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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

1920-06-29 · Day game · Wrigley Field · 11 innings · 2:10

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 4–3. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 4th. Wilbur Cooper earned the win. Dave Robertson went 4-for-5 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
PIT	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	8
CHN	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11

W: Wilbur Cooper L: Speed Martin SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Cy Rigler · 1B: Charlie Moran · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Carson Bigbee	3	0	0	0	3	0
Max Carey	6	1	2	2	0	0
Billy Southworth	4	0	1	2	2	0
Possum Whitted	4	0	1	0	1	1
Walter Barbare	4	0	1	0	0	2
Charlie Grimm	5	0	0	0	0	0
Howdy Caton	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Haeffner	4	2	0	0	1	1
Wilbur Cooper	4	1	3	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Max Flack	5	0	1	0	0	0
Charlie Hollocher	5	1	2	0	0	1
Zeb Terry	4	1	1	0	1	0
Dave Robertson	5	0	4	3	0	0
Fred Merkle	5	0	0	0	0	2
Bob O'Farrell	5	0	0	0	0	0
Buck Herzog	5	0	1	0	0	0
Dode Paskert	4	0	2	0	1	1
Speed Martin	4	1	0	0	0	2
Claude Hendrix	1	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wilbur Cooper	11.0	11	2	7

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Speed Martin	11.0	8	7	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Carson Bigbee: 43
Max Carey: 43
Billy Southworth: W
Possum Whitted: SB2
Possum Whitted: W
Walter Barbare: S6.1-2;2-3
Charlie Grimm: 2/FL

Bot 1

Max Flack: 4/P8S
Charlie Hollocher: 3/P
Zeb Terry: S8
Dave Robertson: D9/89.1-H
Fred Merkle: 6/P7S

Top 2

Howdy Caton: 53
Bill Haeffner: E6
Wilbur Cooper: S7.1-2
Carson Bigbee: W.2-3;1-2
Max Carey: 46(1)/FO.2-3;3-H(UR)
Billy Southworth: SB2
Billy Southworth: W
Possum Whitted: 46(1)/FO

Bot 2

Bob O'Farrell: 43
Buck Herzog: 43
Dode Paskert: S7
Speed Martin: K

Top 3

Walter Barbare: K
Charlie Grimm: 53
Howdy Caton: 63

Bot 3

Max Flack: 6/P
Charlie Hollocher: S/BG
Zeb Terry: 4/FL
Dave Robertson: 7

Top 4

Bill Haeffner: K/C
Wilbur Cooper: S7
Carson Bigbee: 8/8D
Max Carey: S8.1-2
Billy Southworth: T8.1-H;2-H
Possum Whitted: K/C

Bot 4

Fred Merkle: K
Bob O'Farrell: 1/L
Buck Herzog: 8/L

Top 5

Walter Barbare: K
Charlie Grimm: 13
Howdy Caton: 53

Bot 5

Dode Paskert: W
Speed Martin: 16(1)/FO
Max Flack: 8/8D
Charlie Hollocher: S9.1-2
Zeb Terry: W.2-3;1-2
Dave Robertson: S8.1-3;2-H;3-H
Fred Merkle: 46(1)/FO

Top 6

Bill Haeffner: 13
Wilbur Cooper: S9
Carson Bigbee: 46(1)/FO
Max Carey: 8

Bot 6

Bob O'Farrell: 9
Buck Herzog: 8
Dode Paskert: K

Top 7

Billy Southworth: 8/8D
Possum Whitted: 31
Walter Barbare: 9

Bot 7

Speed Martin: 6/P
Max Flack: S9
Charlie Hollocher: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Charlie Grimm: 3/BG
Howdy Caton: 53
Bill Haeffner: 43

Bot 8

Zeb Terry: 9
Dave Robertson: S5/BG
Fred Merkle: SB2
Fred Merkle: K
Bob O'Farrell: 31

Top 9

Wilbur Cooper: K
Carson Bigbee: W
Max Carey: 6/L
Billy Southworth: 64(1)/FO

Bot 9

Buck Herzog: S9
Dode Paskert: 8
Speed Martin: K
Max Flack: SB2
Max Flack: 9/L

Top 10

Possum Whitted: S7
Walter Barbare: 34/SH.1-2
Charlie Grimm: 3/G.2-3
Howdy Caton: 43

Bot 10

Charlie Hollocher: K/C
Zeb Terry: 4/L
Dave Robertson: S8
Fred Merkle: 43

Top 11

Bill Haeffner: W
Wilbur Cooper: 14/SH.1-2
Carson Bigbee: W
Max Carey: D9.1-3;2-H
Billy Southworth: FC4.3XH(42);2-3
Possum Whitted: CSH(25)

Bot 11

Bob O'Farrell: 8
Buck Herzog: 1/P
Dode Paskert: S7
Claude Hendrix: K

Notes & reviews

Attempted double-steal

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