts towards third. Whitted fields it and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to second.

Top 3 Burns hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Toney scores.

Top 3 Toney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bigbee who is chasing the ball. Toney reaches third base with a triple.

Top 3 Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Caton hits a line drive towards center. Statz catches it and throws to first to double up Cutshaw.

Bottom 2 Cutshaw takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 Whitted strikes out.

Top 2 Kelly hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Lear is called out on strikes.

Top 2 Statz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Southworth bunts towards the mound. Toney fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Carey is called out on strikes.

Bottom 1 Bigbee hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Doyle hits a popup towards first. Grimm settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Fletcher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bigbee. Fletcher reaches second base with a double.

Top 1 Youngs is called out on strikes.

Top 1 Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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